| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Riviera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Jimmie Redding steps in front of the Kyle Florio pass | 39-38 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Jones | 41-38 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Newton | 44-38 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Kelty | 44-41 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar tips it home | 46-41 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | John Peters is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Brandon Riviera | |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio's pass is intercepted by William Newton | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | William Newton hits the finger roll | 48-41 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Saul Lopez | 48-41 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Newton | 48-41 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | William Newton is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez (PF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Elwood Zar, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Donald Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding blows the layup but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo knocks in the floater in the lane | 52-43 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | James Adams misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jimmie Redding - foul #3 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Oliver (SG), Brandon Riviera (C) John Peters, Donald Murphy | |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Saucedo and the foul's on Brandon Riviera - foul #3 on Brandon Riviera, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (PF) Felipe Fernandez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Donald Murphy (C) John Oliver, Brandon Riviera | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Charles Norman gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Saul Lopez (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (PF), Brandon Riviera (C) Charles Norman, Donald Murphy | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) C - Brandon Riviera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Robert Smith blows the layup | 54-44 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Riviera is called for the reach on Richard Laughlin - foul #4 on Brandon Riviera, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG) Richard Laughlin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Donald Murphy (C) Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Ross Caley, Brandon Riviera | |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-44 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Robert Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Florio | 56-47 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the runner from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Robert Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Florio and he's hacked by Saul Lopez - foul #2 on Saul Lopez, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Hans Karczewski, Elwood Zar, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Donald Murphy | |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Ross Caley (PF) Robert Smith, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Jones | 58-50 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Adams | 58-53 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Oliver (SG), Donald Murphy (C) John Peters, Ross Caley | |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | John Oliver is called for the reach on Jimmie Redding - foul #1 on John Oliver, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG), Elwood Zar (PF), Saul Lopez (C) William Newton, Felipe Fernandez, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) James Adams, Donald Murphy | |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar clanks a floater near the basket | 58-53 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jonathan Saucedo and the foul's on Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Donald Murphy (C) Herbert Burroughs, John Oliver, Charles Norman | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Saucedo | 63-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Murphy (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Saul Lopez blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Kelty | 63-53 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses the tip | 63-53 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 63-53 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | John Peters can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Elwood Zar - foul #1 on Elwood Zar, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), William Newton (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Richard Laughlin, Jimmie Redding, Elwood Zar, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SF), Charles Norman (C) Kyle Florio, Donald Murphy | |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Ross Caley (PF) John Peters, James Adams, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 3rd free throw | 68-55 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is hacked by Felipe Fernandez - foul #2 on Felipe Fernandez, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Oliver (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Charles Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Felipe Fernandez - foul #3 on Felipe Fernandez, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding (SF) Hans Karczewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Donald Murphy (C) John Oliver, Kyle Florio | |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | John Peters takes the ball from Felipe Fernandez | 70-57 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Ross Caley blows the layup | 70-57 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Felipe Fernandez | 72-57 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-57 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Newton | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | John Peters misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-57 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Felipe Fernandez | 78-57 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | John Peters hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Herbert Burroughs | 78-60 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Elwood Zar (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Charles Jones, Felipe Fernandez, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Brandon Riviera (C) Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman, Ross Caley, Donald Murphy | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Riviera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Jimmie Redding is called for the reach on Brandon Riviera - foul #4 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #9 | 78-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Brandon Riviera makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Brandon Riviera makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-62 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-62 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | John Peters gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry | 78-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF) Richard Laughlin, Hans Karczewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG) John Peters | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #5 on James Adams, team foul #10 | 78-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SF) James Adams | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Brandon Riviera grabs the board | 79-62 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-62 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Riviera | 79-62 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Brandon Riviera hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 79-62 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Riviera is called for the reach on William Newton - foul #5 on Brandon Riviera, team foul #11 | 79-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (C) Herbert Burroughs, Ross Caley, Brandon Riviera | |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 79-64 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is fouled on the floor by Kyle Florio - foul #1 on Kyle Florio, team foul #12 | 79-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez (PF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Elwood Zar, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Oliver (SG), Donald Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Donald Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Felipe Fernandez - foul #4 on Felipe Fernandez, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) John Oliver | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Florio - foul #2 on Kyle Florio, team foul #13 | 79-66 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Fabian Rizzo steps in front of the John Peters pass | 80-66 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | William Newton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 80-66 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-66 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Felipe Fernandez | 80-66 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez is called for traveling | 80-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Hans Karczewski (SF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Ross Caley (PF) Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman | |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-66 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo scores on a floater near the basket set up by Charles Jones | 82-66 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Donald Murphy hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Hans Karczewski - foul #2 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #11 | 82-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Elwood Zar (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Felipe Fernandez, Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Kyle Florio | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Donald Murphy makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Newton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is called for traveling | 82-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding (SF) Hans Karczewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Donald Murphy | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 82-69 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 82-69 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Saul Lopez | 85-69 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Robert Smith scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Kelty | 85-71 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Jones | 87-71 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Robert Smith buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Herbert Burroughs and he's hacked by William Newton - foul #3 on William Newton, team foul #12 | 87-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Richard Laughlin (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Charles Jones, William Newton, Jimmie Redding, Elwood Zar, Saul Lopez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Murphy (C) Kenneth Kelty | |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 87-74 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Burroughs - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #14 | 87-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Oliver (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Burroughs | 89-76 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Laughlin | 92-76 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | John Oliver can't connect on a shot from the right side | 92-76 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | John Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 92-76 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the rebound | 92-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Herbert Burroughs - foul #2 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #15 | 92-76 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 93-76 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 94-76 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Ross Caley is whistled for a carry | 94-76 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo runs out the clock | 94-76 |