| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Arthur Rego (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David King (fresh) SF - Ron Downs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wendell Harney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-21 |
| 19:04 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 18:35 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Harney gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:07 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-21 |
| 18:06 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez tips it in | 35-21 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-21 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it but misses | 35-21 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock tips it home | 35-23 |
| 17:31 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David King | 38-23 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | John Peters hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Kelty | 38-25 |
| 16:48 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Keith Whitlock - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Stephen Allen (SG), Alonzo Reyes (PF), Kenneth Stevens (C) Arthur Rego, David King, Wendell Harney, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 16:48 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 16:23 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:05 | Miami (FL) | Charles Norman is called for the reach on Kenneth Stevens - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego (PG) Ron Downs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:52 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-25 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Arthur Rego (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wiley Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Reyes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Norman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 15:45 | Miami (FL) | Stephen Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 15:16 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes lays it up and in set up by Wiley Cox and the foul's on Herbert Burroughs - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs (SF), Wendell Harney (PF) Stephen Allen, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Edward Murphy (C) Mark Walker, Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman | |
| 15:16 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes makes the free throw | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Robert Smith buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Peters | 44-28 |
| 14:40 | Miami (FL) | Edward Murphy is called for the reach on Alonzo Reyes - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David King (SG), Antonio Lopez (C) Wiley Cox, Alonzo Reyes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF), Michael Billingsley (PF) James Adams, Phillip Graves | |
| 14:20 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Antonio Lopez is called for the reach on John Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Lopez, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stephen Allen (SF) Ron Downs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Michael Billingsley | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 14:03 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Harney gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 13:34 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Harney lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Allen | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Rego - foul #3 on Arthur Rego, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (SG), Ron Downs (SF), Kenneth Stevens (C) David King, Stephen Allen, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Robert Smith, Edward Murphy | |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 13:00 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Kelty swats the dunk try by Arthur Rego | 48-29 |
| 12:59 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens tips it but misses | 48-29 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive board | 48-29 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Wiley Cox steps in front of the John Peters pass | 48-29 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox hits the finger roll | 50-29 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the wide open floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Kelty | 50-31 |
| 11:51 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Arthur Rego (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wiley Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Downs (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Wendell Harney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| 11:36 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 11:23 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs tips it in | 54-31 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is whistled for traveling | 54-31 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David King (SG), Stephen Allen (SF), Alonzo Reyes (PF), Antonio Lopez (C) Wiley Cox, Ron Downs, Wendell Harney, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Robert Smith (SG), James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) John Peters, Herbert Burroughs, Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty, Charles Norman | |
| 10:44 | Miami (FL) | David King is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| 10:23 | Miami (FL) | David King travels with the ball | 54-31 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Antonio Lopez swats the shot by Mark Walker | 54-31 |
| 10:06 | Miami (FL) | David King grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 09:39 | Miami (FL) | Stephen Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-31 |
| 09:38 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez snags the offensive board | 54-31 |
| 09:09 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez banks in the layup set up by David King | 56-31 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Rego - foul #4 on Arthur Rego, team foul #3 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Ron Downs (SF) Arthur Rego, Stephen Allen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Michael Billingsley (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Mark Walker, James Adams, Phillip Graves | |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Peters | 56-33 |
| 08:21 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-33 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | David King steals the ball from Robert Smith in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| 08:06 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes misses the lay-in | 56-33 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-33 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty is open but misses the lay-in | 56-33 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes gets the rebound | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Downs (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Alonzo Reyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Lopez (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Billingsley (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-33 |
| 07:32 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes snags the offensive board | 56-33 |
| 07:09 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Billingsley - foul #1 on Michael Billingsley, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego (PG), Stephen Allen (SG), Wendell Harney (PF) Wiley Cox, David King, Alonzo Reyes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Robert Smith, Michael Billingsley, Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 07:09 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 07:09 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the floater from the baseline | 58-33 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Charles Norman tips it home | 58-35 |
| 06:28 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-35 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David King (SG), Kenneth Stevens (C) Ron Downs, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG) Gary Avendano | |
| 06:10 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wendell Harney | 64-35 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | James Adams travels with the ball | 64-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG) James Adams | |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Gary Avendano is called for the reach on Arthur Rego - foul #1 on Gary Avendano, team foul #7 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (SG), Alonzo Reyes (C) David King, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 66-35 |
| 05:11 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Alonzo Reyes | 66-35 |
| 04:48 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox is fouled on the floor by Gary Avendano - foul #2 on Gary Avendano, team foul #8 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David King (SG), Ron Downs (SF) Arthur Rego, Stephen Allen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (C) Mark Walker, Charles Norman | |
| 04:48 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the 1st free throw | 66-35 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 66-35 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-38 |
| 04:16 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gary Avendano - foul #3 on Gary Avendano, team foul #9 | 66-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez (C) Alonzo Reyes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Charles Norman (PF) Gary Avendano, Michael Billingsley | |
| 04:16 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 04:16 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 66-38 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs scores on a jumper from the left block | 66-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-40 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 66-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David King (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Downs (tiring) 15 pts. PF - Wendell Harney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Lopez (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Mark Walker's pass is intercepted by David King in the backcourt | 66-40 |
| 03:10 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-40 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Phillip Graves | 66-40 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Downs - foul #2 on Ron Downs, team foul #4 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego (PG), Stephen Allen (SF), Alonzo Reyes (PF), Kenneth Stevens (C) David King, Ron Downs, Wendell Harney, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG) Mark Walker | |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Gary Avendano drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 66-42 |
| 02:29 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wiley Cox | 69-42 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-42 |
| 02:11 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| 01:48 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-42 |
| 01:47 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox gets the offensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 01:18 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-42 |
| 01:16 | Miami (FL) | Alonzo Reyes grabs the offensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Herbert Burroughs is called for the reach on Arthur Rego - foul #2 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #10 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David King (SG), Ron Downs (SF), Wendell Harney (PF), Antonio Lopez (C) Wiley Cox, Stephen Allen, Alonzo Reyes, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG) Gary Avendano | |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Rego makes the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves lays it in set up by James Adams and he's fouled by Arthur Rego - foul #5 on Arthur Rego, team foul #5 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (SG) Arthur Rego | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the free throw | 71-44 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez grabs the board | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Miami (FL) | Ron Downs loses the ball out of bounds | 71-44 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-44 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | David King runs out the clock | 71-44 |