| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SG - Jerry Noble (fresh) SF - Shawn Green (fresh) PF - Richard Summerlin (fresh) C - William Gates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Waggener (fresh) SF - Brian Averett (fresh) PF - Terry Broussard (fresh) C - Gary Orton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Carnegie Mellon | Richard Summerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo St. | Richard Summerlin steps in front of the Gary Orton pass | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Richard Summerlin's floater is tipped away by Terry Broussard | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Waggener | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Green | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett misses long on a floater from the right block | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Summerlin | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:59 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas (PG), Bradley Hanson (SG), Robert Chestnut (SF), James Logsdon (PF), Chad Howell (C) Thomas Bell, Jerry Noble, Shawn Green, Richard Summerlin, William Gates | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG), Sam Akins (SG), John Thompson (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Samuel Fan (C) Larry Stumpf, Jeremiah Waggener, Brian Averett, Terry Broussard, Gary Orton | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins tips it but misses | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 8-3 |
| 16:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Chestnut grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 15:46 | Carnegie Mellon | The short jumper by Ralph Nicklas is denied by John Thompson | 8-3 |
| 15:44 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Ralph Nicklas (fresh) SG - Bradley Hanson (fresh) SF - Robert Chestnut (fresh) PF - James Logsdon (fresh) C - Chad Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Melvin Judge (fresh) SG - Sam Akins (fresh) SF - John Thompson (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Samuel Fan (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Sam Akins takes the ball from Ralph Nicklas | 8-3 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge lays it in on a great pass from Sam Akins | 8-5 |
| 15:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Chestnut | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Smith hits a wide open runner in the paint set up by Melvin Judge | 10-7 |
| 14:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge is hacked by Ralph Nicklas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Nicklas, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt (PG), Jerry Noble (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Richard Summerlin (PF), William Gates (C) Ralph Nicklas, Bradley Hanson, Robert Chestnut, James Logsdon, Chad Howell | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Todd Gould (PG), Martin Hudson (SG), Brian Averett (SF), Terry Broussard (PF), Gary Orton (C) Melvin Judge, Sam Akins, John Thompson, Ronald Smith, Samuel Fan | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo St. | The short jumper by Brian Averett is denied by William Gates | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 13:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green dunks the ball on a great pass from James Schmidt | 14-7 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell (PG) James Schmidt | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener (SG) Martin Hudson | |
| 13:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-7 |
| 13:08 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Shawn Green | 14-7 |
| 12:46 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Summerlin | 17-7 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener is hacked by Thomas Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt (SG) Jerry Noble | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Martin Hudson (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Todd Gould, Jeremiah Waggener, Gary Orton | |
| 12:35 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble (SG), James Logsdon (PF) Thomas Bell, Richard Summerlin | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 12:22 | Buffalo St. | James Logsdon swats the short shot by Larry Stumpf | 17-7 |
| 12:21 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:14 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Averett - foul #1 on Brian Averett, team foul #1 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson (SF), Robert Chestnut (PF) Shawn Green, William Gates | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins (SG) Martin Hudson | |
| 12:14 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:14 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-7 |
| 11:51 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble drills a shot from the baseline set up by Bradley Hanson | 20-7 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins lays it in uncontested | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - James Schmidt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradley Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Chestnut (fresh) C - James Logsdon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Akins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Averett (tiring) PF - Terry Broussard (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon buries a runner from the right block set up by James Schmidt | 22-9 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett connects on the runner in the paint set up by Sam Akins and the foul's on Robert Chestnut - foul #1 on Robert Chestnut, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas (PG), Shawn Green (SF), Richard Summerlin (PF), Chad Howell (C) Jerry Noble, Bradley Hanson, Robert Chestnut, James Logsdon | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG), Jeremiah Waggener (SG), Samuel Fan (PF), John Thompson (C) Larry Stumpf, Sam Akins, Terry Broussard, Ronald Smith | |
| 11:10 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Chad Howell hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener loses the dribble to Ralph Nicklas in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| 10:39 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-12 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Samuel Fan | 24-12 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 10:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 09:56 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Fan - foul #1 on Samuel Fan, team foul #2 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson (PG), Jerry Noble (SG), James Logsdon (PF), William Gates (C) Ralph Nicklas, James Schmidt, Richard Summerlin, Chad Howell | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Ronald Smith (SF), Terry Broussard (PF), Gary Orton (C) Melvin Judge, Brian Averett, Samuel Fan, John Thompson | |
| 09:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gary Orton - foul #1 on Gary Orton, team foul #3 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Chestnut (PF) James Logsdon | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins (SG) Jeremiah Waggener | |
| 09:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 09:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo St. | Jerry Noble takes the ball from Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 26-12 |
| 09:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble is hacked by Sam Akins - foul #1 on Sam Akins, team foul #4 | 26-12 |
