| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Kenneth Kelty is denied by Charles Broderick | 30-31 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Steve Charles snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Jack Sams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | James Adams snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty blows the layup | 30-31 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Steve Charles grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Steve Charles buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Jack Sams can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 30-34 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 30-34 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Jack Sams is hacked by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) James Adams, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF) Steve Charles, Matthew Boyd, Jack Sams | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | James Swims lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Williamson | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Swims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | David Hodgins can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ross Caley | 33-36 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | James Swims hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 33-36 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | James Swims's pass is intercepted by Charles Norman | 33-36 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | David Hodgins is called for the reach on Dennis Williamson - foul #2 on David Hodgins, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) John Peters, Charles Norman, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | James Adams steps in front of the Derrick Volpe pass | 33-36 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | James Adams scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Florio and he's hacked by Steve Charles - foul #1 on Steve Charles, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Sams | 36-36 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Kelty is called for the reach on Jack Sams - foul #3 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) James Swims | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd slams it home and he's hacked by Kyle Florio - foul #3 on Kyle Florio, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Adams | 38-39 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Kelty denies the turnaround by Matthew Boyd | 38-39 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | John Peters misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Charles Norman (C) James Adams, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG) Troy Jarboe | |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Matthew Boyd picks off the pass by Herbert Burroughs | 40-39 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Steve Charles banks in the layup set up by Matthew Boyd | 40-41 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 42-41 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Steve Charles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Swims | 42-44 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) John Peters, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, Matthew Boyd, Jack Sams, Charles Broderick | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | James Swims banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 42-46 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Ross Caley drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Herbert Burroughs | 44-46 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | James Swims misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-46 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | James Adams gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Charles Norman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Williamson | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Swims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Hodgins - foul #3 on David Hodgins, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Herbert Burroughs, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Charles Broderick (C) James Swims, Dennis Williamson | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Ross Caley travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Charles Norman, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Derrick Volpe | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is hacked by John Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | James Adams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Jack Sams (PF) Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson | |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Jack Sams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Troy Jarboe | 44-50 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Peters | 47-50 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Kyle Florio is called for the reach on Matthew Boyd - foul #4 on Kyle Florio, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kelty | 47-51 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Matthew Boyd | |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Steve Charles knocks in the shot from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Chad Walker pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Chad Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (SF), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Jack Sams | |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-53 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd clanks a jumper in the paint | 47-53 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Chad Walker tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Hodgins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Charles Norman is denied by Dennis Williamson | 47-55 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | David Hodgins tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | James Swims misses badly on a runner in the lane | 47-55 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | David Hodgins gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Chad Walker takes the ball from John Peters | 47-55 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Chad Walker can't throw it down | 47-55 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Ross Caley pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chad Walker | 47-55 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Jack Sams (PF) James Swims, Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Adams | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-55 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Jack Sams steals it from Kyle Florio | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd drills a jumper from the baseline | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | John Peters misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James Adams is called for the reach on Jack Sams in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG) Steve Charles | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | John Peters is fouled on the floor by Jack Sams - foul #1 on Jack Sams, team foul #2 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) James Swims | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Peters | 53-58 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is hacked by James Adams in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Adams, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG) Steve Charles | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the halfcourt shot | 53-60 |