| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-38 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Norton misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 25-38 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 25-40 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Hipple takes the ball from Daniel Hage | 25-40 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill loses the ball out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hipple | 25-40 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Oliver Hamlin | 25-42 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #2 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Christopher Clark (PF) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Marcelino Russo (C) Edward Stockstill, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is hacked by Jonathan Robinson - foul #1 on Jonathan Robinson, team foul #3 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Robert West | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Russo (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Christopher Clark steals the ball from Jonathan Robinson | 25-42 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Nathan Kirtley steals the ball from John Norton | 25-42 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Fleury - foul #1 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Robert West (SF), Clarence Hughes (PF) Glenn Fleury, Stanley Carter, Christopher Clark, John Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Jonathan Robinson, Marcelino Russo | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Barry Galliher takes the ball from Clarence Hughes | 25-44 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Jessie Ullery swats the short shot by Patrick Reese | 25-44 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Robert West grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Robert West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Barry Galliher | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the shot from the left side set up by Edward Stockstill | 25-46 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-46 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is whistled for a carry | 25-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), John Norton (C) Daniel Hage, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Barry Galliher (PF) Nathan Kirtley, Patrick Reese | |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Barry Galliher denies the turnaround by Ted Volpe | 25-46 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 25-46 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Robert West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits a shot from just outside the lane | 25-48 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe travels with the ball | 25-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Clarence Hughes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Edward Stockstill, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese loses the dribble to Daniel Hage | 25-48 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury can't throw it down | 25-48 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 25-48 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | The refs have stopped play. Jessie Ullery is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Jessie Ullery, John Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-50 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Patrick Reese steals it from Christopher Clark | 25-50 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-50 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the offensive board | 25-50 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Christopher Clark is called for the reach on Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #2 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lawrence Fales (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF) Glenn Fleury, Daniel Hage, Robert West | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-50 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 25-50 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-50 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 25-52 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-52 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 25-52 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Stockstill | 25-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lawrence Fales (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-54 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Lawrence Fales pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-54 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Lawrence Fales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-54 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews snags the offensive board | 25-54 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | William Lablanc connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Clark | 28-54 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Patrick Reese is blocked by Christopher Clark | 28-54 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 28-54 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-54 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nathan Kirtley | 28-54 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Ullery (C) Stanley Carter, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Marcelino Russo (C) Nathan Kirtley, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-54 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill gets the offensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG) Lawrence Fales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Glenn Fleury | 31-54 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Jessie Ullery denies the turnaround by Edward Stockstill | 31-54 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | William Lablanc snags the defensive board | 31-54 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Barry Galliher - foul #2 on Barry Galliher, team foul #4 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Heriberto Marino (C) Edward Stockstill, Marcelino Russo | |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark misses the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 31-54 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-54 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | William Lablanc snags the defensive board | 31-54 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | The jumper by Glenn Fleury is denied by Heriberto Marino | 31-54 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson snags the defensive board | 31-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Stanley Carter steals it from Nathan Kirtley | 31-54 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury lays it up and in set up by Stanley Carter | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lablanc (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-54 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter gets the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley is whistled for a carry | 33-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lawrence Fales (PG), Jessie Matthews (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Nathan Kirtley, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-54 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a floater in the lane | 33-54 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it in | 33-56 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Hipple | 36-59 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-59 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Stockstill | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark lays it up and in | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Stockstill | 40-63 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Lawrence Fales is denied by Heriberto Marino | 40-63 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Jessie Ullery is blocked by Patrick Reese | 40-63 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill runs out the clock | 40-63 |