| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | David Shanley is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zurich - foul #3 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (PF) Augustus Zurich | |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-42 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Paul Reilly is called for the reach on Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Paul Reilly, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 38-44 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Paul Reilly blows the layup but the foul's on Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Rafael Enriquez is blocked by Earl Ferguson | 39-44 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:38 | Marshall | The jump hook by David Shanley is blocked by Daniel Jameson | 39-44 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | James Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | James Brown tips it in | 39-46 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 16:46 | Marshall | Paul Reilly pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | Paul Reilly hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Shanley | 42-46 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (PG), Donald Carlson (SG), James Hause (SF), James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Richard Gutierres, Paul Reilly, Earl Ferguson, David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Mark Sommers (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, James Brown, Daniel Jameson | |
| 15:49 | Marshall | Donald Carlson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-46 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Brett Wilder snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Nelson Cooley (fresh) SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Hause (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Marshall | Richard Johnson steals the ball from Donald Carlson | 42-46 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't finish the layup | 42-46 |
| 15:23 | Marshall | James Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:17 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mark Sommers | 42-46 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski can't connect on a shot from the right block | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Brett Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Donald Carlson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | James Hause is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG), Paul Reilly (SG), Earl Ferguson (SF), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Nelson Cooley, Donald Carlson, James Hause, James Spivey, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo, Mark Sommers, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 13:50 | Marshall | Paul Reilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Greg Thomas | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | David Shanley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rafael Enriquez - foul #3 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | David Shanley misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | David Shanley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Augustus Zurich | 45-54 |
| 12:48 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres blows the dunk | 45-54 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:24 | Marshall | Paul Reilly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Reilly, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | Paul Reilly connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Ferguson | 47-54 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Shanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Paul Reilly can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Thomas - foul #1 on Greg Thomas, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (SF), James Spivey (PF) Earl Ferguson, David Shanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), James Brown (C) Greg Thomas, Daniel Jameson | |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Herman Gardner, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Hause (SF) Paul Reilly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Augustus Zurich steps in front of the James Hause pass | 49-54 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Grandberry | 49-57 |
| 10:15 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis blows the dunk | 49-57 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich lays it in | 49-59 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Donald Carlson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Gutierres | 52-59 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Hause - foul #2 on James Hause, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG), Earl Ferguson (SF), David Shanley (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Richard Gutierres, James Hause, James Spivey, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Augustus Zurich | |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:06 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Paul Reilly hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Carlson | 55-59 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Brett Wilder snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 08:19 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | David Shanley tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Irving Grandberry | 55-59 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Irving Grandberry, James Brown | |
| 07:44 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG) Donald Carlson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:44 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Richard Gutierres in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brett Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Marshall | David Shanley banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Reilly | 57-59 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Isaac Lewis (C) Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo, Mark Sommers | |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Paul Reilly lays it up and in | 59-59 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is hacked by Paul Reilly - foul #4 on Paul Reilly, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Spivey (PF) David Shanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Reilly - foul #5 on Paul Reilly, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (SG), James Hause (SF) Paul Reilly, Earl Ferguson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | James Spivey grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | James Spivey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Daniel Jameson | 59-60 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Greg Thomas | 59-62 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Augustus Zurich swats the layup by James Spivey | 59-62 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Rafael Enriquez | 59-64 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Hause | 62-64 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 04:39 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Carlson | 64-64 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the easy layup | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | James Spivey is called for the reach on Greg Thomas - foul #1 on James Spivey, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Ferguson (SF), David Shanley (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Richard Gutierres, James Spivey, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Rene Russo (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), James Brown (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | James Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Shanley - foul #2 on David Shanley, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hause (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brett Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Brett Wilder scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Carlson | 66-65 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 03:13 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Shanley | 66-65 |
| 03:04 | Marshall | Brett Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (PG) James Hause | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) Howard Anchondo | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 66-65 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG), Isaac Lewis (C) Nelson Cooley, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Rene Russo, James Brown | |
| 02:32 | Marshall | Donald Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 02:01 | Marshall | David Shanley tips it home | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Carlson - foul #1 on Donald Carlson, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #4 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Donald Carlson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis misses the easy layup | 69-65 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Richard Gutierres steps in front of the Augustus Zurich pass | 69-65 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | Donald Carlson lays it up and in set up by Richard Gutierres | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | The clock runs out | 71-65 |