| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | John Ruggles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton's pass is intercepted by Wade Wilke | 39-35 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Ruggles | 41-35 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Walter King misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Hylton - foul #1 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (SF), Brandon Conway (PF) Leslie Arakaki, Daniel Rowe | |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Walter King misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Thomas Hylton swats the shot by Wade Wilke | 45-35 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Brandon Conway steps in front of the Danny Shirley pass | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Walter King misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Conway - foul #3 on Brandon Conway, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jared Speer (SG), Denny Parson (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Leslie Arakaki (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Frank Walker, Walter King, Brandon Conway, Thomas Hylton | |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:58 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Arakaki | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Speer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denny Parson (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Moloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jared Speer and he's hacked by Elroy Lemons - foul #1 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe is hacked by Denny Parson - foul #2 on Denny Parson, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Conway (C) John Moloney | |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-38 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is hacked by Brandon Conway - foul #4 on Brandon Conway, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Hylton (C) Brandon Conway | |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Rowe steals the ball from Larry Smith | 49-38 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Elroy Lemons - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Walter King (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), John Moloney (PF) Elroy Lemons, Raymond Pinzon, Leslie Arakaki, Daniel Rowe | |
| 13:59 | Columbia | Frank Walker is hacked by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| 13:45 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Frank Walker snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | John Moloney misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Denny Parson - foul #3 on Denny Parson, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Denny Parson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:37 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wade Wilke | 52-40 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Moloney | 52-42 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Larry Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rex Waite | 54-42 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the lay-in | 54-42 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jared Speer (SG), Denny Parson (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Glenn Cordova (C) Frank Walker, Sidney Bonin, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| 12:18 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons and he's fouled by Denny Parson - foul #4 on Denny Parson, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) Denny Parson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:18 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | John Ruggles double dribbles | 54-45 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Walter King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elroy Lemons and he's fouled by Jonathan Haugland - foul #2 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Walter King makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Cordova (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Jared Speer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-50 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Leslie Arakaki | 54-50 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 54-53 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jared Speer | 57-53 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Walter King's floater is tipped away by John Ruggles | 57-53 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland's pass is intercepted by Walter King | 57-53 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer, John Ruggles, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), John Moloney (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Elroy Lemons, Walter King, Leslie Arakaki, Daniel Rowe, Glenn Cordova | |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hylton - foul #2 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Ruggles | 60-53 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | John Moloney snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Sidney Bonin and he's hacked by John Ruggles - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PF) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (SG) Raymond Pinzon | |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | The jumper by Danny Shirley is denied by Thomas Hylton | 60-56 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Frank Walker is hacked by Rex Waite - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (PF) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Conway (PF) Sidney Bonin | |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Denny Parson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Moloney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Rex Waite connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Frank Walker lays it in set up by Elroy Lemons | 62-60 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 62-60 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Brandon Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Walter King (SG), Leslie Arakaki (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Frank Walker, Elroy Lemons, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Conway - foul #5 on Brandon Conway, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Glenn Cordova (C) Brandon Conway | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-60 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Denny Parson | 63-60 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bradley Addis | 66-60 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 66-60 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Daniel Rowe swats the short shot by Jared Speer | 66-60 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-60 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Bradley Addis steals it from Glenn Cordova | 66-60 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Bradley Addis, Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer, Denny Parson, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Thomas Hylton (C) Raymond Pinzon, Glenn Cordova | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hylton - foul #3 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Frank Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wade Wilke, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Larry Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wade Wilke | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Walter King can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe tips it home | 70-63 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is hacked by Leslie Arakaki - foul #3 on Leslie Arakaki, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sidney Bonin (SF), John Moloney (PF) Leslie Arakaki, Daniel Rowe | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Larry Smith takes the ball from Frank Walker | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith loses the dribble to Frank Walker | 72-63 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Frank Walker lays it up and in | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | John Moloney blocks the short jumper by Danny Shirley | 72-65 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Sidney Bonin, John Moloney | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Wade Wilke blocks the short jumper by Thomas Hylton | 72-65 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | John Ruggles scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Wilke | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Walter King scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Frank Walker | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is hacked by Frank Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Walker, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF), Craig Winberg (PF) Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Walker | 77-69 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Walker - foul #2 on Frank Walker, team foul #10 | 77-69 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is hacked by Walter King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter King, team foul #11 | 79-71 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Walter King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-71 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Rex Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Rex Waite runs out the clock | 81-71 |