| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) PF - Gregory Pagel (fresh) C - Gregory Blanc (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Aaron Bustos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Noel Tyler is called for the reach on Phillip Robertson - foul #1 on Noel Tyler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Gregory Pagel pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | VMI | The rebound goes to Aaron Bustos | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | VMI | The jumper by Chad Sheehy is denied by Alberto Bruno | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Blanc | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | VMI | Aaron Bustos misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Chad Sheehy tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | VMI | Greg Nelson snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | VMI | Greg Nelson misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | VMI | Greg Nelson is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | VMI | Aaron Bustos comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Greg Nelson steals it from Phillip Robertson | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | VMI | Greg Nelson banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Noel Tyler - foul #2 on Noel Tyler, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Russell Lord (SF) Noel Tyler, Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson | |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Aaron Bustos connects on the turnaround near the basket | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Tiedemann - foul #1 on Charles Tiedemann, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF), Kurt Betts (PF) Charles Tiedemann, Aaron Bustos | |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | VMI | Kurt Betts snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Terry McKean hits a floater from the left wing set up by Kurt Betts | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Pagel (fresh) C - Gregory Blanc (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) SG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) SF - Terry McKean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Betts (fresh) C - Russell Lord (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:40 | VMI | The rebound goes to Russell Lord | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | VMI | Anthony Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Jared Carter (SF), John Swindler (PF), Daniel Hill (C) Willie Lewis, Alberto Bruno, Gregory Pagel, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF) Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean | |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Daniel Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Swindler | 12-8 |
| 14:47 | VMI | Kurt Betts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Jared Carter gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jared Carter | 15-8 |
| 14:13 | VMI | Russell Lord makes the driving attempt in the lane | 15-10 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Daniel Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Gilliland | 18-10 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Carlos Adams misses the shot from the right side | 18-10 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Jared Carter snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Jared Carter's layup is rejected by Kurt Betts | 18-10 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Russell Lord gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:59 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Jared Carter gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Phillip Robertson | 20-10 |
| 12:22 | VMI | Greg Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jared Carter - foul #1 on Jared Carter, team foul #2 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Dodd (PG), Willie Lewis (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Gregory Pagel (PF), Gregory Blanc (C) Phillip Robertson, Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter, John Swindler, Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Aaron Bustos (C) Carlos Adams, Chad Sheehy, Kurt Betts, Russell Lord | |
| 12:22 | VMI | Greg Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 12:22 | VMI | Greg Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Dodd | 22-12 |
| 11:52 | VMI | Timothy Cortes is fouled on the floor by Richard Dodd - foul #1 on Richard Dodd, team foul #3 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF) Greg Nelson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Dodd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Pagel (fresh) C - Gregory Blanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Cortes (fresh) SG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) SF - Terry McKean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | VMI | Terry McKean scores on a turnaround from the right block | 22-14 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Bustos - foul #1 on Aaron Bustos, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Aaron Bustos snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 10:48 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Blanc | 22-14 |
| 10:47 | VMI | Aaron Bustos tips it in | 22-16 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis misses the tip | 22-16 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 10:23 | VMI | Aaron Bustos snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 10:00 | VMI | The short jumper by Charles Tiedemann is denied by Alberto Bruno | 22-16 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Gregory Pagel gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 09:37 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 09:33 | VMI | Terry McKean misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 09:32 | VMI | Aaron Bustos tips it in | 22-18 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno is fouled on the floor by Aaron Bustos - foul #2 on Aaron Bustos, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), Jared Carter (SF), John Swindler (PF), Daniel Hill (C) Richard Dodd, Willie Lewis, Alberto Bruno, Gregory Pagel, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF), Kurt Betts (PF), Russell Lord (C) Timothy Cortes, Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean, Charles Tiedemann, Aaron Bustos | |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the runner near the basket set up by Danny Gilliland | 24-18 |
| 08:39 | VMI | Carlos Adams is fouled on the floor by Phillip Robertson - foul #1 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| 08:32 | VMI | Danny Gilliland is called for the reach on Russell Lord - foul #1 on Danny Gilliland, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| 08:19 | VMI | Chad Sheehy loses the dribble to Phillip Robertson | 24-18 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson hits the finger roll | 26-18 |
| 08:02 | VMI | Russell Lord makes the floater from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Hill drills a jump hook from the left block | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Carter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Swindler (fresh) C - Daniel Hill (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Betts (fresh) C - Russell Lord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Greg Nelson - foul #1 on Greg Nelson, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Lewis (SG), Gregory Pagel (PF) Danny Gilliland, Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Greg Nelson, Russell Lord | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Gregory Pagel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | John Swindler grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Jared Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 29-22 |
| 06:39 | VMI | Chad Sheehy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:22 | VMI | Carlos Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SF), Gregory Blanc (C) Jared Carter, John Swindler | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Russell Lord (C) Carlos Adams, Chad Sheehy, Kurt Betts | |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson is hacked by Timothy Cortes - foul #1 on Timothy Cortes, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:09 | VMI | Russell Lord snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 05:41 | VMI | Terry McKean misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Russell Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:57 | VMI | Timothy Cortes can't throw it down but he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (PG), Jared Carter (SG) Phillip Robertson, Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF), Carlos Adams (C) Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean, Russell Lord | |
| 04:57 | VMI | Timothy Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:57 | VMI | Timothy Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Timothy Cortes is called for the reach on Danny Gilliland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Cortes, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | VMI | Kurt Betts (C) Timothy Cortes | |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:36 | VMI | A charge is called on Chad Sheehy - foul #1 on Chad Sheehy, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno is hacked by Carlos Adams - foul #1 on Carlos Adams, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swindler (PF), Daniel Hill (C) Gregory Pagel, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:56 | VMI | Carlos Adams knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Chad Sheehy | 33-25 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Jared Carter is hacked by Greg Nelson - foul #2 on Greg Nelson, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Willie Lewis (SG) Danny Gilliland, Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Russell Lord (PF), Aaron Bustos (C) Carlos Adams, Charles Tiedemann, Kurt Betts | |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jared Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Swindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Lord (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | VMI | Chad Sheehy knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Noel Tyler | 35-27 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Willie Lewis makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Noel Tyler buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Nelson | 37-29 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 02:41 | VMI | Noel Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jared Carter - foul #2 on Jared Carter, team foul #7 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt (SF), Gregory Pagel (PF), Gregory Blanc (C) Alberto Bruno, Jared Carter, John Swindler | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (SF) Greg Nelson | |
| 02:33 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Tiedemann (PF) Chad Sheehy | |
| 02:03 | VMI | Willie Lewis takes the ball from Charles Tiedemann | 37-31 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 39-31 |
| 01:39 | VMI | Aaron Bustos loses the dribble to Gregory Pagel | 39-31 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Gregory Pagel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 01:17 | VMI | Carlos Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:10 | VMI | Aaron Bustos knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Gregory Blanc - foul #1 on Gregory Blanc, team foul #8 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Dodd (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG) Phillip Robertson, Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Peterson (SG), Greg Nelson (SF) Noel Tyler, Russell Lord | |
| 01:10 | VMI | Aaron Bustos misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 00:39 | VMI | Aaron Bustos grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:23 | VMI | Aaron Bustos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 00:22 | VMI | Anthony Peterson tips it home | 39-35 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), John Swindler (C) Richard Dodd, Daniel Pruitt, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Kurt Betts (PF) Carlos Adams, Anthony Peterson, Charles Tiedemann | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Timothy Cortes misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-35 |