| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fresh) C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) SG - Jerry Burks (fresh) SF - Charles Pawlak (fresh) PF - Ralph Murray (fresh) C - Jessie Hayes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Robert Bass hits a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hoag - foul #1 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes clanks a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Larry Service double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Charles Pawlak drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Murray | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Larry Service can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Jerry Burks grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ralph Murray | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is fouled on the floor by Charles Pawlak - foul #1 on Charles Pawlak, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Larry Service, Douglas Hoag, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Charles Pawlak loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Rost (PF) Ralph Murray | |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Pawlak - foul #2 on Charles Pawlak, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG) Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG), Duane Stucker (SF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Jerry Burks, Charles Pawlak, Jessie Hayes | |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Gary Donnelly | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Duane Stucker steals it from Chester Johnson in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the floater from the right block | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag lays it in on a nice dish by Craig McCollester | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Duane Stucker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Parker (fresh) SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Arnold (fresh) SF - Duane Stucker (fresh) PF - Stanley Rost (fresh) C - Radomil Zeagler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Szymanowski | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | Duane Stucker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Radomil Zeagler is called for the reach on Chester Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Radomil Zeagler, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Larry Service (SG), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Craig Parker, Larry Szymanowski, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Jerry Burks (SG), Marc Quinn (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Benjamin Spence, Albert Arnold, Duane Stucker, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Ralph Murray pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | James Fincher hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Burks and he's hacked by Edward Plant - foul #1 on Edward Plant, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | James Fincher makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Edward Plant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Ralph Murray comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:57 | Cornell | Ralph Murray can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Jerry Burks gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Service - foul #1 on Larry Service, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vasily Zuber (SG), Duane Stucker (SF) Jerry Burks, Marc Quinn | |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Robert Bass tips it in | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Vasily Zuber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Service - foul #2 on Larry Service, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (SG) Larry Service | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Stanley Rost (PF) James Fincher, Ralph Murray | |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Vasily Zuber makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Vasily Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Stanley Rost | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Cornell | Stanley Rost is hacked by Edward Plant - foul #2 on Edward Plant, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Gary Donnelly, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG), Radomil Zeagler (C) Vasily Zuber, Jessie Hayes | |
| 12:31 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Tim Johnson (C) Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Burks (SG), Marc Quinn (SF) Albert Arnold, Duane Stucker | |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Jerry Burks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig McCollester | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Parker (fresh) PF - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Quinn (fresh) PF - Stanley Rost (fairly fresh) C - Radomil Zeagler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Craig McCollester - foul #1 on Craig McCollester, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF), Robert Bass (PF) Craig Parker, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG), Duane Stucker (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Jerry Burks, Marc Quinn, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 13-16 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson tips it in | 15-16 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Duane Stucker hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Gary Donnelly - foul #1 on Gary Donnelly, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Parker (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Dominic Cameron (C) Gary Donnelly, Douglas Hoag, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG) Benjamin Spence | |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Duane Stucker makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Craig Parker grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 10:07 | Cornell | Albert Arnold drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Fincher | 17-21 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Craig Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Arnold - foul #1 on Albert Arnold, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Chester Johnson (PF), Tim Johnson (C) Robert Bass, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Burks (SG), Marc Quinn (SF), Stanley Rost (PF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Albert Arnold, Duane Stucker, Ralph Murray, Jessie Hayes | |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Craig Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Tim Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG) Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Stanley Rost grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:18 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler lays it up and in | 19-23 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | James Fincher picks off the pass by Craig McCollester in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | James Fincher banks in the layup | 19-25 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the easy layup | 19-25 |
| 09:02 | Cornell | Stanley Rost grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Fincher | 19-27 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Radomil Zeagler swats the layup by Craig McCollester | 19-27 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Jerry Burks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-27 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly loses the dribble to James Fincher in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | James Fincher misses the easy layup | 19-27 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler tips it home | 19-29 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Fincher - foul #1 on James Fincher, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Parker (SG), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Gary Donnelly, Chester Johnson, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Albert Arnold (SG), Duane Stucker (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) James Fincher, Jerry Burks, Marc Quinn, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:45 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jessie Hayes | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Craig Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Stucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jessie Hayes, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Larry Szymanowski | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Spence and the foul's on Craig Parker - foul #1 on Craig Parker, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG) Craig McCollester | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vasily Zuber (SG) Albert Arnold | |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dominic Cameron, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Rost (PF) Ralph Murray | |
| 06:24 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | Craig Parker steps in front of the Jessie Hayes pass | 20-32 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly misses the dunk attempt | 20-32 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Vasily Zuber | 20-32 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Benjamin Spence | 20-34 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Craig Parker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Hoag | 22-34 |
| 05:08 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Robert Bass snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | The jumper by Gary Donnelly is denied by Stanley Rost | 22-34 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly gets the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Craig Parker can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-34 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Robert Bass tips it in | 24-34 |
| 04:13 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Spence, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (PF), Tim Johnson (C) Gary Donnelly, Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Jerry Burks (SG), Marc Quinn (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Benjamin Spence, Vasily Zuber, Duane Stucker, Stanley Rost, Jessie Hayes | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 03:51 | Cornell | Ralph Murray pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Tim Johnson is called for the reach on Radomil Zeagler - foul #2 on Tim Johnson, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Larry Service (SG) Craig McCollester, Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Pawlak (SF) Marc Quinn | |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Chester Johnson | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chester Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Pawlak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Murray (tiring) 3 reb. C - Radomil Zeagler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Larry Service is hacked by Jerry Burks - foul #1 on Jerry Burks, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Larry Service - foul #3 on Larry Service, team foul #12 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG), Dennis Denning (PF) Larry Service, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson scores on a floater from the right block | 28-37 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Jerry Burks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Fincher | 28-40 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Ralph Murray picks off the pass by Chester Johnson in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Charles Pawlak knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ralph Murray | 28-43 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Dennis Denning scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Szymanowski | 30-43 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Ralph Murray misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dennis Denning - foul #1 on Dennis Denning, team foul #13 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Larry Szymanowski, Dennis Denning, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Albert Arnold (SG), Marc Quinn (SF) James Fincher, Jerry Burks, Charles Pawlak | |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Ralph Murray makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Ralph Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron grabs the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Edward Plant is called for traveling | 30-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Johnson (C) Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Rost (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Ralph Murray, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-45 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Stanley Rost pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence misses the jumper in the paint | 30-45 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Tim Johnson gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Parker (SG) Craig McCollester | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vasily Zuber (SG), Charles Pawlak (SF) Albert Arnold, Marc Quinn | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Tim Johnson swats the dunk try by Jessie Hayes | 30-45 |