| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) C - Robert Creasey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 11 pts. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is fouled on the floor by Hugh Donato - foul #1 on Hugh Donato, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Steinmetz | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | David Mohamed double dribbles | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-38 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | David Mohamed gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato is denied on a layup by Thomas Steinmetz | 32-38 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Hugh Donato | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Vernon Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:30 | Duke | David Carter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Johnson | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | David Mohamed loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (PG), Brandon Falkowski (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Norman Valenti, David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Ken Walraven | |
| 16:57 | Duke | George Danis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Joshua King loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG) Brandon Falkowski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 16:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joshua King | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Danis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Duke | George Danis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on George Danis, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Hugh Donato (PF) Norman Valenti, Mark Wagner, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF) Rocky Mancini, George Danis | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Neal - foul #3 on Jeffrey Neal, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Scott Hubbs | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), David Carter (PF) Arnold Smith, Joshua King | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:06 | Duke | David Carter is hacked by Hugh Donato - foul #2 on Hugh Donato, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Creasey (C) Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Greeley (C) Jeffrey Neal | |
| 14:54 | Duke | Hugh Donato is called for the reach on David Carter - foul #3 on Hugh Donato, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ken Walraven (C) Robert Greeley | |
| 14:41 | Duke | David Carter misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Mohamed - foul #3 on David Mohamed, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Scott Hubbs (PF) David Mohamed, Hugh Donato | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:41 | Duke | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:41 | Duke | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is fouled on the floor by Ken Walraven - foul #1 on Ken Walraven, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF) Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter | |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | David Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Joshua King grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Danis | 34-45 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | David Smith is hacked by George Danis - foul #2 on George Danis, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Hugh Donato (PF) Norman Valenti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, George Danis, Ken Walraven | |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Scott Hubbs and he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Joshua King snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Arnold Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Tilley - foul #4 on Donald Tilley, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG) Donald Tilley | |
| Subs | Duke | David Carter (PF) Joshua King | |
| 12:52 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal slams it home on a nice dish by David Carter | 36-47 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 12:47 | Duke | David Carter grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Carter | 36-50 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey travels with the ball | 36-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson (C) Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:17 | Duke | Rocky Mancini is hacked by David Mohamed - foul #4 on David Mohamed, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (SG) David Mohamed | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:12 | Duke | David Carter lays it in set up by Rocky Mancini | 36-52 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti banks in the layup | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Rocky Mancini connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Arnold Smith | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-55 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Rocky Mancini pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Hugh Donato swats the shot by David Carter | 38-55 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz tips it but misses | 38-55 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson tips it but misses | 38-55 |
| 10:12 | Duke | David Carter snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz is whistled for a carry | 38-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Norman Valenti, Scott Hubbs, Hugh Donato | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:34 | Duke | Joshua King misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 09:33 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to George Danis | 40-55 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua King | 40-57 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | David Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by George Danis - foul #3 on George Danis, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), Bryan Anderson (PF) Mark Wagner, Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Ken Walraven gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ken Walraven | 42-59 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua King | 42-62 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brandon Falkowski | 45-62 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Creasey - foul #3 on Robert Creasey, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF) Brandon Falkowski, Norman Valenti, David Smith, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Vernon Wiley, George Danis, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| 07:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Jackson, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Donato (PF) Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Duke | Arnold Smith's pass is intercepted by Donald Tilley | 45-63 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | David Mohamed lays it in on a great pass from Donald Tilley | 47-63 |
| 06:50 | Duke | David Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Mohamed | 50-63 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 06:23 | Duke | David Carter tips it home | 50-65 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | David Mohamed buries a jump hook in the lane | 52-65 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Tilley - foul #5 on Donald Tilley, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Donald Tilley, Hugh Donato, Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Robert Greeley | |
| 06:04 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is denied on a layup by George Danis | 52-66 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey tips it home | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (SG) David Mohamed | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:25 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Creasey | 57-68 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Ken Walraven is whistled for a carry | 57-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Donato (PF) Scott Hubbs | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Neal (C) Rocky Mancini, Ken Walraven | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 04:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 57-68 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 03:49 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to George Danis | 57-68 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Joshua King clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Hugh Donato - foul #4 on Hugh Donato, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (C) Mark Wagner, David Smith, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Vernon Wiley, George Danis, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Joshua King misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the offensive board | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by David Mohamed - foul #5 on David Mohamed, team foul #12 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski (PG), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Hugh Donato | |
| Subs | Duke | David Carter (PF) Joshua King | |
| 03:12 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:41 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Valenti | 58-70 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (SG), David Smith (SF), Hugh Donato (PF), Robert Creasey (C) Brandon Falkowski, Scott Hubbs, Patrick Jackson, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner is whistled for traveling | 58-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:04 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz tips it home | 58-72 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 01:40 | Duke | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Ken Walraven connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Vernon Wiley | 58-74 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-74 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Carter makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Vernon Wiley is called for the reach on Mark Wagner - foul #2 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson runs out the clock | 58-76 |