| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fresh) C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Battista (fresh) SG - Anthony Rodrigues (fresh) SF - Leonard Chivers (fresh) PF - Michael Sliger (fresh) C - Edward Peay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Larry Service connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Bass | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Larry Service clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Rodrigues - foul #1 on Anthony Rodrigues, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Larry Service is called for the reach on Leonard Chivers - foul #1 on Larry Service, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Wichita State | Edward Peay blows the layup | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is hacked by Michael Sliger - foul #1 on Michael Sliger, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Larry Service scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-0 |
| 17:45 | Wichita State | Edward Peay's pass is intercepted by Robert Bass | 8-0 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Edward Plant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-0 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Larry Service, Douglas Hoag, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Davis (PF) Michael Sliger | |
| 17:05 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Battista | 8-3 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Craig Parker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Green (SF), Adrian Peters (C) Leonard Chivers, Edward Peay | |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues is hacked by Chester Johnson - foul #1 on Chester Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG) Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Evans (PG), Charles Pinckney (PF) William Battista, Anthony Rodrigues | |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Joe Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Craig Parker pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Craig Parker is hacked by Ronald Green - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF) Gary Donnelly, Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Sliger (PF) Charles Pinckney | |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Larry Service clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Service | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) PF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Leonard Evans (fresh) SG - Ronald Green (fresh) SF - Adrian Peters (fresh) PF - Michael Sliger (fresh) C - Joe Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Joe Davis tips it home | 10-5 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Davis | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Joe Davis pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Adrian Peters scores on a floater in the paint | 10-7 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Craig McCollester | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Adrian Peters can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Hoag - foul #1 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Gary Donnelly (SG), Craig Parker (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Larry Service, Douglas Hoag, Larry Szymanowski, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Battista (PG), Anthony Rodrigues (SG), Leonard Chivers (SF), Edward Peay (C) Leonard Evans, Ronald Green, Michael Sliger, Joe Davis | |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Adrian Peters makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Adrian Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 13:14 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-9 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Plant | 13-9 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Robert Bass can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Rodrigues - foul #2 on Anthony Rodrigues, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan (SG), Charles Pinckney (PF) Anthony Rodrigues, Adrian Peters | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Robert Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:52 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Pinckney | 14-9 |
| 12:40 | Wichita State | Edward Peay misses the dunk attempt | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Edward Peay tips it but misses | 14-9 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Craig Parker misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:31 | Wichita State | William Battista snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Wichita State | William Battista misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bass can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Chivers - foul #1 on Leonard Chivers, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Gary Donnelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:58 | Wichita State | William Battista drills a runner near the basket | 16-11 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-11 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Edward Peay snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fairly fresh) SG - Craig Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dominic Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Battista (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dorian Buchanan (fresh) SF - Leonard Chivers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Pinckney (fresh) C - Edward Peay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Wichita State | Edward Peay buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Battista and he's hacked by Robert Bass - foul #1 on Robert Bass, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Larry Service (SG), Larry Szymanowski (C) Edward Plant, Craig Parker, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Peter Gunn (PG), Joe Davis (PF) William Battista, Leonard Chivers | |
| 11:29 | Wichita State | Edward Peay makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester is hacked by Peter Gunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Gunn, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Evans (PG), Michael Sliger (PF) Peter Gunn, Edward Peay | |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Craig McCollester | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger comes up short on the floater from close range | 18-14 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Larry Service grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Chester Johnson (PF), Tim Johnson (C) Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Green (SG), Leonard Chivers (SF) Dorian Buchanan, Charles Pinckney | |
| 10:30 | Wichita State | Leonard Evans scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Green | 18-16 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Larry Service is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Peter Gunn (PG) Leonard Evans | |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-16 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:57 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Joe Davis gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Chester Johnson - foul #2 on Chester Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Larry Service, Larry Szymanowski, Chester Johnson, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Battista (PG), Dorian Buchanan (SG), Charles Pinckney (SF), Edward Peay (C) Peter Gunn, Ronald Green, Leonard Chivers, Joe Davis | |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | William Battista is called for the reach on Edward Plant in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Battista, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Edward Plant makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Edward Plant makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:57 | Wichita State | Dominic Cameron denies the turnaround by Edward Peay | 20-20 |
| 08:56 | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:40 | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Craig Parker | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Hoag | 22-20 |
| 08:10 | Wichita State | Charles Pinckney makes the shot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Michael Sliger steals it from Edward Plant in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | Charles Pinckney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Craig Parker snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Craig Parker (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Douglas Hoag (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Battista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dorian Buchanan (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Pinckney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sliger (tiring) 2 pts. C - Edward Peay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Michael Sliger blocks the jumper by Edward Plant | 22-22 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Robert Bass tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | William Battista comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 07:11 | Wichita State | Edward Peay grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | William Battista knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Craig Parker lays it up and in | 26-25 |
| 06:12 | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Charles Pinckney takes the ball from Craig Parker | 26-28 |
| 05:50 | Wichita State | Charles Pinckney can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 26-28 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Bass | 26-28 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bass knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 28-28 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Larry Service (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Dennis Denning (PF), Tim Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Craig Parker, Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Evans (PG), Ronald Green (SG), Leonard Chivers (SF), Joe Davis (PF), Adrian Peters (C) William Battista, Dorian Buchanan, Charles Pinckney, Michael Sliger, Edward Peay | |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Tim Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-28 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski tips it in | 30-28 |
| 04:52 | Wichita State | Leonard Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tim Johnson | 30-28 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Szymanowski | 33-28 |
| 04:31 | Wichita State | Ronald Green misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Green - foul #2 on Ronald Green, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Peter Gunn (PG) Ronald Green | |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Joe Davis gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 03:55 | Wichita State | Joe Davis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Craig McCollester - foul #1 on Craig McCollester, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Chester Johnson (C) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues (SG), Edward Peay (C) Leonard Evans, Adrian Peters | |
| 03:55 | Wichita State | Joe Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:55 | Wichita State | Joe Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Dennis Denning is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF) Dennis Denning | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Peter Gunn (fresh) SG - Anthony Rodrigues (fresh) SF - Leonard Chivers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Peay (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Service and he's fouled by Peter Gunn - foul #2 on Peter Gunn, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Douglas Hoag (SF) Larry Service, Larry Szymanowski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Green (SF) Leonard Chivers | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues buries a shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Green | 37-32 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 02:25 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 02:08 | Wichita State | Chester Johnson is called for the reach on Anthony Rodrigues - foul #3 on Chester Johnson, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Dennis Denning (PF), Tim Johnson (C) Craig McCollester, Robert Bass, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Battista (PG), Leonard Chivers (SF), Adrian Peters (PF) Peter Gunn, Ronald Green, Edward Peay | |
| 02:08 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:08 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leonard Evans (SG) Anthony Rodrigues | |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Leonard Evans clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Tim Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Service | 39-34 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Leonard Chivers makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Adrian Peters | 39-36 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Adrian Peters - foul #1 on Adrian Peters, team foul #10 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Gary Donnelly, Larry Service, Dennis Denning, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dorian Buchanan (SG), Ronald Green (SF), Michael Sliger (PF), Edward Peay (C) Leonard Evans, Leonard Chivers, Adrian Peters, Joe Davis | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dominic Cameron - foul #1 on Dominic Cameron, team foul #8 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Peter Gunn (PG), Anthony Rodrigues (SG) William Battista, Dorian Buchanan | |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Edward Plant loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Anthony Rodrigues misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |