| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Ferri (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Justin Hartmann (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - William Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline inbounds the ball | 37-19 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Sean Rine swats the short shot by Javier Marrero | 37-19 |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | William Macha snags the defensive board | 37-19 |
| 19:29 | Vanderbilt | William Macha connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #3 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #1 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG) Zoran Denisov | |
| 19:29 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses the free throw | 39-19 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-19 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | John Ferri misses the easy layup | 39-22 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Mike Kline pulls down the rebound | 39-22 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Rine - foul #1 on Sean Rine, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | William Macha hits the finger roll | 41-23 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses long on a jump hook from close range | 41-23 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport (SG), Ronald Chambers (C) John Ferri, William Macha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (C) Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-25 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann loses the ball out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG), Henry Walker (SF), Charles Perkins (PF) Kenneth Ferguson, Justin Hartmann, Sean Rine | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG) Melvin Berry | |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero lays it in and the foul's on Henry Walker - foul #2 on Henry Walker, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (C) Carl Baker | |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-28 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero's floater is knocked away by Henry Walker | 41-28 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins is called for traveling | 41-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ferri (SG), William Macha (C) Arthur Newport, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, Johnnie Rogers | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy loses the ball out of bounds | 41-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (PG), Sean Rine (PF) Ben Andrews, Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Willis Terry, Jerry Kessler, John Spinner | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Ferri (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Henry Walker (fresh) PF - Sean Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Macha (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hess (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | John Ferri clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-28 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-28 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Mike Kline pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-28 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy tips it but misses | 41-28 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | William Macha grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #4 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport (SG) John Ferri | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG) Zoran Denisov | |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-30 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Kessler is called for the reach on Arthur Newport - foul #3 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG), Justin Hartmann (SF), Charles Perkins (PF), Ronald Chambers (C) Kenneth Ferguson, Henry Walker, Sean Rine, William Macha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (C) Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins tips it in | 46-30 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 13:24 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-30 |
| 13:01 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport drills a runner from the baseline set up by Justin Hartmann | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is fouled on the floor by Ben Andrews - foul #2 on Ben Andrews, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (PG), John Ferri (SG), Sean Rine (PF), William Macha (C) Ben Andrews, Arthur Newport, Charles Perkins, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Jerry Kessler, Robert Hess, Carl Baker, Willis Terry | |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | John Spinner tips it back up and in | 48-32 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Charles Dowdy swats the dunk try by William Macha | 48-32 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | John Spinner buries a driving attempt from the right block | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Ferri (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Justin Hartmann (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Macha (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Spinner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker (SF) Justin Hartmann | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | John Ferri picks off the pass by Melvin Berry | 50-34 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ferri | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:24 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is hacked by Henry Walker - foul #3 on Henry Walker, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG), Arthur Newport (SG), Justin Hartmann (SF), Charles Perkins (PF), Ronald Chambers (C) Kenneth Ferguson, John Ferri, Henry Walker, Sean Rine, William Macha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Hess (SG), Willis Terry (SF), Carl Baker (PF), Johnnie Rogers (C) Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, John Spinner, Charles Dowdy | |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a jumper from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Andrews and the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #3 on Willis Terry, team foul #5 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann misses the free throw | 57-36 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Willis Terry | 57-38 |
| 09:04 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-38 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews snags the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers blows the layup | 57-38 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-38 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ben Andrews | 57-38 |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #4 on Willis Terry, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (PG), John Ferri (SG), Sean Rine (PF), William Macha (C) Ben Andrews, Arthur Newport, Charles Perkins, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Willis Terry, Johnnie Rogers | |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker (SF) Justin Hartmann | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG) Jerry Kessler | |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Ferguson | 61-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ferri (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Macha (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hess (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero's pass is intercepted by John Ferri | 61-38 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | William Macha lays it in | 63-38 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | William Macha takes the ball from Mike Kline | 63-38 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-38 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Robert Hess misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-38 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Henry Walker | 65-38 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | John Ferri's pass is intercepted by Mike Kline | 65-38 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | William Macha picks off the pass by Charles Dowdy | 65-38 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Carl Baker steals it from Henry Walker | 65-38 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Sean Rine - foul #2 on Sean Rine, team foul #5 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG), Arthur Newport (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Charles Perkins (PF), Ronald Chambers (C) Kenneth Ferguson, John Ferri, Henry Walker, Sean Rine, William Macha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (PF), Willis Terry (C) Javier Marrero, Robert Hess, Carl Baker, Charles Dowdy | |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | John Carpenter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-39 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Charles Perkins is called for the reach on Willis Terry - foul #2 on Charles Perkins, team foul #6 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (C) Mike Kline | |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | John Spinner buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Melvin Berry | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins hits the finger roll and the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #5 on Willis Terry, team foul #8 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG) Willis Terry | |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins makes the free throw | 68-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Newport (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) PF - Charles Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Javier Marrero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) PF - John Spinner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | John Spinner lays it up and in | 68-43 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Arthur Newport | 70-43 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Andrews - foul #3 on Ben Andrews, team foul #7 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker (SF) John Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins grabs the board | 70-44 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Kessler - foul #4 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #9 | 70-44 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Ronald Chambers steals the ball from Johnnie Rogers | 71-44 |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the board | 71-44 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | John Spinner scores on a shot from the baseline | 71-46 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-46 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | John Spinner gets the rebound | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | John Spinner can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Charles Perkins - foul #3 on Charles Perkins, team foul #8 | 71-46 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Newport | 73-48 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-48 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | John Spinner tips it but misses | 73-48 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Kessler | 73-48 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Ronald Chambers steals it from Jerry Kessler | 73-48 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews runs out the clock | 73-48 |