| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Oviedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Morris Murray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-29 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis drills a jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Morris Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by James Moultrie - foul #2 on James Moultrie, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis's floater is tipped away by Micheal Nixon | 28-31 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | James Moultrie gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bates swats the layup by Micheal Nixon | 28-31 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton (C) Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Carroll | 30-31 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Mitchell | 30-33 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Morris Murray hits a 3 from the left wing set up by James Moultrie | 33-33 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Chris Mitchell and he's fouled by Micheal Nixon - foul #2 on Micheal Nixon, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF) Timothy Stolz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (PF) James Carroll | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton tips it home | 35-35 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Nance (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Crowder | 35-37 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Morris Murray is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Morris Murray, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Kent Oviedo (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Edward Crowder, Micheal Nixon, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), James Carroll (PF) Darrell Lewis, David Nance | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | James Carroll drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Moultrie - foul #3 on James Moultrie, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton (C) Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon (C) Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Morris Murray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Mitchell | 35-40 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Moore | 35-43 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | James Moultrie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Morris Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | James Moultrie hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Robert Bates tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Morris Murray gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Morris Murray buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Moultrie | 41-43 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | James Carroll clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Morris Murray makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joe Brennan | 44-43 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moultrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Morris Murray (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kent Oviedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Mitchell (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 5 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell | 44-45 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo is hacked by James Carroll - foul #2 on James Carroll, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Joe Brennan, Kent Oviedo, Micheal Nixon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG), George Brown (SF), David Nance (PF), Jeremy Wagner (C) Chris Mitchell, Lee Westmoreland, James Carroll, Robert Bates | |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | George Brown steals the ball from Ronald Thornton | 44-45 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | David Nance is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | James Moultrie makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Crowder | 47-45 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 47-48 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG) Morris Murray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG) James Moultrie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan makes the 3 from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Morris Murray - foul #4 on Morris Murray, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (SG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF) Morris Murray, Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), James Carroll (PF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, David Nance, Jeremy Wagner | |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joe Brennan, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Kettle (PF) Kent Oviedo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) Darrell Lewis, George Brown | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | James Moultrie steps in front of the Robert Bates pass | 50-48 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | James Carroll takes the ball from Joe Brennan | 50-48 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moultrie (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Stolz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Kettle (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 5 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Edward Crowder (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF) James Moultrie, Timothy Stolz, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Carroll | 51-53 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Crowder | 54-53 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Morris Murray makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Brennan | 57-53 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | James Carroll lays it up and in set up by Robert Bates | 57-55 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Morris Murray can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG), George Brown (SF), David Nance (PF), Jeremy Wagner (C) Thomas Moore, Chris Mitchell, Lee Westmoreland, James Carroll, Robert Bates | |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the lay-in | 57-55 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Philip Bewley | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Morris Murray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Morris Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Darrell Lewis | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Stolz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) C - Philip Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nance (fresh) C - Jeremy Wagner (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Wagner | 57-57 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Morris Murray loses the dribble to David Nance | 57-57 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | James Moultrie picks off the pass by Darrell Lewis in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Darrell Lewis steps in front of the Morris Murray pass | 57-57 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Edward Crowder (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Morris Murray, Timothy Stolz, Paul Kettle, Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Chris Mitchell (SG), James Carroll (PF) Darrell Lewis, Ty Derenthal, Jeremy Wagner | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Thornton | 60-57 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Micheal Nixon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | David Nance snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Stolz - foul #2 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Edward Crowder (SF) James Moultrie, Timothy Stolz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) David Nance | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Carroll - foul #3 on James Carroll, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Morris Murray - foul #5 on Morris Murray, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (SG) Morris Murray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo travels with the ball | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Moore | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Chris Mitchell is called for the reach on James Moultrie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | James Moultrie is hacked by Chris Mitchell - foul #2 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Edward Crowder - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-61 |