| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Milstead (fresh) SG - Bobby Gilbert (fresh) SF - Stuart Riley (fresh) PF - Floyd Sullivan (fresh) C - Desmond Morelock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Andrew Jennings (fresh) SG - Tom Anderson (fresh) SF - Lee Galloway (fresh) PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) C - Robert Singletary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Robert Singletary wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Carthage | Brian Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Carthage | Robert Singletary gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Carthage | Lee Galloway connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Jennings | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Lee Galloway | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Carthage | Bobby Gilbert steps in front of the Brian Lewis pass | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Riley | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Andrew Jennings misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Milstead - foul #1 on John Milstead, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Andrew Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Andrew Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Robert Singletary grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Carthage | Robert Singletary loses the dribble to John Milstead | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jennings - foul #1 on Andrew Jennings, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Nealon (PG), Ron Vandoren (SG), Brian Maudlin (SF), Raymond Cromer (PF), Graham Newton (C) Andrew Jennings, Tom Anderson, Lee Galloway, Brian Lewis, Robert Singletary | |
| 17:44 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:26 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren is fouled on the floor by Desmond Morelock - foul #1 on Desmond Morelock, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Raymond Cromer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp (SG) Bobby Gilbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 17:16 | Buffalo St. | Darrell Nealon steps in front of the John Milstead pass in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Carthage | Ian Lopp steps in front of the Darrell Nealon pass | 6-3 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ian Lopp | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Graham Newton knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Darrell Nealon and he's hacked by Desmond Morelock - foul #2 on Desmond Morelock, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan (SG), James Wallace (SF), Richard Demps (PF), Tyler Berry (C) John Milstead, Stuart Riley, Floyd Sullivan, Desmond Morelock | |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Jennings (PG), Robert Singletary (C) Ron Vandoren, Raymond Cromer | |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Graham Newton makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo St. | Tyler Berry is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert (SG) Luther Fagan | |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Galloway (SF), Brian Lewis (PF) Brian Maudlin, Graham Newton | |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Robert Singletary clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tyler Berry - foul #1 on Tyler Berry, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Tom Anderson (SG) Darrell Nealon | |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Robert Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Robert Singletary makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Robert Singletary makes the 3rd free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Ian Lopp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Gilbert (fresh) SF - James Wallace (fresh) PF - Richard Demps (fresh) C - Tyler Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Andrew Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Anderson (fresh) SF - Lee Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) C - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo St. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Demps | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Milstead (PG) Ian Lopp | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:54 | Carthage | Tom Anderson double dribbles | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley (SF), Floyd Sullivan (PF) Richard Demps, Tyler Berry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Raymond Cromer (C) Robert Singletary | |
| 14:36 | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Milstead | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Carthage | John Milstead steps in front of the Andrew Jennings pass in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead banks in the layup | 14-9 |
| 13:57 | Carthage | Raymond Cromer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Tom Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:39 | Carthage | Andrew Jennings hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Lewis | 14-11 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stuart Riley | 17-11 |
| 13:11 | Carthage | Tom Anderson scores on a shot in the lane | 17-13 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Milstead | 19-13 |
| 12:40 | Carthage | Tom Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Jennings | 19-16 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Jennings - foul #2 on Andrew Jennings, team foul #2 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp (SG), Luther Fagan (SF), Richard Demps (PF), Tyler Berry (C) Bobby Gilbert, Stuart Riley, Floyd Sullivan, James Wallace | |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Nealon (PG), Ron Vandoren (SG), Brian Maudlin (SF), Graham Newton (PF), Robert Singletary (C) Andrew Jennings, Tom Anderson, Lee Galloway, Brian Lewis, Raymond Cromer | |
| 12:28 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Robert Singletary misses the floater in the lane | 21-16 |
| 12:11 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 11:58 | Carthage | Graham Newton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Richard Demps | 21-16 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Milstead | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Lopp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Fagan (fresh) PF - Richard Demps (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Darrell Nealon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Vandoren (fresh) SF - Brian Maudlin (fresh) PF - Graham Newton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Carthage | Brian Maudlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-16 |
