| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Gay steals the ball from Russell Donmoyer | 33-26 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Russell Donmoyer swats the short shot by Andrew Gay | 33-26 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses the fadeaway from the right block | 33-26 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry loses the dribble to Matthew Hoerr | 33-26 |
| 18:17 | NC State | William Gravely connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Key | 36-26 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer is whistled for traveling | 36-26 |
| 17:37 | NC State | William Gravely comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 17:36 | NC State | William Gravely gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Fujita | 36-26 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 16:54 | NC State | William Gravely gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 16:31 | NC State | William Gravely scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jon Key and he's fouled by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), James Leland (SG), Harry Messina (PF), Otis Shuff (C) Jon Key, Matthew Hoerr, Andrew Gay, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| 16:31 | NC State | William Gravely makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Claude Myers hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Schwenk | 39-28 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Andrew Steven steals the ball from Anthony Jones | 39-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gravely (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otis Shuff (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) PF - William Britten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Myers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Harry Messina comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Britten - foul #2 on William Britten, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | NC State | George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (C) William Gravely, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Jeffrey Bingman, Claude Myers | |
| 15:14 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Perzanowski - foul #4 on George Perzanowski, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) George Perzanowski, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Fujita (PF) William Britten | |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Anthony Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Gravely | 44-31 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-31 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Matthew Hoerr (SF) James Leland, William Gravely | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:25 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr lays it up and in | 46-31 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond McCammon - foul #1 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SG), William Britten (PF) Martin McClaughry, Edward Fujita | |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-32 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Raymond McCammon tips it in | 48-32 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Matthew Hoerr swats the layup by Francis Szaflarski | 48-32 |
| 12:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Messina | 48-32 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Harry Messina is hacked by Francis Szaflarski - foul #2 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), Andrew Gay (PF) Anthony Jones, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Claude Myers (SF), Edward Fujita (PF) Francis Szaflarski, Russell Donmoyer, Herman Abbott | |
| 11:45 | NC State | Andrew Gay scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Key | 51-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | William Britten hits the finger roll | 51-34 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Harry Messina scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Key | 53-34 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Harry Messina swats the layup by Edward Fujita | 53-34 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Claude Myers steals it from James Leland | 53-34 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Claude Myers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Steven | 53-36 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits a floater from close range set up by Jon Key and he's fouled by Andrew Steven - foul #2 on Andrew Steven, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), William Gravely (SF), Raymond McCammon (C) Jon Key, Matthew Hoerr, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Edward Fujita, William Britten | |
| 10:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 09:17 | NC State | William Gravely misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-36 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Martin McClaughry | 56-38 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Anthony Jones drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Gravely and the foul's on Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Randall (PG), Otis Shuff (C) James Leland, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Fujita (PF) Claude Myers | |
| 08:47 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski is fouled on the floor by William Gravely - foul #1 on William Gravely, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Harry Messina grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Herman Abbott | 58-38 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski is hacked by Raymond McCammon - foul #2 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | NC State | George Perzanowski (SF) Henry Randall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF) Russell Donmoyer | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 07:35 | NC State | George Perzanowski snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Raymond McCammon's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Fujita | 58-38 |
| 07:18 | NC State | William Gravely gets the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Anthony Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-38 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Herman Abbott | 58-38 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | George Perzanowski is called for the reach on Andrew Steven - foul #5 on George Perzanowski, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Otis Shuff (C) William Gravely, George Perzanowski, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Claude Myers (SF), William Britten (PF) Martin McClaughry, Edward Fujita | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Otis Shuff drills a jumper from close range set up by Jon Key | 60-41 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski's pass is intercepted by Matthew Hoerr | 60-41 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Harry Messina hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-41 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Jon Key misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Claude Myers gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-44 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SG), Andrew Gay (PF), Raymond McCammon (C) Anthony Jones, Harry Messina, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF) Andrew Steven, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:23 | NC State | William Gravely buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jon Key | 62-44 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Andrew Gay is called for the reach on Francis Szaflarski - foul #3 on Andrew Gay, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Jon Key, William Gravely, Andrew Gay, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-46 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-46 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) PF - William Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | William Britten drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Steven | 62-48 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Roger Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Leland - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (PF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Claude Myers gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Harry Messina steps in front of the Jeffrey Bingman pass | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Anthony Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Claude Myers knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk | 62-52 |
| 02:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), William Gravely (SG), Andrew Gay (PF), Raymond McCammon (C) Anthony Jones, James Leland, Harry Messina, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Jeffrey Bingman, Andrew Steven, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | NC State | Raymond McCammon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Gravely | 65-54 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Francis Szaflarski | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Gravely is fouled on the floor by Martin McClaughry - foul #3 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Randall (PG), James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (C) Jon Key, Matthew Hoerr, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:55 | NC State | Otis Shuff is hacked by Edward Fujita - foul #1 on Edward Fujita, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 00:48 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | NC State | James Leland is fouled in the backcourt by Martin McClaughry - foul #4 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:45 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Leland - foul #3 on James Leland, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (PF) Henry Randall, William Gravely, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Leland is hacked by Andrew Steven in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Steven, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Randall (PG), William Gravely (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) Anthony Jones, Matthew Hoerr, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Donmoyer | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Leland is hacked by Martin McClaughry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SG) Martin McClaughry | |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Steven | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Andrew Steven is called for the reach on William Gravely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Steven, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:24 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:24 | NC State | William Gravely misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer is hacked by Henry Randall - foul #1 on Henry Randall, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Raymond McCammon (C) Henry Randall, James Leland, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Andrew Steven is called for the reach on William Gravely in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Steven, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Randall (PG), James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (C) Jon Key, Matthew Hoerr, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (SG) Andrew Steven | |
| 00:19 | NC State | William Gravely misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:19 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Fujita | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (SG) Henry Randall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Francis Szaflarski is called for the reach on William Gravely in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:11 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 3 from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Francis Szaflarski is called for the reach on William Gravely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #14 | 75-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Raymond McCammon (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:04 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-71 |