| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Wilcoxon (fresh) SF - Henry Ordaz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney McGloster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo St. | A charge is called on Rodney McGloster - foul #1 on Rodney McGloster, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:22 | Cornell | Rodney McGloster is called for the reach on Timothy Copeland - foul #2 on Rodney McGloster, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Thomas Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rodney McGloster - foul #3 on Rodney McGloster, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Brooks (PF) Rodney McGloster | |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Thomas Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Thomas Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo St. | William Brooks pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | Douglas Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Ordaz - foul #2 on Henry Ordaz, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | Douglas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo St. | William Brooks snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon banks in the layup on a great pass from John Gaddis | 31-42 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Robert Malloy - foul #1 on Robert Malloy, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen (C) Robert Malloy | |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo St. | William Brooks is hacked by Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Wood (SF), Roy Kline (PF), Joaquin Wilson (C) Timothy Copeland, Thomas Clark, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), Edwin Batten (SF) Larry Wilcoxon, Henry Ordaz | |
| 17:32 | Buffalo St. | Richard Wood picks off the pass by William Brooks | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | Cornell | Douglas Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Wood | 36-42 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Karl Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo St. | Richard Wood is called for the reach on Edwin Batten - foul #2 on Richard Wood, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (PG), Vincent West (SG) Douglas Moore, Karl Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Nguyen (PG), Harold Simmons (C) John Gaddis, William Brooks | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Vincent West - foul #1 on Vincent West, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Copeland (SF) Richard Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), Robert Malloy (C) Joseph Nguyen, Edwin Batten, Harold Simmons | |
| 16:34 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:11 | Cornell | James Davidson hits a shot from the right side | 38-44 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vincent West (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Kline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Ronald Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Ordaz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morris Zurkuhlen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Roy Kline misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland tips it but misses | 38-46 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:12 | Cornell | Roy Kline gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Larry Wilcoxon is called for the reach on Vincent West - foul #3 on Larry Wilcoxon, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Karl Jones (SG), Richard Wood (SF), Thomas Clark (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) James Davidson, Vincent West, Timothy Copeland, Roy Kline, Joaquin Wilson | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), William Brooks (SG), Edwin Batten (SF), Rodney McGloster (PF), Harold Simmons (C) Ronald Hutchins, Larry Wilcoxon, Henry Ordaz, Morris Zurkuhlen, Robert Malloy | |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey blows the layup | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo St. | Harold Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Thomas Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Karl Jones | 40-46 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo St. | William Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Copeland (SF) Richard Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF) William Brooks, Edwin Batten | |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Henry Ordaz takes the ball from Timothy Copeland | 40-46 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster's layup is rejected by Thomas Clark | 40-46 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland banks in the layup on a great pass from Karl Jones | 42-46 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 12:19 | Cornell | Karl Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo St. | Harold Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Thomas Clark scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Douglas Moore | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Whipkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Ordaz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney McGloster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Simmons (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 44-49 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo St. | Harold Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Ordaz | 44-51 |
| 10:49 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo St. | Harold Simmons is fouled on the floor by Daniel Whipkey - foul #2 on Daniel Whipkey, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (PG), Vincent West (SG), Richard Wood (SF), Roy Kline (PF), Joaquin Wilson (C) Douglas Moore, Karl Jones, Timothy Copeland, Thomas Clark, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Nguyen (PG), Ronald Hutchins (SG), William Brooks (SF), Morris Zurkuhlen (PF), Robert Malloy (C) John Gaddis, Larry Wilcoxon, Henry Ordaz, Rodney McGloster, Harold Simmons | |
| 10:14 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Roy Kline pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Roy Kline drills a turnaround from close range set up by Vincent West | 48-51 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 48-53 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | James Davidson is hacked by Joseph Nguyen - foul #1 on Joseph Nguyen, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen misses long on a shot from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Joaquin Wilson gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Roy Kline misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo St. | William Brooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy tips it home | 50-55 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | James Davidson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-55 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Joaquin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | James Davidson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Richard Wood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent West | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent West (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Kline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joaquin Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Joseph Nguyen (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Zurkuhlen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Malloy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen connects on the jumper in the paint | 53-59 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Morris Zurkuhlen picks off the pass by Vincent West | 53-59 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo St. | Morris Zurkuhlen pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Vincent West | 53-59 |
| 06:19 | Cornell | James Davidson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Kline - foul #1 on Roy Kline, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Karl Jones (SG), Timothy Copeland (SF), Thomas Clark (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) James Davidson, Vincent West, Richard Wood, Roy Kline, Joaquin Wilson | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Larry Wilcoxon (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), Rodney McGloster (PF) Joseph Nguyen, Ronald Hutchins, William Brooks, Morris Zurkuhlen | |
| 06:06 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:47 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:09 | Cornell | Henry Ordaz takes the ball from Douglas Moore | 57-61 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster lays it in set up by John Gaddis | 57-63 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Thomas Clark misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey tips it but misses | 57-63 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo St. | Daniel Whipkey steals the ball from John Gaddis | 57-63 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Douglas Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Thomas Clark grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 03:46 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Copeland - foul #2 on Timothy Copeland, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Jones (SF), Vincent West (C) Timothy Copeland, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), William Brooks (SF), Harold Simmons (C) Larry Wilcoxon, Henry Ordaz, Robert Malloy | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent West (fresh) 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney McGloster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Karl Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Simmons - foul #1 on Harold Simmons, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (PG) Douglas Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Edwin Batten (SF) Rodney McGloster | |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Karl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Karl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Brooks | 62-67 |
| 02:51 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Timothy Copeland (SF), Daniel Whipkey (C) James Davidson, Bryan Jones, Vincent West | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Wilcoxon (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), Morris Zurkuhlen (C) Ronald Hutchins, Edwin Batten, Harold Simmons | |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Thomas Clark tips it back up and in | 64-67 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Kline (PF) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster (PF) William Brooks | |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland clanks a shot from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 01:23 | Cornell | Karl Jones is called for 5 seconds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Clark (PF) Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy (C) Morris Zurkuhlen | |
| 01:00 | Buffalo St. | Thomas Clark picks off the pass by Larry Wilcoxon | 64-67 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Karl Jones misses short on a shot from the right side | 64-67 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Rodney McGloster | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Timothy Copeland - foul #3 on Timothy Copeland, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), William Brooks (PF) Larry Wilcoxon, Rodney McGloster | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis makes the free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Douglas Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo St. | Robert Malloy grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Rodney McGloster (PF) William Brooks | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Moore - foul #3 on Douglas Moore, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Brooks (SF), Edwin Batten (C) Henry Ordaz, Robert Malloy | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-72 |