| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Johnathan Higham (fresh) SG - George Derrick (fresh) SF - Donald Tucker (fresh) PF - Warren Ford (fresh) C - Kenneth Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Donald Tucker denies the turnaround by Carl Baker | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter's layup is rejected by John Norton | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Robert West comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Ted Volpe picks off the pass by George Derrick | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Robert West throws it down on a nice dish by Ted Volpe | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Miami (OH) | George Derrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Kenneth Carter picks off the pass by Stanley Carter | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert West - foul #1 on Robert West, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Carl Baker's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Higham | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Miami (OH) | George Derrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnathan Higham | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe is fouled on the floor by Warren Ford - foul #1 on Warren Ford, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger Cox (C) Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | John Norton is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple (SG), Randall Barnett (C) George Derrick, Warren Ford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Johnathan Higham | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Johnathan Higham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Drew Temple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Cox (fresh) C - Randall Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leonard Croom (SG), Edward Odoms (SF), Warren Ford (PF), Kenneth Carter (C) Johnathan Higham, Donald Tucker, Roger Cox, Randall Barnett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker | |
| 15:16 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford buries a shot in the lane | 9-2 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Fleury | 9-4 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple is called for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Derrick (SG) Leonard Croom | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG), Mike Kline (SF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Jessie Matthews | |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lablanc | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford hits a fadeaway from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | William Lablanc is hacked by George Derrick - foul #1 on George Derrick, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham (PG), Donald Tucker (SF), Roger Cox (PF), Randall Barnett (C) Drew Temple, Edward Odoms, Warren Ford, Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Robert West (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Johnathan Higham steals it from Stanley Carter | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:00 | Miami (OH) | Roger Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | George Derrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Robert West grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Robert West can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Norton | 11-7 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Randall Barnett blocks the short jumper by John Norton | 11-7 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Tucker | 11-7 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham makes the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple (SG), Warren Ford (PF), Kenneth Carter (C) George Derrick, Roger Cox, Randall Barnett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Johnathan Higham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Drew Temple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Tucker (fresh) PF - Warren Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it home | 14-9 |
| 11:04 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Carter steps in front of the Kenneth Carter pass | 14-9 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter banks in the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Carter | 16-11 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Robert West is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert West, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Derrick (SG) Drew Temple | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), William Lablanc (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Stanley Carter, Robert West, Carl Baker | |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | Jessie Ullery is called for the reach on Warren Ford - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple (PG), Edward Odoms (SF) Johnathan Higham, Donald Tucker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Jessie Matthews | |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | John Norton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lablanc | 16-14 |
| 09:02 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | William Lablanc snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Odoms - foul #1 on Edward Odoms, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham (PG), Donald Tucker (SF), Roger Cox (C) Drew Temple, Edward Odoms, Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Matthews (PF) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery | |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Tucker | 17-16 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett (C) Warren Ford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) John Norton | |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Carl Baker double dribbles | 17-16 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | William Lablanc steals it from George Derrick | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Johnathan Higham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Cox (fresh) C - Randall Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Carl Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Cox | 17-16 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett is denied on a dunk by Carl Baker | 17-16 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | William Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | William Lablanc comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:42 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randall Barnett - foul #1 on Randall Barnett, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple (SG), Warren Ford (PF), Kenneth Carter (C) George Derrick, Roger Cox, Randall Barnett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF), John Norton (C) Carl Baker, Jessie Matthews | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-18 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Norton - foul #2 on John Norton, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leonard Croom (SG), Edward Odoms (SF) Johnathan Higham, Donald Tucker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Stanley Carter, William Lablanc, John Norton | |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-20 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Edward Odoms pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ullery - foul #2 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham (PG), George Derrick (SG), Donald Tucker (SF) Drew Temple, Leonard Croom, Edward Odoms | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG), Robert West (SF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | George Derrick steps in front of the Glenn Fleury pass | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Johnathan Higham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Warren Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lablanc (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Miami (OH) | Warren Ford buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Johnathan Higham | 27-20 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Robert West connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Glenn Fleury | 27-22 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker's pass is intercepted by William Lablanc | 27-22 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury jams it on a great pass from William Lablanc | 27-24 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | George Derrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-24 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Robert West misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | William Lablanc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carter | 30-24 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker is hacked by Robert West - foul #3 on Robert West, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger Cox (PF), Randall Barnett (C) Warren Ford, Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF) Glenn Fleury, Robert West, Carl Baker | |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | John Norton hits a driving attempt near the basket | 31-26 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett is denied on a layup by Jessie Ullery | 31-26 |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker is hacked by John Norton - foul #3 on John Norton, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple (PG) Johnathan Higham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) William Lablanc, John Norton | |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Donald Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Roger Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Roger Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Randall Barnett - foul #2 on Randall Barnett, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leonard Croom (SG), Edward Odoms (SF) George Derrick, Donald Tucker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ullery - foul #3 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Johnathan Higham (PG), Warren Ford (PF) Leonard Croom, Roger Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (C) Jessie Ullery | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Randall Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Willis Terry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Drew Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |