| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert West inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Lyman Hays is called for the reach on Ted Volpe - foul #1 on Lyman Hays, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG), Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Alfredo Marino, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Robert West misses the shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | John Norton snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Robert West scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Hage | 33-27 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Alan Bell | 35-27 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 35-27 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Alan Bell double dribbles | 35-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Isaac Jackson, Joseph Wade, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert West | 35-30 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 35-30 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Robert West clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ted Volpe | 35-32 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Bell | 38-32 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Matthew Ball steals the ball from Ted Volpe | 38-32 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG), Joseph Wade (SF), Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Alfredo Marino, Robert Samaniego, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Christopher Clark (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Robert West, Clarence Hughes, John Norton | |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Sanford Craft denies the turnaround by Christopher Clark | 38-32 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark tips it home | 38-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade is fouled on the floor by Glenn Fleury - foul #2 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Stanley Carter picks off the pass by Lyman Hays | 38-34 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF), Clarence Hughes (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc, Christopher Clark | |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Robert West grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Fleury | 38-36 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho tips it home | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes loses the dribble to Alan Bell | 40-36 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft is fouled on the floor by Glenn Fleury - foul #3 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Alan Bell, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (PF), John Norton (C) Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Jessie Ullery | |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Isaac Jackson | 43-36 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ted Volpe | 43-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Clark - foul #2 on Christopher Clark, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (PG) Ted Volpe | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 43-38 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Robert West is hacked by Matthew Ball - foul #1 on Matthew Ball, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Robert West | |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lyman Hays and the foul's on Christopher Clark - foul #3 on Christopher Clark, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG) Vincent Israelsen, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Clarence Hughes (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc | |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | John Norton can't throw it down but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF) Christopher Clark | |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Alan Bell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Wade | 48-38 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Clarence Hughes takes the ball from Joseph Wade | 48-38 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Wade - foul #1 on Joseph Wade, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG) Alan Bell, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Ted Volpe takes the ball from Matthew Ball | 51-40 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes slams it home on a nice dish by Ted Volpe | 51-42 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino | 53-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wade (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Hage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes tips it in | 53-44 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfredo Marino | 56-44 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Robert West comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Wade - foul #2 on Joseph Wade, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF), Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Vincent Israelsen, Alfredo Marino, Joseph Wade, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Christopher Clark (PF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes, Jessie Ullery | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson slams it home on a nice dish by Alan Bell and the foul's on Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Robert West | |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft's dunk attempt is rejected by John Norton | 59-46 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Craft | 59-46 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Glenn Fleury | 59-49 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Robert Samaniego, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF), Clarence Hughes (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc, Christopher Clark | |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Joseph Wade steals the ball from Ted Volpe | 60-49 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Alan Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Wade | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Robert West clanks a floater in the lane | 62-49 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert West (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Norton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Robert West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-49 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Isaac Jackson, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Christopher Clark (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Clarence Hughes, John Norton | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Alan Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Marino | 65-49 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | William Lablanc can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 65-49 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Sanford Craft blocks the jumper by Stanley Carter | 65-49 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Alan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-49 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Alan Bell gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | William Lablanc snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina 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) | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Alfredo Marino - foul #3 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Alan Bell runs out the clock | 65-50 |