| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Kurt Shue swats the layup by Christopher Carter | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue lays it in on a great pass from Richard Gurney | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Carter | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Dwayne Jaramillo swats the dunk try by Kurt Shue | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Haggerty | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter lays it in | 6-5 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue double dribbles | 6-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (PF) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Cull | 8-5 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 8-7 |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Rick Clapp (SF) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Richard Gurney is denied by Mike Tolman | 10-7 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | Walter Hall grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Robert Moore knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller misses badly on a shot in the paint | 13-7 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp is fouled on the floor by Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Maroney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Robert Bazile, Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Ronald Cull steps in front of the Thomas Tillman pass | 15-7 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller travels with the ball | 17-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the runner in the paint | 19-7 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #3 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Rick Clapp (SF) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Moore | 22-9 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's pass is intercepted by Rick Clapp | 22-9 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Joseph Keller swats the short shot by Bennie Melton | 22-9 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull snags the offensive board | 22-9 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is whistled for a carry | 22-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Ronald Cull, Dwayne Jaramillo, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Lester Luter | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Robert Moore steals the ball from Harry Haggerty | 22-9 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Chad Stier banks in the layup set up by Robert Moore | 24-9 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Haggerty | 24-11 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Richard Gurney steals the ball from Mike Tolman | 24-11 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp snags the defensive board | 24-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hall (fresh) PF - Rick Clapp (fresh) C - Mike Tolman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Gurney - foul #2 on Richard Gurney, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Maroney (SG), Johnny Yard (C) Robert Bazile, Richard Gurney, Kurt Shue | |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo snags the offensive board | 25-11 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is hacked by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #6 | 25-11 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 27-11 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Mike Tolman is called for the reach on Ross Miller - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #4 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Thomas Maroney, Harry Haggerty, Joseph Keller | |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Lester Luter drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 27-13 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a 3 from the left corner | 30-13 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-13 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess gets the offensive rebound | 30-13 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #5 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Dwayne Jaramillo, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Zachary Dingess | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard makes the free throw | 30-16 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-16 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Ross Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Johnny Yard | |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a runner from the right block set up by Rick Clapp | 32-16 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Bennie Melton steals the ball from Lester Luter | 32-16 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-16 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the defensive rebound | 32-16 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Lester Luter is denied by Rick Clapp | 32-16 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess tips it back up and in | 32-18 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Cull | 35-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rick Clapp (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-18 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the tip | 35-18 |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp is fouled on the floor by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #7 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Robert Moore (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue, Zachary Dingess | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the 2nd free throw | 37-18 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Ross Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-18 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard tips it back up and in | 37-20 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Stier | 39-20 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-23 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Joseph Keller steals the ball from Chad Stier | 39-23 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ross Miller | 39-26 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. Walter Hall is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Chad Stier, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Thomas Maroney, Joseph Keller, Johnny Yard | |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Robert Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-26 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 41-28 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-28 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Park (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bennie Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is hacked by Robert Bazile - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #8 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman lays it up and in | 46-30 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter scores on a runner near the basket | 48-30 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Joseph Keller (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Richard Gurney, Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-31 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Johnny Yard | 48-33 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG) Robert Bazile | |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Robert Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Maroney - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #9 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Chad Stier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #8 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses the shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Haggerty and he's hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #3 on Mike Tolman, team foul #9 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Thomas Maroney, Kurt Shue | |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Harry Haggerty steals it from Paul Caceres | 50-38 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-38 |