| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Danny Shirley picks off the pass by Eric Vincent | 19-32 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Eric Vincent is called for the reach on Danny Shirley - foul #1 on Eric Vincent, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty clanks a jumper from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Eric Vincent can't finish the layup | 21-32 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | John Ruggles pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Eric Vincent pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Danny Shirley takes the ball from Eric Vincent | 21-32 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | William Butz picks off the pass by Danny Shirley | 23-32 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | John Ruggles's pass is intercepted by Christopher Slavin | 23-32 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Eric Vincent lays it up and in and the foul's on Danny Shirley - foul #1 on Danny Shirley, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, David Blanchard | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Eric Vincent makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) PF - Clark Dice (fresh) C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Mains (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Eric Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randy Dishman | 26-35 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | James Gamble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Joseph Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Eric Vincent pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Denny Parson is called for the reach on William Mains - foul #3 on Denny Parson, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sammie Hudson, Eric Vincent | |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG) James Gamble | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | John Ruggles lays it in on a great pass from Rex Waite | 28-35 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | David Blanchard buries a jumper from close range set up by Leonel Lundin | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF) William Mains, Nicholas Randolph | |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin lays it in | 29-39 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-39 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Danny Shirley - foul #2 on Danny Shirley, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SF), Clark Dice (PF) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG) William Butz | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Denny Parson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Shirley | 31-40 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Warren Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clark Dice | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denny Parson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clark Dice (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by Arthur McGroarty is denied by James Gamble | 31-40 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Warren Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin connects on the jumper from close range | 31-42 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | James Gamble is called for the reach on Denny Parson - foul #1 on James Gamble, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Arthur McGroarty, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, David Blanchard, Leonel Lundin | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Rex Waite comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Denny Parson gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | William Mains is fouled on the floor by Denny Parson - foul #4 on Denny Parson, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (SG), Craig Winberg (C) Denny Parson, Clark Dice | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses short on a jumper near the basket | 32-42 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | John Ruggles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Mains, Sammie Hudson | |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | John Ruggles clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Warren Campbell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Rex Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty (SG) Randy Dishman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Nicholas Randolph, Eric Vincent | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Warren Campbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Rex Waite travels with the ball | 32-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Litherland (PG), Denny Parson (SF), Clark Dice (PF) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG) William Butz, Warren Campbell | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin blows the dunk | 32-47 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Mains can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Danny Shirley - foul #3 on Danny Shirley, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Craig Winberg (C) Thomas Litherland, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Mains misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-48 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph loses the ball out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, William Mains, Leonel Lundin | |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | William Butz gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | John Ruggles steals the ball from David Blanchard | 32-48 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 32-48 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Arthur McGroarty and he's hacked by Warren Campbell - foul #3 on Warren Campbell, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Clark Dice | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF) Nicholas Randolph, David Blanchard | |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Warren Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slavin | 35-48 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Warren Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin tips it home | 35-50 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Rex Waite buries a shot from the right side | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Eric Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-50 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty is fouled on the floor by Warren Campbell - foul #4 on Warren Campbell, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, Sammie Hudson, Eric Vincent | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Fletcher drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Denny Parson and he's fouled by Nicholas Randolph - foul #1 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Fletcher makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | David Blanchard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Denny Parson - foul #5 on Denny Parson, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boyer (SG) Denny Parson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | James Gamble steals it from Randy Dishman in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | William Mains is whistled for a carry | 40-51 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Winberg | 43-51 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Gary Boyer, Joseph Fletcher, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG) James Gamble, William Mains | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Rex Waite is called for the reach on Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF) Nicholas Randolph | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Rex Waite can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | William Butz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Vincent (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | William Butz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rex Waite | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | William Butz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Campbell | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Butz | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | William Butz is hacked by Arthur McGroarty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur McGroarty, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | William Butz misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Rex Waite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Gary Boyer (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph makes the shot from close range set up by William Butz | 45-57 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Clark Dice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | William Butz snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Butz runs out the clock | 45-57 |