| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is hacked by Gary Nuzzo - foul #2 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the easy layup | 27-18 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards grabs the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | William Bober is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Bober, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Michael James knocks in the floater from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Michael James denies the turnaround by Allen Edwards | 29-18 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bill Bohanon | 29-18 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Michael James lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Nuzzo and he's fouled by Daniel Jameson - foul #3 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Baty (C) Daniel Jameson | |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the free throw | 32-18 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #2 | 32-18 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-20 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Jason Ball tips it but misses | 32-20 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses the floater from the right block | 32-20 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry clanks a floater near the basket | 32-20 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Michael James misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-20 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Irving Grandberry | 32-20 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Bober | 32-23 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Edwards - foul #1 on Allen Edwards, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Archie Taylor, Michael James | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG), Donald Slate (SF), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay, Irving Grandberry, William Bober | |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Jason Ball can't throw it down | 32-23 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz grabs the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) SG - Robert Bondi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Baty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Joseph Zakar is called for the reach on Jason Ball - foul #2 on Joseph Zakar, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) William Baty | |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Jameson - foul #4 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), William Bober (PF), William Baty (C) Joseph Zakar, Robert Bondi, James Brown, Daniel Jameson | |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Bober | 34-25 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | William Baty gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled on the floor by William Bober - foul #3 on William Bober, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) Donald Slate | |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Michael James is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (C) William Baty | |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Edwards | 37-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Ball (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bober (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Slate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | William Bober is called for the reach on Archie Taylor - foul #4 on William Bober, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), William Baty (PF) Arthur Lamay, William Bober | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Donald Slate snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Slate | 38-33 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Archie Taylor, Michael James | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Irving Grandberry | |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Donald Slate blows the dunk | 38-33 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | William Baty hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Krantz | 41-35 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Donald Slate lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bondi | 41-37 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Donald Slate picks off the pass by Jason Ball | 41-37 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | William Baty gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Bober (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Joseph Zakar, Robert Bondi, Donald Slate, William Baty, James Brown | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Michael James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Michael James tips it in | 43-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Ball (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bober (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Arthur Lamay and he's fouled by Gary Nuzzo - foul #3 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | William Bober pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry is denied on a dunk by Archie Taylor | 43-40 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor banks in the layup | 45-40 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay is fouled on the floor by Gary Nuzzo - foul #4 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (PF) Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Lamay | 45-42 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Michael James can't finish the layup | 45-42 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Michael James swats the layup by William Bober | 45-42 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Michael James clanks a turnaround from the left block | 45-42 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Michael James snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Michael James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Jameson | 45-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Ball (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael James (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bober (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Irving Grandberry is called for the reach on Bill Bohanon - foul #2 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Archie Taylor (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG), Donald Slate (SF), William Baty (PF), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay, Irving Grandberry, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | William Baty pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Donald Slate misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Krantz - foul #1 on Bruce Krantz, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG) Bill Bohanon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Donald Slate makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Donald Slate makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG) Robert Bondi | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor banks in the layup | 48-47 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Bober (PF) Joseph Zakar, Donald Slate, James Brown | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Bober | 48-49 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Michael James can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Allen Edwards is called for the reach on Bill Bohanon - foul #2 on Allen Edwards, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) William Baty | |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Michael James gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Michael James double dribbles | 48-49 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | William Bober is fouled on the floor by Archie Taylor - foul #3 on Archie Taylor, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | William Bober misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Michael James connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Bill Bohanon | 50-49 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry lays it up and in set up by Allen Edwards | 50-51 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | William Bober denies the turnaround by Gary Nuzzo | 50-51 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | William Bober is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Ball - foul #2 on Jason Ball, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Irving Grandberry is called for the reach on Bill Bohanon - foul #3 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Ball - foul #3 on Jason Ball, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |