| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Chesser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Earls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) C - Rashad Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Donald Dossantos, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia (SF) Donald Dossantos | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall blows the layup | 32-34 |
| 19:30 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Rashad Sorensen | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran blows the layup | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:54 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:29 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is fouled on the floor by Raymond Chesser - foul #1 on Raymond Chesser, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Myers (PG), Thomas Francis (SG), Aaron Mahone (SF), James Joe (PF), Mark Doggett (C) Raymond Chesser, Martin Earls, Mauricio Valencia, Tony Pitts, Rashad Sorensen | |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Louis Wyatt | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Myers (fresh) SG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Mahone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Joe (fresh) C - Mark Doggett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Texas Tech | Mark Doggett knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Francis | 40-38 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Jared Speer blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 14:49 | Texas Tech | James Joe pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:30 | Texas Tech | John Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Jared Speer, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser (PG), Donald Dossantos (SF), Tony Pitts (PF), Mauricio Valencia (C) John Myers, Thomas Francis, James Joe, Mark Doggett | |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Aaron Mahone is called for the reach on Steve Woodall - foul #2 on Aaron Mahone, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG) Aaron Mahone | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis loses the dribble to Raymond Chesser | 40-38 |
| 13:41 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:07 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen (C) Mauricio Valencia | |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 40-38 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:05 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 12:03 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:48 | Texas Tech | Steve Woodall takes the ball from Rashad Sorensen | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Chesser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Earls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rashad Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran blows the layup but he's hacked by Rashad Sorensen - foul #2 on Rashad Sorensen, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Larry Smith (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Mahone (PG), Thomas Francis (SG), Mauricio Valencia (PF) Raymond Chesser, Martin Earls, Tony Pitts | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen clanks a floater from the right block | 41-38 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Aaron Mahone gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:55 | Texas Tech | Oleg Zdanowicz is called for the reach on Donald Dossantos - foul #4 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mark Doggett (C) Rashad Sorensen | |
| 10:31 | Texas Tech | Mark Doggett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 41-38 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 44-38 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Mark Doggett is fouled on the floor by Lee Cochran - foul #1 on Lee Cochran, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Louis Wyatt, Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser (PG), Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF) Aaron Mahone, Thomas Francis, Donald Dossantos | |
| 09:23 | Texas Tech | Steve Woodall is called for the reach on Mauricio Valencia - foul #1 on Steve Woodall, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen (C) Mark Doggett | |
| 09:18 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Smith and he's fouled by Mauricio Valencia - foul #1 on Mauricio Valencia, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SF) Mauricio Valencia | |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt's pass is intercepted by Tony Pitts | 47-40 |
| 08:06 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 47-40 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser grabs the board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Chesser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Earls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rashad Sorensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Larry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Tony Pitts steps in front of the Larry Smith pass | 47-40 |
| 07:21 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen misses the runner near the basket | 47-40 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Steve Woodall | 49-40 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Lee Cochran steals it from Tony Pitts | 49-40 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 51-40 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 05:57 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Mahone (SG), Mauricio Valencia (SF), James Joe (PF), Mark Doggett (C) Martin Earls, Donald Dossantos, Tony Pitts, Rashad Sorensen | |
| 05:57 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:57 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Chesser - foul #2 on Raymond Chesser, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Francis (SG) Raymond Chesser | |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Mahone | 52-44 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-44 |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Joe | 52-44 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Jared Speer - foul #1 on Jared Speer, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Juan Castillo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SF) James Joe | |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Mauricio Valencia makes the 3rd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Jared Speer travels with the ball | 52-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos is fouled on the floor by Bradley Addis - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tired) 7 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Aaron Mahone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mauricio Valencia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Doggett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is hacked by Aaron Mahone - foul #3 on Aaron Mahone, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (C) Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser (PG), Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF), Rashad Sorensen (C) Aaron Mahone, Thomas Francis, Mauricio Valencia, Mark Doggett | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Rashad Sorensen | 52-47 |
| 02:33 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Tony Pitts | 52-49 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Wyatt | 54-49 |
| 01:58 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 01:56 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz tips it home | 56-51 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Smith | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Martin Earls and he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #5 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Rashad Sorensen grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | Raymond Chesser knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Dossantos | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Chesser - foul #3 on Raymond Chesser, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Rashad Sorensen | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |