| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Menges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dino Marino (fresh) C - Vernon Carte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Rex Waite drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Shirley | 25-35 |
| 19:24 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton is hacked by Rex Waite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG), David Krebs (PF) Arthur Crowe, Dino Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:04 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG) Thomas McClinton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-38 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Danny Shirley denies the turnaround by David Krebs | 25-38 |
| 18:27 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to David Krebs | 25-38 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 17:59 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Arthur McGroarty takes the ball from Arthur Crowe | 25-38 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | John Ruggles blows the layup | 25-38 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Krebs | 25-38 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Rex Waite steps in front of the David Krebs pass | 25-38 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | John Ruggles blows the layup | 25-38 |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 16:46 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 25-38 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wade Wilke | 25-38 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Vernon Carte steals it from Arthur McGroarty | 25-38 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-38 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Rex Waite snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas Gammill (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Menges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Carte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Rex Waite loses the dribble to Thomas Gammill | 25-38 |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges hits the finger roll | 27-38 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 14:59 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Rex Waite buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wade Wilke | 27-40 |
| 14:24 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 13:56 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Arthur Crowe | 29-40 |
| 13:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Crowe and he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Eugene Lewis (SG), Florencio Rossi (PF) Arthur Crowe, David Krebs, Vernon Carte | |
| 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 | |
| 13:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig Winberg | 31-40 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Gammill - foul #3 on Thomas Gammill, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino (C) Thomas Gammill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Clark Dice - foul #1 on Clark Dice, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-42 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Clark Dice gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Joseph Fletcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:26 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fletcher - foul #2 on Joseph Fletcher, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG), David Krebs (C) Eugene Lewis, Dino Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Florencio Rossi | 35-42 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Denny Parson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino (C) David Krebs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Joseph Fletcher | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gammill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Menges (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Florencio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dino Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clark Dice (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton makes the turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Gammill | 37-42 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Fred Menges steals the ball from Clark Dice | 37-42 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-42 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Denny Parson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Fred Menges takes the ball from Clark Dice | 37-42 |
| 10:39 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges jams it | 39-42 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (SG), Roman Villanueva (SF), David Krebs (C) Thomas Gammill, Fred Menges, Dino Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Krebs | 41-42 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-42 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:15 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roman Villanueva | 44-42 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Rex Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG), Fred Menges (SF), Vernon Carte (C) Eugene Lewis, Roman Villanueva, David Krebs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clark Dice (C) Danny Shirley | |
| 08:07 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | John Ruggles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gammill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Menges (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Florencio Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Carte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Dice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Gammill | 46-42 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Clark Dice drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 06:53 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Denny Parson (SG), Craig Winberg (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Gammill is called for the reach on Denny Parson - foul #4 on Thomas Gammill, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg drills a jumper from close range set up by Randy Dishman | 46-47 |
| 06:05 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Denny Parson is denied on a layup by Florencio Rossi | 48-47 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte buries a shot in the lane set up by Thomas Gammill | 50-47 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Florencio Rossi steals the ball from Craig Winberg | 50-47 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:14 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges misses the tip | 50-47 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman is fouled on the floor by Florencio Rossi - foul #4 on Florencio Rossi, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), David Krebs (C) Thomas Gammill, Vernon Carte | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Rex Waite can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it home | 50-49 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi misses the driving attempt from close range | 50-49 |
| 04:31 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rex Waite | 50-52 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Krebs | 53-52 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty is fouled on the floor by Arthur Crowe - foul #2 on Arthur Crowe, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG) Arthur Crowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley clanks a turnaround from the right block | 53-52 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Rex Waite can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gammill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fred Menges (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Florencio Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - David Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 03:31 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Florencio Rossi - foul #5 on Florencio Rossi, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (SG), Dino Marino (PF), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas Gammill, Florencio Rossi, David Krebs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Clark Dice (C) Rex Waite, Danny Shirley | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Randy Dishman - foul #1 on Randy Dishman, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG) Eugene Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Fred Menges | 54-53 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Denny Parson tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino makes the runner from the right block set up by Thomas Gammill | 56-55 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), David Krebs (C) Thomas Gammill, Vernon Carte | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Denny Parson, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 02:22 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Danny Shirley swats the layup by Fred Menges | 56-55 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | John Ruggles dunks the ball on a great pass from Danny Shirley | 56-57 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:05 | Miami (OH) | John Ruggles is called for the reach on Dino Marino - foul #3 on John Ruggles, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte (C) David Krebs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-57 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Rex Waite pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Rex Waite comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Shirley | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is hacked by Dino Marino - foul #2 on Dino Marino, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Thomas McClinton is called for the reach on Rex Waite - foul #2 on Thomas McClinton, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas McClinton - foul #3 on Thomas McClinton, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 56-60 |