| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Hector Montalvo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jie Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harbour (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Jie Tao inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Denman - foul #1 on Ernest Denman, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:34 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:34 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bass misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Awai - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Richmond | Mark Lewis (C) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:06 | Richmond | Mark Lewis connects on the floater from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Hector Montalvo steals it from Robert Bass | 29-32 |
| 18:40 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hector Montalvo | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:34 | Richmond | William Harbour grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:19 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Charles Carty drills a jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Richmond | William Harbour misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Richmond | William Harbour tips it home | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Robert Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF) Charles Carty, Ernest Denman | |
| 17:11 | Richmond | Jie Tao misses the turnaround in the paint | 33-34 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Larry Service drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Dargan | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Bass - foul #1 on Robert Bass, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | Eric Swigert (SG), Faustino Lombardi (SF), John Riley (C) Heriberto Ferrari, Jie Tao, William Harbour | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Jerry Mozee (C) Joseph Burkett, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 16:51 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:51 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:51 | Richmond | John Riley gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:46 | Richmond | John Riley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Hoag | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi hits a jumper near the basket | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Hector Montalvo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Swigert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Faustino Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Larry Service misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:37 | Richmond | John Riley grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Mark Lewis makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Milton Schwarzenbach | 38-41 |
| 14:48 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee lays it up and in set up by Douglas Hoag | 40-43 |
| 14:05 | Richmond | Eric Swigert hits a shot from the right side set up by Hector Montalvo | 42-43 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:41 | Richmond | John Riley grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:29 | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Faustino Lombardi, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari (SG), Jie Tao (SF), William Harbour (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) Eric Swigert, Faustino Lombardi, Mark Lewis, John Riley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Ernest Denman (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Larry Service, Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass, Jerry Mozee | |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | Richmond | William Harbour pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:50 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari is hacked by Joseph Burkett - foul #1 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Richmond | William Harbour is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Richmond | Eric Swigert (PG) Hector Montalvo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Eric Swigert steals the ball from Terry Thomas | 42-43 |
| 11:55 | Richmond | Jie Tao can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Eric Swigert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Heriberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jie Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harbour (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Charles Carty connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Dargan | 42-45 |
| 11:32 | Richmond | William Harbour connects on the shot from the left side set up by Heriberto Ferrari | 44-45 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi (PG), John Riley (C) Eric Swigert, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF) Ernest Denman | |
| 10:52 | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Charles Carty drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Burkett and he's fouled by Heriberto Ferrari - foul #3 on Heriberto Ferrari, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Richmond | Mark Lewis (PF), Marin Klemanski (C) Jie Tao, William Harbour | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Douglas Hoag (SF) Joseph Burkett, Terry Thomas | |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:26 | Richmond | John Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Charles Carty scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Dargan | 47-50 |
| 09:53 | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Riley | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Charles Carty can't throw it down | 50-50 |
| 09:35 | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 09:11 | Richmond | John Riley comes up short on the floater in the lane | 50-50 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bass pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Hoag | 50-52 |
| 08:33 | Richmond | John Riley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Riley, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Richmond | Eric Swigert (PG), Jie Tao (SF), William Harbour (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) John Riley, Heriberto Ferrari, Mark Lewis, Marin Klemanski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Charles Carty, Douglas Hoag, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Awai - foul #4 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Richmond | Hector Montalvo (PG), Mark Lewis (C) Faustino Lombardi, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (C) Robert Bass | |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:05 | Richmond | William Harbour lays it up and in | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Hector Montalvo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Swigert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jie Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harbour (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Richmond | Jerry Mozee is called for the reach on William Harbour - foul #1 on Jerry Mozee, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dikembe Awai (C) Mark Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:39 | Richmond | Jie Tao drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Hector Montalvo | 54-57 |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Dikembe Awai steps in front of the Jerry Mozee pass | 54-57 |
| 07:02 | Richmond | Jie Tao can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee tips it in | 54-59 |
| 06:22 | Richmond | Dikembe Awai clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Larry Service knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Thomas | 54-61 |
| 06:01 | Richmond | William Harbour misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Burkett | 54-61 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari (SG) Eric Swigert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Robert Bass (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Larry Service, Jerry Mozee, Larry Szymanowski | |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Charles Carty is denied by William Harbour | 54-61 |
| 05:40 | Richmond | Dikembe Awai pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:30 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-61 |
| 05:29 | Richmond | Jie Tao can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Carty | 54-61 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 05:10 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:47 | Richmond | William Harbour clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | Richmond | Jie Tao tips it home | 56-61 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Hector Montalvo is called for the reach on Joseph Burkett - foul #2 on Hector Montalvo, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Eric Swigert (PG) Hector Montalvo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Awai - foul #5 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Mark Lewis (PF), John Riley (C) William Harbour, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (SF) Terry Thomas | |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:05 | Richmond | Mark Lewis grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 03:58 | Richmond | John Riley drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Swigert and the foul's on Nicholas Dargan - foul #3 on Nicholas Dargan, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Faustino Lombardi (SF) Jie Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:58 | Richmond | John Riley makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is hacked by Faustino Lombardi - foul #2 on Faustino Lombardi, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG) Joseph Burkett | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Eric Swigert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Faustino Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Mark Lewis is hacked by Robert Bass - foul #2 on Robert Bass, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG) Charles Carty | |
| 03:12 | Richmond | Eric Swigert connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Faustino Lombardi and he's fouled by Larry Service - foul #1 on Larry Service, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 03:12 | Richmond | Eric Swigert makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan travels with the ball | 62-63 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jie Tao (SF), William Harbour (PF) Heriberto Ferrari, John Riley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Ernest Denman, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 02:53 | Richmond | William Harbour's pass is intercepted by Robert Bass | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Richmond | Hector Montalvo (PG), Heriberto Ferrari (SG) Eric Swigert, Faustino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Nicholas Dargan (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Larry Service, Jerry Mozee | |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Robert Bass clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan is hacked by Jie Tao - foul #3 on Jie Tao, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:09 | Richmond | Mark Lewis pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:49 | Richmond | Jie Tao clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Carty | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Charles Carty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Burkett | 62-65 |
| 01:07 | Richmond | Heriberto Ferrari misses the jumpshot from the right side | 62-65 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan knocks in the shot from the left block | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Richmond | Mark Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Lewis, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett is hacked by Hector Montalvo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hector Montalvo, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (PF) Robert Bass | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond 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) | |
| 00:29 | Richmond | William Harbour makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Heriberto Ferrari is called for the reach on Terry Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Heriberto Ferrari, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (PF) Larry Szymanowski | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:21 | Richmond | Hector Montalvo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (PF) Ernest Denman | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett is fouled in the backcourt by Heriberto Ferrari - foul #5 on Heriberto Ferrari, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Richmond | Eric Swigert (SG) Heriberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:15 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF) Larry Szymanowski | |
| 00:12 | Richmond | William Harbour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan is hacked by Eric Swigert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Swigert, team foul #14 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee (PF) Robert Bass | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond 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) | |
| 00:05 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF) Jerry Mozee | |
| 00:03 | Richmond | William Harbour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:02 | Richmond | Jie Tao grabs the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | The clock runs out | 65-74 |