| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Coldiron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Baptiste (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Yingst (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Ordaz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Womack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Gaddis is called for the reach on Kevin Herrin - foul #1 on John Gaddis, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Ordaz - foul #1 on Henry Ordaz, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle's pass is intercepted by Victor Duckworth in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 19:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth banks in the layup | 39-32 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker (SG), Gregory Gatton (PF) Anthony Johnson, Hubert Coldiron | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 18:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker's pass is intercepted by Henry Ordaz | 39-32 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart (PG), Tommy Kapp (SG), Joseph Murphy (C) Kevin Herrin, Victor Duckworth, Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), Ronald Malott (SF) Nathan Yingst, Henry Ordaz | |
| 17:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommy Kapp knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Geoffrey Hart - foul #3 on Geoffrey Hart, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Victor Duckworth (SF), Hubert Coldiron (PF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Geoffrey Hart, Tommy Kapp, Horace Acker, Gregory Gatton, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), James Young (C) John Gaddis, Ronald Hutchins, Troy Dunkle, Johnny Womack | |
| 17:04 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth hits a runner from the left block | 43-34 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo St. | Victor Duckworth is called for the reach on Henry Ordaz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Duckworth, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Jones (C) Ronald Malott | |
| 16:33 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jones | 43-36 |
| 16:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nathan Yingst steals the ball from Anthony Johnson | 43-36 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo St. | Robert Jones connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Daryl Metenosky | 43-38 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Coldiron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Baptiste (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Daryl Metenosky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Yingst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ordaz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Hubert Coldiron is denied on a layup by Henry Ordaz | 43-38 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo St. | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo St. | Kevin Herrin steps in front of the Daryl Metenosky pass in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 15:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo St. | James Young clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Hubert Coldiron - foul #2 on Hubert Coldiron, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart (PG), Tommy Kapp (SG), Horace Acker (SF), Gregory Gatton (PF), Joseph Murphy (C) Kevin Herrin, Anthony Johnson, Victor Duckworth, Hubert Coldiron, Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Ronald Hutchins (SG), Troy Dunkle (PF), Johnny Womack (C) Daryl Metenosky, Nathan Yingst, Henry Ordaz, Robert Jones | |
| 14:40 | Buffalo St. | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo St. | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommy Kapp clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Womack, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott (SF) James Young | |
| 14:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart is hacked by John Gaddis - foul #2 on John Gaddis, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The jump hook by Horace Acker is blocked by Troy Dunkle | 43-39 |
| 13:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo St. | Gregory Gatton denies the turnaround by Ronald Hutchins | 45-39 |
| 13:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Raymond Jakes (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Charles Urena (SF), Hubert Coldiron (PF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Geoffrey Hart, Tommy Kapp, Horace Acker, Gregory Gatton, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton (PF), Robert Jones (C) Troy Dunkle, Johnny Womack | |
| 12:59 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott hits a turnaround from close range set up by Karl Newton | 45-41 |
| 12:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Charles Urena misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo St. | Charles Urena is called for the reach on Ronald Malott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Urena, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), William Brooks (SF) John Gaddis, Ronald Hutchins, Ronald Malott | |
| 12:27 | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton is hacked by Hubert Coldiron - foul #3 on Hubert Coldiron, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth (SF) Charles Urena | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 12:12 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-41 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Hubert Coldiron - foul #4 on Hubert Coldiron, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Horace Acker (SG), Gregory Gatton (PF) Raymond Jakes, Anthony Johnson, Hubert Coldiron | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack (C) Robert Jones | |
| 11:55 | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo St. | Karl Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Daryl Metenosky is called for the reach on Kevin Herrin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daryl Metenosky, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Murphy (C) Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle (PF) Karl Newton | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Acker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Duckworth (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Gatton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Daryl Metenosky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Yingst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Johnny Womack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth connects on the driving attempt from close range | 47-43 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 11:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Troy Dunkle steals the ball from Gregory Gatton | 47-43 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Duckworth - foul #3 on Victor Duckworth, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart (PG), Tommy Kapp (SG), Charles Urena (SF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Kevin Herrin, Horace Acker, Victor Duckworth, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Henry Ordaz (SF), Ronald Malott (C) Daryl Metenosky, William Brooks, Johnny Womack | |
| 10:39 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 10:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Geoffrey Hart, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG) Geoffrey Hart | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), James Young (C) Nathan Yingst, Troy Dunkle | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Raymond Jakes (PG) Kevin Herrin | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 09:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste is called for a charge - foul #1 on Woodrow Baptiste, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson (SG) Tommy Kapp | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 09:19 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson is hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Victor Duckworth (SF), Horace Acker (PF) Raymond Jakes, Charles Urena, Gregory Gatton | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle (PF) Henry Ordaz | |
| 08:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Young steals the ball from Victor Duckworth | 47-44 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Herrin - foul #1 on Kevin Herrin, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack (C) Ronald Malott | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo St. | James Young is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Murphy (PF) Horace Acker | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), William Brooks (SF) John Gaddis, Ronald Hutchins, James Young | |
| 08:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Herrin | 49-45 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Baptiste (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Daryl Metenosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Yingst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Womack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth is hacked by Daryl Metenosky - foul #3 on Daryl Metenosky, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart (PG), Tommy Kapp (SG), Hubert Coldiron (PF) Kevin Herrin, Anthony Johnson, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz (SF), Ronald Malott (PF), Robert Jones (C) Nathan Yingst, Troy Dunkle, Johnny Womack | |
| 07:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz loses the dribble to Woodrow Baptiste in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth is called for a charge - foul #4 on Victor Duckworth, team foul #11 | 49-47 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker (SF), Gregory Gatton (C) Victor Duckworth, Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Ronald Hutchins (SG) Daryl Metenosky, William Brooks | |
