| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. C - Reinaldo Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Reinaldo Lombardi gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart slams it home on a nice dish by Joshua Douglass | 36-35 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Richard Lynn takes the ball from Michael Brighton | 36-35 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Reinaldo Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Bobby Anderson - foul #2 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin is fouled on the floor by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF), Christopher Yale (PF) Richard Lynn, Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Selders (SF) Michael Brighton | |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders double dribbles | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG) Carl Stewart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Andre Giordano | |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dale Lieu | 36-35 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Reinaldo Lombardi - foul #3 on Reinaldo Lombardi, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Lynn (SF) Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | John Nelms is hacked by Christopher Yale - foul #2 on Christopher Yale, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (PG) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Melvin Selders, Dale Lieu | |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Carl Stewart is called for the reach on Leroy Morin - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Lynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Wicinsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Brighton - foul #1 on Michael Brighton, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Thomas (PF), Reinaldo Lombardi (C) Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Giordano (PF) Alvin Wicinsky | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton lays it in | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Lawson | 40-42 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Morin | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 42-45 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn throws it down on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 44-48 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Chadwick Webber (SF) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Chris Whitt (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Andre Giordano, Erick McGunagle | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Stewart | 44-48 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Chadwick Webber | 46-48 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Nelms | 46-50 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Joseph Davenport steals the ball from Edward Thomas | 46-50 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Reinaldo Lombardi tips it home | 48-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Reinaldo Lombardi (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Selders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Christopher Yale (PF) Carl Stewart, Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Andre Giordano (PF) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Chris Whitt | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chadwick Webber | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Yale | 51-50 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Douglass - foul #3 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Lynn (SF) Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF) Melvin Selders | |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton tips it home | 51-52 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (C) Dale Lieu | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton drills a jump hook from close range | 51-54 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton is fouled on the floor by Christopher Yale - foul #3 on Christopher Yale, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF) Richard Lynn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Dale Lieu (C) Leroy Morin, Andre Giordano | |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | John Nelms clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brandon Lawson | 56-54 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle lays it in | 56-56 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | John Nelms misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Yale grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Yale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reinaldo Lombardi (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Brighton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Erick McGunagle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Douglass | 58-56 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nelms | 58-58 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber buries a floater from the right wing set up by Joshua Douglass | 60-58 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Joshua Douglass takes the ball from Michael Brighton | 60-58 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brandon Lawson | 63-58 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the floater in the lane | 63-58 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton tips it home | 63-60 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson is hacked by John Nelms - foul #2 on John Nelms, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (PG), Richard Lynn (SF), Edward Thomas (PF) Brandon Lawson, Chadwick Webber, Christopher Yale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Andre Giordano (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) John Nelms, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle, Dale Lieu | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Edward Thomas comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-60 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | Edward Thomas tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Alvin Wicinsky loses the dribble to Richard Lynn | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn lays it up and in | 67-60 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Alvin Wicinsky hits the finger roll | 67-62 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 70-62 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Alvin Wicinsky buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Thomas and the foul's on Joseph Davenport - foul #1 on Joseph Davenport, team foul #4 | 72-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF) Richard Lynn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (SG), Chris Whitt (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Joseph Davenport, Andre Giordano, Alvin Wicinsky | |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 72-65 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Carl Stewart picks off the pass by Dale Lieu | 72-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Douglass (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Reinaldo Lombardi (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Selders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-65 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Edward Thomas tips it back up and in | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Joshua Douglass takes the ball from Melvin Selders | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (SG), Christopher Yale (PF) Joshua Douglass, Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Melvin Selders | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | John Nelms knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Erick McGunagle | 74-67 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Lynn (SF) Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Michael Brighton (SF), Andre Giordano (PF) John Nelms, Chris Whitt, Erick McGunagle | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 77-67 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Chadwick Webber steals it from Andre Giordano | 77-67 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Edward Thomas (PF) Brandon Lawson, Christopher Yale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Douglass | 80-67 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn pulls down the rebound | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chadwick Webber | 83-67 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Lieu | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Michael Brighton is called for the reach on Chadwick Webber - foul #2 on Michael Brighton, team foul #5 | 83-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Reinaldo Lombardi (C) Carl Stewart, Richard Lynn, Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Andre Giordano, Dale Lieu | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Erick McGunagle swats the layup by Reinaldo Lombardi | 83-70 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the defensive board | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport is fouled on the floor by Christopher Yale - foul #4 on Christopher Yale, team foul #7 | 83-70 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Reinaldo Lombardi gets the rebound | 83-70 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson runs out the clock | 83-70 |