| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Buffalo | John Peters is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | James Adams's layup is rejected by Gary Holl | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez is hacked by Kyle Florio - foul #2 on Kyle Florio, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Timothy Faucette swats the shot by John Peters | 31-35 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Kenneth Kelty - foul #2 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (PF) Timothy Faucette | |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Charles Williams is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SG), Michael Perkins (C) Harlan Kenney, Gary Holl | |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Terry Parnell is called for the reach on John Peters - foul #3 on Terry Parnell, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG) Jeremy Dominquez, Terry Parnell | |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Stephen Steadham steps in front of the Ross Caley pass | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Burroughs - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Ross Caley is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Charles Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Timothy Faucette (PF), Gary Holl (C) Stephen Steadham, Anthony Acker, Ramiro Martinez, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the lay-in | 31-40 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Kelty | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Adams and he's fouled by Harlan Kenney - foul #1 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Florio - foul #3 on Kyle Florio, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (C) Gary Holl | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Faucette swats the shot by John Peters | 34-42 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell clanks a jumper near the basket | 34-42 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Adams | 37-42 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Dominquez | 37-45 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | John Peters drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Faucette | 40-45 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette is hacked by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Ross Caley (SG), Kenneth Kelty (PF), David Hodgins (C) John Peters, James Adams, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Gary Holl (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Timothy Faucette, Charles Williams | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Acker (fresh) SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 40-45 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Ross Caley loses the dribble to Anthony Acker | 40-45 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker dunks the ball | 40-47 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | David Hodgins double dribbles | 40-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG) Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 40-47 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty banks in the layup | 42-47 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Herbert Burroughs is called for the reach on Ramiro Martinez - foul #2 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Charles Norman (C) Larry Thornton, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Ramiro Martinez picks off the pass by Kenneth Kelty | 42-47 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Kelty takes the ball from Charles Williams | 42-47 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | John Peters misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Steadham - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Earl Devos (C) Stephen Steadham, Anthony Acker, Gary Holl | |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Kyle Florio is called for the reach on Earl Devos - foul #4 on Kyle Florio, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Larry Thornton (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Herbert Burroughs, Kyle Florio, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF), Michael Perkins (C) Ramiro Martinez, Charles Williams | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Earl Devos misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | John Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Hodgins (C) Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette (PF) Earl Devos | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Harlan Kenney - foul #2 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Ross Caley (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Charles Norman, Kenneth Kelty, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF), Gary Holl (C) Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Adams | 46-47 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Gary Holl tips it in | 46-49 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | James Adams connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Florio | 49-49 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney is whistled for a carry | 49-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) James Adams, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SG), Charles Williams (PF) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Timothy Faucette | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Charles Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Kelty - foul #3 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Acker (SG), Michael Perkins (C) Ramiro Martinez, Gary Holl | |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Perkins | 51-54 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses the easy layup | 51-54 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker is hacked by Ross Caley - foul #2 on Ross Caley, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), James Adams (SG), David Hodgins (C) Herbert Burroughs, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Timothy Faucette (PF), Gary Holl (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | John Peters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Acker - foul #1 on Anthony Acker, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt (C) David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG) Anthony Acker | |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | John Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | John Peters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ramiro Martinez | 52-57 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Charles Norman, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty blows the dunk | 52-57 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-57 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dominquez | 52-57 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Dominquez | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Kyle Florio | 54-59 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | John Peters scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Adams | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez scores on a floater from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | John Peters is called for the reach on Ramiro Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Peters, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | James Adams is called for the reach on Gary Holl in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-63 |