| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - Carl Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses badly on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Anthony Patel | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Womack and he's fouled by Lester Luter - foul #1 on Lester Luter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter loses the dribble to Anthony Patel | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Carl Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses the turnaround in the paint | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | Carl Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Lester Luter blows the dunk | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is hacked by Darrell Womack - foul #1 on Darrell Womack, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), John Hess (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), James Newberger (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Anthony Patel, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fresh) SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fresh) SG - John Hess (fresh) SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - James Newberger (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | James Newberger lays it in | 3-9 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Harry Comer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-9 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Edwards | 3-12 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | John Hess steals it from Harry Comer | 3-12 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | John Hess's pass is intercepted by Johnny Yard | 3-12 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Anthony Edwards picks off the pass by Bobby Anderson | 3-12 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Edwards | 3-14 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Anthony Edwards, John Hess, Marvin Kardos, James Jackson, James Newberger | |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the fadeaway from the right block | 3-14 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Darrell Womack | 3-14 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack buries a jumper from the right block set up by Karl Chilson and he's hacked by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #3 | 3-16 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the free throw | 3-16 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the board | 3-16 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Dale Lieu is blocked by Carl Smith | 3-16 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mitchell Woods | 3-16 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson is hacked by Bobby Anderson - foul #1 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #4 | 3-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Bobby Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG) Karl Chilson | |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Ryan Walters and he's hacked by Harry Comer - foul #2 on Harry Comer, team foul #5 | 3-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Marvin Kardos (SF) Ryan Walters, Darrell Womack | |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the free throw | 3-19 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bennett steps in front of the Jacob Lloyd pass | 3-19 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Bennett | 3-21 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is hacked by Marvin Kardos - foul #1 on Marvin Kardos, team foul #4 | 3-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Bobby Anderson, Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Smith (tiring) | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Smith - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #5 | 3-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (C) Carl Smith | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 4-21 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 4-21 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 4-21 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 4-21 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 4-21 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney and he's fouled by James Newberger - foul #1 on James Newberger, team foul #6 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), John Hess (SG), Darrell Womack (SF) Jeffrey Bennett, Anthony Patel, Marvin Kardos | |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the free throw | 7-21 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | John Hess clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-21 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the tip | 7-21 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 7-21 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Zachary Dingess | 10-21 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses short on a shot from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney pulls down the rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Maroney and he's fouled by Darrell Womack - foul #2 on Darrell Womack, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), Carl Smith (C) Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, James Newberger | |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Carl Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hess and he's hacked by Bobby Anderson - foul #2 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF) Bobby Anderson, Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Anthony Patel (SG) Anthony Edwards, John Hess | |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Carl Smith misses the free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Carl Smith steals it from Thomas Maroney in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bennett | 13-25 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Maroney is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bennett - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Marvin Kardos, James Jackson | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Mitchell Woods is called for the reach on Zachary Dingess - foul #2 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #8 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG), Anthony Edwards (SF), James Jackson (PF), James Newberger (C) Anthony Patel, Jeffrey Bennett, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 15-27 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman's floater is tipped away by James Jackson | 15-27 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Lloyd | 15-27 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jacob Lloyd | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) C - James Newberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | James Newberger tips it in | 17-29 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Ryan Walters, John Hess, Anthony Edwards, James Jackson, James Newberger | |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Anderson - foul #3 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Bobby Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Anthony Patel steals the ball from Johnny Yard | 17-31 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel can't finish the layup | 17-31 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel grabs the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Darrell Womack (SF) Marvin Kardos | |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is called for 10 seconds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG) Anthony Patel | |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-31 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 17-31 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-31 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Carl Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack's floater is tipped away by Johnny Yard | 17-31 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses short on a runner from the right block | 17-31 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 17-31 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Karl Chilson and the foul's on Thomas Maroney - foul #2 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #9 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Newberger (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack, Carl Smith | |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses the free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess travels in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF) Mitchell Woods | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel lays it up and in | 17-35 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | James Jackson is called for the reach on Zachary Dingess - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #9 | 17-35 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | James Newberger snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) C - James Newberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | James Newberger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 17-35 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 17-35 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer loses the dribble to James Newberger | 17-35 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | James Newberger misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #10 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF), Johnny Yard (PF) Jacob Lloyd, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), John Hess (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF) Anthony Edwards, Anthony Patel, Marvin Kardos, James Jackson | |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | James Newberger makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | James Newberger misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 17-36 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Walters - foul #1 on Ryan Walters, team foul #10 | 17-36 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | John Hess buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Walters | 17-39 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman lays it up and in | 19-39 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses long on a jumper from the right side | 19-39 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack tips it back up and in | 19-41 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman is denied on a layup by Darrell Womack | 19-41 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mitchell Woods | 19-41 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #11 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Zachary Dingess (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Richard Gurney, Johnny Yard, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Carl Smith (C) Ryan Walters, John Hess, James Newberger | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF) Darrell Womack | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the floater from the left side set up by Carl Smith | 19-44 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses short on a shot in the paint | 19-44 |