| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Joel Linke inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | James Kitt makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Oscar Nunez | 36-22 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Bass | 36-24 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 19:07 | Cal | James Kitt grabs the offensive board | 36-24 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-24 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Robert Bass misses the wide open shot in the lane | 36-24 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Kitt | 39-24 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan loses the ball out of bounds | 39-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (SF) Joseph Burkett, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas | |
| 17:59 | Cal | Eric Flowers drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Marcelino Giordano | 42-24 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on Milton Schwarzenbach - foul #3 on Eric Flowers, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SF) Eric Flowers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee (PF), Larry Szymanowski (C) Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Denman | 42-26 |
| 17:12 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield tips it in | 44-26 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Robert Bass (PF) Milton Schwarzenbach, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 16:47 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield loses the dribble to Larry Service | 44-26 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Larry Service can't finish the layup | 44-26 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee tips it home | 44-28 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Larry Service is called for the reach on Rafael Cost - foul #1 on Larry Service, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Larry Service, Ernest Denman, Jerry Mozee | |
| 16:18 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Rayfield | 47-28 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Franklin Smith picks off the pass by Robert Bass | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Marcelino Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Rafael Cost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Marcelino Giordano | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bass | 49-31 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Bass - foul #3 on Robert Bass, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Jerry Mozee (PF), Larry Szymanowski (C) Joseph Burkett, Charles Carty, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 15:19 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Schwarzenbach | 50-33 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Joel Linke comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Larry Szymanowski - foul #2 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG) Marcelino Giordano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG) Terry Thomas | |
| 14:48 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Larry Service misses the easy layup | 52-33 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee can't tip it in | 52-33 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Cal | Eric Flowers hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joel Linke | 54-33 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Larry Service, Ernest Denman, Jerry Mozee, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 13:20 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-33 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Rafael Cost pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 13:01 | Cal | Nicholas Dargan is called for the reach on Eric Flowers - foul #2 on Nicholas Dargan, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SF) Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF) Douglas Hoag | |
| 12:46 | Cal | Rafael Cost loses the dribble to Charles Carty | 54-33 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-33 |
| 12:32 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:11 | Cal | The jump hook by David Condit is blocked by Nicholas Dargan | 54-33 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Terry Thomas - foul #2 on Terry Thomas, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Oscar Nunez, Franklin Smith, Rafael Cost, David Condit | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Larry Service (SG) Joseph Burkett, Charles Carty | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Cal | Milton Schwarzenbach takes the ball from James Kitt | 54-33 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Larry Service lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Schwarzenbach | 54-35 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 11:09 | Cal | James Kitt tips it home | 56-35 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Eric Flowers steps in front of the Milton Schwarzenbach pass in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| 11:05 | Cal | Eric Flowers banks in the layup | 58-35 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on Milton Schwarzenbach - foul #4 on Eric Flowers, team foul #2 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG) Eric Flowers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF), Larry Szymanowski (C) Larry Service, Terry Thomas, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ernest Denman and he's hacked by James Kitt - foul #1 on James Kitt, team foul #3 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (PG), David Condit (PF) Marcelino Giordano, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-38 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Oscar Nunez picks off the pass by Milton Schwarzenbach in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| 09:44 | Cal | Joel Linke hits the finger roll set up by Oscar Nunez | 60-38 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-38 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oscar Nunez - foul #3 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (PG), James Kitt (PF), Rafael Cost (C) Franklin Smith, David Condit, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Ernest Denman, Jerry Mozee, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Joel Linke blows the layup | 60-40 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dargan | 60-40 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Charles Carty lays it in | 60-42 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Larry Service buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 07:38 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Service - foul #2 on Larry Service, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Ronald Rayfield (C) Marcelino Giordano, Oscar Nunez, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF), Larry Szymanowski (C) Charles Carty, Larry Service, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 07:38 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:38 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Franklin Smith (fresh) SF - Joel Linke (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kitt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ernest Denman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), David Condit (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG) Joseph Burkett | |
| 06:58 | Cal | Jerry Mozee steals the ball from Eric Flowers | 61-44 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 61-44 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the shot from the left side | 61-44 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Eric Flowers snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Franklin Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Mozee - foul #1 on Jerry Mozee, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG), James Kitt (PF), Rafael Cost (C) Marcelino Giordano, David Condit, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Ernest Denman, Terry Thomas, Jerry Mozee, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 05:44 | Cal | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Franklin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Robert Bass loses the dribble to Rafael Cost | 63-44 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Franklin Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett travels with the ball | 63-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), David Condit (C) Oscar Nunez, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Joseph Burkett, Charles Carty, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 04:29 | Cal | Larry Service is called for the reach on Marcelino Giordano - foul #3 on Larry Service, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the offensive board | 63-44 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Smith | 66-44 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edward Plant | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 66-46 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee snags the defensive board | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Franklin Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Cost (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Condit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hoag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Denman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Mozee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | David Condit takes the ball from Douglas Hoag in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Flowers | 69-46 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Denman | 69-49 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Eric Flowers is hacked by Douglas Hoag - foul #2 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #10 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Larry Szymanowski (C) Edward Plant, Douglas Hoag | |
| 02:26 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #11 | 71-49 |
| 01:58 | Cal | The short jumper by Rafael Cost is denied by Jerry Mozee | 71-49 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Szymanowski | 71-51 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-51 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Service | 73-54 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee banks in the wide open layup set up by Milton Schwarzenbach | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Rafael Cost's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Mozee | 75-56 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach is hacked by Eric Flowers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Flowers, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF) Eric Flowers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses long on a shot from the left block | 75-56 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Joel Linke grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano runs out the clock | 75-56 |