| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andre White (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. C - David McKinney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Don Oxendine inbounds the ball | 46-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Cal | Chuck Houghton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 19:32 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Don Oxendine can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 19:11 | Cal | David McKinney snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 19:06 | Cal | Andre White misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Bill Godoy can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Shawn Kale | 46-45 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ted Volpe | 46-47 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Andre White lays it up and in | 48-47 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 18:04 | Cal | David McKinney gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Daniel Hage steals it from Bill Godoy | 48-47 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Don Oxendine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 17:02 | Cal | Bill Godoy steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Bill Godoy, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Roger Hempel (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Shawn Kale, Paul Comacho | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury is fouled on the floor by Andrew Landers - foul #3 on Andrew Landers, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF) Andrew Landers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bill Godoy - foul #2 on Bill Godoy, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Andre White misses the floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel knocks in the floater from close range set up by Ted Volpe | 48-51 |
| 16:01 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-51 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Bill Godoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-51 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes tips it in | 48-53 |
| 15:27 | Cal | Don Oxendine buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chuck Houghton | 51-53 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits a jumper from the left block set up by Ted Volpe | 51-55 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Chuck Houghton is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), David McKinney (C) Bill Godoy, Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Shawn Kale (C) Ted Volpe, Robert Carroll | |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andre White - foul #2 on Andre White, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG), Robert Israelson (SF) Chuck Houghton, Don Oxendine | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 14:40 | Cal | David McKinney is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hughes - foul #3 on Clarence Hughes, team foul #1 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG) Erich Townsend | |
| 14:22 | Cal | Ted Volpe picks off the pass by Anthony McQuage | 51-57 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe lays it up and in | 51-59 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Andre White makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David McKinney | 53-59 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 13:47 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Andrew Landers misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses long on a jump hook from close range | 53-59 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale tips it in | 53-61 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Andrew Landers knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 55-61 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Hughes | 55-63 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Andrew Landers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 12:35 | Cal | David McKinney gets the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 12:20 | Cal | David McKinney misses the dunk attempt | 55-63 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-63 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Robert Israelson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Israelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Landers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Fleury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Hempel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cal | David McKinney is hacked by Shawn Kale - foul #1 on Shawn Kale, team foul #2 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Don Oxendine (SG), Bill Godoy (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Andre White, Anthony McQuage, Andrew Landers, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale | |
| 11:22 | Cal | Bill Godoy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 55-63 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Bill Godoy tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Hage | 57-65 |
| 10:39 | Cal | Roger Hempel is called for the reach on Robert Israelson - foul #3 on Roger Hempel, team foul #3 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark | |
| 10:16 | Cal | Mark Hanson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 57-65 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Chuck Houghton hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-65 |
| 09:55 | Cal | Chuck Houghton pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Robert Israelson is whistled for traveling | 59-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (SG) Robert Israelson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF) Ted Volpe, Clarence Hughes | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Paul Comacho is blocked by Mark Hanson | 59-65 |
| 09:12 | Cal | Bill Godoy gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Don Oxendine is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chuck Houghton out of a doubleteam | 62-65 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-65 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Mark Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Andre White is hacked by Christopher Clark - foul #2 on Christopher Clark, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), David McKinney (C) Bill Godoy, Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Shawn Kale (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark, Paul Comacho | |
| 07:48 | Cal | Andrew Landers buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Robert Carroll - foul #3 on Robert Carroll, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Israelson (SF) Chuck Houghton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (SF) Roger Hempel | |
| 07:48 | Cal | Andrew Landers misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll grabs the board | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Israelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Volpe (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 64-68 |
| 07:10 | Cal | Andre White comes up short on the shot from the left block | 64-68 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Erich Townsend and the foul's on David McKinney - foul #3 on David McKinney, team foul #4 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Anthony McQuage (SG) Andre White, Don Oxendine | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Robert Carroll | |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the free throw | 64-71 |
| 06:21 | Cal | David McKinney misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho's floater is tipped away by David McKinney | 64-71 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale tips it in | 64-73 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Andrew Landers connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-73 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shawn Kale | 66-75 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Andrew Landers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes loses the dribble to Anthony McQuage | 66-75 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Robert Israelson can't finish the layup | 66-75 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Robert Israelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Robert Israelson can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 66-75 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Chuck Houghton tips it home | 68-75 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shawn Kale | 68-78 |
| 04:04 | Cal | Chuck Houghton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Landers | 71-78 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Andrew Landers snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (PG), Don Oxendine (SG), Bill Godoy (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Chuck Houghton, Anthony McQuage, Andrew Landers, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Roger Hempel (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale, Paul Comacho | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Oxendine (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Israelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Cal | Andre White drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark travels with the ball | 74-78 |
| 02:54 | Cal | Don Oxendine scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andre White | 76-78 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Mark Hanson picks off the pass by Christopher Clark | 76-78 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), David McKinney (C) Robert Israelson, Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shawn Kale (PF) Christopher Clark | |
| 02:33 | Cal | Robert Carroll swats the dunk try by Andre White | 76-78 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Shawn Kale | 76-78 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-78 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 02:06 | Cal | Shawn Kale denies the turnaround by Don Oxendine | 76-78 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Carroll | 76-78 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-78 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll tips it home | 76-80 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Chuck Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-80 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Roger Hempel, Robert Carroll | |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes clanks a shot from the right block | 76-80 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho hits the follow up shot | 76-82 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Andre White comes up short on the floater from the right side | 76-82 |
| 01:09 | Cal | David McKinney gets the offensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:55 | Cal | Andre White knocks in the shot from the left side | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Bill Godoy swats the dunk try by Shawn Kale | 78-82 |
| 00:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to David McKinney | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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 (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Cal | Andre White clanks a 3 from the left corner | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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 (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale is fouled in the backcourt by Chuck Houghton - foul #1 on Chuck Houghton, team foul #5 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF) Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale is hacked by Bill Godoy - foul #3 on Bill Godoy, team foul #6 | 78-82 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho is hacked by David McKinney - foul #4 on David McKinney, team foul #7 | 78-82 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Ted Volpe takes the ball from Bill Godoy | 78-84 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury can't finish the layup | 78-84 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 78-84 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 78-84 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale snags the defensive board | 78-84 |