| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Poore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fouche (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Booe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Lines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Solorio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Shiflet (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel McElligott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Leroy Booe swats the short shot by Russell Lines | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | VMI | Leroy Booe grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | VMI | Michael Fouche is hacked by David Evans - foul #1 on David Evans, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:00 | VMI | Caleb Solorio is called for the reach on Michael Fouche - foul #3 on Caleb Solorio, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael McOmber (SG) Caleb Solorio | |
| 18:46 | VMI | William Shepherd misses the floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Michael McOmber grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | William Shepherd steals it from Michael McOmber | 32-31 |
| 18:37 | VMI | William Shepherd misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | VMI | Michael Fouche can't tip it in | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | VMI | Joseph Creek grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:15 | VMI | Michael Fouche is fouled on the floor by Russell Lines - foul #2 on Russell Lines, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 17:53 | VMI | Michael Fouche is fouled on the floor by Michael McOmber - foul #2 on Michael McOmber, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | VMI | Michael Fouche misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-31 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Daniel McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet is hacked by Joseph Creek - foul #1 on Joseph Creek, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | VMI | James Railsback (PG), Charles Dibenedetto (C) Charles Poore, Leroy Booe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Williams (SF), Daniel Midgett (PF), James Zehrbach (C) Gary Shiflet, David Evans, Daniel McElligott | |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Michael McOmber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Midgett | 32-31 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Russell Lines hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Creek - foul #2 on Joseph Creek, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | VMI | Tom Furguson (SG), Morton Roundtree (C) Michael Fouche, Joseph Creek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Killian (PG), Thomas Patel (SF) Russell Lines, Michael McOmber | |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:07 | VMI | James Railsback clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Zehrbach | 32-33 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel clanks a shot near the basket | 32-33 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Railsback (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Furguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 reb. C - Morton Roundtree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Killian (fresh) SG - Fred Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Patel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Midgett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - James Zehrbach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Killian | 32-35 |
| 15:20 | VMI | Morton Roundtree clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 15:18 | VMI | William Shepherd tips it home | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach buries a shot from the right side | 34-37 |
| 14:43 | VMI | Morton Roundtree buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Railsback | 36-37 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel's floater is knocked away by Charles Dibenedetto | 36-37 |
| 14:19 | VMI | Tom Furguson pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:54 | VMI | James Railsback is fouled on the floor by Thomas Patel - foul #1 on Thomas Patel, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Poore (PG), Michael Fouche (SG), Leroy Booe (SF), Joseph Creek (PF), Ryan Henneberger (C) James Railsback, Tom Furguson, William Shepherd, Charles Dibenedetto, Morton Roundtree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Lines (PG), Caleb Solorio (SG), Gary Shiflet (SF), David Evans (PF), Daniel McElligott (C) Richard Killian, Fred Williams, Thomas Patel, Daniel Midgett, James Zehrbach | |
| 13:49 | VMI | Michael Fouche scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | David Evans makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Lines | 39-39 |
| 13:16 | VMI | Leroy Booe misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | David Evans grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio is hacked by Michael Fouche - foul #1 on Michael Fouche, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 12:22 | VMI | Charles Poore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 12:20 | VMI | Joseph Creek grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:56 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | David Evans grabs the board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Poore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fouche (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Booe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Henneberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Lines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Caleb Solorio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Shiflet (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel McElligott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Russell Lines is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | VMI | William Shepherd (SF) Leroy Booe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:18 | VMI | Charles Poore clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 11:17 | VMI | William Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | VMI | Michael Fouche comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Russell Lines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | VMI | William Shepherd grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 10:43 | VMI | Charles Poore scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Shepherd | 42-39 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | David Evans's layup is rejected by Ryan Henneberger | 42-39 |
| 10:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Joseph Creek | 42-39 |
| 10:09 | VMI | Daniel McElligott blocks the short jumper by William Shepherd | 42-39 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Daniel McElligott | 42-39 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | David Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | VMI | James Railsback (PG), Tom Furguson (SG), Leroy Booe (PF), Charles Dibenedetto (C) Charles Poore, Michael Fouche, Joseph Creek, Ryan Henneberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael McOmber (PG), Fred Williams (SG), Thomas Patel (SF), Daniel Midgett (PF), James Zehrbach (C) Russell Lines, Caleb Solorio, Gary Shiflet, David Evans, Daniel McElligott | |
| 09:19 | VMI | Thomas Patel is called for the reach on James Railsback - foul #2 on Thomas Patel, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Leroy Booe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Patel - foul #3 on Thomas Patel, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Leroy Booe makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Leroy Booe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Charles Dibenedetto, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Fouche (SG) Tom Furguson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:36 | VMI | William Shepherd snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Charles Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by James Zehrbach - foul #2 on James Zehrbach, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Charles Dibenedetto misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Shepherd - foul #2 on William Shepherd, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Midgett | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Creek (PF), Ryan Henneberger (C) Leroy Booe, Charles Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Lines (PG), Caleb Solorio (SG) Michael McOmber, Thomas Patel | |
