| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Whitehead (fresh) C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Harold Bradford inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Harold Bradford clanks a floater from the right side | 35-35 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Bartley - foul #2 on Edward Bartley, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Troy Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 39-35 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Harold Bradford is denied on a layup by Brandon Carnegie | 39-35 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Olin Zarek | 41-35 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Edward Bartley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Steigerwald | 41-37 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Edward Bartley is called for the reach on Patrick Vanwyk - foul #3 on Edward Bartley, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Hill (C) Edward Bartley | |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Steelman - foul #2 on David Steelman, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Vanfleet (PF) Troy Whitehead | |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald is whistled for a carry | 42-37 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 44-37 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Patrick Vanwyk is called for the reach on Larry Hill - foul #3 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Raymundo Martin (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Daniel Davis (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears, Olin Zarek, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SG), Herman Mulloy (C) Darrell Steigerwald, David Steelman, Harold Bradford | |
| 16:33 | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Larry Hill misses the tip | 44-37 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie drills a shot near the basket | 46-37 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Herman Mulloy clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Luis Cendejas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Bisikirski (fresh) SF - James Vanfleet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Mulloy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 46-37 |
| 15:33 | Samford | James Vanfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Samford | James Vanfleet banks in the layup | 46-39 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Fadey Zic is called for the reach on James Vanfleet - foul #1 on Fadey Zic, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Christopher Sears (SG), Olin Zarek (SF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Franjo Zaiser, Raymundo Martin, Fadey Zic, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), David Steelman (SG), Harold Bradford (SF), Troy Whitehead (PF), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, Micheal Bisikirski, James Vanfleet, Larry Hill, Herman Mulloy | |
| 14:36 | Samford | Edward Bartley lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Whitehead | 48-41 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Troy Whitehead clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Harold Bradford tips it in | 50-43 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears is hacked by David Steelman - foul #3 on David Steelman, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PF) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 53-43 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Edward Bartley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Troy Whitehead grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 13:01 | Samford | David Steelman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 12:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Bartley | 53-43 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald loses the dribble to Mazi Ashalintubbi in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 12:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Whitehead | 53-43 |
| 11:55 | Samford | David Steelman lays it in | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarek (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Bradford - foul #2 on Harold Bradford, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Christopher Sears, Raymundo Martin, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SF), James Vanfleet (PF), Larry Hill (C) Darrell Steigerwald, Harold Bradford, Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:33 | Samford | David Steelman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Bisikirski | 55-47 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Steelman - foul #4 on David Steelman, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SF) Olin Zarek | |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Mulloy (C) David Steelman | |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Mazi Ashalintubbi steps in front of the Luis Cendejas pass | 57-47 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic hits the finger roll set up by Mazi Ashalintubbi | 59-47 |
| 10:43 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Luis Cendejas is blocked by Fadey Zic | 59-47 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 59-47 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Larry Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mazi Ashalintubbi | 59-47 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi travels with the ball | 59-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), Harold Bradford (SF), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, Larry Hill, Herman Mulloy | |
| 09:37 | Samford | Franjo Zaiser is called for the reach on Micheal Bisikirski - foul #2 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Edward Bartley loses the dribble to Christopher Sears | 59-47 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Patrick Vanwyk | 61-47 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Franjo Zaiser and he's fouled by Edward Bartley - foul #4 on Edward Bartley, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PG), Olin Zarek (SF) Franjo Zaiser, Fadey Zic | |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (SG), Troy Whitehead (PF), Larry Hill (C) Micheal Bisikirski, James Vanfleet, Edward Bartley | |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Troy Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:24 | Samford | Troy Whitehead is hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Larry Hill connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Luis Cendejas | 63-50 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Larry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Cendejas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Whitehead (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Larry Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Larry Hill gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Troy Whitehead snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald's pass is intercepted by Brandon Carnegie | 63-50 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Troy Whitehead swats the short shot by Brandon Carnegie | 63-50 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 06:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Whitehead | 63-50 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Luis Cendejas connects on the jumper in the paint | 63-52 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Troy Whitehead steals the ball from Raymundo Martin | 63-52 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Daniel Davis (C) Raymundo Martin, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, Larry Hill | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Troy Whitehead misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears is called for traveling | 63-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG) Christopher Sears | |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), James Vanfleet (PF) Darrell Steigerwald, Troy Whitehead | |
| 04:35 | Samford | Edward Bartley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Vanfleet | 63-52 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Edward Bartley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Cendejas | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Olin Zarek, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), Larry Hill (PF) Luis Cendejas, Harold Bradford | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Vanfleet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG) Franjo Zaiser | |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski (SF) Edward Bartley | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:01 | Samford | James Vanfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF) Fadey Zic, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Bradford (SF), Troy Whitehead (PF), Edward Bartley (C) Micheal Bisikirski, James Vanfleet, Larry Hill | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Troy Whitehead misses the easy layup | 63-54 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| 02:23 | Samford | The jumper by David Steelman is denied by Patrick Vanwyk | 63-54 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek's pass is intercepted by Edward Bartley | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | Samford | David Steelman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Troy Whitehead makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by David Steelman | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears connects on the 3 from the left wing | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | David Steelman's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Vanwyk | 66-56 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Darrell Steigerwald is called for the reach on Patrick Vanwyk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Steigerwald, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Raymundo Martin (SG), Charles Roe (SF), Daniel Davis (PF) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears, Olin Zarek, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SG), James Vanfleet (SF), Larry Hill (PF), Herman Mulloy (C) Darrell Steigerwald, David Steelman, Harold Bradford, Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis gets the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk is fouled on the floor by Herman Mulloy - foul #1 on Herman Mulloy, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SF) Charles Roe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Luis Cendejas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser runs out the clock | 69-59 |