| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) SF - Milton Conway (fresh) PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) C - Brent Shafer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) SG - David Jenkins (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Washington State | Milton Conway scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Spencer and the foul's on Jack Anderson - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Jenkins | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon banks in the layup set up by Milton Conway | 5-3 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Willis Sugg | 5-3 |
| 18:39 | Washington State | Milton Conway connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Lemmon and he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 18:39 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 18:17 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon's pass is intercepted by Edwin Coe | 8-3 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Willis Sugg and he's fouled by Edwin Coe - foul #1 on Edwin Coe, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Raymond Jandreau (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Clinton Spencer, Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Ward - foul #1 on Brian Ward, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (C) Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (C) Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG), David Boyer (SF), Joseph Satterfield (PF), John Robinson (C) David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 16:19 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon comes up short on the runner near the basket | 11-5 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | David Boyer's pass is intercepted by Edward Gibbon | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Arthur Akers (fresh) C - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) SF - David Boyer (fresh) PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) C - John Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Washington State | David Boyer steals the ball from Raymond Jandreau | 11-5 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon is fouled on the floor by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Raymond Jandreau, Brian Ward, Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, David Boyer, John Robinson | |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | David Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Coe | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the dunk | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Washington State | Willis Sugg snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Edwin Coe, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF), Danny Lemmon (C) Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), John Robinson (PF), David Boyer (C) Andrew Cooper, Edwin Coe, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Willis Sugg tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Akers - foul #1 on Arthur Akers, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Clinton Spencer, Brian Ward, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (SG), Michael Brandt (SF) David Jenkins, Jack Anderson | |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Boyer (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | David Boyer tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:36 | Washington State | Milton Conway can't finish the layup | 15-17 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Brent Shafer - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Joseph Satterfield (PF) Quentin Brown, Michael Brandt, David Boyer | |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | David Jenkins gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 15-19 |
| 10:08 | Washington State | Milton Conway is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (C) Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Milton Conway - foul #1 on Milton Conway, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 3rd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:43 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon is fouled on the floor by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (C) Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (C) John Robinson | |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | David Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:12 | Washington State | Brian Ward gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Milton Conway | 17-20 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | David Boyer lays it up and in set up by Cary Woolf and the foul's on Milton Conway - foul #2 on Milton Conway, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Cary Woolf | |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses the free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Willis Sugg | 17-22 |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #1 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (SG) David Jenkins | |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | David Boyer snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:02 | Washington State | Willis Sugg grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 07:41 | Washington State | Arthur Akers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Arthur Akers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Clinton Spencer is called for the reach on Andrew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Spencer, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Michael Brandt (SF) Quentin Brown, Jack Anderson | |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Michael Brandt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the jumpshot from the right side | 20-22 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | David Boyer is called for the reach on Willis Sugg - foul #1 on David Boyer, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Arthur Akers (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG) Andrew Cooper | |
| 06:39 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Joseph Satterfield is called for the reach on Arthur Akers - foul #2 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brian Ward (SF) Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Michael Brandt, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | David Jenkins loses the dribble to Edward Gibbon | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Washington State | David Jenkins steals the ball from Brent Shafer | 24-25 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | David Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Cary Woolf | |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Arthur Akers (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brandt (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | David Boyer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Brandt | 26-28 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 04:32 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | Brent Shafer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clinton Spencer | 28-28 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | David Boyer is denied on a layup by Brent Shafer | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 03:29 | Washington State | Willis Sugg connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clinton Spencer and he's hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF), Milton Conway (PF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Jack Anderson (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Joseph Satterfield (C) David Jenkins, Michael Brandt, David Boyer, Kevin Howard | |
| 03:29 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Satterfield | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Willis Sugg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) C - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Milton Conway is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #3 on Milton Conway, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Brent Shafer | 30-28 |
| 02:34 | Washington State | Brent Shafer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Gibbon | 33-28 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Danny Lemmon - foul #1 on Danny Lemmon, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (PF) Clinton Spencer, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (SG) Andrew Cooper | |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the floater in the lane | 35-30 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown double dribbles | 35-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clinton Spencer | 37-30 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), John Robinson (C) Quentin Brown, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #3 on Edwin Coe, team foul #14 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG) Clinton Spencer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brandt (SF), Joseph Satterfield (C) Jack Anderson, Edwin Coe | |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | The jump hook by Danny Lemmon is blocked by John Robinson | 39-30 |