| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Godoy (fresh) SG - Bruce Buggs (fresh) SF - Marco Ferrari (fresh) PF - Kurt Larson (fresh) C - Charles Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Ruggles - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | The short jumper by John Ruggles is denied by Kurt Larson | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is hacked by Kurt Larson - foul #1 on Kurt Larson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is hacked by Bruce Buggs - foul #1 on Bruce Buggs, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | John Ruggles's layup is rejected by Marco Ferrari | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Danny Shirley swats the short shot by Marco Ferrari | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan's floater is tipped away by Danny Shirley | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun (SG), Shelby Spear (SF), Philip Kulp (C) Bruce Buggs, Marco Ferrari, Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (PF) John Ruggles | |
| 16:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Larry Smith | 8-4 |
| 16:03 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp lays it in | 10-4 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Godoy (fairly fresh) SG - Long Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) SF - Shelby Spear (fresh) PF - Kurt Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kulp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) PF - Denny Parson (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Larry Smith | 10-6 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy's pass is intercepted by Larry Smith | 10-6 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is called for traveling | 10-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs (SG), Marco Ferrari (SF), Greg Hatcher (PF), Charles Ryan (C) George Godoy, Shelby Spear, Kurt Larson, Philip Kulp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| 14:28 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Marco Ferrari | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Denny Parson's pass is intercepted by Charles Ryan | 12-6 |
| 13:53 | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marco Ferrari | 14-6 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis is whistled for a carry | 14-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Shelby Spear (PG) Long Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Denny Parson | |
| 13:13 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari double dribbles | 14-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy (PG) Bruce Buggs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 14-6 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis tips it in | 14-8 |
| 12:28 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan loses the dribble to Bradley Addis | 14-8 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses long on a floater from the right block | 14-8 |
| 12:13 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:09 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy hits a floater from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke jams it | 16-10 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Godoy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shelby Spear (fresh) SF - Marco Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Greg Hatcher (fairly fresh) C - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Winberg (fairly fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | St. Bonaventure | Craig Winberg is called for the reach on Greg Hatcher - foul #1 on Craig Winberg, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs (SG), Kurt Larson (PF), Philip Kulp (C) Marco Ferrari, Greg Hatcher, Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Denny Parson (PF), Jared Speer (C) Wade Wilke, Craig Winberg, Danny Shirley | |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Addis - foul #1 on Bradley Addis, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun (PG) George Godoy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Larry Smith, Bradley Addis | |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Kurt Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Jared Speer gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Buggs | 19-10 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Denny Parson is fouled on the floor by Kurt Larson - foul #2 on Kurt Larson, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy (PG), Charles Ryan (C) Shelby Spear, Kurt Larson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Wade Wilke | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-10 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Denny Parson tips it home | 19-12 |
| 10:11 | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun is hacked by Denny Parson - foul #1 on Denny Parson, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari (SF), Greg Hatcher (PF) Long Xaimoungkhoun, Philip Kulp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Danny Shirley (C) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer | |
| 10:06 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Denny Parson hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Rex Waite | 19-14 |
| 09:35 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari loses the dribble to Larry Smith | 19-14 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Denny Parson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Larry Smith | 19-16 |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Greg Hatcher connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Ryan | 21-16 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 08:45 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Marco Ferrari | 21-16 |
| 08:19 | St. Bonaventure | Greg Hatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun (SG), Shelby Spear (SF), Philip Kulp (C) Bruce Buggs, Marco Ferrari, Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Craig Winberg (PF) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Bradley Addis, Denny Parson | |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wade Wilke | 21-19 |
| 07:47 | St. Bonaventure | Greg Hatcher misses the jumper from close range | 21-19 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Jared Speer gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Godoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Long Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shelby Spear (fresh) PF - Greg Hatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Kulp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Greg Hatcher - foul #1 on Greg Hatcher, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs (SG), Charles Ryan (C) George Godoy, Greg Hatcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Larry Smith (SG) Jonathan Haugland, Danny Shirley | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:13 | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun loses the dribble to Bradley Addis in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the dunk | 21-19 |
| 07:10 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #2 on Craig Winberg, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Denny Parson (PF) Bradley Addis, Craig Winberg | |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is called for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari (SF) Long Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:13 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Buggs | 24-19 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Larry Smith is denied by Philip Kulp | 24-19 |
| 05:56 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jared Speer - foul #1 on Jared Speer, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy (PG), Greg Hatcher (PF) Shelby Spear, Philip Kulp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Jared Speer | |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan lays it up and in and the foul's on Danny Shirley - foul #1 on Danny Shirley, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun (SG) Bruce Buggs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG) Rex Waite | |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Charles Ryan is called for the reach on Denny Parson - foul #1 on Charles Ryan, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Charles Ryan swats the short shot by Denny Parson | 28-19 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman double dribbles | 28-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Randy Dishman, Jonathan Haugland, Denny Parson | |
| 04:10 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-19 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wade Wilke | 28-19 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jared Speer | 28-22 |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs (SG), Shelby Spear (SF), Kurt Larson (PF), Philip Kulp (C) Long Xaimoungkhoun, Marco Ferrari, Greg Hatcher, Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), John Ruggles (PF) Jared Speer, Bradley Addis | |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | George Godoy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Buggs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shelby Spear (fresh) PF - Kurt Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kulp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Rex Waite clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it in | 30-24 |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | Philip Kulp's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Shirley | 30-24 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Larry Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 02:08 | St. Bonaventure | John Ruggles steals the ball from Bruce Buggs | 30-27 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kurt Larson - foul #3 on Kurt Larson, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun (SG), Greg Hatcher (PF), Charles Ryan (C) Bruce Buggs, Kurt Larson, Philip Kulp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Craig Winberg (C) Larry Smith, Danny Shirley | |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:27 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan connects on the shot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is hacked by Charles Ryan - foul #2 on Charles Ryan, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari (SF) Shelby Spear | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Denny Parson (SF) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke | |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:04 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari hits a jumper in the paint | 34-30 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Greg Hatcher - foul #2 on Greg Hatcher, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bruce Buggs (SG) George Godoy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) John Ruggles | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:30 | St. Bonaventure | Marco Ferrari misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-32 |
| 00:29 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ryan hits the finger roll set up by Long Xaimoungkhoun | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Long Xaimoungkhoun misses the fullcourt shot | 36-35 |