| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - William Langley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Patchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Rowe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Brian Brown inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Oregon State | Brian Brown's fadeaway is rejected by George Kelly | 29-38 |
| 19:39 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | George Kelly knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 31-41 |
| 19:06 | Oregon State | Brian Brown buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Langley and the foul's on Willie Ross - foul #2 on Willie Ross, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:06 | Oregon State | Brian Brown makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | George Kelly comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-41 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | John Patchell swats the layup by Micheal Kelly | 34-41 |
| 18:19 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:13 | Oregon State | George Kelly steps in front of the Raymond Johnson pass | 34-41 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Willie Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Kelly | 34-43 |
| 17:56 | Oregon State | William Langley is hacked by Cary Woolf - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua (SF) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:40 | Oregon State | John Patchell misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Danner - foul #1 on William Danner, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG), Roger Kelley (C) William Langley, Earl Rowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) George Kelly, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| 17:40 | Oregon State | John Patchell misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:40 | Oregon State | John Patchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Willie Ross scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Canada | 35-46 |
| 17:08 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson loses the dribble to Kevin Howard | 35-46 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Blake Canada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 16:53 | Oregon State | John Patchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:26 | Oregon State | Erik Land comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is called for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Langley (PG), Brian Brown (SF), Randy Himes (PF), Earl Rowe (C) Raymond Johnson, Darrell Fuqua, John Patchell, Roger Kelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG), George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 15:58 | Oregon State | William Langley is fouled on the floor by James Bingham - foul #2 on James Bingham, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - William Langley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Erik Land (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randy Himes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Bingham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Oregon State | Brian Brown misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Erik Land is called for the reach on Blake Canada - foul #1 on Erik Land, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua (SG) Erik Land | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Langley - foul #1 on William Langley, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG) Blake Canada | |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Oregon State | Randy Himes grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 15:03 | Oregon State | William Langley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly loses the dribble to Earl Rowe | 35-47 |
| 14:41 | Oregon State | Brian Brown buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Randy Himes | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses long on a shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | William Danner tips it home | 37-49 |
| 13:57 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Himes | 39-49 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a shot from close range set up by James Bingham | 39-51 |
| 13:19 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | James Bingham drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 12:51 | Oregon State | Randy Himes is fouled on the floor by Micheal Kelly - foul #1 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG), Raymond Johnson (SG), Richard Caudell (SF), John Patchell (PF), Roger Kelley (C) William Langley, Darrell Fuqua, Brian Brown, Randy Himes, Earl Rowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), Blake Canada (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Steven Brown, James Bingham, George Kelly, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| 12:40 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Blake Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 12:20 | Oregon State | Roger Kelley snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 11:54 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 11:53 | Oregon State | Richard Caudell hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Erik Land (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Caudell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Patchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Blake Canada clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Willie Ross snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Willie Ross | 41-55 |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Richard Caudell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Blake Canada - foul #1 on Blake Canada, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Richard Caudell makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Richard Caudell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 42-55 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Willie Ross is whistled for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua (SF) Richard Caudell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| 10:26 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Willie Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 10:00 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:44 | Oregon State | John Patchell lays it up and in set up by Darrell Fuqua | 44-55 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Willie Ross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:17 | Oregon State | John Patchell pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:52 | Oregon State | Steven Wilks steals it from Raymond Johnson | 44-55 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Willie Ross is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Willie Ross, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Langley (PG), Brian Brown (SF), Randy Himes (PF), Earl Rowe (C) Erik Land, Raymond Johnson, John Patchell, Roger Kelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, Blake Canada, Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| 08:25 | Oregon State | George Kelly is called for the reach on Randy Himes - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| 08:25 | Oregon State | Randy Himes misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | James Bingham grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | William Danner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Conway (SG) Darrell Fuqua | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:53 | Oregon State | Brian Brown misses short on a jumper near the basket | 44-55 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Micheal Kelly | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - William Langley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Conway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Himes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Brian Brown - foul #3 on Brian Brown, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:13 | Oregon State | William Langley hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Brown | 47-56 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | William Danner misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-56 |
| 06:58 | Oregon State | William Langley snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:45 | Oregon State | Randy Himes can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Danner - foul #2 on William Danner, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua (SF) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG) Steven Brown, James Bingham | |
| 06:45 | Oregon State | Randy Himes makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:45 | Oregon State | Randy Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | George Kelly is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Kelly, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson (SG), John Patchell (PF) Robert Conway, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:08 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Ross - foul #4 on Willie Ross, team foul #11 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Conway (PG), John Gilligan (C) William Langley, Earl Rowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Edwin Coe (C) George Kelly, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| 06:08 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:08 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:46 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Darrell Fuqua | 51-56 |
| 05:42 | Oregon State | Robert Conway makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Gilligan | 54-56 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Willie Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe tips it in | 54-58 |
| 05:29 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson is hacked by Willie Ross - foul #5 on Willie Ross, team foul #12 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG), Roger Kelley (C) Robert Conway, John Gilligan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Willie Ross, Steven Wilks | |
| 05:29 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | James Bingham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edwin Coe | 56-61 |
| 04:37 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:35 | Oregon State | Erik Land gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:17 | Oregon State | Erik Land connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Johnson | 58-61 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Blake Canada can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Oregon State | John Patchell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Langley (PG), Brian Brown (SF), Earl Rowe (C) Erik Land, Darrell Fuqua, Roger Kelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Blake Canada, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - William Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Patchell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Earl Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 58-61 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | William Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly lays it in set up by William Danner | 58-63 |
| 03:04 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Oregon State | John Patchell gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:31 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe misses the shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Danner | 61-63 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | George Kelly lays it in set up by Cary Woolf | 61-65 |
| 02:03 | Oregon State | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by George Kelly - foul #4 on George Kelly, team foul #13 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (SG), Randy Himes (PF) Raymond Johnson, John Patchell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) Cary Woolf | |
| 02:03 | Oregon State | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:03 | Oregon State | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson (SG), John Patchell (PF) Erik Land, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG) Blake Canada | |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | William Danner misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf buries a runner in the paint set up by George Kelly | 63-67 |
| 01:31 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe lays it up and in on a great pass from William Langley and he's fouled by Micheal Kelly - foul #2 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| 01:31 | Oregon State | Earl Rowe makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Rowe - foul #2 on Earl Rowe, team foul #4 | 66-67 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:00 | Oregon State | John Patchell buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Brown | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Brown - foul #4 on Brian Brown, team foul #5 | 68-69 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Micheal Kelly | 70-72 |
| 00:03 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-72 |