| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Lanclos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Isaac Siddiqui (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Pauley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Tony Stephens inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur McGroarty - foul #1 on Arthur McGroarty, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bradley Ertel (PF) Herbert Pauley | |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | Long Island | Steven Pierce's pass is intercepted by Wade Wilke | 42-30 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | John Ruggles loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), Louis Mayberry (SG), Herbert Pauley (PF), Jimmie Schalk (C) David Lanclos, Isaac Siddiqui, Bradley Ertel, Steven Pierce | |
| 18:31 | Long Island | The jump hook by Herbert Pauley is blocked by John Ruggles | 42-30 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Danny Shirley | 42-30 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-30 |
| 18:23 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:08 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley misses short on a shot near the basket | 42-30 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jimmie Schalk - foul #2 on Jimmie Schalk, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Lanclos (PG), Isaac Siddiqui (SG), Bradley Ertel (PF), Steven Pierce (C) John Bemis, Louis Mayberry, Herbert Pauley, Jimmie Schalk | |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:33 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Wade Wilke | 46-30 |
| 17:07 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Isaac Siddiqui - foul #3 on Isaac Siddiqui, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), Louis Mayberry (SG), William Franklin (SF), Herbert Pauley (PF), Jimmie Schalk (C) David Lanclos, Isaac Siddiqui, Tony Stephens, Bradley Ertel, Steven Pierce | |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:45 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Clark Dice hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Denny Parson | 50-33 |
| 16:17 | Long Island | Arthur McGroarty steps in front of the John Bemis pass in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty jams it | 52-33 |
| 16:04 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 52-33 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Clark Dice is fouled on the floor by Louis Mayberry - foul #1 on Louis Mayberry, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Arthur McGroarty | |
| Subs | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui (SG), Tony Stephens (SF), Bradley Ertel (PF), Steven Pierce (C) Louis Mayberry, William Franklin, Herbert Pauley, Jimmie Schalk | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clark Dice (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Bemis (fresh) SG - Isaac Siddiqui (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the lay-in | 52-33 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses the tip | 52-33 |
| 15:30 | Long Island | Steven Pierce snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 15:11 | Long Island | Steven Pierce scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Isaac Siddiqui | 52-36 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 14:59 | Long Island | Tony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 14:48 | Long Island | Tony Stephens misses the lay-in | 52-36 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Ertel - foul #2 on Bradley Ertel, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Lanclos (PG), Herbert Pauley (PF), Jimmie Schalk (C) John Bemis, Bradley Ertel, Steven Pierce | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 14:31 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk misses badly on a runner from the left block | 54-36 |
| 14:30 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley tips it home | 54-38 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Denny Parson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-38 |
| 14:06 | Long Island | David Lanclos pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 13:56 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk loses the ball out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boyer (SG) Denny Parson | |
| Subs | Long Island | Steven Pierce (SF) Tony Stephens | |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 13:45 | Long Island | Steven Pierce snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 13:21 | Long Island | Wade Wilke steals the ball from Isaac Siddiqui | 54-38 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Rex Waite scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Shirley | 56-38 |
| 12:54 | Long Island | Steven Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke lays it in | 58-38 |
| 12:32 | Long Island | Rex Waite steals it from David Lanclos in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Steven Pierce is called for the reach on Wade Wilke - foul #2 on Steven Pierce, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Denny Parson (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Gary Boyer, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), Louis Mayberry (SG), Tony Stephens (SF), Bradley Ertel (PF) David Lanclos, Isaac Siddiqui, Herbert Pauley, Jimmie Schalk | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 11:41 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Steven Pierce | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Denny Parson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clark Dice (fresh) 9 pts. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Bemis (fresh) SG - Louis Mayberry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Long Island | Steven Pierce comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 11:31 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel gets the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:14 | Long Island | Louis Mayberry connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Denny Parson drills a floater from the left block | 60-40 |
| 10:31 | Long Island | Steven Pierce's floater is tipped away by Clark Dice | 60-40 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Denny Parson pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty is hacked by Steven Pierce - foul #3 on Steven Pierce, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Lanclos (PG), Isaac Siddiqui (SG), Herbert Pauley (PF), Jimmie Schalk (C) John Bemis, Louis Mayberry, Bradley Ertel, Steven Pierce | |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it in | 62-40 |