| 06:59 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 06:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Coldiron - foul #5 on Hubert Coldiron, team foul #12 | 49-47 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Charles Urena (SF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Tommy Kapp, Hubert Coldiron | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | James Young (PF) Henry Ordaz | |
| 06:36 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Malott | 49-49 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo St. | James Young misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 05:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis lays it up and in set up by James Young | 49-51 |
| 05:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Hart | 51-51 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Gaddis | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Gaddis steps in front of the Gregory Gatton pass | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Tommy Kapp (SG), Victor Duckworth (SF), Joseph Murphy (C) Geoffrey Hart, Horace Acker, Charles Urena, Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), Troy Dunkle (PF), Johnny Womack (C) John Gaddis, Ronald Hutchins, Ronald Malott, James Young, Robert Jones | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo St. | Kevin Herrin is called for the reach on Daryl Metenosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Herrin, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Murphy | 51-56 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo St. | Gregory Gatton is called for the reach on Johnny Womack - foul #2 on Gregory Gatton, team foul #14 | 51-56 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 04:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky is hacked by Joseph Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Murphy, team foul #15 | 54-57 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Raymond Jakes (PG), Horace Acker (PF) Kevin Herrin, Gregory Gatton | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 04:13 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommy Kapp scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Raymond Jakes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tommy Kapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Horace Acker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Daryl Metenosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Yingst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ordaz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Womack (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 03:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Joseph Murphy | 57-59 |
| 03:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Jakes is called for the reach on Daryl Metenosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Jakes, team foul #16 | 59-59 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Geoffrey Hart (SF), Gregory Gatton (PF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Raymond Jakes, Tommy Kapp, Victor Duckworth, Horace Acker, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Hutchins (SG), Ronald Malott (SF), James Young (PF), Robert Jones (C) Nathan Yingst, Henry Ordaz, Troy Dunkle, Johnny Womack | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 02:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 02:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), Troy Dunkle (PF), Johnny Womack (C) Daryl Metenosky, Ronald Hutchins, James Young, Robert Jones | |
| 02:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Herrin | 62-61 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Yingst | 62-63 |
| 02:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth (SF), Horace Acker (PF) Geoffrey Hart, Gregory Gatton | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz (SF) Ronald Malott | |
| 02:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Acker | 65-63 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Henry Ordaz | 65-65 |
| 01:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson and the foul's on John Gaddis - foul #3 on John Gaddis, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton (PF) Horace Acker | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 01:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Dunkle | 68-68 |
| 01:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Yingst - foul #1 on Nathan Yingst, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 01:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle drills a floater from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 00:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Herrin | 72-70 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz is hacked by Kevin Herrin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Herrin, team foul #17 | 72-70 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnny Womack blocks the jumper by Victor Duckworth | 72-72 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack misses the easy open layup | 72-72 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Gatton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Woodrow Baptiste (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Yingst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ordaz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Womack (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-72 |
| 04:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kevin Herrin and he's fouled by Johnny Womack - foul #3 on Johnny Womack, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker (PF), Joseph Murphy (C) Gregory Gatton, Woodrow Baptiste | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott (SF) Henry Ordaz | |
| 04:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson makes the free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis's pass is intercepted by Joseph Murphy | 75-72 |
| 04:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Troy Dunkle swats the layup by Victor Duckworth | 75-72 |
| 04:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker snags the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 03:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Malott knocks away the 3 by Joseph Murphy | 75-72 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Womack | 75-74 |
| 03:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson misses the lay-in | 75-74 |
| 03:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson hits the follow up shot | 77-74 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nathan Yingst | 77-77 |
| 02:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Yingst - foul #2 on Nathan Yingst, team foul #11 | 77-77 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart (PG), Charles Urena (SF), Gregory Gatton (PF), Woodrow Baptiste (C) Kevin Herrin, Victor Duckworth, Horace Acker, Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daryl Metenosky (PG), Ronald Hutchins (SG), Henry Ordaz (SF), James Young (PF), Robert Jones (C) John Gaddis, Nathan Yingst, Ronald Malott, Troy Dunkle, Johnny Womack | |
| 02:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommy Kapp (SG) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ronald Malott (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo St. | Charles Urena is called for the reach on Henry Ordaz - foul #2 on Charles Urena, team foul #18 | 78-77 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle (PF) James Young | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Horace Acker (SG), Victor Duckworth (SF) Tommy Kapp, Charles Urena | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis (PG), Nathan Yingst (SG), Johnny Womack (C) Daryl Metenosky, Ronald Hutchins, Ronald Malott | |
| 02:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Geoffrey Hart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-79 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo St. | Henry Ordaz pulls down the rebound | 78-79 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 02:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton pulls down the rebound | 78-79 |
| 01:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst is fouled on the floor by Horace Acker - foul #2 on Horace Acker, team foul #19 | 81-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG) Geoffrey Hart, Horace Acker | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 81-81 |
| 01:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste grabs the offensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 01:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Womack gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 00:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Herrin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Woodrow Baptiste can't tip it in | 81-81 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo St. | Troy Dunkle gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Kevin Herrin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Duckworth (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Gatton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Woodrow Baptiste (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Gaddis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Yingst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ordaz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Dunkle (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Johnny Womack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Yingst can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Woodrow Baptiste | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Victor Duckworth's pass is intercepted by John Gaddis | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo St. | Anthony Johnson steps in front of the Henry Ordaz pass in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 00:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gregory Gatton drills a shot from the right side | 83-81 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo St. | John Gaddis can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 83-81 |