| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster inbounds the ball | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 30-44 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 31-44 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Chris Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Michael Jackson steals the ball from Earnest Cain in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 31-44 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Schenck | 34-44 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Arthur Patterson - foul #2 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Stephen Little (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | George Holden is hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Cook (C) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | George Holden is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Holden, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Danny Davenport connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Little | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Harry Core throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) George Holden, Roderick Hicks, Harry Core, Johnny Aker, David Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Stephen Little, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Hart | 36-49 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe travels with the ball | 38-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain hits a 3 from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Earnest Cain - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), David Cook (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), John Hart (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, Chris Foster, Stephen Little, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Danny Davenport dunks the ball set up by Robert Ribeiro | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses the jump hook from the left block | 41-59 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by George Holden - foul #2 on George Holden, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF) Danny Davenport | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 41-59 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by George Holden - foul #3 on George Holden, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) George Holden, Harry Core, David Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roderick Hicks | 41-60 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Stephen Little knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 41-63 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earnest Cain | 44-63 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Steven Wiens snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Earnest Cain is called for the reach on John Hart - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Tony Streeter (C) Roderick Hicks, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Chris Foster (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, John Hart, Stephen Little, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Jeffery Schenck is called for the reach on Danny Davenport - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Michael Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Patterson | 44-63 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Michael Jackson steals the ball from Jeffery Schenck | 44-63 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa is hacked by Tony Streeter - foul #2 on Tony Streeter, team foul #7 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Earnest Cain, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnny Aker | 44-63 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | George Holden knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Core | 46-63 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Harry Core steps in front of the Danny Davenport pass | 46-63 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Harry Core hits a driving attempt from the left block | 48-63 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Danny Davenport hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Chris Foster and he's hacked by Harry Core - foul #3 on Harry Core, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) George Holden, Harry Core, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Chris Foster, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Wiens | 48-66 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-69 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-69 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Jeffery Schenck picks off the pass by Danny Davenport | 50-69 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Patterson | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the jumper from the left block | 52-69 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Wolfe | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Danny Davenport - foul #1 on Danny Davenport, team foul #5 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), David Cook (C) Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Chris Foster (SF) Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Harry Core - foul #4 on Harry Core, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG) Earnest Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks drills a jumpshot from the left side | 57-69 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on George Holden - foul #4 on George Holden, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG) Robert Ribeiro | |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses short on a jumper from close range | 58-71 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-73 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks tips it home | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Harry Core - foul #5 on Harry Core, team foul #11 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Watson (PF) Harry Core | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | George Holden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roderick Hicks | 62-73 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Powell | 62-75 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks is hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #1 on Steven Wiens, team foul #7 | 62-75 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 62-75 |