| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Vincent Delee and he's hacked by Cortez Leach - foul #1 on Cortez Leach, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Cortez Leach snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | David Lubbers is hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Cortez Leach is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Cortez Leach, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Chester Zaborowski picks off the pass by Vincent Delee | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Oliver Wong (SG), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Lubbers | 37-36 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Kevin Thomas steals it from Charles Dowdy | 37-36 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Melvin Berry | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Wong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Melvin Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Oakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Casias (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 39-36 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Oliver Wong steals the ball from David Hoff | 39-36 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Charles Dowdy, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Chester Zaborowski, David Hoff, Justin Casias | |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Cortez Leach drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Billy Partlow | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses short on a floater from the left block | 39-38 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Cortez Leach grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Michael Ellis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Walker | 41-38 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Zoran Denisov steals it from Cortez Leach | 41-38 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker tips it home | 43-38 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Billy Partlow misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Johnnie Rogers - foul #3 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF) William Thornton | |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Billy Partlow makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Billy Partlow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Ernest Dudek swats the short shot by Johnnie Rogers | 43-40 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Billy Partlow grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Cortez Leach's floater is tipped away by Aaron Walker | 43-40 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Biehl - foul #1 on Ronald Biehl, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Melvin Berry (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Ronald Biehl, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Thomas (SG), David Hoff (PF) Michael Ellis, Billy Partlow, Cortez Leach | |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is fouled on the floor by David Lubbers - foul #3 on David Lubbers, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (C) Ernest Dudek | |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | William Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Justin Casias gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Spangler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Oakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Justin Casias clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Javier Marrero, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SG) William Spangler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Justin Casias makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 43-45 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Kevin Thomas steps in front of the Javier Marrero pass | 43-45 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | David Lubbers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Zaborowski | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-48 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | David Lubbers's pass is intercepted by Oliver Wong in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is hacked by Justin Casias - foul #2 on Justin Casias, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Charles Dowdy, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, Chester Zaborowski, David Hoff, Justin Casias | |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Dudek - foul #3 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Oliver Wong is called for the reach on Kevin Thomas - foul #2 on Oliver Wong, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Vincent Delee steals it from Kevin Thomas | 46-50 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Rogers | 46-50 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Delee - foul #1 on Vincent Delee, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG) Michael Ellis | |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov's pass is intercepted by Kevin Thomas | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Cortez Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Cortez Leach loses the ball out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF) Ronald Biehl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Partlow (SG) Kevin Thomas | |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses short on a floater from close range | 46-53 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Partlow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Cortez Leach denies the turnaround by Zoran Denisov | 46-53 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Walker | 46-53 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Cortez Leach gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Cortez Leach drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Billy Partlow and the foul's on Vincent Delee - foul #2 on Vincent Delee, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Kevin Thomas (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Justin Casias (C) David Lubbers, Billy Partlow, William Thornton, Ernest Dudek | |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Cortez Leach swats the short shot by Javier Marrero | 46-55 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Michael Ellis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Chester Zaborowski | 48-57 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Michael Ellis steps in front of the Sam Oakes pass | 48-57 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | William Spangler knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oliver Wong | 50-57 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Michael Ellis is whistled for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF) William Spangler | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), David Hoff (PF) Michael Ellis, Cortez Leach | |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Hoff - foul #2 on David Hoff, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Delee (SG) Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Justin Casias | |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek banks in the layup set up by Chester Zaborowski and the foul's on Sam Oakes - foul #1 on Sam Oakes, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek misses the free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-59 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses the tip | 52-59 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-59 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry double dribbles | 52-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Charles Dowdy, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Dudek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Hoff | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Zoran Denisov | 54-61 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Zoran Denisov steps in front of the David Lubbers pass | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-61 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | David Hoff snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | David Lubbers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Thomas | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Chester Zaborowski picks off the pass by Vincent Delee | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Aaron Walker is called for the reach on Chester Zaborowski - foul #1 on Aaron Walker, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Javier Marrero (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), Justin Casias (C) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Ernest Dudek | |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | William Spangler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Justin Casias pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Ellis | 54-66 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | David Hoff steps in front of the Sam Oakes pass | 54-66 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Michael Ellis is hacked by Charles Dowdy - foul #2 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SF) Chester Zaborowski | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes can't connect on a shot from close range | 54-66 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Justin Casias pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | David Hoff is hacked by William Spangler - foul #2 on William Spangler, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | David Hoff misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | David Hoff misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 54-66 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero can't tip it in | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong snags the offensive board | 54-66 |