| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Pittman (fresh) SG - Jerry Gama (fresh) SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Johnny Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) SG - William Corp (fresh) SF - Russell Walker (fresh) PF - Ronnie Gardea (fresh) C - John Batson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Albany | Tyron Smith steps in front of the Russell Walker pass | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith is hacked by Russell Walker - foul #1 on Russell Walker, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | George Pittman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Robert Davis hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Albany | William Corp clanks a 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Albany | John Batson tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | George Pittman tips it home | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Albany | John Batson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | Albany | Russell Walker misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Walker | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Albany | Michael Wilson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Russell Walker | 6-5 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama misses the jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:27 | Albany | Russell Walker snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Albany | John Batson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | George Pittman gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | George Pittman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Topolski | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea is denied on a dunk by Tyron Smith | 9-5 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Robert Davis grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:09 | Albany | William Corp clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG), Robert Isom (SF), Jean Eatman (PF), David Patton (C) George Pittman, Jerry Gama, Tyron Smith, Robert Davis, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Womack (PF) Ronnie Gardea | |
| 16:09 | Albany | William Corp makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:09 | Albany | William Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Batson - foul #1 on John Batson, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Albany | Phil Thole (SF), James Russell (C) Russell Walker, John Batson | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Koons (fresh) SG - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) SF - Robert Isom (fresh) PF - Jean Eatman (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Corp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phil Thole (fresh) PF - Mark Womack (fresh) C - James Russell (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Albany | William Corp connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 11-9 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | Albany | James Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Albany | William Corp drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Wilson and he's fouled by Jeremy Peterson - foul #1 on Jeremy Peterson, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Jerry Gama (SG), Tyron Smith (SF) Joseph Koons, Jeremy Peterson, Robert Isom | |
| Subs | Albany | Eddie McCoy (PG), Ronnie Gardea (PF) Michael Wilson, James Russell | |
| 14:40 | Albany | William Corp makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski (C) David Patton | |
| Subs | Albany | Russell Walker (SF), John Batson (C) William Corp, Mark Womack | |
| 14:08 | Albany | John Batson knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Tyron Smith - foul #1 on Tyron Smith, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Davis (PF) Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 14:08 | Albany | John Batson misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Pittman | 14-14 |
| 13:43 | Albany | Russell Walker's pass is intercepted by George Pittman | 14-14 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | George Pittman lays it in | 16-14 |
| 13:20 | Albany | Russell Walker is fouled on the floor by Jean Eatman - foul #1 on Jean Eatman, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Wilson (PG), William Corp (SG), Mark Womack (PF) Eddie McCoy, Phil Thole, Ronnie Gardea | |
| 13:13 | Albany | Michael Wilson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 12:58 | Albany | William Corp gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:34 | Albany | William Corp misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Mark Womack steals it from Jerry Gama | 16-14 |
| 12:09 | Albany | William Corp blows the wide open layup | 16-14 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jean Eatman | 16-14 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | George Pittman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-14 |
| 11:35 | Albany | The jump hook by Mark Womack is blocked by Johnny Topolski | 19-14 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jean Eatman | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyron Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Eatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Corp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Womack (fresh) C - John Batson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | George Pittman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 11:20 | Albany | Mark Womack grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 11:05 | Albany | John Batson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Topolski - foul #1 on Johnny Topolski, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG), Robert Isom (SF), Robert Davis (PF) George Pittman, Jerry Gama, Tyron Smith, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Albany | Eddie McCoy (PG), Phil Thole (SG), Christopher Mills (SF), Ronnie Gardea (PF), James Russell (C) Michael Wilson, William Corp, Russell Walker, Mark Womack, John Batson | |
| 10:52 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (SG), Ratko Jasinski (SF), David Patton (C) Jeremy Peterson, Robert Isom, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 10:52 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:52 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Phil Thole - foul #1 on Phil Thole, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Tyron Smith (SF) Joseph Koons, Ratko Jasinski | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | Albany | Christopher Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:12 | Albany | Eddie McCoy misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Patton | 20-16 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith loses the dribble to Christopher Mills | 20-16 |
