| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins inbounds the ball | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins tips it but misses | 39-21 |
| 19:35 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Joshua Creed | 39-21 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Oliver Waller misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-21 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | Cody Prather tips it but misses | 39-21 |
| 19:26 | Murray State | Joshua Creed tips it but misses | 39-21 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt | 39-21 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Oliver Waller jams it on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing | 39-23 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (C) Richard Tepperberg, David Zechman, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing is hacked by Dan Thorsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Thorsen, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (SG) Dan Thorsen | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:33 | Murray State | Cody Prather clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-23 |
| 18:31 | Murray State | Cody Prather grabs the offensive board | 39-23 |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Joshua Creed comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-23 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | Cody Prather pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg (SG), David Zechman (PF), Oren Gerry (C) James Brooks, Tyron Smith, John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG), Barry Poff (SF), Dean Overbay (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Geoffrey Laing, Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Barry Poff takes the ball from David Zechman | 39-23 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (C) Ryan Hawkins, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Piper (PF) Thomas Lowe | |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-23 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Barry Poff drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Overbay | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 39-26 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Dean Overbay snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Steven Piper loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF), Ryan Hawkins (PF), Oren Gerry (C) Richard Tepperberg, Tyron Smith, David Zechman, John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Oliver Waller (SF), Joshua Creed (PF), Cody Prather (C) Sang Huang, Barry Poff, Dean Overbay, Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Paul Mendivil is hacked by Oliver Waller - foul #1 on Oliver Waller, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF) Paul Mendivil | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gold (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Joshua Creed grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Joshua Creed banks in the layup on a great pass from Geoffrey Laing | 39-28 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Joshua Creed pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Cody Prather buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Brooks | 42-31 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Joshua Creed misses short on a runner from the left block | 42-31 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry is hacked by Cody Prather - foul #1 on Cody Prather, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (C) Jerry Gold, James Brooks, David Zechman, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG), Barry Poff (SG), Dean Overbay (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Geoffrey Laing, Thomas Lowe, Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins misses the open dunk | 42-31 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Tepperberg | 42-31 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the turnaround from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 12:24 | Murray State | Steven Piper misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 44-31 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-31 |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Sang Huang clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins grabs the board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Pittman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. C - John Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sang Huang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Poff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dean Overbay (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Piper (fairly fresh) C - Ricky Cook (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Sang Huang is called for the reach on Richard Tepperberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sang Huang, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF), Oren Gerry (C) Ryan Hawkins, John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Oliver Waller (SF), Joshua Creed (PF), Dale Chalker (C) Sang Huang, Barry Poff, Dean Overbay, Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg connects on the 3 from the left wing | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Joshua Creed is fouled on the floor by David Zechman - foul #2 on David Zechman, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (PG), Ryan Hawkins (PF) George Pittman, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG) Rosendo Greco | |
| 11:02 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-31 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry hits a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Tepperberg | 51-31 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Oliver Waller is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gold - foul #1 on Jerry Gold, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), James Brooks (SG), David Zechman (PF) Jerry Gold, Richard Tepperberg, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SF), Dean Overbay (PF), Cody Prather (C) Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Dale Chalker | |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Barry Poff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-31 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry gets the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | David Zechman connects on the open floater near the basket set up by James Brooks | 53-31 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Cody Prather evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Geoffrey Laing | 53-33 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Brooks | 56-33 |
| 08:42 | Murray State | Dean Overbay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Cody Prather swats the short shot by Ryan Hawkins | 56-33 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | George Pittman grabs the offensive board | 56-33 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry's pass is intercepted by Cody Prather | 56-33 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Barry Poff comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Cody Prather hits the follow up shot | 56-35 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins blows the layup | 56-35 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | George Pittman tips it in | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ryan Hawkins (tiring) 22 pts. 10 reb. PF - David Zechman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Poff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dean Overbay (fairly fresh) C - Cody Prather (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Zechman - foul #3 on David Zechman, team foul #4 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (C) George Pittman, James Brooks, David Zechman, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (SG), Oliver Waller (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Thomas Lowe, Barry Poff, Dean Overbay, Cody Prather | |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sang Huang - foul #4 on Sang Huang, team foul #4 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Joshua Creed (PF) Geoffrey Laing, Steven Piper | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ricky Cook | 59-36 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Richard Tepperberg steals it from Oliver Waller | 59-36 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen is hacked by Rosendo Greco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rosendo Greco, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (PG), Jerry Gama (SG) Dan Thorsen, Richard Tepperberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SF), Steven Piper (PF) Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed | |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-36 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Ryan Hawkins steals it from Barry Poff | 59-36 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Gold | 61-36 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Sang Huang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-36 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins gets the rebound | 61-36 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith is called for traveling | 61-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF) Ryan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dean Overbay (PF), Dale Chalker (C) Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Sang Huang scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rosendo Greco | 61-38 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | David Zechman lays it in set up by Tyron Smith | 63-38 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-38 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Barry Poff grabs the offensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 03:50 | Murray State | Dale Chalker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-38 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | David Zechman snags the defensive board | 63-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 63-38 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold snags the offensive board | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Gama (fairly fresh) SF - Tyron Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Zechman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Barry Poff (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Dean Overbay (fairly fresh) C - Dale Chalker (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Rosendo Greco steals it from Tyron Smith | 63-38 |
| 02:53 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco lays it up and in | 63-40 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the runner in the lane set up by Jerry Gama | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Barry Poff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-40 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | John Hamilton grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-40 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Hamilton | 65-40 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | Dale Chalker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Barry Poff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Barry Poff grabs the offensive board | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Murray State | Barry Poff makes the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Tyron Smith - foul #2 on Tyron Smith, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (SG) Jerry Gama | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Rosendo Greco, Dale Chalker | |
| 00:51 | Murray State | Barry Poff misses the free throw | 65-42 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | John Hamilton gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Barry Poff takes the ball from Tyron Smith in the backcourt | 65-42 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | Sang Huang lays it up and in set up by Barry Poff | 65-44 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Brooks and he's fouled by Sang Huang - foul #5 on Sang Huang, team foul #6 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG) David Zechman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG) Sang Huang | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold makes the free throw | 68-44 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Steven Piper connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-47 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | George Pittman runs out the clock | 68-47 |