| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #1 | 50-34 |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the board | 52-34 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Craig Winberg steps in front of the Paul Bramblett pass | 52-34 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Daniel Parada picks off the pass by Larry Smith | 52-34 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wade Wilke | 52-36 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-36 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine can't tip it in | 52-36 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Larry Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (PF) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Craig Winberg | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses short on a runner from the baseline | 52-38 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 52-38 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz's floater is knocked away by Lon Smith | 52-38 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Jared Speer throws it down on a great pass from Oleg Zdanowicz | 54-40 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-40 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Jared Speer travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 54-40 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Larry Smith snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Larry Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Bradley Addis | 54-40 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | John Ruggles grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Wade Wilke (SF) Rex Waite, Bradley Addis | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 56-40 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is whistled for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith, John Ruggles | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley clanks a floater from the left side | 56-40 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Stuart Ried steals the ball from Jonathan Haugland | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Frazier (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Stuart Ried (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Woods | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Francis Frazier is called for the reach on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Francis Frazier, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Paul Bramblett, Francis Frazier, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz, Danny Shirley | |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis clanks a shot from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lon Smith | 61-40 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Russell Jolley steals it from Rex Waite | 61-40 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #2 | 61-40 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Russell Jolley | 61-40 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #3 on Rex Waite, team foul #3 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Timothy Haines (C) Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Craig Winberg | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 65-41 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Stuart Ried swats the short shot by Rex Waite | 65-41 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 65-41 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Lon Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-41 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Rex Waite comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-41 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Addis | 68-41 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bradley Addis, team foul #4 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, John Ruggles | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier is whistled for traveling | 68-41 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-41 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits the follow up shot | 68-43 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Haines (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Craig Winberg (PF) Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Bramblett and the foul's on Jonathan Haugland - foul #1 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the free throw | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francis Frazier (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Russell Jolley picks off the pass by Craig Winberg | 71-43 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley banks in the layup | 73-43 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Haines - foul #3 on Timothy Haines, team foul #4 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the floater from the left side | 73-43 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier snags the defensive board | 73-43 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-43 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley grabs the offensive rebound | 73-43 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Craig Winberg - foul #3 on Craig Winberg, team foul #7 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Randy Dishman | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-43 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Robert Woods tips it back up and in | 76-43 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Haugland | 76-46 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Micheal Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG) Jonathan Haugland | |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-46 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg tips it in | 76-48 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses badly on a shot near the basket | 76-48 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Micheal Moore | 79-48 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses the 3 from the right corner | 79-48 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Micheal Moore | 81-48 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a shot from the left wing set up by Randy Dishman | 81-50 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods dunks the ball set up by Micheal Moore and the foul's on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #8 | 83-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Haines (C) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) Jared Speer | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the free throw | 84-50 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the runner from the right block set up by Randy Dishman | 84-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Micheal Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Francis Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Winberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #4 on Craig Winberg, team foul #9 | 84-52 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 85-52 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 86-52 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 86-52 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the offensive board | 86-52 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-52 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier gets the rebound | 86-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Moore | 89-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Craig Winberg - foul #5 on Craig Winberg, team foul #10 | 89-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF) Craig Winberg | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is fouled on the floor by Bradley Addis - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #11 | 89-52 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 90-52 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 91-52 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 91-54 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 91-54 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Jared Speer grabs the board | 91-54 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Jared Speer lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Haugland | 91-56 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Robert Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 91-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Haines (C) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is fouled on the floor by Micheal Moore - foul #1 on Micheal Moore, team foul #5 | 91-56 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jared Speer | 91-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Robert Woods - foul #4 on Bradley Addis, team foul #12 | 91-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 1st free throw | 91-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 92-58 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Micheal Moore steals it from Jonathan Haugland | 92-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Micheal Moore runs out the clock | 92-58 |