| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Walters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff inbounds the ball | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-36 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | James Sutton double dribbles | 19-36 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Mark Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-36 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Walters | 19-36 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Mark Walters shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Horace Mahler | 22-36 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Mullin | 22-38 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler tips it home | 24-38 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Ronald Jewell buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Vogt | 26-38 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Eric Mullin and the foul's on Horace Mahler - foul #2 on Horace Mahler, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay (PF) Ronald Jewell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF), Charles Block (C) Darnell Barnhill, James Sutton | |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Roberts - foul #1 on Brian Roberts, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Davidson (SF) Antonio Goff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), James Sutton (PF) Jesse Aust, Brian Roberts | |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Charles Block clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Kevin Moon steals it from Kenneth Nay | 28-40 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Gerald Davidson pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Walters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Davidson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Block (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Mark Walters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay snags the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-40 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Charles Block snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt is hacked by Charles Block - foul #1 on Charles Block, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hall (PG), Jeffery Anderson (SG), Antonio Goff (SF), Ronald Jewell (PF), Jason Livingstone (C) Horace Mahler, Mark Walters, Gerald Davidson, Kenneth Nay, Ronald Vogt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (PG), Darnell Barnhill (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Eric Mullin, James Sutton, Charles Block | |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Ronald Jewell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 28-40 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Jason Livingstone snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Jason Livingstone is fouled on the floor by Brian Roberts - foul #2 on Brian Roberts, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Charles Block (C) Kevin Moon, Michael Creswell | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Jason Livingstone buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Goff | 30-40 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the jumper from the left block | 30-40 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Charles Block pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Thomas Hall clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill gets the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Jason Livingstone is called for the reach on Jesse Aust - foul #4 on Jason Livingstone, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Mark Walters (SG), Gerald Davidson (SF), Kenneth Nay (PF), Ronald Vogt (C) Thomas Hall, Jeffery Anderson, Antonio Goff, Ronald Jewell, Jason Livingstone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Kevin Moon (SG), Michael Creswell (SF), James Sutton (PF), Kenneth Headen (C) Daniel Thornton, Jesse Aust, Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts, Charles Block | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Walters (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Davidson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Headen (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Headen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Mark Walters gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Mark Walters shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Mahler | 33-40 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon buries a shot from the right block set up by James Sutton | 33-42 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Mark Walters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Sutton | 33-42 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Antonio Goff (SF), Ronald Jewell (PF) Gerald Davidson, Kenneth Nay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG), Darnell Barnhill (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Kevin Moon, James Sutton, Kenneth Headen | |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Ronald Jewell steals the ball from Darnell Barnhill | 33-45 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Block (C) Michael Creswell | |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Mark Walters misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darnell Barnhill | 36-47 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Mark Walters is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hall (PG), Jeffery Anderson (SG) Horace Mahler, Mark Walters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), James Sutton (PF) Eric Mullin, Charles Block | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Roberts | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Anderson (fresh) SF - Antonio Goff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Ronald Jewell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Jewell, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay (PF), Jason Livingstone (C) Ronald Jewell, Ronald Vogt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF), Charles Block (C) Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Gerald Davidson (SF) Thomas Hall, Antonio Goff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG) Kevin Moon | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Jason Livingstone drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Charles Block - foul #2 on Charles Block, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walters (SG) Jeffery Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (SG) Jesse Aust | |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Jason Livingstone misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Mark Walters hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Nay | 40-50 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Charles Block's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Jewell (PF) Kenneth Nay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), Darnell Barnhill (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Daniel Thornton, James Sutton, Charles Block | |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Mark Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brian Roberts | 40-50 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell is fouled on the floor by Ronald Jewell - foul #2 on Ronald Jewell, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Antonio Goff (SF) Gerald Davidson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG) Kevin Moon | |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-50 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust tips it home | 40-52 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell is fouled on the floor by Jason Livingstone - foul #5 on Jason Livingstone, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Anderson (SG), Kenneth Nay (PF), Ronald Vogt (C) Mark Walters, Ronald Jewell, Jason Livingstone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), James Sutton (PF) Eric Mullin, Michael Creswell | |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Horace Mahler - foul #3 on Horace Mahler, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Colin Holmes (SF), Charles Block (C) Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts | |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Jesse Aust takes the ball from Antonio Goff | 43-53 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | James Sutton misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Nay - foul #1 on Kenneth Nay, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hall (PG) Horace Mahler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG) Jesse Aust | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Anderson (fresh) SF - Antonio Goff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Thornton (fresh) SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Colin Holmes (fresh) PF - James Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Block (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt banks in the layup set up by Thomas Hall and he's fouled by Charles Block - foul #3 on Charles Block, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt misses the free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Charles Block gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Charles Block misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-55 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Jeffery Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Mark Walters (SG), Ronald Jewell (PF) Thomas Hall, Jeffery Anderson, Kenneth Nay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Jesse Aust (SG), Darnell Barnhill (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Daniel Thornton, Kevin Moon, Colin Holmes, Charles Block | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Ronald Jewell hits a shot from the right wing set up by Mark Walters | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Jesse Aust and the foul's on Ronald Vogt - foul #1 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Kevin Moon (SG), Michael Creswell (SF), Charles Block (C) Eric Mullin, Jesse Aust, Darnell Barnhill, James Sutton | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Mark Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff is hacked by Michael Creswell - foul #2 on Michael Creswell, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Sutton (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Antonio Goff misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | The short jumper by James Sutton is denied by Ronald Vogt | 47-57 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Moon | 47-57 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | James Sutton clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Vogt - foul #2 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | James Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Ronald Vogt is denied by James Sutton | 47-58 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Creswell | 47-60 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | James Sutton picks off the pass by Ronald Vogt | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton runs out the clock | 47-60 |