| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Holcomb - foul #3 on David Holcomb, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-28 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock tips it in | 36-28 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton knocks in the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon loses the dribble to Charles Norman | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (C) Jerome Shelton | |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joshua Nash clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | The refs have stopped play. Andrew Faircloth is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (PG) Andrew Faircloth | |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Ross Caley makes the floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Kevin Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Amado Ricci (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (C) Kyle Florio | |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Karl Dimick - foul #2 on Karl Dimick, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton (C) Charles Norman | |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Cornell | Willie Eggen gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Karl Dimick is fouled on the floor by Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Willie Eggen is fouled on the floor by Ross Caley - foul #2 on Ross Caley, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Amado Ricci | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG) Stephen Blackburn | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Willie Eggen's floater is tipped away by Jerome Shelton | 38-34 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 38-34 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses long on a runner near the basket | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Thornton | 38-34 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Vladimir Lisowski is called for the reach on Larry Thornton - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Larry Thornton, Brandon Carnegie, Jerome Shelton | |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 14:18 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon clanks a shot near the basket | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ross Caley snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:52 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Kevin Booker loses the dribble to Ross Caley | 38-37 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Ross Caley loses the dribble to Cecil Stewart | 38-37 |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Nash (C) Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) David Holcomb, Ross Caley, Daniel Davis | |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Michael McClarnon denies the turnaround by Charles Norman | 38-37 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton tips it in | 38-39 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Booker | 40-39 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Florio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Charles Norman pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 40-42 |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Joshua Nash gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:41 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock knocks in the jumper in the lane | 42-42 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Charles Norman gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the fadeaway in the lane | 42-44 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 09:36 | Cornell | Joshua Nash tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth tips it home | 44-46 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Kevin Booker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 09:01 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon tips it in | 46-46 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses long on a floater in the paint | 46-46 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Kevin Booker | 46-46 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Faircloth - foul #2 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Joshua Nash | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Andrew Faircloth, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| 08:25 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Holcomb | 47-49 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Steve Frank scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Karl Dimick and he's hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #2 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Eggen (PF) Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Willie Eggen pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Stephen Blackburn is called for the reach on Vladimir Lisowski - foul #1 on Stephen Blackburn, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Willie Eggen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willie Eggen | 54-49 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Caley | 54-49 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Karl Dimick is called for the reach on Ross Caley - foul #3 on Karl Dimick, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Stephen Blackburn | |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Ross Caley buries a floater from the right side set up by David Holcomb | 54-51 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski hits a floater from the baseline set up by Steve Frank | 56-51 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Joshua Nash (C) Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Stephen Cowell (C) David Holcomb, Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Mike Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Faircloth - foul #3 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Ross Caley is denied by Joshua Nash | 58-51 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Charles Norman tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 05:15 | Cornell | Willie Eggen pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Stephen Cowell snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Joshua Nash swats the short shot by Charles Norman | 58-51 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Ross Caley gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Ross Caley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Amado Ricci (PF), Steve Frank (C) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Willie Eggen, Joshua Nash | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Brandon Carnegie (C) Andrew Faircloth, Stephen Blackburn, Ross Caley, Stephen Cowell | |
| 03:55 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart is called for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Aaron Blalock, Amado Ricci | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton (C) Charles Norman | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Steve Frank swats the short shot by Jerome Shelton | 58-51 |
| 03:28 | Cornell | Kevin Booker grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 58-51 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Karl Dimick steals it from Brandon Carnegie | 58-51 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 01:52 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Karl Dimick | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | David Holcomb loses the dribble to Karl Dimick | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is hacked by Jerome Shelton - foul #3 on Jerome Shelton, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Brandon Carnegie | |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton drills a floater from the right side | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is hacked by David Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Holcomb, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Joshua Nash (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Aaron Blalock steps in front of the Jerome Shelton pass | 62-53 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Mike Willis is hacked by David Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Holcomb, team foul #12 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton is whistled for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF) Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Mike Willis runs out the clock | 64-53 |