| 08:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Gary Orton is called for the reach on William Gates - foul #2 on Gary Orton, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas (PG) Bradley Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Thompson (SF) Gary Orton | |
| 08:44 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Green | 29-12 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-12 |
| 08:22 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates pulls down the rebound | 29-12 |
| 08:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Larry Stumpf steals it from Shawn Green | 29-12 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf banks in the layup | 29-14 |
| 07:49 | Carnegie Mellon | William Gates comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-14 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Stumpf | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Ralph Nicklas (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Noble (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Green (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Chestnut (fairly fresh) C - William Gates (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Akins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Broussard (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ronald Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Carnegie Mellon | Sam Akins is called for the reach on Ralph Nicklas - foul #2 on Sam Akins, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt (PG), Bradley Hanson (SF), James Logsdon (PF), Chad Howell (C) Ralph Nicklas, Shawn Green, Robert Chestnut, William Gates | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG), Jeremiah Waggener (SG), Brian Averett (SF), Samuel Fan (C) Larry Stumpf, Sam Akins, John Thompson, Ronald Smith | |
| 06:52 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 06:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Chad Howell grabs the offensive board | 29-17 |
| 06:33 | Carnegie Mellon | James Schmidt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Howell | 32-17 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo St. | Chad Howell blocks the short jumper by Samuel Fan | 32-17 |
| 06:11 | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 05:49 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon lays it in on a nice dish by James Schmidt and he's hacked by Terry Broussard - foul #1 on Terry Broussard, team foul #7 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas (SG), Richard Summerlin (PF) Jerry Noble, Chad Howell | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 05:49 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon misses the free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Schmidt - foul #1 on James Schmidt, team foul #5 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green (SF), William Gates (C) Bradley Hanson, James Logsdon | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson (SG), John Thompson (SF) Jeremiah Waggener, Brian Averett | |
| 05:29 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 05:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Shawn Green can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-19 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson (SG) James Schmidt | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Todd Gould (PG) Melvin Judge | |
| 04:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Summerlin | 37-19 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-19 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson snags the offensive board | 37-19 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Broussard, team foul #8 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble (SG), James Logsdon (C) Ralph Nicklas, William Gates | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener (SG), Brian Averett (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Martin Hudson, John Thompson, Terry Broussard | |
| 04:16 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon misses short on a floater from close range | 37-19 |
| 04:15 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon gets the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 03:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Samuel Fan steals the ball from Jerry Noble | 37-19 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Summerlin - foul #1 on Richard Summerlin, team foul #6 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Bell (PG), James Schmidt (SG), Robert Chestnut (SF), Chad Howell (C) Bradley Hanson, Jerry Noble, Shawn Green, Richard Summerlin | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Gary Orton (C) Todd Gould, Brian Averett | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan misses the free throw | 37-21 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf grabs the offensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo St. | Jeremiah Waggener knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Stumpf | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Thomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Schmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chestnut (fresh) PF - James Logsdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Waggener (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Fan (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gary Orton (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon comes up short on the runner near the basket | 37-24 |
| 03:04 | Carnegie Mellon | James Logsdon tips it in | 39-24 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Samuel Fan, team foul #9 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas (SF) James Logsdon | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (SG), John Thompson (SF), Terry Broussard (PF) Jeremiah Waggener, Ronald Smith, Samuel Fan | |
| 02:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Chestnut lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 41-24 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo St. | Terry Broussard makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Orton | 41-27 |
| 02:04 | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bell and he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #10 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble (SG), Richard Summerlin (PF), William Gates (C) James Schmidt, Robert Chestnut, Chad Howell | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins (SG) Larry Stumpf | |
| 02:04 | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 01:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 01:05 | Carnegie Mellon | Ralph Nicklas comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge blows the layup | 44-27 |
| 00:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Richard Summerlin pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerry Noble connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Gates | 46-27 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge is whistled for a carry | 46-27 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson (PG), James Schmidt (SG), Robert Chestnut (SF), James Logsdon (PF), Chad Howell (C) Thomas Bell, Jerry Noble, Ralph Nicklas, Richard Summerlin, William Gates | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Jeremiah Waggener (SG), Brian Averett (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Melvin Judge, Sam Akins, John Thompson, Terry Broussard | |
| 00:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Bradley Hanson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 46-27 |