| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Samford | William Johnson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Steve Woodall - foul #3 on Steve Woodall, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:20 | Samford | William Johnson makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles clanks a turnaround near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Cecil Ritch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Archie Reed snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:15 | Samford | The jumper by Cecil Ritch is denied by Danny Shirley | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Larry Smith snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Larry Smith picks off the pass by Anthony Bentley | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 37-39 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Cecil Ritch blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Jared Speer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 37-41 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Timothy Arena banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luke Watkin | 37-43 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Luke Watkin steps in front of the Denny Yamasaki pass | 37-43 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (PF) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer | |
| 16:11 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Jared Speer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 15:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Wilke (fresh) C - Jared Speer (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is hacked by Wade Wilke - foul #2 on Wade Wilke, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, Wade Wilke | |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Daniel Langham, Oscar Knight, Luke Watkin | |
| 15:25 | Samford | William Johnson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 37-43 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 37-45 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-45 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Jared Speer gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz buries a shot from the right side set up by Jared Speer | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | Samford | William Johnson's layup is rejected by Steve Woodall | 39-45 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG) Timothy Arena, Leonard Cooke | |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Samford | William Johnson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Ritch | 42-47 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Danny Shirley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF), Bradley Addis (C) Oleg Zdanowicz, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis Wyatt | 45-47 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Luke Watkin lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Ritch | 45-49 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:14 | Samford | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Luke Watkin lays it in | 45-51 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Archie Reed is called for the reach on Larry Smith - foul #1 on Archie Reed, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Louis Wyatt, Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Archie Reed | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is fouled on the floor by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG) Adam Rhymer, Luke Watkin | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz loses the dribble to Leonard Cooke | 45-51 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Timothy Arena knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Oscar Knight | 45-53 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Wade Wilke (PF) Jared Speer, Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| 10:16 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer and the foul's on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Luke Watkin (PF) Leonard Cooke, Oscar Knight | |
| 09:47 | Samford | Timothy Arena makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Luke Watkin pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 48-56 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | John Ruggles grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Cecil Ritch steals the ball from Louis Wyatt in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Oleg Zdanowicz picks off the pass by Anthony Bentley | 48-56 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz tips it in | 50-56 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it in | 50-58 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Woodall | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Oleg Zdanowicz steals it from Cecil Ritch | 53-58 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz's pass is intercepted by Adam Rhymer | 53-58 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Timothy Arena drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cecil Ritch | 53-60 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Wade Wilke (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, Timothy Arena, Luke Watkin | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wade Wilke | 56-60 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Archie Reed's layup is rejected by Danny Shirley | 56-60 |
| 05:14 | Samford | William Johnson tips it home | 56-62 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Daniel Langham steals it from Danny Shirley | 56-62 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Larry Smith is denied by Anthony Bentley | 56-62 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Danny Shirley blocks the jumper by Leonard Cooke | 56-62 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Danny Shirley | 56-62 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Archie Reed snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Cooke and he's fouled by Danny Shirley - foul #3 on Danny Shirley, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) Leonard Cooke | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wade Wilke (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Bentley (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Cecil Ritch loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF), Jared Speer (C) Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Adam Rhymer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Luke Watkin's pass is intercepted by Louis Wyatt | 59-65 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Ruggles | 62-65 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Luke Watkin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 62-65 |
| 02:20 | Samford | William Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Luke Watkin tips it but misses | 62-65 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Adam Rhymer grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #4 on Larry Smith, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| 01:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 3rd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #5 | 62-68 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Ruggles | 65-68 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Adam Rhymer steals the ball from Larry Smith | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-69 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Larry Smith is called for the reach on Archie Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Smith, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 65-71 |