| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SG - Edward Coleman (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) PF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Isaacs | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego's layup is rejected by Harry Isaacs | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Edward Coleman | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Ralph Huard buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Nathan Irvin and he's hacked by Jack Gaffney - foul #1 on Jack Gaffney, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Vincent Meeker swats the shot by Michael Ortego | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | Edward Coleman gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin banks in the layup set up by Edward Coleman | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs clanks a floater from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Nathan Irvin steps in front of the John Johnson pass | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is fouled on the floor by Brian Chapell - foul #1 on Brian Chapell, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Derek Smith (SF) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell | |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Coleman and he's fouled by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Crump (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moses (PF), James Avitia (C) Jack Gaffney, John Johnson | |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | William Cottrell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Derek Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | James Avitia tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | John Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | Ralph Huard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | James Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | James Avitia's fadeaway is rejected by John Crump | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Huard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Crump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) SG - William Cottrell (fresh) SF - Derek Smith (fresh) PF - James Moses (fresh) C - James Avitia (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF) Nathan Irvin, Edward Coleman, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF) William Cottrell, Derek Smith | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego is hacked by Kosoko Abdallah - foul #1 on Kosoko Abdallah, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Jack Gaffney (PF), John Johnson (C) Franjo Zeilman, James Moses, James Avitia | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Hollingsworth and he's hacked by Michael Ortego - foul #1 on Michael Ortego, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) John Crump | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Hugh Reasoner steps in front of the Michael Ortego pass | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Edward Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Edward Hollingsworth, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Edward Coleman (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Ralph Huard (PF) Hugh Reasoner, Kosoko Abdallah, Edward Hollingsworth, James Orr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG) Joshua Walker | |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:03 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Ralph Huard swats the layup by Jack Gaffney | 9-7 |
| 13:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Vincent Meeker | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-7 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Crump (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Derek Smith (SF), James Moses (PF), James Avitia (C) Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, Jack Gaffney, John Johnson | |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Edward Coleman's layup is rejected by James Moses | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Virginia | Ralph Huard pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Ralph Huard loses the dribble to Franjo Zeilman | 9-7 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses the easy layup | 9-7 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Walker - foul #1 on Joshua Walker, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SG), James Orr (PF) Edward Coleman, Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | James Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Derek Smith buries a shot from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 11:52 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker travels with the ball | 10-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG), Jack Gaffney (PF), John Johnson (C) Joshua Walker, James Moses, James Avitia | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Orr (fresh) C - John Crump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) SG - William Cottrell (fresh) SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 11:10 | Virginia | Franjo Zeilman is called for the reach on Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Franjo Zeilman, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, John Crump | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF) Franjo Zeilman, Derek Smith | |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Johnson | 13-14 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | Virginia | James Orr hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell lays it in | 15-16 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | James Orr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Ortego - foul #2 on Michael Ortego, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Edward Coleman (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), John Crump (C) Hugh Reasoner, Kosoko Abdallah, Edward Hollingsworth, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Franjo Zeilman (SG), James Moses (PF), James Avitia (C) William Cottrell, Michael Ortego, Jack Gaffney, John Johnson | |
| 09:53 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | James Orr misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | James Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | James Moses makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Franjo Zeilman | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Joshua Walker steals it from John Crump | 16-18 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker banks in the layup | 16-20 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | James Moses gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Moses | 16-22 |
| 08:34 | Virginia | Franjo Zeilman steals it from James Orr | 16-22 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell buries a jumper from the baseline set up by James Moses | 16-24 |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker connects on the floater from the right wing set up by James Orr | 18-24 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Ralph Huard (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, James Orr, John Crump | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Jack Gaffney (PF), John Johnson (C) Franjo Zeilman, Brian Chapell, James Moses, James Avitia | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF) Edward Coleman, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Derek Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | William Cottrell is called for the reach on Kosoko Abdallah - foul #1 on William Cottrell, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Hugh Reasoner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | William Cottrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Vincent Meeker (SF) Edward Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG) Joshua Walker | |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:16 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs jams it and he's hacked by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (SG) Kosoko Abdallah | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Chapell (SF) Derek Smith | |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Edward Coleman pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the turnaround from the right block | 24-24 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-24 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Franjo Zeilman | 24-26 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF) Nathan Irvin, Edward Coleman, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), James Avitia (SF), James Moses (PF), Stephen Brown (C) William Cottrell, Brian Chapell, Jack Gaffney, John Johnson | |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Moses | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the board | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Orr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Isaacs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Franjo Zeilman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Avitia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | James Orr hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the shot from the right block set up by Edward Hollingsworth | 29-26 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | James Orr steals the ball from Franjo Zeilman | 29-26 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Franjo Zeilman is called for the reach on Kosoko Abdallah - foul #2 on Franjo Zeilman, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Ralph Huard (PF), John Crump (C) Hugh Reasoner, Edward Hollingsworth, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF), Jack Gaffney (PF), John Johnson (C) Joshua Walker, Franjo Zeilman, James Avitia, James Moses, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Crump - foul #1 on John Crump, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (SG) Kosoko Abdallah | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Jack Gaffney blocks the jumper by Nathan Irvin | 31-28 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Ralph Huard takes the ball from Jack Gaffney | 31-28 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | John Crump is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Crump, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (PF) Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | William Cottrell's pass is intercepted by James Orr | 31-28 |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | John Johnson gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney hits a turnaround in the paint | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses the fullcourt shot | 31-30 |