| 09:41 | Long Island | Tony Stephens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Rex Waite drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Danny Shirley | 64-43 |
| 08:53 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur McGroarty - foul #2 on Arthur McGroarty, team foul #2 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (SG) Arthur McGroarty | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), William Franklin (SF), Steven Pierce (C) David Lanclos, Tony Stephens, Jimmie Schalk | |
| 08:53 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 08:53 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | William Franklin is called for the reach on John Ruggles - foul #2 on William Franklin, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SG) Randy Dishman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Eric Caviness (PG), Bradley Ertel (PF) John Bemis, Herbert Pauley | |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:29 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Steven Pierce | 65-45 |
| 08:13 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 65-45 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-45 |
| 07:51 | Long Island | William Franklin pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:29 | Long Island | Steven Pierce's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Shirley | 65-45 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | John Ruggles snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Eric Caviness (fresh) SG - Isaac Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Franklin (fresh) PF - Bradley Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-45 |
| 07:18 | Long Island | Eric Caviness pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:13 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Ruggles | 65-45 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Rex Waite knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Denny Parson | 67-45 |
| 06:43 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Denny Parson, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), Tony Stephens (SF), Jimmie Schalk (C) Eric Caviness, Isaac Siddiqui, Steven Pierce | |
| 06:43 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-48 |
| 05:59 | Long Island | Tony Stephens connects on the jumper from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | The jumper by Joseph Fletcher is denied by Jimmie Schalk | 70-50 |
| 05:38 | Long Island | Tony Stephens gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 05:21 | Long Island | Tony Stephens clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 05:20 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel hits the follow up shot | 70-52 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Bradley Ertel takes the ball from Randy Dishman | 70-52 |
| 05:04 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Joseph Fletcher, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Lanclos (PG), Isaac Siddiqui (SG), Herbert Pauley (PF), Steven Pierce (C) John Bemis, William Franklin, Bradley Ertel, Jimmie Schalk | |
| 04:56 | Long Island | Herbert Pauley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:54 | Long Island | Isaac Siddiqui grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | Long Island | David Lanclos misses badly on a shot from the right side | 70-52 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | John Ruggles grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:07 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Steven Pierce | 70-52 |
| 03:52 | Long Island | Tony Stephens misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wade Wilke - foul #1 on Wade Wilke, team foul #4 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG), Louis Mayberry (SG), Jimmie Schalk (PF), Rufus Kinnison (C) David Lanclos, Isaac Siddiqui, Herbert Pauley, Steven Pierce | |
| 03:52 | Long Island | Tony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:52 | Long Island | Tony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clark Dice | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk misses the turnaround from the left block | 73-54 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Fletcher | 73-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Dice (fresh) 9 pts. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Bemis (fresh) SG - Louis Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Schalk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rufus Kinnison (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Tony Stephens swats the layup by Craig Winberg | 73-54 |
| 02:47 | Long Island | Tony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:36 | Long Island | Tony Stephens clanks a jump hook from close range | 73-54 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Denny Parson snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman is hacked by Louis Mayberry - foul #2 on Louis Mayberry, team foul #8 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Eric Caviness (PG), William Franklin (SF), Bradley Ertel (PF) John Bemis, Tony Stephens, Rufus Kinnison | |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:11 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Ertel | 73-54 |
| 01:56 | Long Island | William Franklin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Caviness | 73-56 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Denny Parson is fouled on the floor by Louis Mayberry - foul #3 on Louis Mayberry, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Bemis (PG) Eric Caviness | |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:27 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel is hacked by Clark Dice - foul #1 on Clark Dice, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | Long Island | Louis Mayberry is hacked by Denny Parson - foul #2 on Denny Parson, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| 01:02 | Long Island | Bradley Ertel misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 75-56 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Denny Parson gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | William Franklin steals it from Randy Dishman | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Long Island | Jimmie Schalk misses the jumper from the left side | 75-56 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig Winberg | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman runs out the clock | 75-56 |