| 09:37 | Albany | Phil Thole hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eddie McCoy | 20-18 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Ronnie Gardea picks off the pass by Tyron Smith | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Phil Thole misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | George Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from George Pittman and he's hacked by Christopher Mills - foul #1 on Christopher Mills, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Robert Isom (SF), Johnny Topolski (C) George Pittman, Tyron Smith, David Patton | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Wilson (PG), William Corp (SG), Russell Walker (SF), Mark Womack (PF), John Batson (C) Eddie McCoy, Phil Thole, Christopher Mills, Ronnie Gardea, James Russell | |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:22 | Albany | Michael Wilson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Womack | 23-21 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-21 |
| 07:54 | Albany | The rebound goes to John Batson | 23-21 |
| 07:38 | Albany | Mark Womack banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 23-23 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 07:08 | Albany | Mark Womack snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Koons (fresh) SG - Jerry Gama (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Isom (fresh) PF - Jean Eatman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Corp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Walker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Albany | William Corp scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Isom | 25-25 |
| 06:28 | Albany | Russell Walker hits the finger roll | 25-27 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Robert Isom slams it home and he's fouled by William Corp - foul #1 on William Corp, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG), Tyron Smith (SF) Joseph Koons, Jerry Gama, Jean Eatman | |
| Subs | Albany | Phil Thole (SF), Ronnie Gardea (PF), James Russell (C) Russell Walker, Mark Womack, John Batson | |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Robert Isom misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:09 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 05:55 | Albany | James Russell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Johnny Topolski - foul #2 on Johnny Topolski, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Davis (PF), David Patton (C) Robert Isom, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 05:55 | Albany | James Russell makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:55 | Albany | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | David Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | William Corp picks off the pass by George Pittman | 27-29 |
| 04:54 | Albany | Phil Thole misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 04:53 | Albany | James Russell grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:33 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (SG), Jean Eatman (C) Jeremy Peterson, David Patton | |
| Subs | Albany | Eddie McCoy (PG), Russell Walker (SF), John Batson (C) Michael Wilson, William Corp, James Russell | |
| 04:33 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Eddie McCoy steals it from Jean Eatman | 27-30 |
| 04:03 | Albany | Ronnie Gardea loses the dribble to George Pittman | 27-30 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jean Eatman | 30-30 |
| 03:44 | Albany | Russell Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jean Eatman - foul #2 on Jean Eatman, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Womack (PF) Ronnie Gardea | |
| 03:44 | Albany | Russell Walker makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:44 | Albany | Russell Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 03:36 | Albany | Mark Womack gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 03:30 | Albany | Eddie McCoy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama drills a shot from the left side set up by George Pittman | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Gama (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Eatman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Eddie McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phil Thole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Albany | John Batson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Wilson (PG), William Corp (SG) Eddie McCoy, Phil Thole | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Albany | Christopher Mills (SF) Russell Walker | |
| 02:23 | Albany | Christopher Mills knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Wilson | 32-34 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Pittman | 35-34 |
| 01:44 | Albany | William Corp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 01:43 | Albany | Christopher Mills tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 01:38 | Albany | Mark Womack pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:34 | Albany | Michael Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnny Topolski | 35-36 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | George Pittman is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG) Jerry Gama, Jean Eatman | |
| Subs | Albany | Russell Walker (SF), Ronnie Gardea (PF), James Russell (C) Christopher Mills, Mark Womack, John Batson | |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | George Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:06 | Albany | James Russell gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:55 | Albany | James Russell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeremy Peterson | 35-36 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | George Pittman is hacked by Ronnie Gardea - foul #1 on Ronnie Gardea, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (SG) Jeremy Peterson | |
| Subs | Albany | Eddie McCoy (PG) Michael Wilson | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | George Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | George Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:29 | Albany | William Corp drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 00:02 | Albany | The rebound goes to James Russell | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Albany | James Russell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-39 |