| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fresh) SG - John Booth (fresh) SF - Michael Fleener (fresh) PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) C - Edward Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Norton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | John Booth takes the ball from Zoran Denisov | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is fouled on the floor by John Booth - foul #1 on John Booth, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Antony Bigelow takes the ball from Carl Baker | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow lays it in | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | John Norton is hacked by John Booth - foul #2 on John Booth, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG) John Booth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF) Mike Kline | |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Freeman | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael McCarn - foul #1 on Michael McCarn, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Jessie Matthews (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Zoran Denisov, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | McNeese State | Jessie Ullery swats the shot by Antony Bigelow | 6-3 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hare (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Michael Fleener, Michael McCarn, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF) Stanley Carter, John Spinner | |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Jessie Ullery | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick August (fresh) SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) PF - Louis Trinkle (fresh) C - Virgil Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Patrick August | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Joseph Hare swats the layup by Carl Baker | 8-6 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is hacked by Patrick August - foul #1 on Patrick August, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (SG), Michael McCarn (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Patrick August, Louis Trinkle, Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow is hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG) Zoran Denisov | |
| 13:49 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:48 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare is denied on a layup by John Norton | 8-8 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Carl Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:10 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG) Joseph Hare | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Jessie Matthews (PF) Willis Terry, Carl Baker | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | John Norton double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Knarr (SF) Michael Fleener | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) John Spinner | |
| 12:28 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | John Norton snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the driving attempt from close range | 8-8 |
| 12:05 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:59 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow is fouled on the floor by Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Javier Marrero, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle (PF) Michael McCarn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Stanley Carter, John Norton | |
| 11:49 | McNeese State | Jessie Matthews steals it from Antony Bigelow | 8-8 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick August (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Knarr (fresh) PF - Louis Trinkle (fresh) C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a fadeaway from the left side | 8-10 |
| 11:09 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman is fouled on the floor by Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Robert Knarr, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), John Spinner (SF) Javier Marrero, Mike Kline | |
| 10:59 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Antony Bigelow takes the ball from Jessie Matthews | 11-10 |
| 10:31 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McCarn (PF) Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), John Norton (C) Melvin Berry, Carl Baker, Jessie Matthews | |
| 10:31 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:31 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | John Spinner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stanley Carter | 13-13 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Willis Terry - foul #1 on Willis Terry, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Freeman (C) Louis Trinkle | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG) Willis Terry | |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:46 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG) Antony Bigelow | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Javier Marrero, team foul #9 | 15-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Mike Kline (SF) Javier Marrero, John Spinner | |
| 09:02 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman is denied on a layup by Jessie Ullery | 15-13 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Willis Terry | 15-13 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Willis Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Robert Knarr (SF) Michael Fleener, Joseph Hare | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (PF) John Norton | |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 15-13 |
| 08:41 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 08:39 | McNeese State | Patrick August grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 08:23 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael McCarn | 17-13 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willis Terry | 17-15 |
| 08:01 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:47 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Knarr, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hare (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF) Robert Knarr, Michael McCarn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick August (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Trinkle (fresh) C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Willis Terry (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 07:28 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Patrick August misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Matthews | 17-15 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | John Norton loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (SG), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:49 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #10 | 17-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG) Willis Terry | |
| 06:49 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:49 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is hacked by Michael Fleener - foul #1 on Michael Fleener, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), John Booth (SG) Antony Bigelow, Joseph Hare | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF) Melvin Berry, Jessie Matthews | |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Patrick August snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Patrick August comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 18-15 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Louis Trinkle steps in front of the Jessie Ullery pass | 18-15 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | John Booth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Spinner - foul #1 on John Spinner, team foul #11 | 18-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Joseph Hare (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Patrick August, Michael Fleener, Louis Trinkle, Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Jessie Matthews (PF) Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | John Booth makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | John Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | John Norton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Matthews | 19-17 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman lays it in set up by John Booth | 21-17 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | John Norton can't finish the layup | 21-17 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews is hacked by Michael McCarn - foul #2 on Michael McCarn, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (PG) Antony Bigelow | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Willis Terry, Stanley Carter, John Spinner, John Norton | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 03:37 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael Fleener (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Booth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | John Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-17 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Javier Marrero, team foul #12 | 21-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG) Joseph Hare | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Jessie Ullery (C) Javier Marrero, Jessie Matthews | |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Patrick August knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Fleener | 24-17 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is hacked by Patrick August - foul #2 on Patrick August, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:29 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 02:15 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Booth | 26-18 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 26-18 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it home | 26-20 |
| 01:46 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Fleener | 28-20 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Booth - foul #3 on John Booth, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Joseph Hare (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF), Virgil Wade (C) John Booth, Michael Fleener, Michael McCarn, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:04 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | John Spinner snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 00:43 | McNeese State | Patrick August grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 00:38 | McNeese State | Patrick August is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG) Zoran Denisov | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | John Spinner blows the layup | 28-22 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Willis Terry gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Virgil Wade swats the layup by John Spinner | 28-22 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-22 |