| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Shaiming Kung (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobbie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lusher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hector Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cheslav Washinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington's layup is rejected by Kevin Lusher | 29-23 |
| 19:24 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:07 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher loses the dribble to Kenneth Nay | 29-23 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:00 | Hawaii | Hector Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:37 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cheslav Washinski | 31-23 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Nay | 31-26 |
| 17:55 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Cheslav Washinski - foul #2 on Cheslav Washinski, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt (PF) Edward Herrington | |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:43 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 17:18 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 31-26 |
| 17:16 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Cheslav Washinski | 31-26 |
| 16:53 | Hawaii | Bobbie Smith is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cheslav Washinski | 34-26 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler is fouled on the floor by Hector Diaz - foul #1 on Hector Diaz, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Brian Feldman (PG), Michael Riggins (SG), Jules Russo (PF), He-ping Xue (C) Shaiming Kung, Bobbie Smith, Hector Diaz, Cheslav Washinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), James Thomas (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Horace Mahler, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Kenneth Nay | |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-26 |
| 16:20 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clifford Nordquist | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Brian Feldman (fresh) SG - Michael Riggins (fresh) SF - Kevin Lusher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - He-ping Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | James Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 15:44 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:23 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 15:22 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Brian Feldman steals the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 15:07 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman loses the dribble to Glen Tweedy | 36-26 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy can't tip it in | 36-26 |
| 14:52 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:31 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue knocks in the jumper in the lane | 38-26 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | James Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 14:01 | Hawaii | Jules Russo gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 13:37 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | William Smith tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 12:57 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 12:56 | Hawaii | Brian Feldman hits the follow up shot | 40-28 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Smith | 40-30 |
| 12:17 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Riggins, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung (PG), Eugenio Ferrari (SG), Bobbie Smith (SF), Hector Diaz (PF), Cheslav Washinski (C) Brian Feldman, Michael Riggins, Kevin Lusher, Jules Russo, He-ping Xue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Kenneth Nay (C) William Smith, James Thomas, Glen Tweedy, Ronald Vogt, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Shaiming Kung (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugenio Ferrari (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobbie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hector Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cheslav Washinski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung loses the dribble to Jack Penniman | 40-30 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Mahler | 40-33 |
| 11:01 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski is denied on a layup by Jack Penniman | 40-33 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Nay | 40-35 |
| 10:31 | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-35 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Penniman | 40-38 |
| 09:43 | Hawaii | Bobbie Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 09:42 | Hawaii | Hector Diaz tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 09:34 | Hawaii | Bobbie Smith gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:05 | Hawaii | Edward Herrington is called for the reach on Hector Diaz - foul #1 on Edward Herrington, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Brian Feldman (PG), Kevin Lusher (SF), Jules Russo (PF), He-ping Xue (C) Shaiming Kung, Bobbie Smith, Hector Diaz, Cheslav Washinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), James Thomas (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Ronald Vogt (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Horace Mahler, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Kenneth Nay | |
| 08:39 | Hawaii | Eugenio Ferrari misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | William Smith snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | James Thomas can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 08:14 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:50 | Hawaii | Eugenio Ferrari makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Lusher | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Brian Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugenio Ferrari (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Lusher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - He-ping Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | James Thomas makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 07:12 | Hawaii | Ronald Vogt is called for the reach on He-ping Xue - foul #1 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung (PG), Bobbie Smith (SG), Hector Diaz (PF), Cheslav Washinski (C) Brian Feldman, Eugenio Ferrari, Jules Russo, He-ping Xue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Kenneth Nay (C) William Smith, James Thomas, Glen Tweedy, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher misses the dunk attempt | 43-41 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ronald Vogt | 43-41 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 06:44 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:22 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-41 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 43-41 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-41 |
| 06:02 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Kevin Lusher | 43-41 |
| 05:43 | Hawaii | Bobbie Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Shaiming Kung is called for the reach on Ronald Vogt - foul #2 on Shaiming Kung, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eugenio Ferrari (SG), He-ping Xue (C) Bobbie Smith, Kevin Lusher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (SG), Edward Herrington (PF) Gary Laplant, Ronald Vogt | |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-41 |
| 05:08 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to He-ping Xue | 43-41 |
| 04:51 | Hawaii | Horace Mahler picks off the pass by Eugenio Ferrari | 43-41 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | He-ping Xue steps in front of the James Thomas pass | 43-41 |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Nay - foul #1 on Kenneth Nay, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Brian Feldman (PG), Kevin Lusher (SF) Shaiming Kung, Hector Diaz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Jack Penniman | |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | James Thomas is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jules Russo (PF) Cheslav Washinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:55 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Brian Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugenio Ferrari (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Lusher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - He-ping Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Eugenio Ferrari takes the ball from Kenneth Nay | 44-41 |
| 03:18 | Hawaii | Jules Russo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nay | 44-41 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 03:00 | Hawaii | Jules Russo grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 03:00 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung (PG), Hector Diaz (PF), Cheslav Washinski (C) Brian Feldman, Jules Russo, He-ping Xue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF) James Thomas, Glen Tweedy | |
| 02:58 | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Mahler - foul #2 on Horace Mahler, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Hector Diaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| 02:13 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 01:51 | Hawaii | Eugenio Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 01:29 | Hawaii | Kevin Lusher comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-41 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Kevin Lusher steals the ball from Edward Herrington | 47-41 |
| 01:11 | Hawaii | Eugenio Ferrari lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Lusher | 49-41 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Horace Mahler | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Cheslav Washinski is hacked by Gary Laplant - foul #2 on Gary Laplant, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Bobbie Smith (SF), He-ping Xue (C) Kevin Lusher, Hector Diaz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Hawaii | Edward Herrington is called for the reach on Eugenio Ferrari - foul #2 on Edward Herrington, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Riggins (PG) Shaiming Kung | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins is hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #3 on Edward Herrington, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Penniman | 51-47 |
| 00:20 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung (PG) Michael Riggins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Gary Laplant is called for the reach on He-ping Xue in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Laplant, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | He-ping Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Riggins (PG) Shaiming Kung | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Horace Mahler is called for the reach on Michael Riggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Mahler, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Michael Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Bobbie Smith is called for the reach on Jack Penniman - foul #1 on Bobbie Smith, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Shaiming Kung (PG), Kevin Lusher (SF), Hector Diaz (PF) Michael Riggins, Bobbie Smith, He-ping Xue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |