| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) C - Paul Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fresh) SG - Gerald May (fresh) SF - Moses Roberts (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Darren Lockhart lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Darren Lockhart loses the dribble to Paul Comacho | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho hits a jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is fouled on the floor by Ted Volpe - foul #1 on Ted Volpe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | UMass | Darren Lockhart connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adrian Robinson | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Moses Roberts lays it up and in and he's fouled by Clarence Hughes - foul #1 on Clarence Hughes, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:25 | UMass | Moses Roberts makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark clanks a turnaround from the left block | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Moses Roberts pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Erich Townsend - foul #1 on Erich Townsend, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shawn Kale (PF) Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:34 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Adrian Robinson tips it home | 2-9 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Adrian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Darren Lockhart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald May (fairly fresh) SF - Moses Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) C - Adrian Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Roger Hempel (PF) Glenn Fleury, Christopher Clark, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SG), James Sumpter (SF), William McEirath (C) Gerald May, Moses Roberts, Adrian Robinson | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 4-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Comacho (C) Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho tips it home | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to William McEirath | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Clarence Hughes swats the short shot by James Sumpter | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson hits the follow up shot | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William McEirath - foul #1 on William McEirath, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Shawn Kale (SF) Erich Townsend, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (PG) Darren Lockhart | |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Hage - foul #1 on Daniel Hage, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erich Townsend | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | UMass | William McEirath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Erich Townsend, Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (SG) James Sumpter | |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | UMass | Adrian Robinson (C) William McEirath | |
| 12:54 | UMass | Gerald May can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Fleury | 13-13 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Gerald May is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Christopher Clark, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG), James Sumpter (SF) Moses Roberts, William Ivey | |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll misses the shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Darren Lockhart's floater is tipped away by Shawn Kale | 13-13 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Kale | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) PF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald May (fresh) SF - James Sumpter (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Carroll | 15-13 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Clarence Hughes swats the shot by Jeffrey Johnson | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Hage | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Gerald May is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson out of a doubleteam | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe's pass is intercepted by Gerald May | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Daniel Hage picks off the pass by Gerald May | 17-16 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Gerald May grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Daniel Hage is called for the reach on Gerald May - foul #2 on Daniel Hage, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Roger Hempel (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (PG), Paul Yount (SG), William Ivey (SF), William McEirath (C) Darren Lockhart, Gerald May, James Sumpter, Adrian Robinson | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 17-16 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Moses Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | UMass | William Ivey gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Moses Roberts | 18-18 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | UMass | William Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Moses Roberts and he's fouled by Roger Hempel - foul #1 on Roger Hempel, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Shawn Kale (SF) Glenn Fleury, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Moses Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Yount (fresh) SF - William Ivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William McEirath (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale double dribbles | 18-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 07:08 | UMass | William McEirath knocks in the jumper from the left side | 18-22 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale's floater is tipped away by William McEirath | 18-22 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale tips it home | 20-22 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Moses Roberts misses the 3 from straight away | 20-22 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Yount - foul #1 on Paul Yount, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (SF) Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Paul Yount, William Ivey, William McEirath | |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Adrian Robinson | 22-24 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Comacho - foul #1 on Paul Comacho, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG) Ted Volpe | |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF) Moses Roberts | |
| 05:41 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-25 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Sumpter - foul #1 on James Sumpter, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Roger Hempel (PF) Erich Townsend, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SG) Gerald May | |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:49 | UMass | James Sumpter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Volpe and he's fouled by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG), William McEirath (C) James Sumpter, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Darren Lockhart | 27-27 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Erich Townsend | 30-27 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Erich Townsend takes the ball from Paul Yount | 30-27 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend hits the finger roll | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Comacho (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Yount (fresh) SF - William Ivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adrian Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William McEirath (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel is called for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Hempel, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Shawn Kale (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Christopher Clark, Roger Hempel, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (PG), Gerald May (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (PF) Darren Lockhart, Paul Yount, William Ivey, Adrian Robinson | |
| 02:48 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson is whistled for a carry | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale clanks a jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe is hacked by James Sumpter - foul #2 on James Sumpter, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson clanks a shot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Gerald May tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Moses Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Roger Hempel (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SF), Adrian Robinson (C) James Sumpter, William McEirath | |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel is called for a charge - foul #3 on Roger Hempel, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:57 | UMass | William Ivey can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Gerald May scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Darren Lockhart | 33-35 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 00:23 | UMass | William Ivey snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Adrian Robinson dunks the ball | 33-37 |