| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Michael Prather connects on the jumper from close range | 43-39 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | James Keech pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Daniel Hage steals the ball from George Greer | 43-39 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Hage | 45-39 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | John Norton travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Ullery (C) Daniel Hage, John Norton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Prather | |
| 17:28 | Alabama | James Keech can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | George Greer misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones's floater is knocked away by Jessie Ullery | 45-39 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cheek | 45-39 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | George Greer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Jones and the foul's on Jessie Ullery - foul #2 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Christopher Clark, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek | |
| 16:54 | Alabama | George Greer misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | William Lablanc can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Regner - foul #1 on Martin Regner, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Fenton (C) George Greer | |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | Martin Regner lays it in on a nice dish by Jordan Graves | 47-43 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Richard Wallace steals the ball from Jessie Ullery | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Fenton (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Alabama | The short jumper by Roger Fenton is denied by Jessie Matthews | 47-43 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews lays it up and in | 49-43 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Richard Wallace misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Lablanc | 49-43 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Roger Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Richard Wallace hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Robert West (SF), Clarence Hughes (PF), John Norton (C) Glenn Fleury, Daniel Hage, William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Michael Prather (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Jordan Graves, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith, Roger Fenton | |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Richard Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Robert West is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Robert West, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Robert West | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG) Richard Wallace | |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | George Greer misses the dunk attempt | 49-44 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 49-44 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Christopher Clark is denied by Robert Cheek | 49-44 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Cheek clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Hughes - foul #2 on Clarence Hughes, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Michael Prather takes the ball from Christopher Clark | 51-44 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, John Norton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Prather | |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | James Keech travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Clarence Hughes, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hage - foul #2 on Daniel Hage, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG) Ted Volpe | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF), Roger Fenton (C) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek, George Greer | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Emmett Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (PF) Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF) Martin Regner | |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Jordan Graves steals it from William Lablanc | 53-48 |
| 10:26 | Alabama | Richard Wallace clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wallace | 53-48 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jessie Ullery - foul #3 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), John Norton (C) Daniel Hage, William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Jordan Graves, Richard Wallace, Emmett Smith, Roger Fenton | |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes's layup is rejected by Robert Cheek | 53-50 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | James Keech grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Prather - foul #2 on Michael Prather, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Prather | |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Martin Regner is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | John Norton can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by George Greer - foul #1 on George Greer, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:56 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | George Greer's pass is intercepted by Ted Volpe | 54-50 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe hits the finger roll | 56-50 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Martin Regner is called for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Christopher Clark, John Norton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Emmett Smith (PF), Roger Fenton (C) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, George Greer | |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lablanc | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Roger Fenton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #2 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Robert West (SF), Clarence Hughes (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Roger Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Roger Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert West | 61-51 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Michael Prather scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jordan Graves | 61-53 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage is fouled on the floor by Emmett Smith - foul #2 on Emmett Smith, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), John Norton (C) Daniel Hage, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Jordan Graves, Richard Wallace, Michael Prather, Emmett Smith, Roger Fenton | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-53 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes tips it home | 63-53 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Martin Regner clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert West - foul #5 on Robert West, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Clark (SF) Robert West | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | James Keech grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 63-53 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-53 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Robert Cheek snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | George Greer lays it in | 63-55 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes loses the dribble to Martin Regner | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Alabama | James Keech misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Clark - foul #2 on Christopher Clark, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, John Norton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF) Martin Regner | |
| 03:42 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage banks in the layup set up by Ted Volpe and the foul's on George Greer - foul #2 on George Greer, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF) Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Emmett Smith | 65-56 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Richard Wallace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | George Greer snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 03:01 | Alabama | James Keech misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | William Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (PF) William Lablanc | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF) Richard Wallace, Emmett Smith | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ted Volpe, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits a fadeaway from the left block | 65-58 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage is fouled on the floor by Michael Prather - foul #3 on Michael Prather, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is called for traveling | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage misses long on a floater from the right block | 66-58 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Michael Prather comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | George Greer steps in front of the Christopher Clark pass | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Michael Prather throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by James Keech - foul #1 on James Keech, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, John Norton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Robert Cheek blows the layup | 68-58 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews runs out the clock | 68-58 |