| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes inbounds the ball | 19-19 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #1 | 19-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Christopher Clark (SF) Ted Volpe, Clarence Hughes | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage double dribbles | 19-20 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Fleury | 19-25 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Alan Bell buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 21-25 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Alan Bell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Gilland | 24-27 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn (PG), Kehinde Aho (SG), Daniel Sigala (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade, Isaac Jackson, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark | |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Phillip Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kehinde Aho (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sigala (fresh) PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Glenn Fleury is called for the reach on Kehinde Aho - foul #1 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego (PF) Richard Gilland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn double dribbles | 24-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Roger Hempel (PF) Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Erich Townsend, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Joseph Wade (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Richard Gilland (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Phillip Hearn, Kehinde Aho, Daniel Sigala, Robert Samaniego, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Roger Hempel, Paul Comacho | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Alan Bell | 26-28 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 26-31 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Robert Carroll | |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Isaac Jackson - foul #3 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG) Daniel Hage | |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall slams it home on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 28-33 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Comacho, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Roger Hempel (PF) Erich Townsend, Clarence Hughes | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft loses the dribble to Ted Volpe | 28-33 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Gilland | 28-33 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Alan Bell scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Sanford Craft | 30-33 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Sanford Craft is called for the reach on Paul Comacho - foul #2 on Sanford Craft, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn (PG), Kehinde Aho (SG), Daniel Sigala (SF), Robert Samaniego (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade, Isaac Jackson, Richard Gilland, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Roger Hempel, Paul Comacho | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Robert Samaniego is called for the reach on Clarence Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Samaniego, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Carroll | 30-36 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall is hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #1 on Ted Volpe, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Roger Hempel (PF) Ted Volpe, Robert Carroll | |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Hughes - foul #1 on Clarence Hughes, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Gilland (PF) Robert Samaniego | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Roger Hempel | |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Shawn Kale | 30-36 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Carroll - foul #2 on Robert Carroll, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Joseph Wade (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF) Phillip Hearn, Kehinde Aho, Daniel Sigala | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Christopher Clark, Robert Carroll | |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Richard Gilland - foul #2 on Richard Gilland, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG) Erich Townsend, Daniel Hage | |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland is hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #2 on Ted Volpe, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Roger Hempel (PF) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Paul Comacho | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Daniel Hage, Roger Hempel | |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade is fouled on the floor by Glenn Fleury - foul #2 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Paul Comacho | |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego (PF) Richard Gilland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Christopher Clark, Robert Carroll | |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade buries a jumper from close range set up by Isaac Jackson | 37-38 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale comes up short on the runner from the left block | 37-38 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Alan Bell snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Jackson | 39-38 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Hughes | 39-40 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego's floater is tipped away by Shawn Kale | 39-40 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Samaniego - foul #2 on Robert Samaniego, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn (PG), Kehinde Aho (SG), Daniel Sigala (SF), Richard Gilland (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade, Isaac Jackson, Robert Samaniego, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Paul Comacho | |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Phillip Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kehinde Aho (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sigala (fresh) PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (tired) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Erich Townsend and the foul's on Thomas Hall - foul #3 on Thomas Hall, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Joseph Wade (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF) Phillip Hearn, Kehinde Aho, Daniel Sigala | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Ted Volpe | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Alan Bell | 41-47 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the floater from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson can't tip it in | 41-51 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade grabs the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland makes the jump hook in the lane | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Joseph Wade is called for the reach on Robert Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Wade, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Ted Volpe, Christopher Clark | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Robert Carroll is called for the reach on Alan Bell - foul #3 on Robert Carroll, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Roger Hempel (PF) Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend runs out the clock | 43-53 |