| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Denis Heath inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Denis Heath misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-40 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan drills a floater in the lane set up by Larry Service and he's hacked by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Karl Duvall's floater is tipped away by Ernest Denman | 27-40 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Larry Service clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Larry Service pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-40 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | William Young pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is hacked by Ernest Denman - foul #3 on Ernest Denman, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Ernest Denman | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Virgilio Bruno, Karl Duvall | |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 27-40 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | John Venegas grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is fouled on the floor by Robert Bass - foul #3 on Robert Bass, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (SG), Jerry Mozee (PF) Larry Service, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Villanova | Long Xiong (C) William Young | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Venegas and he's hacked by Joseph Burkett - foul #1 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (PF), William Young (C) Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Virgilio Bruno | 27-43 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-45 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Jerry Mozee steals the ball from Virgilio Bruno | 27-45 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan's dunk attempt is rejected by William Young | 27-45 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - William Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Denis Heath is called for traveling | 27-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Robert Bass (PF) Joseph Burkett, Larry Szymanowski, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) Virgilio Bruno, William Young | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Long Xiong - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Bass | 29-45 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee can't tip it in | 29-45 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | John Venegas is hacked by Jerry Mozee - foul #2 on Jerry Mozee, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan (C) Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Karl Duvall (C) Denis Heath, Long Xiong | |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Nicholas Dargan steals it from Ardian Zephyr | 29-45 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Robert Bass buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Milton Schwarzenbach | 31-45 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | John Venegas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman is whistled for traveling | 31-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Craig McCollester (SG) Milton Schwarzenbach, Larry Service | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), William Young (C) Ardian Zephyr, Karl Duvall | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Burkett - foul #2 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Long Xiong (C) John Venegas | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman blows the dunk | 31-50 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bass | 31-50 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan hits a floater in the lane set up by Joseph Burkett | 33-50 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva's pass is intercepted by Craig McCollester | 33-50 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester jams it | 35-50 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Denis Heath can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Burkett - foul #3 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Craig McCollester, Ernest Denman, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Virgilio Bruno, Long Xiong | |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG) Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Denis Heath drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ardian Zephyr | 35-54 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Larry Service clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee tips it home | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:44 | Villanova | William Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Larry Service grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Ardian Zephyr is called for the reach on Joseph Burkett - foul #2 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Larry Szymanowski, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Ardian Zephyr, William Young | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | John Venegas is hacked by Craig McCollester - foul #1 on Craig McCollester, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (SG) Milton Schwarzenbach | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:53 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Edward Plant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ernest Denman | 40-56 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-56 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan can't connect on a floater near the basket | 40-56 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Denis Heath gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Karl Duvall | 40-58 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Edward Plant buries a floater from the right side | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Plant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Denman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (tiring) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Duvall (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Robert Bass steals the ball from Virgilio Bruno | 42-58 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | The jumper by Nicholas Dargan is denied by Denis Heath | 42-58 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan tips it home | 44-58 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Virgilio Bruno | 44-60 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Craig McCollester, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF), Milton Schwarzenbach (C) Craig McCollester, Edward Plant, Ernest Denman, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF), William Young (C) John Venegas, Karl Duvall | |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva double dribbles | 44-60 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | William Young denies the turnaround by Milton Schwarzenbach | 44-60 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Denis Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Jerry Mozee, Milton Schwarzenbach | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett is hacked by John Venegas - foul #2 on John Venegas, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG) Virgilio Bruno | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | William Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremiah Spiva | 46-62 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Denis Heath takes the ball from Nicholas Dargan | 46-62 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Denis Heath lays it up and in | 46-64 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Denis Heath gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | John Venegas hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 46-67 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zephyr - foul #3 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Craig McCollester (SG), Craig Parker (SF), Douglas Hoag (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, William Young | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Parker (fresh) PF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (tired) 9 pts. 10 ast. SG - Denis Heath (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Long Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-67 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ardian Zephyr - foul #4 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #6 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG) Denis Heath | |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Mozee | 48-67 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremiah Spiva | 48-69 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | John Venegas steps in front of the Douglas Hoag pass | 48-69 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | John Venegas hits the finger roll | 48-71 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Craig Parker hits a jumpshot from the left side | 50-71 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | John Venegas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Long Xiong | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee hits the follow up shot | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno blows the layup but the foul's on Milton Schwarzenbach - foul #2 on Milton Schwarzenbach, team foul #9 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-76 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva runs out the clock | 52-76 |