| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kyle Manfredi (fresh) SG - Paul Leiker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Downie (fresh) PF - Joel Cheatham (fresh) C - Joshua Stevenson (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 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | John Peters is fouled on the floor by Joel Cheatham - foul #1 on Joel Cheatham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | John Peters loses the dribble to Joel Cheatham | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Robert Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Whitlock | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Manfredi is called for the reach on John Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Manfredi, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher (SG), Morton Cameron (SF), Marshall Hohenberger (PF), Andrew Chan (C) Paul Leiker, Kenneth Downie, Joel Cheatham, Joshua Stevenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:38 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Robert Smith tips it in | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger is hacked by Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Edward Murphy, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| 17:05 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Charles Norman (C) Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Edward Murphy | |
| 16:22 | Georgia Tech | The jump hook by Marshall Hohenberger is blocked by Phillip Graves | 2-6 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Adams | 2-6 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Charles Norman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Peters | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kyle Manfredi (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Fisher (fresh) SF - Morton Cameron (fairly fresh) PF - Marshall Hohenberger (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger lays it up and in set up by Morton Cameron and the foul's on John Peters - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker (SG), Kenneth Downie (SF), Joel Cheatham (C) Ronald Fisher, Morton Cameron, Andrew Chan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG) John Peters | |
| 15:54 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 15:36 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Georgia Tech | Charles Norman takes the ball from Joel Cheatham | 5-8 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Mark Walker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Walker, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson (C) Marshall Hohenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Mark Walker, James Adams, Phillip Graves, Charles Norman | |
| 15:13 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy's pass is intercepted by Paul Leiker | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Downie | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Stevenson - foul #1 on Joshua Stevenson, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher (SG), Andrew Chan (C) Kyle Manfredi, Joel Cheatham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:30 | Georgia Tech | Herbert Burroughs is called for the reach on Paul Leiker - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Morton Cameron (SF) Kenneth Downie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 14:22 | Georgia Tech | Morton Cameron misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Whitlock - foul #2 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| 14:22 | Georgia Tech | Morton Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Georgia Tech | Morton Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | James Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-11 |
| 13:54 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kelty | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Fisher - foul #1 on Ronald Fisher, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi (PG), Kenneth Downie (SF), Marshall Hohenberger (PF) Ronald Fisher, Morton Cameron, Joshua Stevenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:28 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham (PF) Marshall Hohenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 13:28 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:28 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Leiker - foul #1 on Paul Leiker, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:13 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Leiker | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joel Cheatham - foul #2 on Joel Cheatham, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger (PF) Joel Cheatham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (SF) James Adams | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:52 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:35 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker hits a jumpshot from the left side | 14-15 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 12:11 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:05 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kyle Manfredi (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Leiker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Downie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Hohenberger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Chan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip Graves (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Peters | 16-18 |
| 11:27 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi's pass is intercepted by Phillip Graves | 16-18 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Chan picks off the pass by John Peters | 16-18 |
| 10:58 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:56 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Peters | 18-20 |
| 10:27 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Leiker | 21-20 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves is fouled on the floor by Andrew Chan - foul #1 on Andrew Chan, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher (SG), Morton Cameron (SF), Joshua Stevenson (C) Paul Leiker, Kenneth Downie, Andrew Chan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG), Robert Smith (SG), James Adams (SF), Edward Murphy (C) John Peters, Herbert Burroughs, Mark Walker, Charles Norman | |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:08 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:51 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:49 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger tips it in | 23-20 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Robert Smith connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Avendano | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 23-23 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Kyle Manfredi is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #2 on Kyle Manfredi, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker (SG) Kyle Manfredi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:53 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Joshua Stevenson | 23-23 |
| 08:46 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 08:45 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:21 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-23 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 08:01 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Joshua Stevenson | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Ronald Fisher (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Leiker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morton Cameron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marshall Hohenberger (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Avendano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Georgia Tech | Morton Cameron loses the dribble to Gary Avendano | 23-23 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Ronald Fisher steals the ball from Gary Avendano in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 07:24 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie (SF), Andrew Chan (PF) Morton Cameron, Marshall Hohenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Michael Billingsley (SF) Gary Avendano, Robert Smith, James Adams | |
| 07:24 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:24 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley is hacked by Andrew Chan - foul #2 on Andrew Chan, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger (PF) Andrew Chan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Edward Murphy | |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:12 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:02 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 07:00 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie tips it but misses | 25-23 |
| 06:58 | Georgia Tech | Marshall Hohenberger misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 06:56 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Leiker | 25-23 |
| 06:39 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson is hacked by John Peters - foul #2 on John Peters, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi (PG), Joel Cheatham (PF) Ronald Fisher, Marshall Hohenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Mark Walker (SF) John Peters, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 06:39 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Charles Norman gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Robert Smith double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan (C) Joshua Stevenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:02 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Manfredi | 28-23 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-23 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Charles Norman tips it home | 28-25 |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Herbert Burroughs, Mark Walker, Michael Billingsley, Charles Norman | |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 05:06 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 04:54 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Gary Avendano hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Smith | 29-27 |
| 04:08 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Downie misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | James Adams snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Adams | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kyle Manfredi (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Leiker (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Downie (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Cheatham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Chan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Avendano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Leiker | 31-30 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher (SG), Morton Cameron (SF), Joshua Stevenson (C) Paul Leiker, Kenneth Downie, Andrew Chan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Avendano, Robert Smith, James Adams, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 03:07 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Manfredi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:35 | Georgia Tech | Joshua Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:21 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | John Peters gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 01:51 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:45 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | John Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | John Peters is fouled on the floor by Kyle Manfredi - foul #3 on Kyle Manfredi, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker (SG), Kenneth Downie (SF), Andrew Chan (C) Kyle Manfredi, Morton Cameron, Joshua Stevenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley (PF), Charles Norman (C) Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (SG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 01:06 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 00:43 | Georgia Tech | Andrew Chan gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Michael Billingsley - foul #1 on Michael Billingsley, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Mark Walker, Keith Whitlock, Michael Billingsley | |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:35 | Georgia Tech | Joel Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Robert Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Peters | 36-33 |
| 00:09 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Kelty picks off the pass by Kenneth Downie | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Paul Leiker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Ronald Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |