| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the floater near the basket set up by David Wolfe | 31-43 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | David Wolfe scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Dean | 31-46 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Wolfe | 31-48 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Clark | 34-48 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 34-51 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | James Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-51 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Brandenburg out of a doubleteam | 37-51 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-51 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Michael Sax's pass is intercepted by Edward Brandenburg | 37-51 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the shot from the right block | 37-51 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean tips it in | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks tips it but misses | 37-53 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | James Clark is called for the reach on David Wolfe - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Willy Carte (SG), Kevin Harper (PF), Warren Ervin (C) James Clark, Ronald Charles, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Michael Sax banks in the layup on a great pass from Ryan Dean | 37-55 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Michael Sax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #1 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Richard Willett pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | David Wolfe loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Edward Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) Charles Alexander | |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-55 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Richard Willett is called for the reach on Warren Ervin - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), James Western (SF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Western - foul #3 on James Western, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), John Johnson (C) Matthew Johnson, Warren Ervin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) James Western, Vincent Thompson | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Edward Brandenburg is called for the reach on Joseph Cline - foul #2 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG) Ronald Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (C) Richard Willett | |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Vincent Thompson is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #1 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Willy Carte | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF) Bill Peck | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is fouled on the floor by Ryan Dean - foul #2 on Ryan Dean, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks (PF) Edward Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG) Charles Alexander | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | James Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | David Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Warren Ervin (SF), Michael Cervantez (C) James Clark, Kevin Harper, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Ryan Dean | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | David Wolfe drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sax | 44-57 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles is whistled for traveling | 44-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willy Carte (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF) Ronald Charles, Christopher Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Bill Peck (PF) Joseph Cline, Vincent Thompson | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Wolfe and he's fouled by Edward Brandenburg - foul #3 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-59 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Charles Alexander | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Charles Ikner swats the short shot by Michael Cervantez | 44-61 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bill Peck | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Brandenburg - foul #4 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Harper (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF) Edward Brandenburg, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Ryan Dean (PF), Richard Willett (C) David Wolfe, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willy Carte | 46-63 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Charles Alexander and he's fouled by Kevin Harper - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), John Johnson (C) Matthew Johnson, Warren Ervin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Western (SF) Michael Sax | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the free throw | 46-66 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Brooks - foul #2 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Willy Carte | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | James Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-68 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the board | 46-68 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Michael Cervantez (C) Christopher Brooks, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Charles Ikner (C) Charles Alexander, Richard Willett | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean snags the offensive board | 46-68 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | David Wolfe is hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Western (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Cline - foul #2 on Joseph Cline, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willy Carte (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF) James Western | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-72 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Cline | 48-74 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Johnson | 51-74 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-77 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Vincent Thompson | 51-77 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Cline and he's fouled by Kevin Harper - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #10 | 51-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Warren Ervin (SF), Jack Gaffney (PF), John Johnson (C) Edward Brandenburg, Kevin Harper, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Western (SF), Bill Peck (PF), Richard Willett (C) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Charles Ikner | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson misses the free throw | 51-79 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | John Johnson grabs the board | 51-79 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Willy Carte misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-79 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 51-79 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-79 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson grabs the board | 51-79 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Richard Willett's pass is intercepted by Warren Ervin | 51-79 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Bill Peck takes the ball from Willy Carte | 51-79 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Carte (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vincent Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Western (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Peck (fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Richard Willett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Cline | 51-81 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Western - foul #4 on James Western, team foul #7 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Harper (SF) Jack Gaffney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) Bill Peck | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the board | 51-81 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Richard Willett hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Cline and the foul's on Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #11 | 51-83 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the free throw | 51-84 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin misses the easy layup | 51-84 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin grabs the offensive board | 51-84 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin knocks in the floater in the lane | 53-84 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Cline | 53-86 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-86 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 53-86 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-86 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney grabs the board | 53-86 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Richard Willett swats the short shot by Jack Gaffney | 53-86 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-86 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline runs out the clock | 53-86 |