| 07:56 | VMI | William Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-40 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Railsback (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fouche (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Henneberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Lines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Caleb Solorio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Midgett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - James Zehrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Fred Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Caleb Solorio | 44-43 |
| 07:20 | VMI | William Shepherd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Fred Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | James Zehrbach pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 06:39 | VMI | Joseph Creek pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:21 | VMI | James Railsback is hacked by Daniel Midgett - foul #1 on Daniel Midgett, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Poore (PG), Leroy Booe (SF), Charles Dibenedetto (PF), Morton Roundtree (C) Michael Fouche, William Shepherd, Joseph Creek, Ryan Henneberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael McOmber (SG), Gary Shiflet (SF), David Evans (PF), Daniel McElligott (C) Caleb Solorio, Fred Williams, Daniel Midgett, James Zehrbach | |
| 06:21 | VMI | James Railsback makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:21 | VMI | James Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | David Evans can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Dibenedetto - foul #3 on Charles Dibenedetto, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Tom Furguson (SG) James Railsback | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | David Evans makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | David Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:52 | VMI | Leroy Booe hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Russell Lines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 05:36 | VMI | Leroy Booe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:27 | VMI | Morton Roundtree can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel McElligott - foul #1 on Daniel McElligott, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Fouche (SG), Joseph Creek (PF) Tom Furguson, Charles Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio (SG) Russell Lines | |
| 05:27 | VMI | Morton Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:27 | VMI | Morton Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio is called for 5 seconds | 51-45 |
| Subs | VMI | William Shepherd (SF), Ryan Henneberger (C) Morton Roundtree, Leroy Booe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:43 | VMI | Charles Poore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 04:19 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:03 | VMI | Joseph Creek travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Lines (PG) Michael McOmber | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Michael Fouche picks off the pass by Caleb Solorio | 51-45 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Poore (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fouche (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Henneberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Lines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Caleb Solorio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Shiflet (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel McElligott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | VMI | Charles Poore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-45 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Russell Lines knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Evans | 51-48 |
| 03:00 | VMI | Michael Fouche double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | VMI | James Railsback (PG), Tom Furguson (SG), Leroy Booe (PF) Charles Poore, Michael Fouche, Joseph Creek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael McOmber (SG), Fred Williams (SF), Daniel Midgett (PF), James Zehrbach (C) Caleb Solorio, Gary Shiflet, David Evans, Daniel McElligott | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Poore (PG), Michael Fouche (SG), Joseph Creek (PF) James Railsback, Tom Furguson, Leroy Booe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio (SG), David Evans (PF) Michael McOmber, James Zehrbach | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Fred Williams buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Russell Lines | 51-50 |
| 02:19 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 51-50 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Daniel Midgett pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet (SF), Daniel McElligott (C) Fred Williams, Daniel Midgett | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Russell Lines misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Caleb Solorio | 51-50 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 01:48 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Poore | 51-50 |
| 01:43 | VMI | Charles Poore makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 01:25 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:10 | VMI | Charles Poore misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Caleb Solorio - foul #4 on Caleb Solorio, team foul #11 | 53-50 |
| 01:10 | VMI | Charles Poore makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:10 | VMI | Charles Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Russell Lines comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 00:47 | VMI | Michael Fouche snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | VMI | Michael Fouche is hacked by Russell Lines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Lines, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | VMI | Michael Fouche makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:45 | VMI | Michael Fouche makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 00:37 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 00:34 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Lines - foul #4 on Russell Lines, team foul #13 | 57-50 |
| 00:34 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:34 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet is hacked by William Shepherd - foul #3 on William Shepherd, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Gary Shiflet makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:26 | VMI | Michael Fouche is hacked by Russell Lines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Lines, team foul #14 | 59-52 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael McOmber (PG) Russell Lines | |
| 00:26 | VMI | Michael Fouche makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:26 | VMI | Michael Fouche makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Michael McOmber connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:18 | VMI | William Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McOmber - foul #3 on Michael McOmber, team foul #15 | 61-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Leroy Booe (PF) Joseph Creek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:18 | VMI | William Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:18 | VMI | William Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Ryan Henneberger pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Charles Poore runs out the clock | 63-55 |