| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Freddy Brook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-25 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't tip it in | 41-25 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the follow up shot | 41-27 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Symons - foul #1 on Walter Symons, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Daniel Jameson is called for the reach on Michael Remillard - foul #1 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Freddy Brook | 45-29 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez drills a 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Augustus Zurich swats the layup by Michael Remillard | 45-32 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Symons | 45-32 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Edward Barnes gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Michael Remillard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Freddy Brook clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Michael Remillard, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| 16:26 | Samford | Freddy Brook misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Greg Thomas is called for the reach on Filip Zuehls - foul #3 on Greg Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG) Freddy Brook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rene Russo, Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Samford | Cecil Wagers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Barnes (C) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) James Brown | |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Michael Remillard travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Basil Teske, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Greg Thomas | |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Walter Symons - foul #2 on Walter Symons, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG) Filip Zuehls | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is hacked by Edward Barnes - foul #2 on Edward Barnes, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Edward Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Zurich | 45-39 |
| 14:04 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Barnes | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Edward Barnes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dominic Moretti and he's fouled by Daniel Jameson - foul #2 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (SG) Michael Remillard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:52 | Samford | Edward Barnes makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Augustus Zurich is blocked by Dominic Moretti | 48-39 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Edward Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Walter Symons misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-39 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dominic Moretti - foul #1 on Dominic Moretti, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Filip Zuehls, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), James Brown (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Joseph Richardson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Basil Teske is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Basil Teske, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (PG) Freddy Brook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner | |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Basil Teske makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Filip Zuehls | 50-43 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Joseph Richardson pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Richard Johnson takes the ball from Michael Remillard | 50-43 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Joseph Richardson - foul #1 on Joseph Richardson, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Michael Remillard, Cecil Wagers, Basil Teske, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo, James Brown | |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Dominic Moretti gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Dominic Moretti swats the shot by Augustus Zurich | 50-45 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Walter Symons pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Irving Grandberry picks off the pass by Dominic Moretti | 50-45 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Freddy Brook buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Symons | 52-45 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Augustus Zurich | 52-47 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Irving Grandberry steps in front of the Walter Symons pass | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Freddy Brook steals the ball from Herman Gardner in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Symons | 54-47 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Filip Zuehls, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 07:51 | Samford | Richard Johnson steals the ball from Basil Teske | 54-47 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Michael Remillard picks off the pass by Augustus Zurich | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Michael Remillard makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Richardson | 56-47 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Basil Teske gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Basil Teske's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Freddy Brook, Cecil Wagers, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF) Richard Johnson, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (PG), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Basil Teske | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti scores on a runner in the paint | 58-47 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Filip Zuehls picks off the pass by James Brown | 58-47 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 58-47 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 05:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dominic Moretti | 58-47 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Dominic Moretti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Basil Teske (SF) Filip Zuehls, Walter Symons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo, Daniel Jameson | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Freddy Brook - foul #1 on Freddy Brook, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Joseph Richardson (PF) Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Richardson | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 60-50 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Joseph Richardson hits a turnaround from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry scores on a shot near the basket | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is denied on a layup by Irving Grandberry | 62-52 |
| 03:46 | Samford | Joseph Richardson tips it in | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Irving Grandberry | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Basil Teske (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Samford | Cecil Wagers loses the dribble to Augustus Zurich | 64-55 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Cecil Wagers, Joseph Richardson, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, James Brown | |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Dominic Moretti grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Freddy Brook knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Remillard | 67-55 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Basil Teske misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 67-58 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Basil Teske swats the short shot by Augustus Zurich | 67-58 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Basil Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Michael Remillard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Walter Symons hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Walter Symons connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dominic Moretti | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Irving Grandberry | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Freddy Brook is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Barnes (C) Basil Teske | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Augustus Zurich is called for the reach on Dominic Moretti - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is hacked by Michael Remillard - foul #1 on Michael Remillard, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Filip Zuehls (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Freddy Brook, Michael Remillard, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Daniel Jameson | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Filip Zuehls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Cecil Wagers, Basil Teske, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo, James Brown | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Filip Zuehls makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Filip Zuehls makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Walter Symons blocks the short jumper by Augustus Zurich | 75-65 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Dominic Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Filip Zuehls runs out the clock | 75-65 |