| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Bruce Shreve | 30-36 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 30-38 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 30-38 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Shreve | 30-41 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers is hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Fuchs steps in front of the Vincent Lorkowski pass | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 30-41 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mark Sommers | 30-41 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Bad | 35-47 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Anthony Woodward (PF), Lee Cochran (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Mark Sommers, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) PF - Anthony Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the floater in the lane | 40-47 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Derrick Fong takes the ball from Denny Yamasaki | 40-47 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's floater is tipped away by Anthony Woodward | 40-47 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bad | 40-47 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 40-50 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bad | 40-50 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Woodward steps in front of the Russell Jolley pass | 40-50 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 40-53 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Peter Bad | 40-55 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Woodward | 43-55 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 43-55 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Fuchs picks off the pass by Anthony Woodward | 43-55 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 43-58 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #3 on Derrick Fong, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rafael Enriquez, Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz, Anthony Woodward, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Russell Jolley, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-58 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 43-58 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Mark Sommers - foul #3 on Mark Sommers, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Louis Wyatt is called for the reach on Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Robert Woods | |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-58 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mark Sommers | 43-58 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-58 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF) Paul Bramblett, Allen Midgette | |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-60 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Lee Cochran - foul #2 on Lee Cochran, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward (PF) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is hacked by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz, Anthony Woodward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers travels with the ball | 45-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Rafael Enriquez, Denny Yamasaki, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Sommers - foul #4 on Mark Sommers, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Cesar Gallo | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Robert Woods | |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 45-67 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-67 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't finish the layup | 45-67 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers grabs the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Derrick Fong is called for the reach on Vincent Lorkowski - foul #4 on Derrick Fong, team foul #5 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Lee Cochran (PF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is fouled on the floor by Derrick Fong - foul #5 on Derrick Fong, team foul #6 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-67 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 45-67 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #7 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the easy layup | 46-67 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it in | 46-69 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez's layup is rejected by Allen Midgette | 46-69 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it back up and in | 48-69 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Rafael Enriquez picks off the pass by Russell Jolley | 48-69 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Rafael Enriquez | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Brooks (SG), Anthony Woodward (PF) Lee Cochran, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Woods | 50-69 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 50-71 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the tip | 50-71 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Denny Yamasaki | 50-71 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Allen Midgette takes the ball from Timothy Brooks | 50-71 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Lee Cochran - foul #3 on Lee Cochran, team foul #11 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (SF) Timothy Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Lee Cochran, team foul #12 | 52-73 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Russell Jolley | 52-75 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-75 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 52-75 |