| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Vladimir Kosloski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sergio Galvan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marc Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Hage | 44-24 |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Marc Webster scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Vladimir Kosloski and he's fouled by Shawn Kale - foul #2 on Shawn Kale, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Christopher Clark (SF) Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Marc Webster makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Santos Gonzalez picks off the pass by Roger Hempel | 44-27 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | Edward Chan is fouled on the floor by Ted Volpe - foul #2 on Ted Volpe, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Christopher Clark, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:55 | Washington State | The jump hook by Sergio Galvan is blocked by Roger Hempel | 44-27 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Edward Chan - foul #3 on Edward Chan, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shawn Kale (C) Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (SG) Edward Chan | |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:37 | Washington State | Marc Webster gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 18:22 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez is hacked by Clarence Hughes - foul #3 on Clarence Hughes, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Erich Townsend takes the ball from Richard Dawes | 44-27 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-27 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 17:32 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez hits the finger roll set up by Vladimir Kosloski | 44-29 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:48 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez is whistled for traveling | 44-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shawn Kale (C) Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel (SG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (PF), Brandon Lawson (C) Vladimir Kosloski, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan, Marc Webster | |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel loses the dribble to Steve Heffron | 44-29 |
| 16:08 | Washington State | Donald Murff misses the lay-in | 44-29 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the offensive board | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kale (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Dawes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Zwiefel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Murff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Lawson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel tips it home | 46-29 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Clark, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Paul Comacho (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark, Roger Hempel, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Edward Chan (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Sergio Galvan (PF), Marc Webster (C) Richard Dawes, Boris Zwiefel, Steve Heffron, Donald Murff, Brandon Lawson | |
| 14:47 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shawn Kale (C) Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:16 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez travels with the ball | 46-29 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho grabs the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 13:40 | Washington State | Marc Webster grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 13:26 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan loses the dribble to Erich Townsend | 46-29 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 13:09 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 12:54 | Washington State | The jumper by Vladimir Kosloski is denied by Shawn Kale | 46-29 |
| 12:53 | Washington State | Edward Chan grabs the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 12:36 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Santos Gonzalez | 46-31 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Marc Webster is called for the reach on Paul Comacho - foul #1 on Marc Webster, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll tips it back up and in | 48-31 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Paul Comacho is called for the reach on Edward Chan - foul #4 on Paul Comacho, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Hempel (PF), Shawn Kale (C) Paul Comacho, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (PF), Brandon Lawson (C) Vladimir Kosloski, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan, Marc Webster | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Dawes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Murff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Lawson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Richard Dawes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ted Volpe - foul #3 on Ted Volpe, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Richard Dawes misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Richard Dawes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Hughes | 50-32 |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Donald Murff can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Hage - foul #1 on Daniel Hage, team foul #7 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel (SG) Edward Chan | |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Donald Murff makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Donald Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Donald Murff pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Steve Heffron is denied on a layup by Robert Carroll | 50-34 |
| 10:36 | Washington State | Steve Heffron misses the tip | 50-34 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Steve Heffron grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Donald Murff banks in the layup and the foul's on Roger Hempel - foul #2 on Roger Hempel, team foul #8 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Shawn Kale (C) Erich Townsend, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Edward Chan (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Marc Webster (C) Richard Dawes, Boris Zwiefel, Steve Heffron, Brandon Lawson | |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Donald Murff misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Shawn Kale | 50-36 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Hage | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Edward Chan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Edward Chan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:14 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Kale | 53-36 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark buries a fadeaway in the lane | 55-36 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Marc Webster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Hempel - foul #3 on Roger Hempel, team foul #9 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Washington State | Sergio Galvan (PF) Donald Murff | |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Marc Webster makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Marc Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-38 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel can't tip it in | 55-38 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale tips it home | 57-38 |
| 08:06 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Santos Gonzalez | 57-41 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses long on a shot from the left block | 57-41 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Marc Webster pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roger Hempel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Vladimir Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sergio Galvan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marc Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan is hacked by Roger Hempel - foul #4 on Roger Hempel, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Paul Comacho (PF) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Boris Zwiefel (SG), Steve Heffron (SF) Vladimir Kosloski, Edward Chan, Santos Gonzalez | |
| 07:24 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:24 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Hage | 59-41 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Daniel Hage is called for the reach on Boris Zwiefel - foul #2 on Daniel Hage, team foul #11 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG) Daniel Hage | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Lawson (C) Marc Webster | |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan snags the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 06:38 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Zwiefel | 59-44 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes connects on the jump hook in the lane | 61-44 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Brandon Lawson's pass is intercepted by Erich Townsend | 61-44 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend misses the easy layup | 61-44 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Richard Dawes loses the ball out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Edward Chan (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Donald Murff (C) Boris Zwiefel, Richard Dawes, Steve Heffron, Brandon Lawson | |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Donald Murff gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Edward Chan's floater is knocked away by Christopher Clark | 61-44 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 63-44 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Donald Murff pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan is hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #4 on Ted Volpe, team foul #12 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Robert West (SF), Roger Hempel (PF) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Boris Zwiefel (SG), Steve Heffron (SF) Vladimir Kosloski, Edward Chan, Santos Gonzalez | |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Robert West is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert West, team foul #13 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Glenn Fleury | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Baker (SF), Brandon Lawson (C) Sergio Galvan, Donald Murff | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Steve Heffron is hacked by Robert West - foul #2 on Robert West, team foul #14 | 63-45 |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Steve Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Steve Heffron misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert West (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Dawes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Zwiefel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Baker (fresh) PF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Lawson (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark lays it in on a great pass from Robert Carroll | 65-46 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Robert West steps in front of the Boris Zwiefel pass | 65-46 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert West | 67-46 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | Steve Heffron lays it in set up by Richard Dawes | 67-48 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Robert West scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Erich Townsend | 69-48 |
| 02:03 | Washington State | Robert Carroll denies the turnaround by Harold Baker | 69-48 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG) Robert West | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Murff (PF) Harold Baker | |
| 01:35 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll tips it home | 71-51 |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-51 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Donald Murff tips it in | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-53 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Brandon Lawson gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Richard Dawes makes the driving attempt in the paint | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend runs out the clock | 71-55 |