| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) SG - David Alderman (fresh) SF - Gene Scott (fresh) PF - David Herndon (fresh) C - Martin Quade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) C - Jason Sippel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Matthew Marston is called for the reach on Michael Domingues - foul #1 on Matthew Marston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Roger Jordan | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee State | Damon Foster is called for the reach on Michael Domingues - foul #1 on Damon Foster, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues is hacked by Roger Jordan - foul #1 on Roger Jordan, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jason Sippel - foul #1 on Jason Sippel, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee State | David Alderman gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee State | David Alderman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Damon Foster can't connect on a floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee State | David Alderman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee State | David Alderman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan drills a shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Marston | 5-6 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Domingues | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Herndon (fairly fresh) C - Martin Quade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) C - Jason Sippel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues clanks a floater from the right block | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Matthew Marston, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SG), Clyde Nagy (PF) David Alderman, David Herndon | |
| 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 | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade lays it up and in set up by Don Gilmartin | 9-6 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Clyde Nagy - foul #1 on Clyde Nagy, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin (SG), Bryan Alcantar (SF), Damian Bedard (C) Michael Domingues, Gene Scott, Martin Quade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Fish | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG) Carlos Goodwin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | David Johnson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by David Bachus | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Damian Bedard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Bryan Alcantar | 9-10 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee State | David Alderman tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | David Bachus clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Jason Fish pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Jason Fish denies the turnaround by Bryan Alcantar | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Damian Bedard | 13-10 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | David Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG), Gene Scott (SF), David Herndon (PF), Martin Quade (C) David Alderman, Bryan Alcantar, Clyde Nagy, Damian Bedard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, Gary Boe, David Johnson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Herndon (fresh) C - Martin Quade (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | David Herndon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues's pass is intercepted by Jason Sippel | 13-10 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Damon Foster buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 13-12 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade is hacked by Jason Sippel - foul #2 on Jason Sippel, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar (SG) Don Gilmartin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), David Johnson (C) Emanuel Pond, Jason Sippel | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | David Bachus hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Gliwski | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG) Michael Domingues | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (PF) Damon Foster | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | David Alderman is called for the reach on David Bachus - foul #1 on David Alderman, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG) Bryan Alcantar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) David Johnson | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses short on a shot in the paint | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Boe | 14-15 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Jason Fish lays it up and in set up by David Bachus | 14-17 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | David Herndon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy (PF) David Herndon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF) Ryan Gliwski | |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Clyde Nagy steps in front of the Roger Jordan pass | 14-17 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to David Alderman | 14-17 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | David Alderman takes the ball from David Bachus | 14-17 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | David Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes comes up short on the shot in the paint | 14-17 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gene Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Nagy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Quade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bachus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - Jason Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Boe (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | David Alderman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes hits a runner from the baseline set up by Roger Jordan | 14-19 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Domingues | 16-19 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Gary Boe drills a jump hook near the basket set up by David Bachus | 16-21 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Roger Jordan - foul #2 on Roger Jordan, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (PG), Carlos Goodwin (SG), Bryan Alcantar (SF), David Herndon (PF) Michael Domingues, David Alderman, Gene Scott, Clyde Nagy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, David Bachus, Malcolm Sykes, Gary Boe | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee State | David Herndon blows the layup | 17-24 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond misses badly on a floater near the basket | 17-24 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Herndon | 17-24 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Quade | 19-24 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is hacked by David Herndon - foul #1 on David Herndon, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy (SF), Damian Bedard (C) Carlos Goodwin, Martin Quade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | David Herndon takes the ball from David Johnson | 19-24 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin clanks a floater from close range | 19-24 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Jason Fish scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Gloria | 19-26 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Don Gilmartin | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Don Gilmartin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Alcantar (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clyde Nagy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Herndon (fairly fresh) C - Damian Bedard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emanuel Pond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Fish (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Don Gilmartin takes the ball from Andrew Gloria | 21-26 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Gilmartin | 23-26 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is hacked by David Herndon - foul #2 on David Herndon, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG), David Alderman (SG), Gene Scott (SF) Don Gilmartin, Bryan Alcantar, David Herndon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Matthew Marston (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Andrew Gloria, Emanuel Pond, Ryan Gliwski, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Damon Foster buries a turnaround from close range set up by Roger Jordan | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Roger Jordan is called for the reach on David Alderman - foul #3 on Roger Jordan, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG) Roger Jordan | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | David Alderman makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | David Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Damon Foster buries a runner from the left block set up by David Bachus | 25-30 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Matthew Marston takes the ball from David Alderman | 25-30 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston hits the finger roll | 25-32 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | Matthew Marston is called for the reach on David Alderman - foul #3 on Matthew Marston, team foul #11 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (PF), Martin Quade (C) Clyde Nagy, Damian Bedard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF) Matthew Marston, Malcolm Sykes | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | David Alderman makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | David Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Michael Domingues is called for the reach on David Bachus - foul #1 on Michael Domingues, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | David Bachus can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott loses the dribble to Jason Sippel | 27-32 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | David Bachus grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | David Bachus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | David Bachus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Herndon (PF), Damian Bedard (C) David Alderman, Martin Quade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (SG), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Andrew Gloria, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Damian Bedard loses the dribble to David Johnson | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-32 |