| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Zoran Denisov is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Zoran Denisov - foul #3 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG) Zoran Denisov | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Javier Marrero steals the ball from Milton Libbey | 36-32 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero lays it in | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a floater from the left block | 36-34 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Donald Clayton steals it from Charles Dowdy | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Dowdy | 38-34 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Carl Baker is blocked by Milton Libbey | 38-34 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) John Aponte, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (C) Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Kawakami | 42-34 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Carl Baker clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), John Aponte (SG), Clifford Smith (PF) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-35 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | John Spinner snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | John Spinner gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Carl Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte, Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Jerry Kessler, Melvin Berry, Carl Baker, Willis Terry | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | John Spinner lays it up and in on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Clayton | 45-40 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 45-40 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy loses the ball out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PF) John Spinner | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey lays it in on a nice dish by Gregorio Moretti | 50-40 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Robert Hess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Aponte | 50-40 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Hess - foul #2 on Robert Hess, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Willis Terry | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the lay-in | 50-40 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Libbey | 50-40 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Aponte | 50-40 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Milton Libbey | 53-40 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Carl Baker lays it in | 53-42 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 55-42 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Mike Kline can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Mike Kline connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | John Aponte grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Mike Kline is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (PF), Johnnie Rogers (C) Zoran Denisov, Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, Charles Dowdy | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregorio Moretti and he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #3 on John Spinner, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willis Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Kawakami | 58-44 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | John Spinner picks off the pass by Gregorio Moretti | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Willis Terry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers tips it but misses | 58-44 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Johnnie Rogers is called for the reach on Donald Clayton - foul #1 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Johnnie Rogers | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | John Spinner tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it in | 60-46 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #3 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero gets the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | John Spinner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-46 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Clayton | 60-46 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 60-46 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it in | 62-46 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Willis Terry | |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Jerry Kessler takes the ball from Clifford Smith | 62-48 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Charles Kawakami is called for the reach on John Spinner - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Mike Kline (SF) Jerry Kessler, John Spinner | |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov's pass is intercepted by Clifford Smith | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Dowdy - foul #2 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Kenneth Smith, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Melvin Berry (SF), Willis Terry (PF), Johnnie Rogers (C) Zoran Denisov, Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, Charles Dowdy | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers's pass is intercepted by John Aponte | 63-48 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 63-48 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnnie Rogers | 63-48 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Donald Clayton (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF) Jerry Kessler | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton drills a floater in the paint | 65-48 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Gregorio Moretti swats the layup by John Spinner | 65-48 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Rogers - foul #2 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), John Aponte (SG) Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero drills a fadeaway from the right side | 66-50 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | John Spinner pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-50 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Aponte | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits a shot from the right wing set up by John Aponte | 68-50 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses the jumpshot from the left side | 68-50 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | John Aponte snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith runs out the clock | 68-50 |