| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) SF - Derek Parke (fresh) PF - Edward Guy (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Grant Ward is called for the reach on Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Grant Ward, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Gurney | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-1 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Lloyd | 6-4 |
| 17:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Tillman steals it from Grant Ward | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy misses the runner from the right block | 6-4 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Grant Ward is called for the reach on Richard Gurney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grant Ward, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (C) Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG) Grant Ward | |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Ross Miller | 8-4 |
| 16:50 | UC Santa Barbara | A charge is called on John Meeks - foul #1 on John Meeks, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Harry Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Johnny Yard (C) Ross Miller, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Jan Stewart (C) Derek Parke, Edward Guy, Mark Williams | |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-6 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Luter | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Johnny Yard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) SG - Robert Deitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Paul (fresh) C - Jan Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG) Robert Deitz | |
| 15:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman is hacked by Jan Stewart - foul #1 on Jan Stewart, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF) Jan Stewart | |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman blows the dunk but the foul's on Michael Paul - foul #1 on Michael Paul, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams (C) Michael Paul | |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jacob Lloyd - foul #1 on Jacob Lloyd, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG), Edward Guy (PF) John Meeks, Derek Parke | |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ross Miller | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF) Ronald Jones | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Matthew Morehouse takes the ball from Harry Comer in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 13:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Morehouse | 13-12 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the floater from the right side | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Derek Parke | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy scores on a jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Ross Miller tips it in | 15-14 |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Ronald Jones (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Jan Stewart (C) Matthew Morehouse, Clayton Robinson, Derek Parke, Edward Guy, Mark Williams | |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Luter | 16-16 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney clanks a jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 11:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Paul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Stewart (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is fouled on the floor by John Meeks - foul #2 on John Meeks, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF) Lester Luter, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Derek Parke (SF) John Meeks, Jan Stewart | |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-16 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Morehouse | 18-18 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 09:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Zachary Dingess (PF) Thomas Maroney, Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (PG), Richard Militello (SG), Jan Stewart (SF), Edward Guy (PF), Mark Williams (C) Matthew Morehouse, Robert Deitz, Derek Parke, Ronald Jones, Michael Paul | |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Ross Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson is fouled on the floor by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ross Miller and the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF) Mark Williams | |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson is hacked by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz (SG), Michael Paul (PF) Richard Militello, Edward Guy | |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart is hacked by Johnny Yard - foul #1 on Johnny Yard, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Lester Luter | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Edward Guy (PF) Clayton Robinson, Jan Stewart | |
| 07:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-18 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Morehouse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Parke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Guy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Paul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Parke - foul #1 on Derek Parke, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (PF) Edward Guy | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 24-18 |
| 07:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-20 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Derek Parke - foul #2 on Derek Parke, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy (PF) Derek Parke | |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jacob Lloyd | 28-20 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Guy, team foul #11 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (PG), Richard Militello (SG), Jan Stewart (SF) Matthew Morehouse, Robert Deitz, Michael Paul | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Lester Luter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 05:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses the turnaround from the right block | 28-20 |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy tips it but misses | 28-20 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Lester Luter knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 30-20 |
| 05:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson is called for 3 seconds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Kurt Shue (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Thomas Maroney, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue lays it in set up by Ross Miller | 32-20 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Harry Comer travels in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Michael Paul (C) Clayton Robinson, Richard Militello, Jan Stewart | |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul buries a floater from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the shot from close range set up by Ross Miller | 34-25 |
| 03:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kurt Shue takes the ball from Ronald Jones | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Yard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Morehouse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Deitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jones (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Edward Guy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Matthew Morehouse steals it from Johnny Yard in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse hits the finger roll | 34-27 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a floater near the basket set up by Ross Miller and he's hacked by Matthew Morehouse - foul #1 on Matthew Morehouse, team foul #12 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Jan Stewart (PF), Mark Williams (C) Matthew Morehouse, Robert Deitz, Ronald Jones, Edward Guy, Michael Paul | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Derek Parke, team foul #13 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy (PF) Derek Parke | |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #14 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul (C) Mark Williams | |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Harry Comer - foul #2 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 38-29 |
| 02:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd banks in the layup on a great pass from Zachary Dingess | 40-30 |
| 01:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Maroney picks off the pass by Grant Ward in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 42-30 |
| 01:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul is hacked by Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #8 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Ronald Jones (C) Grant Ward, Clayton Robinson, Jan Stewart | |
| 01:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #9 | 42-32 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 42-34 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Kurt Shue swats the short shot by Edward Guy | 42-34 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-34 |