| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Szymanowski | 33-25 |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Grant | 36-25 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski is hacked by Gilbert Grant - foul #1 on Gilbert Grant, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Larry Service's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-25 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins hits the follow up shot | 38-25 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Larry Service comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | John Edwards gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Robert Bass takes the ball from Gilbert Grant | 38-25 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Larry Service knocks in the shot from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 17:22 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Young | 40-27 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bass scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Szymanowski - foul #1 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Larry Service, Dominic Cameron | |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson misses the lay-in | 41-30 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-30 |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it home | 43-30 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | John Edwards banks in the layup set up by James Smith | 45-33 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski's fadeaway is rejected by John Edwards | 45-33 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-33 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Robert Bass pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Johnson | 45-35 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-35 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chester Johnson - foul #2 on Chester Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Craig Parker, Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass | |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Douglas Hoag | 46-35 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-35 |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to James Smith | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | James Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Caulkins | 48-35 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Smith | 51-35 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-35 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | James Smith snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Hoag - foul #4 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Herman Rickett (PF), Charles Logan (C) Rodney Young, Gary Caulkins, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF), Robert Bass (PF) Douglas Hoag, Chester Johnson | |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 11:57 | Wake Forest | James Frazier snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Smith and he's hacked by Larry Service - foul #1 on Larry Service, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Boris Burakowski (C) Gilbert Grant | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett misses the free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron grabs the board | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Logan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Boris Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | James Smith picks off the pass by Dominic Cameron | 54-35 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | James Frazier hits the finger roll set up by James Smith | 56-35 |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | Edward Plant misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-35 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Boris Burakowski - foul #1 on Boris Burakowski, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gary Caulkins (PF), John Edwards (C) James Smith, Charles Logan, Boris Burakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG), Craig Parker (SF) Larry Service, Dominic Cameron | |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Edward Plant makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Edward Plant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:13 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:44 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Robert Bass snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 10:29 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | John Edwards buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Frazier | 58-36 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett grabs the defensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Bass | 58-36 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Craig Parker comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Caulkins - foul #1 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Charles Logan (PF), Boris Burakowski (C) James Frazier, Herman Rickett, Gary Caulkins, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Dominic Cameron (C) Edward Plant, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 61-38 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Craig Parker is denied by Charles Logan | 61-38 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron tips it home | 61-40 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Craig Parker is called for the reach on Rodney Young - foul #2 on Craig Parker, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Gary Caulkins (PF), John Edwards (C) Rodney Young, Charles Logan, Boris Burakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (PF) Craig McCollester, Craig Parker, Robert Bass | |
| 07:55 | Wake Forest | James Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 07:53 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it in | 63-40 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson is hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Chester Johnson | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Donnelly (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 07:40 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins blows the dunk but the foul's on Larry Szymanowski - foul #2 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #6 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Robert Bass (PF) Gary Donnelly, Dominic Cameron | |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Robert Bass snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-40 |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 06:41 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses long on a jumper from the right block | 64-40 |
| 06:40 | Wake Forest | John Edwards snags the offensive board | 64-40 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | James Frazier is fouled on the floor by Larry Szymanowski - foul #3 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #7 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), James Smith (SF), Charles Logan (C) Gilbert Grant, Gary Caulkins, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Craig Parker (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Larry Service, Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass | |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | James Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | James Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester dunks the ball | 66-42 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Chester Johnson | 66-42 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-45 |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | James Frazier connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Rodney Young | 68-45 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Craig Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett misses the tip | 68-45 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | James Frazier makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Herman Rickett | 71-45 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF), John Edwards (C) James Frazier, Herman Rickett, Charles Logan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Johnson (C) Larry Szymanowski | |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Young (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Donnelly (fresh) SG - Craig McCollester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Craig Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Johnson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 74-47 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson is hacked by Gary Caulkins - foul #2 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #6 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Gary Donnelly | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester is whistled for traveling | 74-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dennis Denning (PF) Chester Johnson | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 76-47 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Craig Parker blows the layup | 76-47 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski grabs the offensive board | 76-47 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Craig Parker is fouled on the floor by Rodney Young - foul #2 on Rodney Young, team foul #7 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Chester Johnson (PF) Dennis Denning | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is called for traveling | 76-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Craig Parker connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 76-51 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is hacked by Gary Donnelly - foul #2 on Gary Donnelly, team foul #8 | 76-51 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 1st free throw | 76-51 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig McCollester | 76-51 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly's pass is intercepted by Rodney Young | 76-51 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodney Young | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Rodney Young steals the ball from Gary Donnelly | 78-51 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young lays it up and in | 80-51 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-51 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 82-51 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-51 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 82-51 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | James Smith runs out the clock | 82-51 |