| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) PF - James Ball (fresh) C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Richard Gill (fresh) SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Gill | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | James Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | James Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Kansas | Jerome Brumbelow steals it from Thomas Montgomery | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | James Campbell hits the finger roll set up by Jerome Brumbelow | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | Jess Davis buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Gill | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Henry Broadhurst is blocked by Jess Davis | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Kansas | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Heineman - foul #1 on Joseph Heineman, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Roger Stockard (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) Jerome Brumbelow, James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, James Ball, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Michael Vick (C) Thomas Johnson, Richard Gill, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Kansas | Michael Vick misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 15:39 | Kansas | Michael Vick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andre Yazzie (fresh) SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) SF - David Mitchell (fresh) PF - Roger Stockard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Brackett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - Sidney Higgins (fresh) C - Michael Vick (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Douglas Brackett is denied by Michael Vick | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:49 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki is fouled on the floor by Andre Yazzie - foul #1 on Andre Yazzie, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF) Andre Yazzie, David Mitchell, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Richard Gill (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Montgomery, Sidney Higgins, Michael Vick | |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 4-8 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (SG), Joseph Heineman (C) Richard Larosa, Roger Stockard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sidney Higgins (PF) Ralph Ware | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | James Campbell makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Heineman | 6-8 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins comes up short on the shot from the right side | 6-8 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | James Ball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman tips it home | 8-8 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Heineman - foul #2 on Joseph Heineman, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Michael Vick (C) Richard Gill, Sidney Higgins, Jess Davis | |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | James Ball drills a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Henry Broadhurst (SF) Andre Yazzie, Edward Evert | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Michael Vick | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Stockard - foul #1 on Roger Stockard, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG) Jerome Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| 12:08 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:08 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | James Ball is denied on a layup by Thomas Montgomery | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:36 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 11:34 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery tips it in | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andre Yazzie (fresh) SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) PF - Roger Stockard (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) C - Jess Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | James Ball buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Larosa - foul #1 on Richard Larosa, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), James Campbell (SG), David Mitchell (SF) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Ralph Ware, Thomas Montgomery, Jess Davis | |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | James Ball grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | James Ball hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Campbell and he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Michael Vick (C) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Michael Vick grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:27 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Ware | 16-17 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | James Campbell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 10:08 | Kansas | James Young grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:56 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the floater from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | James Campbell clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Vick - foul #1 on Michael Vick, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst (SF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Mitchell, James Ball | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Thomas Montgomery, James Young, Michael Vick | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | James Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:19 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins tips it in | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Sekan Aoki - foul #1 on Sekan Aoki, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), James Ball (PF) James Campbell, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SF) Sidney Higgins | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | Roger Stockard picks off the pass by Jess Davis | 21-21 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG) Jerome Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sidney Higgins (PF) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery | |
| 08:18 | Kansas | Jess Davis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-21 |
| 08:17 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:05 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), James Campbell (SG), Douglas Brackett (C) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa, Roger Stockard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (PF) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to Douglas Brackett | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Douglas Brackett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett's pass is intercepted by Richard Gill | 21-21 |
| 06:41 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the jumper from the right block | 21-21 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Campbell | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Michael Vick (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | James Ball knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | Roger Stockard takes the ball from Richard Gill | 24-21 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | David Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 05:24 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:58 | Kansas | Michael Vick misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | James Ball pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:28 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 04:26 | Kansas | Michael Vick tips it home | 24-23 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andre Yazzie | 26-23 |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Richard Gill is called for the reach on Andre Yazzie - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), James Campbell (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF) Richard Larosa, David Mitchell, James Ball | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins, Michael Vick | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Stockard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Andre Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Kansas | James Young is hacked by James Campbell - foul #1 on James Campbell, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman (C) Andre Yazzie | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (PF) James Young | |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Henry Broadhurst is called for the reach on Sekan Aoki - foul #1 on Henry Broadhurst, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Ball (C) Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Jess Davis snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 02:22 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 02:20 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki tips it home | 26-25 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst connects on the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Ralph Ware - foul #1 on Ralph Ware, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Evert (SF) James Ball | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (PF) Sekan Aoki | |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 01:45 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:18 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 00:58 | Kansas | James Young snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 00:53 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 29-25 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson | 29-25 |
| 00:15 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it home | 29-27 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | James Campbell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Brumbelow | 32-27 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Young | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Edward Evert clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-30 |