| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 28-34 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | John Harrison drills a floater from close range set up by Norman Shannon | 28-36 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | John Harrison takes the ball from Roger Jordan | 28-36 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is fouled on the floor by Roger Jordan - foul #2 on Roger Jordan, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Rentz | 28-38 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski hits the finger roll | 30-38 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by Jason Sippel - foul #3 on Jason Sippel, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (C) Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the lay-in | 30-38 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-38 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Shannon and he's hacked by Matthew Marston - foul #1 on Matthew Marston, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF) Roger Jordan, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (SF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bachus - foul #1 on David Bachus, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Baran Roznowski | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | David Johnson blows the layup | 30-43 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rufus Howard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Matthew Marston is blocked by Shawn Williams | 30-43 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Fish | 30-43 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | David Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Jason Fish steals it from Edward Thomason | 30-43 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Jason Fish clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Matthew Marston, Gary Boe, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Baran Roznowski (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (PF), Jack Linton (C) Norman Shannon, Edward Thomason, Richard Hayes, Shawn Williams, Rufus Howard | |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Jack Linton scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Harrison and the foul's on Jason Sippel - foul #4 on Jason Sippel, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski (SF), David Johnson (C) Jason Fish, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Jack Linton is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Jack Linton, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) David Bachus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 34-46 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Gloria - foul #2 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Marston (SG), Gary Boe (C) Andrew Gloria, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Damon Foster | 34-47 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Damon Foster | 37-47 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-47 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Shawn Williams (PF) Bobby Smith, Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Williams | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Jack Linton takes the ball from Gary Boe | 37-49 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Norman Shannon | 37-51 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jack Linton - foul #2 on Jack Linton, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Matthew Marston, Damon Foster, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (SF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-51 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Richard Hayes steals it from Jason Fish | 38-51 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-51 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Rufus Howard | 38-51 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the shot from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | David Bachus buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Gloria | 41-51 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes buries a jump hook from close range set up by Edward Thomason | 41-53 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Marston (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Ryan Gliwski, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Baran Roznowski (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (PF), Jack Linton (C) Norman Shannon, Edward Thomason, Richard Hayes, Shawn Williams, Rufus Howard | |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is fouled on the floor by Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Andrew Gloria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Smith - foul #2 on Bobby Smith, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski scores on a jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Jack Linton slams it home | 47-57 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF) Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Bobby Smith, John Harrison | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Baran Roznowski | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Jason Fish takes the ball from Norman Shannon | 47-60 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan lays it up and in set up by Jason Fish | 49-60 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the dunk attempt | 49-60 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon loses the ball out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Matthew Marston, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), John Harrison (PF) Baran Roznowski, Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | David Bachus travels with the ball | 49-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rufus Howard (C) Shawn Williams | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon tips it in | 49-62 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria lays it up and in set up by David Bachus and he's fouled by Richard Hayes - foul #4 on Richard Hayes, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (PF) Jason Fish | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Matthew Marston (SG), Jason Sippel (C) Andrew Gloria, David Bachus, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Richard Hayes, Rufus Howard | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Marston - foul #2 on Matthew Marston, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Damon Foster (PF) Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski throws it down set up by Matthew Marston | 54-64 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Ryan Gliwski steals it from Edward Rentz | 54-64 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston blows the layup | 54-64 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-64 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon tips it in | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is called for 3 seconds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Matthew Marston, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Jack Linton connects on the runner from the left block set up by John Harrison | 54-68 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-68 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Norman Shannon | 54-70 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #9 | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon runs out the clock | 54-70 |