| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) C - Saul Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Kelty | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Saul Lopez - foul #1 on Saul Lopez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | John Peters buries a turnaround from close range | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | John Peters is called for traveling | 8-4 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a runner in the paint | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Robert Smith tips it in | 8-6 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 8-6 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Keith Whitlock - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (PF) Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy clanks a turnaround in the lane | 10-6 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Charles Jones grabs the board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) C - Saul Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses short on a jumper from the left block | 10-6 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | John Peters is fouled on the floor by Elwood Zar - foul #1 on Elwood Zar, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Richard Laughlin (SG), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Charles Jones, William Newton, Jimmie Redding, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Robert Smith, Edward Murphy | |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF) Elwood Zar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Mark Walker | |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Randall Marzano (PF) Richard Laughlin, Felipe Fernandez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Adams | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | William Newton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Saucedo is called for the reach on Herbert Burroughs - foul #1 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jimmie Redding (SF) Jonathan Saucedo, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Phillip Graves, Charles Norman | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Charles Jones steals it from Edward Murphy | 10-9 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Charles Jones lays it in | 12-9 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Charles Jones is called for the reach on John Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Robert Smith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Murphy | 12-12 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses short on a runner from the right block | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Marzano | 14-12 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | William Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | William Newton gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding loses the dribble to Kenneth Kelty | 14-12 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Edward Murphy is blocked by Jimmie Redding | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Newton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Haggard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | William Newton is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Richard Laughlin (SG), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Charles Jones, William Newton, Randall Marzano, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Charles Norman is called for the reach on Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF) Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo hits a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Laughlin | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is whistled for traveling | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo loses the dribble to John Peters | 16-12 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | John Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF) Richard Laughlin, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Edward Murphy (C) John Peters, Charles Norman | |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Edward Murphy swats the short shot by Saul Lopez | 16-12 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | William Newton hits the follow up shot | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs double dribbles | 18-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) James Adams, Phillip Graves | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Keith Whitlock and he's hacked by Brian Haggard - foul #1 on Brian Haggard, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (PF) Felipe Fernandez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano double dribbles | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (SG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty buries a jumper from the left block | 19-17 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Charles Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Haggard | 21-17 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | John Peters grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | John Peters is hacked by Brian Haggard - foul #2 on Brian Haggard, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF), Felipe Fernandez (C) Jimmie Redding, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) Mark Walker, Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Marzano | 21-17 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | William Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Saul Lopez (C) William Newton, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) Keith Whitlock | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) SF - Fabian Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felipe Fernandez (fresh) C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Norman (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Felipe Fernandez swats the layup by Phillip Graves | 21-17 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez buries a floater from the left block | 23-17 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Jonathan Saucedo steals the ball from Phillip Graves | 23-17 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo blows the layup | 23-17 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 23-17 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-17 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Peters | 23-17 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | James Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Fabian Rizzo steps in front of the Charles Norman pass | 23-17 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Randall Marzano (PF) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Fabian Rizzo, Felipe Fernandez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG), Mark Walker (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Edward Murphy (C) John Peters, Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Phillip Graves, Charles Norman | |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is hacked by Randall Marzano - foul #1 on Randall Marzano, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-19 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Whitlock | 23-21 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Mark Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Walker, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (C) Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG) Gary Avendano, Mark Walker | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo clanks a floater from the left side | 23-21 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy is hacked by Jimmie Redding - foul #1 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Brian Haggard (C) Richard Laughlin, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Herbert Burroughs, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | William Newton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Peters | 26-25 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | William Newton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | John Peters misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmie Redding | 26-25 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | John Peters snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves banks in the layup set up by Robert Smith | 26-27 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Elwood Zar (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 26-29 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Jones and he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Elwood Zar steals it from Herbert Burroughs | 29-29 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mark Walker and the foul's on Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Saul Lopez (C) Richard Laughlin, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Mark Walker | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |