| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) SG - Warren Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Yates (fresh) PF - John Stennis (fresh) C - John Pecor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Morin and he's fouled by Michael Yates - foul #1 on Michael Yates, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | John Stennis makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Johansson | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Pecor | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | John Pecor knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Jacob Lloyd - foul #1 on Jacob Lloyd, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | John Pecor makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it in | 5-5 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Sal Thorn | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Yates | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | John Pecor scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Warren Adams | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is hacked by Michael Yates - foul #2 on Michael Yates, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski (PF) Michael Yates | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn | |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Cochran (C) Dale Lieu | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Warren Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Johansson | 10-5 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Brighton and he's hacked by William Johansson - foul #1 on William Johansson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julius Franklin (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Juan Ramirez (C) William Johansson, John Stennis, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG) Harry Comer | |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Michael Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG) Warren Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Dale Lieu (C) John Nelms, Erick McGunagle, Robert Cochran | |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is fouled on the floor by Juan Ramirez - foul #1 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 10-7 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Leroy Morin is called for the reach on Julius Franklin - foul #1 on Leroy Morin, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG) Luther Holder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Bobby Anderson | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Franklin (fresh) SF - Michael Houston (fresh) PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fresh) C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Michael Brighton (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez misses short on a shot from the right block | 10-9 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Pyanowski | 10-9 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski lays it up and in set up by William Johansson and the foul's on Michael Brighton - foul #1 on Michael Brighton, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Stennis (SF) Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sal Thorn (PF) Michael Brighton | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger (C) Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Juan Ramirez denies the turnaround by Sal Thorn | 13-9 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Harry Comer steps in front of the Juan Ramirez pass | 13-9 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Harry Comer lays it up and in | 13-11 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Stennis | 13-11 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger clanks a floater near the basket | 13-11 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | John Stennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Warren Adams (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Ivan Pyanowski (PF), John Pecor (C) William Johansson, Julius Franklin, John Stennis, Juan Ramirez, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Leroy Morin, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn, Dale Lieu | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Nelms | 13-14 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cochran | 13-14 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski tips it in | 15-14 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Robert Cochran is blocked by John Pecor | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Luther Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski's layup is rejected by Robert Cochran | 15-14 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | John Nelms hits a jumpshot from the right side | 15-16 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), John Stennis (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Luther Holder, Ivan Pyanowski, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Sal Thorn (PF), Dale Lieu (C) John Nelms, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle, Robert Cochran | |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Bobby Anderson | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) PF - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Boulanger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Michael Houston misses short on a shot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Michael Houston pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Sal Thorn steals the ball from Warren Adams | 15-16 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | John Stennis denies the turnaround by Dale Lieu | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Michael Houston gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | John Stennis throws it down on a great pass from Warren Adams and he's fouled by Sal Thorn - foul #1 on Sal Thorn, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julius Franklin (SG), Ivan Pyanowski (PF), John Pecor (C) Warren Adams, Michael Houston, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | John Stennis misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Julius Franklin - foul #1 on Julius Franklin, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Sal Thorn | |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | William Johansson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Julius Franklin | 20-18 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | William Johansson is called for the reach on Erick McGunagle - foul #2 on William Johansson, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG) William Johansson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF) Jacob Lloyd | |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski is denied on a layup by Michael Brighton | 20-20 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-20 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Stennis | 20-20 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | John Stennis is denied on a layup by Michael Brighton | 20-20 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Luther Holder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Harry Comer pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 20-22 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | John Pecor comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Brighton - foul #2 on Michael Brighton, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), Michael Houston (SF) Julius Franklin, Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Scott Richardson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Sal Thorn (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Bobby Anderson, Harry Comer, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle, Dale Lieu | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd's pass is intercepted by Michael Houston | 20-22 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Luther Holder misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Morin - foul #2 on Leroy Morin, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger (C) John Pecor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG) Leroy Morin | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Luther Holder makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Luther Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Luther Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Stennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Boulanger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Richardson (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn hits the finger roll | 22-24 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | John Stennis is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julius Franklin (SG) Luther Holder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Dale Lieu (C) Scott Richardson, Robert Cochran | |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | John Nelms scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 22-27 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | John Stennis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-27 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | John Nelms grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd blows the layup | 22-27 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | John Stennis pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | John Nelms pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Bobby Boulanger is called for the reach on Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Bobby Boulanger, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski (PF) John Stennis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Scott Richardson (SF), Robert Cochran (PF) John Nelms, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn | |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger loses the dribble to Harry Comer | 22-27 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Bobby Boulanger steps in front of the Harry Comer pass | 22-27 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Scott Richardson is called for the reach on Julius Franklin - foul #1 on Scott Richardson, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Pecor (C) Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (PF) Dale Lieu | |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Harry Comer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Warren Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle misses the easy layup | 23-27 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Scott Richardson can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | John Pecor pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Franklin (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pecor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Richardson (fresh) PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pecor and the foul's on Erick McGunagle - foul #1 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Michael Yates (SF), Juan Ramirez (C) Julius Franklin, Michael Houston, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Sal Thorn (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Harry Comer, Scott Richardson, Erick McGunagle, Robert Cochran | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pyanowski - foul #1 on Ivan Pyanowski, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger (C) Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SG) Bobby Anderson | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | William Johansson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leroy Morin | 25-31 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Warren Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (SG) Warren Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Sal Thorn | |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Juan Ramirez - foul #3 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Stennis (PF), John Pecor (C) Juan Ramirez, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Harry Comer takes the ball from John Pecor | 25-33 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd lays it up and in set up by Harry Comer | 25-35 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Michael Yates clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Lloyd and the foul's on Luther Holder - foul #1 on Luther Holder, team foul #11 | 25-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (PF) Michael Brighton | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Dale Lieu swats the shot by Michael Yates | 25-38 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Yates - foul #3 on Michael Yates, team foul #12 | 25-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Bobby Boulanger (C) William Johansson, Michael Yates, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Sal Thorn (PF) Leroy Morin, Dale Lieu | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Luther Holder loses the dribble to Bobby Anderson | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson connects on the halfcourt shot | 25-43 |