| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:27 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Carter - foul #1 on Ralph Carter, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:04 | UNC Wilmington | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Herman Bryant - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:45 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter is hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Edwin Coe, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| 18:34 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Odom | 29-35 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the dunk attempt | 29-35 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe tips it home | 29-37 |
| 18:00 | UNC Wilmington | Edwin Coe is called for the reach on Peter Freeman - foul #3 on Edwin Coe, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson hits the finger roll | 29-39 |
| 16:54 | UNC Wilmington | The jumper by Ralph Carter is denied by Kevin Howard | 29-39 |
| 16:53 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom tips it home | 31-39 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | David Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 31-39 |
| 16:33 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Cary Woolf | 31-41 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Odom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter is hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley (PG), Jason Richmond (SG), Christopher Guse (SF), James Shain (PF), Jason McManus (C) Herman Bryant, Ralph Carter, Peter Freeman, Wilbert Barbour, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Joseph Satterfield, Kevin Howard | |
| 15:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Cooper and the foul's on Jason Richmond - foul #3 on Jason Richmond, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:58 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Richmond | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 14:28 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:15 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus tips it in | 36-43 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe scores on a jump hook near the basket | 36-45 |
| 13:29 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Quentin Brown - foul #1 on Quentin Brown, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter (SG), Peter Freeman (SF), Richard Odom (C) Jason Richmond, Christopher Guse, Jason McManus | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Quentin Brown, David Boyer, John Robinson | |
| 13:29 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:29 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| 12:39 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Freeman and he's hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour (PF) James Shain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF) Andrew Cooper, Edwin Coe | |
| 12:39 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Satterfield | 39-49 |
| 12:03 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #4 on Kevin Howard, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant (PG) Dennis Manley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Kevin Howard | |
| 12:03 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:03 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | John Robinson is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom banks in the layup | 42-49 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 11:15 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 11:02 | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | John Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Cary Woolf | 44-51 |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #2 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond (SG), Dennis Manley (SF), James Shain (C) Ralph Carter, Peter Freeman, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | David Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | John Robinson tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 10:21 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:03 | UNC Wilmington | Quentin Brown steals it from Jason Richmond | 46-51 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:49 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:30 | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis Manley | 49-51 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | David Boyer clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Richmond - foul #4 on Jason Richmond, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter (SG), Peter Freeman (SF), Richard Odom (C) Herman Bryant, Jason Richmond, Wilbert Barbour | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Joseph Satterfield (C) Quentin Brown, John Robinson | |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | David Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | David Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:48 | UNC Wilmington | Andrew Cooper is called for the reach on Ralph Carter - foul #1 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF) Andrew Cooper, David Boyer | |
| 08:48 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:48 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:26 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter is hacked by David Jenkins - foul #1 on David Jenkins, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus (PF) James Shain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Edwin Coe | |
| 08:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 07:52 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-53 |
| 07:51 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | David Jenkins loses the dribble to Jason McManus | 53-53 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason McManus (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-53 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Peter Freeman - foul #3 on Peter Freeman, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond (PG), Wilbert Barbour (PF) Dennis Manley, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Howard (C) Joseph Satterfield | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:53 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour loses the dribble to Cary Woolf | 53-55 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | David Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 06:47 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:23 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | David Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 53-58 |
| 06:03 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason McManus | 55-58 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 05:46 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Carter and the foul's on Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant (PG), Dennis Manley (SF) Ralph Carter, Peter Freeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, John Robinson | |
| 05:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Cooper | 58-60 |
| 04:53 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Richmond | 61-60 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Jason McManus takes the ball from Joseph Satterfield | 61-60 |
| 04:05 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Howard swats the shot by Jason Richmond | 61-60 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Jason McManus blocks the jumper by Andrew Cooper | 61-60 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Richmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Manley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason McManus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | UNC Wilmington | Jason McManus is whistled for a carry | 61-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter (SG), Peter Freeman (SF), James Shain (PF), Richard Odom (C) Herman Bryant, Jason Richmond, Wilbert Barbour, Jason McManus | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), John Robinson (PF), David Boyer (C) Andrew Cooper, Quentin Brown, Joseph Satterfield, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | David Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 02:49 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ralph Carter | 61-63 |
| 02:49 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant (PG) Dennis Manley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) John Robinson, David Boyer | |
| 02:42 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Odom - foul #1 on Richard Odom, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour (PF) James Shain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:05 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter can't connect on a shot from close range | 64-65 |
| 02:03 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:52 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Herman Bryant picks off the pass by Jack Anderson | 64-65 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant misses the easy layup | 64-65 |
| 01:37 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:32 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom's pass is intercepted by David Jenkins | 64-65 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Peter Freeman denies the turnaround by David Jenkins | 64-65 |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | UNC Wilmington | David Jenkins is called for the reach on Ralph Carter - foul #2 on David Jenkins, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbert Barbour | 64-65 |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Herman Bryant is called for the reach on Kevin Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Bryant, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is fouled on the floor by Richard Odom - foul #2 on Richard Odom, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:31 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter double dribbles | 64-66 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Herman Bryant is called for the reach on Cary Woolf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Bryant, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |