| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - David Bellamy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 35-34 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Allen Edwards and the foul's on John Hartley - foul #1 on John Hartley, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Olsen | 38-34 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | William Bober steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 38-34 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay's floater is knocked away by John Hartley | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses badly on a shot in the lane | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:28 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is hacked by Irving Grandberry - foul #3 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Donald Slate (SF), William Baty (PF), James Brown (C) Arthur Lamay, Irving Grandberry, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht (SF) Bruce Olsen | |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by Joseph Zakar is denied by David Bellamy | 38-37 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Baker | 40-39 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Baty misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Wright - foul #2 on Bradley Wright, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG) Allen Edwards | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Baty makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Baty misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:05 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rupert Engelbrecht and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Bober (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF) Rupert Engelbrecht | |
| 15:05 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Donald Slate can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 14:40 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | William Bober misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Hartley - foul #2 on John Hartley, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Daniel Jameson (C) Joseph Zakar, Donald Slate, William Baty | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:53 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | William Bober gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Bober misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 13:15 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 13:00 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | William Bober tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Bruce Olsen | 43-44 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley connects on the runner from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | William Bober scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Allen Edwards | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Bober (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hartley (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - David Bellamy (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Wright and he's hacked by Arthur Lamay - foul #1 on Arthur Lamay, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Donald Slate (SF), William Baty (PF), James Brown (C) Arthur Lamay, Irving Grandberry, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), Robert Husted (PF), Frank Pannell (C) Bradley Wright, Bruce Olsen, John Hartley, David Bellamy | |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Baty | 50-49 |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Pannell and he's fouled by Donald Slate - foul #1 on Donald Slate, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG) Allen Edwards | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Turansky (SG) Michael Baker | |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Slate | 53-52 |
| 10:29 | Miami (OH) | James Turansky is hacked by Joseph Zakar - foul #1 on Joseph Zakar, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 10:21 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick tips it home | 53-54 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Robert Husted steals it from Joseph Zakar | 53-54 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Randy Sherrick is called for the reach on Joseph Zakar - foul #1 on Randy Sherrick, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), William Bober (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Joseph Zakar, Robert Bondi, William Baty, Donald Slate | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Bruce Olsen (SF) Randy Sherrick, Rupert Engelbrecht | |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 09:25 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:06 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Jameson blocks the short jumper by Robert Husted | 53-57 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | William Bober gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Bober | 56-57 |
| 08:43 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted can't throw it down | 56-57 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | William Bober gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | William Bober misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Turansky - foul #1 on James Turansky, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker (SG), John Hartley (PF), David Bellamy (C) James Turansky, Robert Husted, Frank Pannell | |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | William Bober misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Baker | 57-60 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-60 |
| 07:40 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) PF - William Bober (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Donald Slate buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allen Edwards | 61-60 |
| 06:47 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF), William Baty (PF) William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF) Bradley Wright, Bruce Olsen | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Allen Edwards steals the ball from David Bellamy | 64-60 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Donald Slate can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Bellamy - foul #3 on David Bellamy, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Turansky (SG), Robert Husted (C) Michael Baker, David Bellamy | |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Donald Slate makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Donald Slate makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick drills a turnaround from the left block | 66-62 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Bondi, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), William Bober (PF) Robert Bondi, Donald Slate | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Bruce Olsen (SF), Frank Pannell (C) Randy Sherrick, Rupert Engelbrecht, John Hartley | |
| 04:42 | Miami (OH) | William Baty swats the layup by Robert Husted | 66-62 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 66-62 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | William Bober loses the dribble to Bruce Olsen | 66-62 |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright is hacked by William Baty - foul #1 on William Baty, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG), Donald Slate (SF), Daniel Jameson (C) Joseph Zakar, Irving Grandberry, William Baty | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker (SG), David Bellamy (C) James Turansky, Frank Pannell | |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 03:22 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright can't tip it in | 69-64 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Husted (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | William Bober tips it in | 71-64 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Husted | 71-67 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG) Allen Edwards | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), John Hartley (PF) Bradley Wright, Bruce Olsen, Robert Husted | |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF) Joseph Zakar, Donald Slate | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF) Rupert Engelbrecht | |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Jameson | 71-67 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | William Bober pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bellamy - foul #4 on David Bellamy, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG) Randy Sherrick | |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-67 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to William Bober | 73-67 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the turnaround near the basket | 73-67 |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Irving Grandberry steals it from David Bellamy | 73-67 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay throws it down set up by Irving Grandberry | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is hacked by Bradley Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Wright, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on William Bober - foul #3 on William Bober, team foul #8 | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses the free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Wright - foul #4 on Bradley Wright, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-69 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Daniel Jameson | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards runs out the clock | 79-69 |