| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 blk. PF - John Harward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Kevin Howard swats the shot by Gary Jorgenson | 30-23 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | David Jenkins gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Matt Hull steals the ball from Kevin Howard | 30-23 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Jorgenson | 33-23 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 18:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to Matt Hull | 33-23 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #3 on Edwin Coe, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| 18:04 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:04 | UMass | John Harward grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Matt Hull buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hirschberg | 36-23 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Cary Woolf and the foul's on Robert Hirschberg - foul #1 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG) David Jenkins | |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Cary Woolf picks off the pass by Matt Hull | 36-26 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf blows the layup | 36-26 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Joseph Jacks loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Jack Anderson, Kevin Howard | |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Robert Davis steps in front of the Quentin Brown pass | 36-26 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Michael Hamilton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Hightower | 39-26 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Patrick Trent double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Michael Hamilton, Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), David Jenkins (SG) Andrew Cooper, Quentin Brown | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 15:54 | UMass | John Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Boyer (fresh) PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Matt Hull buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Joseph Satterfield, John Robinson | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the free throw | 41-26 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | David Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 15:28 | UMass | John Harward gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Cary Woolf steps in front of the John Harward pass | 41-26 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | David Jenkins lays it in set up by Cary Woolf | 41-28 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Hull | 43-28 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-28 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | David Boyer tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 14:34 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Gary Jorgenson is blocked by Kevin Howard | 43-30 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 43-30 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Jenkins | 43-33 |
| 13:55 | UMass | John Harward misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Matt Hull scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hirschberg | 45-33 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe lays it up and in set up by David Jenkins | 45-35 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Cary Woolf takes the ball from Matt Hull | 45-35 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson's pass is intercepted by Cary Woolf | 45-38 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull, John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Joseph Satterfield (C) Cary Woolf, David Jenkins, David Boyer, Kevin Howard | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jacks - foul #2 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Edwin Coe | |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Michael Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Patrick Trent - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Patrick Trent is fouled on the floor by Jack Anderson - foul #3 on Jack Anderson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Robert Hightower is fouled on the floor by Joseph Satterfield - foul #2 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Patrick Trent is fouled on the floor by Quentin Brown - foul #1 on Quentin Brown, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Michael Brandt (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Andrew Cooper, Quentin Brown, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 09:40 | UMass | Robert Davis knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 47-41 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf drills a jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Michael Brandt is called for the reach on Patrick Trent - foul #1 on Michael Brandt, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Michael Hamilton, Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:52 | UMass | Cary Woolf steps in front of the Daniel Wood pass | 47-43 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 47-45 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Daniel Wood gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Matt Hull buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Jorgenson | 50-45 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | John Harward blocks the short jumper by Michael Brandt | 50-45 |
| 07:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Daniel Wood | 50-45 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 7 stl. SG - Michael Brandt (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-45 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard tips it in | 50-47 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, Michael Brandt, Jack Anderson, John Robinson | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe knocks in the runner in the paint set up by David Jenkins | 51-49 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Joseph Jacks's floater is tipped away by Joseph Satterfield | 51-49 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 06:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 51-49 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Matt Hull drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hirschberg | 54-49 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Matt Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Patrick Trent (SG), Michael Hamilton (SF), John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF) Andrew Cooper, David Jenkins, Kevin Howard | |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield scores on a floater from the left side | 54-54 |
| 05:00 | UMass | John Harward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Joseph Satterfield | |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Quentin Brown | 54-56 |
| 04:31 | UMass | John Harward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 56-56 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG), Jack Anderson (SF) Quentin Brown, Edwin Coe | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG) Cary Woolf | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Harward (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hirschberg, Michael Hamilton, John Harward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (PF), Kevin Howard (C) John Robinson, David Boyer | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Matt Hull's pass is intercepted by Kevin Howard | 58-56 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG) Andrew Cooper | |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 02:33 | UMass | David Jenkins is called for the reach on John Harward - foul #2 on David Jenkins, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG) Robert Hightower | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:33 | UMass | John Harward makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:33 | UMass | John Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on Matt Hull - foul #3 on Matt Hull, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:58 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jack Anderson, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF) Joseph Satterfield | |
| 01:12 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | David Jenkins is hacked by Matt Hull - foul #4 on Matt Hull, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 00:29 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Harward | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Matt Hull comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:26 | UMass | John Harward snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Robert Hirschberg is called for the reach on Jack Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 63-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard is fouled on the floor by John Harward - foul #4 on John Harward, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Matt Hull's floater is tipped away by Edwin Coe | 63-66 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Jenkins | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Gary Jorgenson is called for the reach on David Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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) | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Matt Hull misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf runs out the clock | 63-67 |