| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Robinson (fresh) SG - Charles Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Ford (fresh) PF - Ryan Chevalier (fresh) C - James Sheffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | James Sheffer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Maroney - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses long on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Lester Luter tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Arizona State | Edward Robinson loses the dribble to Lester Luter | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Lester Luter's pass is intercepted by James Sheffer | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Arizona State | Michael Ford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Arizona State | Michael Ford drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Sheffer | 5-2 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Ryan Chevalier denies the turnaround by Lester Luter | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | Michael Ford hits a driving attempt from the right block | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Lester Luter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Michael Ford | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Chevalier (fairly fresh) C - James Sheffer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Dennis (SG), Brendan Seyler (SF) Edward Robinson, Charles Campbell, Michael Ford | |
| 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 | |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Johnny Yard | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | Arizona State | James Sheffer buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Dennis | 9-4 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Robinson (PG), Charles Campbell (SG), Michael Ford (SF) Robert Johnson, Kenneth Dennis, Brendan Seyler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Harry Comer, Bobby Anderson, Jacob Lloyd | |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney buries a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Arizona State | Michael Ford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Arizona State | James Sheffer gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:38 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Lester Luter pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 9-12 |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | James Sheffer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 11:47 | Arizona State | James Sheffer hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Chevalier (fairly fresh) C - James Sheffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Johnny Yard is blocked by James Sheffer | 11-12 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Lester Luter tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 11:04 | Arizona State | Charles Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Dennis (SG) Edward Robinson, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard, Dale Lieu | |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 11-16 |
| 10:27 | Arizona State | Kenneth Dennis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maroney - foul #2 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brendan Seyler (SF) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 10:07 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-16 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 11-18 |
| 09:30 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jacob Lloyd | 11-18 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Brendan Seyler | 11-18 |
| 08:59 | Arizona State | Brendan Seyler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:40 | Arizona State | Brendan Seyler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | James Sheffer misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Robinson (PG), Charles Campbell (SG), Michael Ford (SF) Robert Johnson, Kenneth Dennis, Brendan Seyler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Bobby Anderson, Jacob Lloyd | |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | James Sheffer makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | James Sheffer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Gurney | 13-20 |
| 07:29 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Lester Luter - foul #1 on Lester Luter, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| 07:29 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnny Yard | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Robinson (fresh) SG - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Chevalier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sheffer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Charles Campbell is called for the reach on Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #1 | 15-20 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #2 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Dennis (SG) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 06:22 | Arizona State | Michael Ford is hacked by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Harry Comer | |
| 06:04 | Arizona State | Edward Robinson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Chevalier | 18-23 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is called for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Dale Lieu | |
| 05:34 | Arizona State | James Sheffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 18-23 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 18-23 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Harry Comer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 05:11 | Arizona State | James Sheffer snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 04:49 | Arizona State | Edward Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-23 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is fouled on the floor by Ryan Chevalier - foul #1 on Ryan Chevalier, team foul #3 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG) Edward Robinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Zanayed (SG), James Crawford (PF) Kenneth Dennis, Ryan Chevalier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:45 | Arizona State | Michael Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 03:24 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - James Zanayed (fresh) SF - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Crawford (fresh) C - James Sheffer (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-24 |
| 03:18 | Arizona State | James Crawford hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd travels with the ball | 20-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Robinson (PG), Charles Campbell (SG), Brendan Seyler (SF), Ryan Chevalier (PF) Robert Johnson, James Zanayed, Michael Ford, James Sheffer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Dale Lieu (C) Bobby Anderson, Jacob Lloyd, Thomas Tillman | |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | Edward Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dale Lieu | 20-24 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 20-24 |
| 02:04 | Arizona State | Ryan Chevalier grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 01:58 | Arizona State | Edward Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Robinson, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Ford (SF), James Sheffer (C) Brendan Seyler, James Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Richard Gurney steals it from Michael Ford | 20-26 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harry Comer and he's hacked by Ryan Chevalier - foul #2 on Ryan Chevalier, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Crawford (PF) Ryan Chevalier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Zachary Dingess, Dale Lieu | |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 00:10 | Arizona State | Lester Luter steals the ball from James Sheffer | 20-29 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter scores on a jumper from the left side | 20-31 |