| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Dikembe Abdullai (fresh) SG - Ralph Hedgepeth (fresh) SF - Clayton Campbell (fresh) PF - Stephen Nieman (fresh) C - Andrei Ciborowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Gary McClafferty (fresh) SG - Roy Kan (fresh) SF - Ron Cardillo (fresh) PF - Calvin Fontes (fresh) C - John Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | SUNY Cortland | Gary McClafferty misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo St. | Gary McClafferty steps in front of the Clayton Campbell pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo lays it in on a great pass from Gary McClafferty | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai's pass is intercepted by Roy Kan in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | SUNY Cortland | Calvin Fontes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo St. | Calvin Fontes steals the ball from Stephen Nieman in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | SUNY Cortland | Roy Kan is hacked by Ralph Hedgepeth - foul #1 on Ralph Hedgepeth, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Gary McClafferty | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo St. | Andrei Ciborowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrei Ciborowski, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo St. | Andrei Ciborowski pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo St. | John Woods is called for the reach on Clayton Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Woods, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary McClafferty - foul #1 on Gary McClafferty, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully (SG), Robert Ladd (SF), Edward McCoy (C) Ralph Hedgepeth, Clayton Campbell, Andrei Ciborowski | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire (PG), James Shook (SG), Anthony Kearns (SF), Terence Clark (PF), James Johnson (C) Gary McClafferty, Roy Kan, Ron Cardillo, Calvin Fontes, John Woods | |
| 17:44 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns's layup is rejected by Edward McCoy | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds (PF) Stephen Nieman | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 17:06 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:40 | SUNY Cortland | Terence Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | SUNY Cortland | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 3-4 |
| 16:17 | SUNY Cortland | Edward McCoy swats the short shot by Anthony Kearns | 3-4 |
| 16:15 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 15:48 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Dikembe Abdullai (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Scully (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Ladd (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Bonds (fresh) C - Edward McCoy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - James Lemaire (fairly fresh) SG - James Shook (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Kearns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terence Clark (fairly fresh) C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth (SG), Clayton Campbell (SF), Andrei Ciborowski (C) Harold Scully, Robert Ladd, Edward McCoy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Gary McClafferty (PG), Phillip Lindsey (SG), Ivan Jones (SF), Calvin Fontes (PF), John Woods (C) James Lemaire, James Shook, Anthony Kearns, Terence Clark, James Johnson | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai is hacked by Calvin Fontes - foul #1 on Calvin Fontes, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 3-4 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Abdullai | 5-4 |
| 14:34 | SUNY Cortland | Ivan Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary McClafferty | 5-7 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Campbell | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | SUNY Cortland | Calvin Fontes splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Lindsey | 8-10 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jones - foul #1 on Ivan Jones, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully (PG), Robert Ladd (SF), Stephen Nieman (PF) Dikembe Abdullai, Clayton Campbell, Jerry Bonds | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Roy Kan (SG), Ron Cardillo (SF), Terence Clark (C) Phillip Lindsey, Ivan Jones, John Woods | |
| 13:17 | Buffalo St. | Andrei Ciborowski banks in the layup | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | SUNY Cortland | Gary McClafferty misses long on a shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo St. | Andrei Ciborowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Nieman and the foul's on Terence Clark - foul #1 on Terence Clark, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy (C) Andrei Ciborowski | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire (PG), Anthony Kearns (SF), James Johnson (PF), John Woods (C) Gary McClafferty, Ron Cardillo, Calvin Fontes, Terence Clark | |
| 12:10 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Harold Scully (fresh) SG - Ralph Hedgepeth (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ladd (fresh) PF - Stephen Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward McCoy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - James Lemaire (fresh) SG - Roy Kan (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Kearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - John Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-10 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 11:10 | SUNY Cortland | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:00 | SUNY Cortland | James Johnson is whistled for a carry | 13-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai (PG), Clayton Campbell (SF), Jerry Bonds (PF) Ralph Hedgepeth, Robert Ladd, Stephen Nieman | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Shook (SG), Ivan Jones (SF) Roy Kan, Anthony Kearns | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully is hacked by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey (SG), Terence Clark (PF) James Lemaire, James Johnson | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:17 | SUNY Cortland | Ivan Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terence Clark | 14-13 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell is hacked by Ivan Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Jones, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Andrei Ciborowski (C) Edward McCoy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo (SF), Calvin Fontes (PF) Ivan Jones, John Woods | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:15 | SUNY Cortland | Terence Clark grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:54 | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Shook | 14-16 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:28 | SUNY Cortland | Jerry Bonds steals the ball from Phillip Lindsey | 17-16 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdullai | 20-16 |
| 08:50 | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey is hacked by Harold Scully - foul #1 on Harold Scully, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth (SG), Robert Ladd (SF), Stephen Nieman (PF) Harold Scully, Clayton Campbell, Jerry Bonds | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire (PG), Roy Kan (SG), James Johnson (PF), Anthony Kearns (C) James Shook, Phillip Lindsey, Calvin Fontes, Terence Clark | |
