| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Percy Huminski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Ruggles | 34-37 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-37 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Busch, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | John Ruggles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-37 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen is hacked by John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Percy Huminski - foul #1 on Percy Huminski, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Larry Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Louis Wyatt | 34-42 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch drills a jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Moreland | 39-44 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch's floater is knocked away by John Ruggles | 39-47 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Moreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Percy Huminski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Chad Allen - foul #3 on Chad Allen, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), Edward Scott (SF), John May (PF), Luther Getty (C) Robert Moreland, John Busch, Percy Huminski, Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles | |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | John May clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | John May misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-50 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-50 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana Tech | Luther Getty snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen makes the jumper in the paint | 41-53 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Luther Getty steals it from Denny Yamasaki | 41-53 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen is fouled on the floor by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Robert Moreland (SG), John Busch (SF), Percy Huminski (PF), Ken Leininger (C) Sam Hurdle, Chad Allen, Edward Scott, John May, Luther Getty | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Wade Wilke (PF) Jared Speer, Denny Yamasaki, Bradley Addis, Danny Shirley | |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland double dribbles | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Rall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Percy Huminski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Leininger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Wilke (fresh) C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Percy Huminski - foul #2 on Percy Huminski, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel (C) Ken Leininger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 41-56 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | George Rall is fouled on the floor by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG) George Rall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Wade Wilke | |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Louis Wyatt and he's fouled by Percy Huminski - foul #3 on Percy Huminski, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John May (SF) John Busch | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Larry Smith | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Ruggles - foul #3 on John Ruggles, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | John Ruggles buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Denny Yamasaki | 44-62 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John May | 47-62 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Denny Yamasaki and the foul's on Sam Hurdle - foul #4 on Sam Hurdle, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), John Busch (SF), Luther Getty (C) Sam Hurdle, Percy Huminski, Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Jared Speer (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Bradley Addis | |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | Luther Getty buries a jump hook in the lane | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Robert Moreland is called for the reach on Wade Wilke - foul #1 on Robert Moreland, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott (SG) Robert Moreland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) John Ruggles | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-67 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch tips it home | 51-67 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the runner from close range | 51-67 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | John May snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Busch | 51-67 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | George Rall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch is whistled for a carry | 51-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), Ken Leininger (C) George Rall, John May | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Louis Wyatt, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Jared Speer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luther Getty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Leininger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jared Speer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 51-69 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bradley Addis steals it from Sam Hurdle | 51-69 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 51-71 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-71 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Luther Getty is hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #6 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen (SG), John May (SF), Percy Huminski (PF), Taylor Zebel (C) Edward Scott, John Busch, Luther Getty, Ken Leininger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (SG), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Bradley Addis, Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz, Jared Speer | |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt loses the dribble to Chad Allen | 51-71 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Chad Allen picks off the pass by Larry Smith | 51-71 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Huminski gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Percy Huminski is denied by Steve Woodall | 51-71 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel gets the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | John May is hacked by Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Robert Moreland (SG), Edward Scott (SF), Luther Getty (C) Sam Hurdle, Chad Allen, Percy Huminski, Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Wade Wilke (PF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Louis Wyatt, Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | John May makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | John May misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Edward Scott denies the turnaround by Jared Speer | 52-71 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Jared Speer grabs the offensive board | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Rall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Getty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Jared Speer drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 52-74 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Edward Scott - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #8 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ken Leininger (C) John May | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Jared Speer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 54-74 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis clanks a shot from close range | 54-74 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Luther Getty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland can't connect on a floater in the paint | 54-74 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Jared Speer buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Denny Yamasaki | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by George Rall | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis is called for traveling | 56-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John May (PF) Ken Leininger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-77 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Luther Getty tips it back up and in | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jared Speer runs out the clock | 58-77 |