| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-20 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | John Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-20 |
| 19:13 | UCLA | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-20 |
| 19:12 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick tips it in | 34-20 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't tip it in | 34-20 |
| 18:52 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 34-20 |
| 18:37 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 34-20 |
| 18:36 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 34-20 |
| 18:31 | UCLA | Michael Simeon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 36-20 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Carter | 36-22 |
| 18:06 | UCLA | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Mike Kline - foul #3 on Mike Kline, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF) Mike Kline | |
| 17:56 | UCLA | Michael Simeon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-22 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 38-22 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-22 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits the follow up shot | 38-24 |
| 17:26 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | John Spinner banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 38-26 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Stanley Carter - foul #2 on Stanley Carter, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Matthew Pitchford, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Zoran Denisov, John Norton | |
| 16:50 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Jessie Ullery (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker | |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Derr and he's fouled by John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Willis Terry (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | The jumper by Willis Terry is denied by Joseph Ferrier | 41-26 |
| 15:35 | UCLA | Jason Gerald grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 15:14 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-26 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Ferrier - foul #2 on Joseph Ferrier, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jesse Derr, Michael Simeon, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Willis Terry, Melvin Berry, Jessie Matthews, Jessie Ullery | |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:33 | UCLA | Carl Johnson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith | 45-28 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pitchford - foul #1 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) John Spinner | |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the floater from close range | 45-28 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Matthew Pitchford swats the short shot by Mike Kline | 45-28 |
| 13:59 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 13:55 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline's pass is intercepted by Carl Johnson | 47-28 |
| 13:26 | UCLA | Mike Kline steals it from Fred Chacon | 47-28 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Mike Kline banks in the layup | 47-30 |
| 12:58 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-30 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mike Kline | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Fred Chacon, Robert Smith, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:22 | UCLA | Michael Simeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) John Norton | |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Zoran Denisov | 47-34 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Mike Kline drills a shot near the basket | 47-36 |
| 11:12 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford loses the dribble to Mike Kline | 47-36 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 11:05 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:00 | UCLA | Carl Johnson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jeremy Meadows | 49-36 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Mike Kline drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:31 | UCLA | Carl Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Mike Kline gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 10:07 | UCLA | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:01 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Simeon and he's hacked by Mike Kline - foul #4 on Mike Kline, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jeremy Meadows, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Zoran Denisov, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Carl Baker | |
| 10:01 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | John Norton scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Berry | 52-40 |
| 09:25 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 09:24 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick tips it in | 54-40 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | John Spinner can't finish the layup | 54-40 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:06 | UCLA | Carl Johnson travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF) Jessie Matthews | |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Javier Marrero | 54-42 |
| 08:34 | UCLA | Jason Gerald is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ullery - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG) Michael Simeon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Jessie Ullery | |
| 08:16 | UCLA | Jason Gerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG) Melvin Berry | |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Norton | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | UCLA | Fred Chacon misses the floater near the basket | 54-44 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 54-44 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Fred Chacon, Robert Smith, Jason Gerald, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Javier Marrero, John Norton | |
| 07:02 | UCLA | Jesse Derr misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | The short jumper by John Spinner is denied by Joseph Ferrier | 54-44 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Matthew Pitchford | 54-44 |
| 06:28 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG) Jesse Derr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) John Spinner, Carl Baker | |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 54-47 |
| 06:01 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jeremy Meadows, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Jessie Ullery | |
| 05:46 | UCLA | Carl Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | The jumper by Jessie Matthews is denied by Marvin Kirkpatrick | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:18 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick double dribbles | 54-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF) Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Zoran Denisov, Jessie Matthews | |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Jason Gerald swats the short shot by Javier Marrero | 54-47 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero tips it home | 54-49 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | John Norton is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Mike Kline connects on the floater from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 03:52 | UCLA | Carl Johnson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the runner from the right block | 56-53 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Simeon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Jason Gerald comes up short on the floater in the paint | 56-53 |
| 03:14 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is hacked by Michael Simeon - foul #1 on Michael Simeon, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Robert Smith, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Javier Marrero, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | John Spinner comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG) Fred Chacon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG) Melvin Berry | |
| 02:16 | UCLA | Michael Simeon is fouled on the floor by Stanley Carter - foul #3 on Stanley Carter, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG) Jesse Derr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:16 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:16 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:41 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:09 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Michael Simeon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF) Jeremy Meadows | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) John Spinner | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UCLA | Robert Smith connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Pitchford | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford is fouled in the backcourt by Zoran Denisov - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (C) Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Norton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-56 |