| 08:25 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Roy Kan | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:08 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo knocks in the runner from close range set up by Roy Kan | 20-20 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 20-20 |
| 07:23 | SUNY Cortland | James Johnson gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Dikembe Abdullai (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Hedgepeth (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ladd (fresh) PF - Stephen Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrei Ciborowski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - James Lemaire (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Kan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ron Cardillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Kearns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd buries a shot from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdullai | 22-23 |
| 06:14 | SUNY Cortland | Roy Kan is fouled on the floor by Stephen Nieman - foul #1 on Stephen Nieman, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully (PG), Clayton Campbell (SF), Jerry Bonds (PF), Edward McCoy (C) Dikembe Abdullai, Robert Ladd, Stephen Nieman, Andrei Ciborowski | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Gary McClafferty (PG), James Shook (SG), Calvin Fontes (PF), John Woods (C) James Lemaire, Roy Kan, James Johnson, Anthony Kearns | |
| 06:03 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell double dribbles | 22-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Terence Clark (SF) Ron Cardillo | |
| 05:46 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods misses long on a runner from the right block | 22-26 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Hedgepeth | 25-26 |
| 05:11 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward McCoy - foul #1 on Edward McCoy, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai (PG) Ralph Hedgepeth | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 05:11 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:11 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds jams it on a great pass from Harold Scully and the foul's on Calvin Fontes - foul #2 on Calvin Fontes, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd (SF) Clayton Campbell | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey (SG), Ron Cardillo (SF) James Shook, Calvin Fontes | |
| 04:48 | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:26 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Ladd - foul #1 on Robert Ladd, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| 04:26 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:26 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 04:00 | SUNY Cortland | The rebound goes to Terence Clark | 28-30 |
| 03:48 | SUNY Cortland | Harold Scully steals it from John Woods | 28-30 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo St. | Terence Clark is called for the reach on Edward McCoy - foul #2 on Terence Clark, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell (SF), Stephen Nieman (PF) Robert Ladd, Jerry Bonds | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Roy Kan (SG), Ivan Jones (SF), Calvin Fontes (PF) Gary McClafferty, Ron Cardillo, Terence Clark | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo St. | Edward McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:30 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 03:12 | SUNY Cortland | Stephen Nieman is called for the reach on Phillip Lindsey - foul #2 on Stephen Nieman, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth (SG), Andrei Ciborowski (C) Dikembe Abdullai, Edward McCoy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Johnson (PF), Anthony Kearns (C) Calvin Fontes, John Woods | |
| 03:12 | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:12 | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:12 | SUNY Cortland | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Harold Scully (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Hedgepeth (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrei Ciborowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Phillip Lindsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Kan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Kearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Ralph Hedgepeth - foul #2 on Ralph Hedgepeth, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire (PG) Phillip Lindsey | |
| 02:49 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo St. | Clayton Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Scully | 32-34 |
| 02:04 | SUNY Cortland | James Lemaire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Stephen Nieman | 32-34 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo St. | Ivan Jones is called for the reach on Harold Scully in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Jones, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai (PG), Robert Ladd (SF), Jerry Bonds (PF) Ralph Hedgepeth, Clayton Campbell, Stephen Nieman | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | James Shook (PG), Ron Cardillo (SF), Calvin Fontes (PF), John Woods (C) James Lemaire, Ivan Jones, Anthony Kearns, James Johnson | |
| 02:01 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:52 | SUNY Cortland | Robert Ladd steals it from Calvin Fontes | 34-34 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo St. | Harold Scully misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 01:25 | SUNY Cortland | The rebound goes to John Woods | 34-34 |
| 01:07 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo is hacked by Harold Scully - foul #2 on Harold Scully, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ralph Hedgepeth (SG), Stephen Nieman (PF) Harold Scully, Jerry Bonds | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Gary McClafferty (PG) Roy Kan | |
| 01:07 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo St. | Stephen Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo St. | Dikembe Abdullai hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 00:36 | SUNY Cortland | Ron Cardillo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 00:35 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 00:20 | SUNY Cortland | John Woods comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullai | 37-34 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd is hacked by Ron Cardillo - foul #1 on Ron Cardillo, team foul #12 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds (PF), Edward McCoy (C) Stephen Nieman, Andrei Ciborowski | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Phillip Lindsey (SG), Anthony Kearns (SF), James Johnson (C) James Shook, Ron Cardillo, John Woods | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | Jerry Bonds pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kearns - foul #1 on Anthony Kearns, team foul #13 | 37-34 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo St. | Robert Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | SUNY Cortland | Anthony Kearns misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-34 |