| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jamie Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crabill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Renard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Law (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Blair (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Frederick Law blocks the short jumper by John Aycock | 34-25 |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Frederick Law grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Bill Powell clanks a shot from the left side | 34-25 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Frederick Law gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Bill Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | William Renard gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | John Crabill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jamie Davis | 37-25 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss clanks a floater near the basket | 37-25 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Bill Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | John Aycock snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 37-27 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Frederick Law grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Jamie Davis - foul #3 on Jamie Davis, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (PG) Jamie Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Weiss, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Meehan (SG), William Hairston (C) John Crabill, Frederick Law | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Paul Weiss blocks the jumper by William Hairston | 37-27 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Clark | 37-27 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | James Meehan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Clark | 40-27 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles is fouled on the floor by William Hairston - foul #2 on William Hairston, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly (PF), Anthony Runner (C) Bill Powell, William Renard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Paul Weiss | |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Anthony Runner | 40-27 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | James Meehan's layup is rejected by Ernest Linthicum | 40-27 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | James Meehan misses the tip | 40-27 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | James Meehan buries a fadeaway from the right side | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Peter Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Meehan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Runner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Vince Young | 42-29 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Ernest Linthicum is called for the reach on James Meehan - foul #2 on Ernest Linthicum, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jamie Davis (PG), John Crabill (SG), Bill Powell (SF), Frederick Law (C) Peter Clark, James Meehan, Stephen Kelly, Anthony Runner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF), John Aycock (PF), Paul Weiss (C) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Bill Powell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | John Aycock grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Frederick Law | 42-29 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Frederick Law grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Bill Powell connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Crabill | 44-29 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Blair | 44-31 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Johnny Blair is called for the reach on Jamie Davis - foul #2 on Johnny Blair, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Meehan (SF), William Renard (PF) Bill Powell, William Hairston | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Paul Weiss | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | James Meehan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Frederick Law - foul #2 on Frederick Law, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Federico (SG), Stephen Kelly (C) John Crabill, Frederick Law | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson is hacked by William Renard - foul #3 on William Renard, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | William Renard snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Ernest Linthicum steps in front of the Donald Federico pass | 44-32 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson buries a floater from the right side set up by Vince Young | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jamie Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Federico (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Meehan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Renard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | William Renard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Laroche - foul #1 on Joseph Laroche, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (SG), Bill Powell (SF), Frederick Law (C) Jamie Davis, James Meehan, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF), John Aycock (PF), Paul Weiss (C) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | William Renard misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | William Renard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Federico - foul #4 on Donald Federico, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (PG) Donald Federico | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Law - foul #3 on Frederick Law, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | William Renard scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the easy layup | 46-36 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the tip | 46-36 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | William Vanauken grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | William Renard is called for the reach on Jeffrey Buckles - foul #4 on William Renard, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jamie Davis (PG), William Hairston (PF) Peter Clark, William Renard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Frederick Law gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Bill Powell clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | John Crabill tips it in | 48-36 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Jamie Davis steps in front of the John Aycock pass | 48-36 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis jams it | 50-36 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie Davis | 52-39 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles drills a jumper from the left side set up by Johnny Blair | 52-41 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Bill Powell hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jamie Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Crabill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hairston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Law (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Vanauken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Aycock (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis is fouled on the floor by Johnny Blair - foul #3 on Johnny Blair, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (PG), Donald Federico (SG), James Meehan (SF), William Renard (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Jamie Davis, John Crabill, Bill Powell, William Hairston, Frederick Law | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Paul Weiss | |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Donald Federico misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | William Renard blocks the jumper by Vince Young | 54-44 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Vince Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Donald Federico snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly loses the dribble to Joseph Laroche | 54-44 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Peter Clark misses long on a jumper from the right block | 54-44 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Vince Young knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Vernon Johnson | 54-46 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | James Meehan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | William Renard pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jamie Davis (PG), Bill Powell (SF), William Hairston (C) Peter Clark, Donald Federico, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF), Paul Weiss (C) Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | William Hairston pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | William Renard misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | William Vanauken grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young loses the dribble to Jamie Davis in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Blair - foul #4 on Johnny Blair, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (SG), Stephen Kelly (C) James Meehan, William Renard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), John Aycock (PF) Vince Young, Joseph Laroche | |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the floater from the right block set up by William Vanauken | 55-48 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Bill Powell | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Aycock | 58-51 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | John Aycock steals it from Jamie Davis | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jamie Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bill Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Blair (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | The jumper by Jeffrey Buckles is denied by William Hairston | 58-51 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss knocks in the shot in the lane | 58-53 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (SG), William Renard (PF), Frederick Law (C) Peter Clark, William Hairston, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | William Renard comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Frederick Law | 58-53 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Bill Powell scores on a floater from close range | 60-53 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss blows the layup but he's fouled by William Renard - foul #5 on William Renard, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hairston (PF) William Renard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | William Hairston comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Aycock - foul #2 on John Aycock, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | William Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | William Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Frederick Law denies the turnaround by Paul Weiss | 62-55 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Frederick Law grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Frederick Law is hacked by Jeffrey Buckles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (PG), Donald Federico (SG) Jamie Davis, John Crabill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Frederick Law misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | John Aycock pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jamie Davis (PG) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis is hacked by Jeffrey Buckles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Jamie Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | John Aycock gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Donald Federico grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Donald Federico is fouled in the backcourt by William Vanauken - foul #3 on William Vanauken, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Donald Federico misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Donald Federico makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | William Vanauken is called for the reach on William Hairston in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Vanauken, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | William Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | William Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles is whistled for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Clark (PG) Jamie Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Peter Clark runs out the clock | 65-58 |