| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Gardner, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bill Greenman | 47-31 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson blows the layup but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it back up and in | 49-33 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 51-34 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Jameson | 51-36 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Jerry Lee and the foul's on Daniel Jameson - foul #2 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the free throw | 53-36 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Jameson | 53-36 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), James Brown (C) Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, Daniel Jameson | |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't finish the layup | 53-36 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it home | 53-38 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Rene Russo steps in front of the James Leslie pass | 53-38 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the shot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 56-40 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the lay-in | 56-40 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irving Grandberry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Leslie | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Rene Russo clanks a runner from the right block | 59-40 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 62-42 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas is called for traveling | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Rene Russo, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (PF) James Brown | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it home | 64-42 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Howard Anchondo is blocked by Jon Carnahan | 64-42 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the follow up shot | 64-44 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan scores on a shot in the paint set up by Gregory Gift | 66-44 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Jon Carnahan picks off the pass by Herman Gardner | 66-44 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 66-44 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Herman Gardner | 66-44 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (PF) Greg Thomas | |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 69-44 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-44 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 69-44 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Carnahan | 72-44 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits a jumper near the basket | 72-46 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 74-46 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-46 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 74-46 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Rafael Enriquez - foul #3 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #4 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Rene Russo (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo, Daniel Jameson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 74-46 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson lays it in | 74-48 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 74-48 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | James Brown misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #4 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG) Rene Russo | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski (C) James Brown | |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 77-49 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-49 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it but misses | 77-49 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-49 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 77-49 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Greg Thomas | 77-51 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 77-51 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-51 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the offensive board | 77-51 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #5 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-53 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry scores on a shot from the left block set up by Greg Thomas | 77-55 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Gardner - foul #4 on Herman Gardner, team foul #6 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Herman Gardner, Greg Thomas, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 79-55 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 79-57 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 79-57 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is called for traveling | 79-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rene Russo, Mark Sommers | |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the shot from the left wing | 79-57 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the offensive board | 79-57 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the 3 from the left wing | 79-57 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 79-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Jackson | 81-57 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Bill Greenman steals the ball from Daniel Jameson | 81-57 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 83-57 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson travels with the ball | 83-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Bill Greenman, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), James Brown (C) Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo, Daniel Jameson | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-57 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson tips it in | 85-57 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 85-57 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the dunk | 85-57 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the board | 85-57 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 85-59 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is called for traveling | 85-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (C) Augustus Zurich | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | James Brown can't connect on a shot from the left side | 85-59 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 85-59 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | James Brown takes the ball from Richard Johnson | 85-59 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 85-59 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 85-59 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 87-59 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | James Brown loses the dribble to Jerry Lee | 87-59 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jon Carnahan | 89-59 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Leslie - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #7 | 89-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, James Leslie, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Rene Russo (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Irving Grandberry, Howard Anchondo | |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 89-59 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 89-60 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent travels with the ball | 89-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sommers (PF) James Brown | |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Mark Sommers is blocked by Eldridge Kent | 89-60 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift grabs the board | 89-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bill Greenman | 91-60 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 91-63 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-63 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers pulls down the rebound | 91-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 91-63 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the offensive board | 91-63 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski buries a runner near the basket | 91-65 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Jackson | 94-65 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski lays it in | 94-67 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rene Russo - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #7 | 94-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF) Rene Russo, Mark Sommers | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 94-67 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 95-67 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 95-67 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 95-67 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 97-67 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is hacked by Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #8 | 97-67 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 97-67 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 97-67 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a jumper from the left side | 97-67 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 97-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 97-67 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 97-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 97-67 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 97-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift runs out the clock | 97-67 |