| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fresh) SG - Richard Campbell (fresh) SF - Joseph Easton (fresh) PF - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) C - Dennis Harpe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Adams | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell scores on a floater from the left block set up by Christopher Rhodes | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Harpe - foul #1 on Dennis Harpe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Kenneth Moffatt - foul #1 on Kenneth Moffatt, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Joseph Easton is called for the reach on Kyle Florio - foul #1 on Joseph Easton, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Kelty and the foul's on Richard Campbell - foul #1 on Richard Campbell, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes is hacked by Kenneth Moffatt - foul #2 on Kenneth Moffatt, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 17:36 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Easton | 6-8 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | John Peters scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Florio | 8-8 |
| 17:13 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | John Peters snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Christopher Rhodes steps in front of the James Adams pass | 8-8 |
| 16:38 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 16:38 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:38 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is fouled on the floor by Richard Campbell - foul #2 on Richard Campbell, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (SG) Richard Campbell | |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | David Hodgins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:56 | Charleston Southern | John Strong snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) SF - Charles Norman (fresh) PF - Ross Caley (fresh) C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Strong (fresh) SF - Joseph Easton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) C - Dennis Harpe (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes drills a jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is hacked by Joseph Easton - foul #2 on Joseph Easton, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF), Thomas Hayashi (PF), Dennis Brown (C) William McGirt, Joseph Easton, Christopher Rhodes, Dennis Harpe | |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | John Peters tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 14:34 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | David Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the floater from the right side | 10-12 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | John Peters is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William McGirt (PG) Robert Bruni | |
| 13:56 | Charleston Southern | Kenneth Kelty is called for the reach on Thomas Hayashi - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes (PF) Thomas Hayashi | |
| 13:42 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Kyle Florio - foul #1 on Kyle Florio, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG), Ross Caley (C) James Adams, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe (C) Blair Hutchison | |
| 13:42 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | William McGirt steals it from Kyle Florio | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Strong | 10-16 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ross Caley | 13-16 |
| 12:27 | Charleston Southern | John Strong misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Dennis Harpe swats the short shot by Kyle Florio | 13-16 |
| 12:20 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 12:09 | Charleston Southern | John Strong loses the dribble to Herbert Burroughs | 13-16 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton banks in the layup set up by Herbert Burroughs | 15-16 |
| 11:46 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown is whistled for traveling | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), James Adams (SG), Charles Norman (C) Larry Thornton, Herbert Burroughs, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF), Thomas Hayashi (PF) John Strong, Dennis Brown, Christopher Rhodes | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bruni (fresh) SF - Blair Hutchison (fresh) PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - Dennis Harpe (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hayashi - foul #1 on Thomas Hayashi, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it home | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:43 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:22 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bruni | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | John Peters misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:52 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:47 | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni buries a 3 from straight away set up by William McGirt | 17-22 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio's pass is intercepted by Dennis Harpe | 17-22 |
| 09:10 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 09:09 | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni tips it home | 17-24 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Kelty | 20-24 |
| 08:43 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt is fouled on the floor by John Peters - foul #2 on John Peters, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) John Peters, James Adams, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (SG), Christopher Rhodes (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Robert Bruni, Blair Hutchison, Dennis Harpe | |
| 08:43 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:43 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | John Strong steals the ball from Charles Norman | 20-26 |
| 08:13 | Charleston Southern | Larry Thornton steps in front of the Dennis Brown pass | 20-26 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | David Hodgins buries a runner in the paint set up by Herbert Burroughs | 22-26 |
| 07:57 | Charleston Southern | Ross Caley denies the turnaround by Christopher Rhodes | 22-26 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ross Caley | 22-26 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Ross Caley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hodgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hayashi (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | Charles Norman steps in front of the William McGirt pass | 24-26 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Ross Caley buries a runner from the right block | 26-26 |
| 06:56 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes lays it in on a nice dish by William McGirt and he's fouled by David Hodgins - foul #1 on David Hodgins, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF) William McGirt, Thomas Hayashi | |
| 06:56 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | David Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | James Adams knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 29-28 |
| 06:19 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 06:18 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 06:13 | Charleston Southern | David Hodgins steals it from Robert Bruni | 29-28 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the turnaround near the basket | 29-28 |
| 05:57 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:37 | Charleston Southern | John Strong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 05:35 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:19 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 05:18 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:02 | Charleston Southern | John Strong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Strong, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Wiggs (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Charles Norman (C) Herbert Burroughs, Larry Thornton, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William McGirt (PG), Dennis Harpe (C) John Strong, Dennis Brown | |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 04:41 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 29-28 |
| 04:18 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison is hacked by Kyle Florio - foul #2 on Kyle Florio, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SF) Kyle Florio | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi (SF) Robert Bruni | |
| 04:18 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:18 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 03:56 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 29-30 |
| 03:53 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Kenneth Wiggs, James Adams, Ross Caley, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell (SG), Joseph Easton (SF) Blair Hutchison, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Peters | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Easton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - Dennis Harpe (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe's pass is intercepted by John Peters | 32-30 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 34-30 |
| 02:33 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 02:22 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 01:54 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:41 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kyle Florio | 34-30 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | John Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 01:31 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:14 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Peters | 34-30 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Florio and the foul's on Thomas Hayashi - foul #2 on Thomas Hayashi, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Charles Norman (SF), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) Herbert Burroughs, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (PG), Robert Bruni (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF), Christopher Rhodes (PF), Dennis Brown (C) William McGirt, Richard Campbell, Joseph Easton, Thomas Hayashi, Dennis Harpe | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:32 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | David Hodgins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | James Adams hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 00:01 | Charleston Southern | John Strong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | The clock runs out | 39-30 |