| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Justin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey is hacked by Justin Brown - foul #2 on Justin Brown, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:32 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria drills a floater from the baseline | 23-32 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-32 |
| 19:19 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:01 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros's layup is rejected by David Cook | 23-32 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Cook | 26-32 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Guernsey | 26-34 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Christopher Victoria swats the shot by Jeremy Kennedy | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy tips it in | 28-34 |
| 17:59 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros hits a floater near the basket set up by Gary Guernsey | 28-36 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Victoria is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Christopher Victoria, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (SG), Christopher Lucero (PF) Norman Valenti, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Robert Shelby takes the ball from Christopher Lucero | 28-36 |
| 17:13 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jeremy Ryan | 30-36 |
| 16:52 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | David Cook pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 16:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Cristopher Stewart (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Justin Brown, David Cook | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) Robert Shelby, Christopher Victoria | |
| 16:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 16:04 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Cristopher Stewart is called for the reach on Nathan Ballesteros - foul #2 on Cristopher Stewart, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) Cristopher Stewart | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG) Jerome Artiaga | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-38 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Reginald Raygoza | 30-38 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson tips it home | 32-38 |
| 14:58 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Frazier | 32-41 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan is called for 10 seconds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Patrick Jackson (SF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, Norman Valenti, Charles Robinson, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria (PF) Robert Frazier | |
| 14:38 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Guernsey | 32-43 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-43 |
| 14:21 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:07 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is hacked by Donald Tilley - foul #1 on Donald Tilley, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Brown (SF) Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (C) Nathan Ballesteros | |
| 13:48 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-43 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Justin Brown snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Justin Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Ritchie - foul #4 on Gregory Ritchie, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG) Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), Robert Shelby (SF) Gary Guernsey, Gregory Ritchie | |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Justin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Justin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:06 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Kennedy steals the ball from Jerome Artiaga | 34-43 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy lays it up and in | 36-43 |
| 12:42 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski's floater is tipped away by David Cook | 36-43 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Cook | 36-43 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 12:20 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerome Artiaga and the foul's on Donald Tilley - foul #2 on Donald Tilley, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Donald Tilley, Justin Brown, David Cook | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Andrew Dembroski, Robert Frazier | |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Valenti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) PF - Christopher Victoria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros jams it | 36-47 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza drills a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Christopher Victoria - foul #3 on Christopher Victoria, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG) Norman Valenti | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (PF) Christopher Victoria | |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:47 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Guernsey | 39-50 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 10:39 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 10:16 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 42-50 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 09:38 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:29 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Kennedy steals it from Jerome Artiaga | 42-50 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 08:46 | N. Kentucky | The jumper by Gary Guernsey is denied by Jeremy Ryan | 45-50 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Reginald Raygoza | 45-50 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerome Artiaga | 47-53 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:33 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Tilley (PG), Norman Valenti (SG), Justin Brown (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Reginald Raygoza, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Andrew Dembroski (SF), Christopher Victoria (PF), Robert Frazier (C) Jerome Artiaga, Robert Shelby, Joe Bohman, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Jackson (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Victoria | 50-53 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Justin Brown tips it back up and in | 52-53 |
| 06:58 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski drills a runner from close range set up by Gary Guernsey and he's fouled by Donald Tilley - foul #3 on Donald Tilley, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 06:58 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Dembroski | 52-56 |
| 06:25 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Justin Brown misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Guernsey - foul #1 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG) Gary Guernsey | |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Justin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Justin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:49 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 05:48 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier tips it home | 53-58 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | David Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Justin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti banks in the layup | 55-58 |
| 04:51 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is hacked by Donald Tilley - foul #4 on Donald Tilley, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Cristopher Stewart (C) Donald Tilley, Norman Valenti, Justin Brown, Patrick Jackson, David Cook | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Jerome Artiaga, Robert Frazier | |
| 04:51 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:51 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:28 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:21 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:58 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski hits the finger roll set up by Gary Guernsey | 55-62 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson tips it in | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cristopher Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (tiring) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Victoria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Nathan Ballesteros (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-62 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Cristopher Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 60-62 |
| 02:37 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the lay-in | 60-62 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), Justin Brown (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Reginald Raygoza, Cristopher Stewart | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), Robert Frazier (PF), Robert Shelby (C) Gary Guernsey, Christopher Victoria, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Cook | 62-62 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Robert Frazier, Robert Shelby | |
| 01:52 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Robinson (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF) Justin Brown, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG) Jerome Artiaga | |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Nathan Ballesteros steals the ball from David Cook | 62-65 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | David Cook gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Gary Guernsey - foul #2 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:06 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Ritchie | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza tips it home | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Valenti - foul #2 on Norman Valenti, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | David Cook pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ballesteros | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (PF) Christopher Victoria | |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is hacked by Gary Guernsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby runs out the clock | 66-69 |