| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hall and he's hacked by David Jenkins - foul #2 on David Jenkins, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the free throw | 30-50 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-50 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | David Boyer can't connect on a jumper from close range | 30-50 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | John Hall is hacked by David Boyer - foul #1 on David Boyer, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | David Jenkins is called for the reach on Jessie Taylor - foul #3 on David Jenkins, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG) David Jenkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Fisher | 30-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Robertson | 33-53 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | David Boyer denies the turnaround by Jessie Taylor | 33-53 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 33-53 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | David Boyer is hacked by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun (PF) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-53 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG) Phillip Robertson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) Alvin Boldt | |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | David Bretz grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Andrew Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Dagostino - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (PF) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), John Hall (PF) Ronald Jeffords, David Bretz | |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is hacked by Jared Carter - foul #1 on Jared Carter, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG) Danny Gilliland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher (C) Raymond Mitton | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach loses the ball out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF) Andrew Cooper, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (SF) Garrett Auerbach | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Fisher - foul #1 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher loses the dribble to David Jenkins | 39-55 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Jenkins | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-55 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-55 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jessie Taylor | 41-55 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edwin Fisher | 41-58 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Jessie Taylor steps in front of the David Jenkins pass | 41-58 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jessie Taylor | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #7 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (PG), Andrew Cooper (SF), Jared Carter (PF), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, Jack Anderson, David Boyer, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Robert Dagostino, Alvin Boldt, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jessie Taylor | 41-62 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords grabs the board | 41-62 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is whistled for traveling | 41-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (PF) David Jenkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-62 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is hacked by Danny Gilliland - foul #2 on Danny Gilliland, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | David Bretz takes the ball from Andrew Cooper | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-64 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor can't throw it down | 43-64 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | David Bretz hits the follow up shot | 43-66 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | John Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Earl Calhoun (PF) Andrew Cooper, Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Alvin Boldt (SF), John Hall (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Jessie Taylor, Garrett Auerbach, David Bretz, Raymond Mitton | |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino is hacked by Phillip Robertson - foul #2 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #9 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Edwin Fisher is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #2 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #4 | 43-66 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton (C) Edwin Fisher | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Hall | 44-69 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Mitton | 44-69 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton tips it home | 44-71 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | David Jenkins is hacked by Ronald Jeffords - foul #2 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #6 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF), David Boyer (PF) Alberto Bruno, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) Ronald Jeffords | |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-71 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson snags the offensive board | 44-71 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | David Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Phillip Robertson | 47-71 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Dagostino | 47-74 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Alvin Boldt picks off the pass by Jack Anderson | 47-74 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt slams it home | 47-76 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Calhoun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Boldt (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Mitton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun hits the finger roll | 49-76 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-79 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-79 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson tips it back up and in | 51-79 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-79 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Raymond Mitton takes the ball from Phillip Robertson | 51-79 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is whistled for traveling | 51-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Jared Carter (PF) Phillip Robertson, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), David Bretz (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland buries a jumpshot from the right side | 53-79 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jessie Taylor | 53-82 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Danny Gilliland | 56-82 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Earl Calhoun steals the ball from Ronald Jeffords | 56-82 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-82 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Jared Carter is called for the reach on David Bretz - foul #2 on Jared Carter, team foul #10 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) Alvin Boldt | |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Jared Carter gets the rebound | 56-82 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper is hacked by Ronald Jeffords - foul #3 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #7 | 56-82 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach lays it in on a nice dish by Jessie Taylor | 58-84 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-84 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-84 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jared Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Calhoun (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jared Carter - foul #3 on Jared Carter, team foul #11 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG) Danny Gilliland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Edwin Fisher | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | David Bretz makes the 1st free throw | 58-85 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Jared Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-85 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-85 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Alberto Bruno picks off the pass by Ronald Jeffords | 61-85 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alberto Bruno | 63-85 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-85 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach tips it home | 63-87 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky misses the jumper from the left block | 63-87 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 63-87 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-87 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG) Gordon Wilensky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Alvin Boldt (SF), John Hall (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach, David Bretz, Raymond Mitton | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-87 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno grabs the board | 63-87 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland's pass is intercepted by Edwin Fisher | 63-87 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the easy layup | 63-87 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher hits the follow up shot | 63-89 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Cooper | 66-89 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords | 66-91 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun is denied on a layup by John Hall | 66-91 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-91 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor runs out the clock | 66-91 |