| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donovan Hicks | 24-43 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser is called for traveling | 24-43 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-43 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 24-43 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the lay-in | 24-43 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk tips it but misses | 24-43 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie snags the offensive board | 24-43 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek is whistled for traveling | 26-43 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donovan Hicks | 26-45 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 17:12 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the lay-in | 26-45 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek is fouled on the floor by Tony Gold - foul #2 on Tony Gold, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PG), Fadey Zic (SF), Daniel Davis (C) Franjo Zaiser, Olin Zarek, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), Allen Hinton (SF) Donovan Hicks, Mark Davy | |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Leslie Johnson steals it from Christopher Sears | 26-45 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson misses the driving attempt from close range | 26-45 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton tips it home | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic is fouled on the floor by Edward Perkins - foul #2 on Edward Perkins, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Roe (SF) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG), Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) Tony Gold, Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Charles Roe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Perkins - foul #3 on Edward Perkins, team foul #3 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Franjo Zaiser (SG) Christopher Sears, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG) Allen Hinton | |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Charles Roe makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Charles Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Roe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Perkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Franjo Zaiser | 31-47 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 31-47 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Edward Perkins steals it from Charles Roe | 31-47 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins lays it in | 31-49 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-49 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-49 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jim Serna and he's hacked by Charles Roe - foul #1 on Charles Roe, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG), Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Franjo Zaiser, Fadey Zic, Charles Roe, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (C) Donovan Hicks, Edward Perkins, Jim Serna | |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses the free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Clayton - foul #2 on Steven Clayton, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson (C) Steven Clayton | |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Olin Zarek | 33-51 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears is fouled on the floor by Tony Gold - foul #3 on Tony Gold, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG) George Barnett | |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Sears | 35-51 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-51 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is fouled on the floor by Brandon Carnegie - foul #3 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Fadey Zic (SG) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Clayton and the foul's on Franjo Zaiser - foul #1 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donovan Hicks - foul #2 on Donovan Hicks, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fadey Zic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Gold | 36-56 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser comes up short on the shot from the right block | 36-56 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the offensive board | 36-56 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Gold - foul #4 on Tony Gold, team foul #7 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (SF) Olin Zarek | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), George Barnett (SG), Allen Hinton (SF) Donovan Hicks, Tony Gold, Mark Davy | |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 37-56 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the turnaround in the lane | 39-56 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Christopher Sears (SG), Charles Roe (SF), Raymundo Martin (C) Franjo Zaiser, Fadey Zic, Brandon Carnegie, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona (PF) Steven Clayton | |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG) Allen Hinton | |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks banks in the layup set up by George Barnett | 39-58 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Roe | 42-58 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona's pass is intercepted by Raymundo Martin | 42-58 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Perkins | 42-58 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears tips it back up and in | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Sears is called for the reach on George Barnett - foul #3 on Christopher Sears, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF) Charles Roe, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, George Barnett, Jim Serna | |
| 08:16 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Davis steps in front of the Mark Davy pass | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Steven Clayton (PF) Edward Perkins, Leslie Johnson | |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mazi Ashalintubbi is called for the reach on Donovan Hicks - foul #4 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG) Allen Hinton | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona tips it home | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi is whistled for traveling | 44-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG) Christopher Sears | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (PG), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Richard Corona | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett tips it back up and in | 44-62 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Franjo Zaiser | 44-62 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-62 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franjo Zaiser | 46-62 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG) Franjo Zaiser | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Jim Serna (C) George Barnett, Leslie Johnson | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Olin Zarek picks off the pass by Steven Clayton | 46-62 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek dunks the ball | 48-62 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Davy | 48-64 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears double dribbles | 48-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Daniel Davis (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona (PF) Steven Clayton | |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the runner from the right block set up by Tony Gold | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-66 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Olin Zarek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franjo Zaiser | 50-66 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Olin Zarek steals it from Donovan Hicks | 50-66 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-66 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis tips it in | 52-66 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Sears - foul #4 on Christopher Sears, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SG), Charles Roe (SF), Raymundo Martin (C) Christopher Sears, Olin Zarek, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), Allen Hinton (SF), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Mark Davy, Jim Serna | |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins runs out the clock | 52-69 |