| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer can't finish the layup | 32-41 |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:26 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-41 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | David Frausto steals it from Martin McClaughry | 32-41 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | John Caprio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry tips it in | 34-41 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Claude Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Perry | 36-44 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Andrew Steven (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Andrew Steven steps in front of the Jonathon Samborski pass | 36-46 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | David Hill takes the ball from Andrew Schwenk | 36-46 |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Frausto | 38-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Samborski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Abernathy - foul #3 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) John Caprio, David Frausto, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, Kenneth Scott | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Steven - foul #1 on Andrew Steven, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG) Andrew Steven | |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Gary Willis is called for the reach on Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Gary Willis, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | William Britten hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 40-49 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 40-51 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis's pass is intercepted by Russell Donmoyer | 40-51 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski misses the lay-in | 40-51 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Abernathy | 40-51 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Hill | 43-51 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski scores on a jumper in the lane | 43-53 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Frausto (SF), Cory Miller (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) David Hill, Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Andrew Steven (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Francis Szaflarski, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | David Frausto is hacked by Adam Culpepper - foul #1 on Adam Culpepper, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by David Frausto | 45-53 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Caprio - foul #1 on John Caprio, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | John Caprio scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Eric Horne | 47-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Horne (fairly fresh) SF - David Frausto (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Adam Culpepper blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Eric Horne | 47-57 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gregory Whitehair | 47-57 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper misses the tip | 47-57 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven snags the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Steven | 47-59 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Caprio | 50-59 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair is whistled for traveling | 50-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Jeremy Perry (PF) Eric Horne, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Martin McClaughry, Adam Culpepper, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Claude Myers gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk knocks in the shot from close range | 50-61 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | David Frausto connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | John Caprio picks off the pass by Russell Donmoyer | 53-61 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Claude Myers snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Schwenk | 53-64 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | David Frausto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Caprio | 56-64 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | William Britten comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jonathon Samborski - foul #1 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), Eric Horne (SF), Joseph Abernathy (C) John Caprio, David Frausto, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Adam Culpepper (SG), Gregory Whitehair (PF) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Claude Myers | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | William Britten misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | William Britten makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Eric Horne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis hits a floater in the lane | 58-65 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair misses the floater from the right side | 58-65 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Eric Horne | 58-65 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair comes up short on the floater near the basket | 58-65 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 06:03 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry grabs the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy is fouled on the floor by William Britten - foul #4 on William Britten, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Robert Nash (C) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Claude Myers (PF) Francis Szaflarski, Russell Donmoyer, William Britten | |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Claude Myers swats the dunk try by John Caprio | 58-65 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Claude Myers's floater is tipped away by Eric Horne | 58-65 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Claude Myers snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Eric Horne, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF) Adam Culpepper | |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk tips it in | 58-67 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | John Caprio hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven loses the dribble to Jonathon Samborski | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Gregory Whitehair steals it from David Hill | 58-67 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Claude Myers | 58-70 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Jeremy Perry (PF) David Hill, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF), William Britten (C) Andrew Steven, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-70 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | John Caprio steals it from Claude Myers | 58-70 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis buries a jumper from the right block set up by John Caprio | 60-70 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | William Britten is hacked by Jonathon Samborski - foul #2 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), David Hill (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) John Caprio, Gary Willis, David Frausto, Jeremy Perry, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | David Hill drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Abernathy | 63-70 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Gary Willis (SG), David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Robert Dahmen, David Hill, Eric Horne, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven, Adam Culpepper, Gregory Whitehair, Kenneth Scott | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Claude Myers is fouled in the backcourt by John Caprio - foul #2 on John Caprio, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG) Martin McClaughry | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry loses the dribble to William Britten | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | John Caprio is called for the reach on Andrew Schwenk in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Caprio, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Jonathon Samborski is called for the reach on Andrew Schwenk - foul #3 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), David Hill (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) John Caprio, Gary Willis, David Frausto, Jeremy Perry, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SF), Andrew Steven (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne clanks a turnaround from close range | 63-76 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk runs out the clock | 63-76 |