| 11:17 | Carthage | Graham Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Graham Newton jams it | 24-18 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Robert Singletary snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 10:27 | Carthage | Graham Newton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo St. | Tyler Berry snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo St. | Graham Newton denies the turnaround by Richard Demps | 24-18 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Maudlin | 24-20 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Graham Newton grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon clanks a jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 08:58 | Carthage | Graham Newton tips it home | 24-22 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo St. | John Milstead misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 08:35 | Carthage | Robert Singletary snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:09 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Nealon | 24-25 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Singletary - foul #1 on Robert Singletary, team foul #3 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Gene Kawamoto (PG), Bobby Gilbert (SG), Floyd Sullivan (PF), James Wallace (C) John Milstead, Ian Lopp, Luther Fagan, Tyler Berry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Tom Anderson (SG), Lee Galloway (SF), Brian Lewis (PF), Raymond Cromer (C) Ron Vandoren, Brian Maudlin, Graham Newton, Robert Singletary | |
| 07:58 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Raymond Cromer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Gene Kawamoto (fresh) SG - Bobby Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Demps (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Darrell Nealon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) C - Raymond Cromer (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 07:29 | Carthage | Brian Lewis is hacked by Floyd Sullivan - foul #1 on Floyd Sullivan, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley (SF) Richard Demps | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo St. | Lee Galloway steals it from Gene Kawamoto | 25-25 |
| 06:44 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon throws it down set up by Lee Galloway | 25-27 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 06:14 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon makes the floater from the right side set up by Lee Galloway and the foul's on Stuart Riley - foul #1 on Stuart Riley, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp (PG) Gene Kawamoto | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 06:14 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:43 | Carthage | Stuart Riley is called for the reach on Raymond Cromer - foul #2 on Stuart Riley, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan (SF) Stuart Riley | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Schock (SF) Lee Galloway | |
| 05:43 | Carthage | Raymond Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp misses the floater from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ian Lopp | 34-29 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon is fouled on the floor by Bobby Gilbert - foul #1 on Bobby Gilbert, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Jeff Cheeks (SG) Bobby Gilbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Graham Newton (PF), Robert Singletary (C) Brian Lewis, Raymond Cromer | |
| 05:00 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | Darrell Nealon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Tom Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Tom Anderson is hacked by James Wallace - foul #2 on James Wallace, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Milstead (PG), Tyler Berry (C) Ian Lopp, James Wallace | |
| Subs | Carthage | Ron Vandoren (PG) Darrell Nealon | |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Tom Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Tom Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo St. | Robert Singletary takes the ball from Jeff Cheeks | 34-33 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Tom Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley (SF), Richard Demps (PF), Desmond Morelock (C) Jeff Cheeks, Floyd Sullivan, Tyler Berry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Jennings (PG), Lee Galloway (SF) Tom Anderson, James Schock | |
| 03:43 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Andrew Jennings - foul #3 on Andrew Jennings, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp (SG) Luther Fagan | |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Maudlin (SG), Brian Lewis (PF) Andrew Jennings, Graham Newton | |
| 03:43 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley makes the 3rd free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Brian Maudlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Desmond Morelock - foul #3 on Desmond Morelock, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert (SG), Tyler Berry (C) Ian Lopp, Desmond Morelock | |
| Subs | Carthage | Tom Anderson (SG) Ron Vandoren | |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Brian Maudlin makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Brian Maudlin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo St. | Richard Demps snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stuart Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Demps (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Brian Maudlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lee Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) C - Robert Singletary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo St. | Bobby Gilbert steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | James Wallace (PF) Richard Demps | |
| Subs | Carthage | Raymond Cromer (C) Robert Singletary | |
| 02:39 | Carthage | Tom Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Maudlin | 36-36 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Ian Lopp (PG) John Milstead | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Tom Anderson blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Gilbert - foul #2 on Bobby Gilbert, team foul #12 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan (PF) Tyler Berry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Ron Vandoren (PG), James Schock (SF), Graham Newton (C) Brian Maudlin, Lee Galloway, Brian Lewis | |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Tom Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Tom Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo St. | Floyd Sullivan gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace lays it in on a great pass from Ian Lopp | 38-37 |
| 01:39 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ian Lopp - foul #1 on Ian Lopp, team foul #13 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan (SG) Bobby Gilbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singletary (C) Raymond Cromer | |
| 01:39 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:39 | Carthage | Ron Vandoren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | James Schock grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:07 | Carthage | Robert Singletary misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo St. | Stuart Riley pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo St. | Luther Fagan connects on the 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Ian Lopp steals the ball from Graham Newton | 41-39 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | James Wallace hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Ian Lopp | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Tom Anderson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 44-39 |