| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Hutzler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bradley Hovis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler inbounds the ball | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Jackson State | Zoran Denisov is called for the reach on Carlton Becker - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 19:35 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna is hacked by Melvin Berry - foul #2 on Melvin Berry, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 19:11 | Jackson State | Melvin Berry is called for the reach on Gordon Hutzler - foul #3 on Melvin Berry, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF) Melvin Berry | |
| 18:55 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Carlton Becker | 39-44 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong tips it in | 39-46 |
| 18:04 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard hits the finger roll set up by Larry Acuna | 41-46 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Wong | 41-46 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 17:27 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:12 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard loses the dribble to Charles Dowdy | 41-46 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Delee | 41-49 |
| 16:43 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker is whistled for a carry | 41-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Coney (PG), Brian Johnson (SF), Dale Romain (PF), Harold Pearce (C) Lloyd Prichard, Gordon Hutzler, Bradley Hovis, Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Ronald Biehl (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Johnnie Rogers, Charles Dowdy | |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Harold Pearce is called for the reach on Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Harold Pearce, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | William Spangler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 16:14 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Dale Romain | 41-49 |
| 15:53 | Jackson State | Michael Coney scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harold Pearce | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Michael Coney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dale Romain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Oakes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | William Spangler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler (SF), Bradley Hovis (PF) Carlton Becker, Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 15:17 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero loses the dribble to Gordon Hutzler | 43-49 |
| 14:21 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-49 |
| 14:19 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis tips it home | 45-49 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 14:07 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Gordon Hutzler | 45-49 |
| 13:51 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG), Carlton Becker (SG), Harold Pearce (SF), Larry Acuna (C) Brian Johnson, Michael Coney, Gordon Hutzler, Bradley Hovis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Charles Dowdy (C) William Spangler, Javier Marrero, Ronald Biehl, Sam Oakes | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Pearce - foul #2 on Harold Pearce, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes (PF) Dale Romain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:00 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler (SF) Roderick Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Larry Acuna steps in front of the Zoran Denisov pass | 45-51 |
| 12:24 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 12:22 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 11:53 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Hutzler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 47-55 |
| 11:28 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Acuna | 49-55 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Larry Acuna picks off the pass by Vincent Delee | 49-55 |
| 10:40 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler is fouled on the floor by Melvin Berry - foul #4 on Melvin Berry, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Coney (PG), Brian Johnson (SF), Bradley Hovis (PF), Dale Romain (C) Lloyd Prichard, Gordon Hutzler, Harold Pearce, Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Ronald Biehl (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers, Charles Dowdy | |
| 10:33 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dale Romain | 51-55 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes drills a floater from close range | 51-57 |
| 10:04 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 09:46 | Jackson State | Dale Romain pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:36 | Jackson State | Dale Romain makes the runner from the baseline set up by Bradley Hovis and he's fouled by Sam Oakes - foul #2 on Sam Oakes, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | Jackson State | Dale Romain misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 09:07 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:45 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | William Spangler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 56-57 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong tips it home | 56-59 |
| 08:14 | Jackson State | Michael Coney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Spangler - foul #2 on William Spangler, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG), Gordon Hutzler (SF), Larry Acuna (C) Carlton Becker, Brian Johnson, Dale Romain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Charles Dowdy (C) William Spangler, Javier Marrero, Ronald Biehl, Sam Oakes | |
| 08:14 | Jackson State | Michael Coney misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:14 | Jackson State | Michael Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 07:51 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Michael Coney | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Hutzler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Hovis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Hutzler | 59-59 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Larry Acuna - foul #3 on Larry Acuna, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Carlton Becker (SG), Dale Romain (PF) Michael Coney, Bradley Hovis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:13 | Jackson State | Dale Romain grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 06:45 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Romain | 59-60 |
| 06:36 | Jackson State | Dale Romain gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:15 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna misses short on a shot from the right block | 59-60 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers tips it home | 59-62 |
| 05:32 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard's pass is intercepted by Vincent Delee | 59-62 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Delee | 59-64 |
| 05:05 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Dowdy - foul #2 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Johnson (PG), Harold Pearce (SF), Bradley Hovis (PF) Lloyd Prichard, Gordon Hutzler, Dale Romain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Oliver Wong (SG), Ronald Biehl (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Johnnie Rogers, Charles Dowdy | |
| 05:05 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:05 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 04:52 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Carlton Becker | 61-64 |
| 04:31 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis travels with the ball | 61-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Coney (PG) Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero connects on the fadeaway from close range | 61-66 |
| 04:03 | Jackson State | Michael Coney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler (SF), Dale Romain (C) Carlton Becker, Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG) Melvin Berry | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Coney - foul #1 on Michael Coney, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG) Michael Coney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Delee (SG) William Spangler | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Hutzler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Hovis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Romain (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Vincent Delee - foul #1 on Vincent Delee, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| 03:28 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:28 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:28 | Jackson State | Brian Johnson misses the 3rd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee grabs the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Oliver Wong, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Carlton Becker (SG) Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy (PF) Ronald Biehl | |
| 02:41 | Jackson State | Dale Romain jams it on a great pass from Carlton Becker | 65-67 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Acuna (C) Dale Romain | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF) Oliver Wong, Sam Oakes | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Delee | 65-69 |
| 01:58 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Carlton Becker | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee's pass is intercepted by Carlton Becker | 67-69 |
| 01:33 | Jackson State | Gordon Hutzler makes the floater from the left side set up by Lloyd Prichard | 69-69 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis is hacked by Johnnie Rogers - foul #1 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna grabs the offensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:33 | Jackson State | Johnnie Rogers steps in front of the Bradley Hovis pass | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov is hacked by Lloyd Prichard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Prichard, team foul #5 | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Larry Acuna is called for the reach on Charles Dowdy - foul #4 on Larry Acuna, team foul #6 | 69-72 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Lloyd Prichard is called for the reach on Charles Dowdy - foul #3 on Lloyd Prichard, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is hacked by Carlton Becker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlton Becker, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (C) Johnnie Rogers | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:13 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-76 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is hacked by Carlton Becker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlton Becker, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (PF) Javier Marrero | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:06 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Hutzler | 72-76 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Prichard - foul #4 on Lloyd Prichard, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:05 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker makes the 3 from straight away | 75-77 |