| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Erich Townsend - foul #2 on Erich Townsend, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Roger Hempel (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Clarence Hughes, Shawn Kale, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #3 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | William Binder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it in | 26-33 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 26-33 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Barry Baugher can't connect on a shot in the paint | 26-33 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 26-33 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Binder and the foul's on Christopher Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (SF), Shawn Kale (PF) Christopher Clark, Roger Hempel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, Jason Barnhart, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Hage (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 26-35 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Barry Baugher grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses long on a runner in the lane | 26-35 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Hage | 28-35 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-35 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Barry Baugher tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Hage | 31-37 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Carroll - foul #1 on Robert Carroll, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Comacho (C) Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Arthur Porterfield (C) James Plummer, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho lays it in and the foul's on Arthur Porterfield - foul #1 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | William Binder buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Barry Baugher | 34-42 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale is hacked by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #4 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG) Daniel Hage | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho buries a fadeaway from the right block | 36-42 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Erich Townsend - foul #3 on Erich Townsend, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ted Volpe (tiring) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Ted Volpe | 38-44 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #3 on Ted Volpe, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Ted Volpe, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale's pass is intercepted by William Binder | 38-47 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Erich Townsend is called for the reach on William Binder - foul #4 on Erich Townsend, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert Carroll (C) Erich Townsend, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:07 | St. John's | William Binder misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-47 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Ted Volpe takes the ball from William Binder | 38-47 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Arthur Porterfield swats the layup by Shawn Kale | 38-47 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | William Binder buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Oden | 40-49 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | William Binder steps in front of the Shawn Kale pass | 40-49 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | William Binder buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Barnhart | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Hage (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG) Ted Volpe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-51 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-53 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | James Plummer pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Plummer is fouled on the floor by Shawn Kale - foul #2 on Shawn Kale, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale hits the finger roll set up by Ted Volpe and he's hacked by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #5 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Benjamin Oden (C) James Plummer, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Barry Baugher loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho's dunk attempt is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 45-54 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #4 on Ted Volpe, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF) Ted Volpe, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Jason Barnhart | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 3rd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho hits the finger roll set up by Erich Townsend | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the lay-in | 47-57 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho grabs the board | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Hage (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (tiring) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Shawn Kale is called for the reach on Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Shawn Kale, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Roger Hempel (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Shawn Kale, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Shawn Kale (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hage, Roger Hempel, Paul Comacho | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Arthur Porterfield is called for the reach on Shawn Kale - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 51-57 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | William Binder misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Erich Townsend - foul #5 on Erich Townsend, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG) Erich Townsend | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | William Binder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Paul Comacho | 51-58 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Barry Baugher tips it back up and in | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by Paul Comacho is denied by Benjamin Oden | 51-60 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Barry Baugher snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Ted Volpe is called for the reach on Barry Baugher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ted Volpe, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG) Ted Volpe | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho tips it home | 53-61 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Glenn Fleury is called for the reach on Benjamin Oden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Fleury - foul #2 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Hughes | 56-63 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Plummer runs out the clock | 56-63 |