| Lineup | BYU | PG - Ronald Albro (fresh) SG - Colin Lucia (fresh) SF - Victor Knop (fresh) PF - Clarence Holmes (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fresh) SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) SF - Rex Bainter (fresh) PF - Robert Mash (fresh) C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Robert Mash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | BYU | Victor Knop misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Rex Bainter - foul #1 on Rex Bainter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | BYU | Victor Knop makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | BYU | Victor Knop misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Robert Mash gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess hits the finger roll set up by Scott Patterson and he's fouled by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:51 | BYU | Clarence Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Albro - foul #1 on Ronald Albro, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:45 | BYU | Clarence Holmes snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 18:30 | BYU | Colin Lucia is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wagner - foul #1 on Christopher Wagner, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Ronald Albro is hacked by Ryan Burgess - foul #1 on Ryan Burgess, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 17:58 | BYU | Christopher Johnson's pass is intercepted by Scott Patterson | 1-4 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Patterson | 1-6 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Colin Lucia clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Mash - foul #1 on Robert Mash, team foul #4 | 1-6 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), Paul Bowles (PF) Christopher Wagner, Robert Mash | |
| 17:34 | BYU | Colin Lucia misses the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Colin Lucia makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | William Fairweather buries a floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:49 | BYU | Victor Knop misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | William Fairweather pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:40 | BYU | Christopher Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | BYU | Ronald Albro comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Albro - foul #2 on Ronald Albro, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Abbott (PF) Ronald Albro, Clarence Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Brian Sneed (C) Scott Patterson, Rex Bainter, Ryan Burgess | |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | BYU | Victor Knop connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Colin Lucia swats the short shot by Christopher Wagner | 4-8 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Colin Lucia snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Colin Lucia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Victor Knop (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Abbott (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Fairweather (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) SF - Brian Mitchell (fresh) PF - Paul Bowles (fresh) C - Brian Sneed (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | BYU | Colin Lucia is hacked by Paul Bowles - foul #1 on Paul Bowles, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Singletary (SG), Marvin Wood (C) Colin Lucia, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Mash (PF) Brian Sneed | |
| 15:34 | BYU | Robert Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Robert Mash pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Fairweather can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Singletary - foul #1 on Richard Singletary, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Ventura (PG) Victor Knop | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess (C) Paul Bowles | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Marvin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Gary Ventura hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:14 | BYU | Marvin Wood hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Ryan Burgess is denied by Marvin Wood | 6-8 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Robert Mash misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Brian Mitchell snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Robert Mash comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | William Fairweather travels with the ball | 6-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Colin Lucia (SG), Victor Knop (SF), Clarence Holmes (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Gary Ventura, Richard Singletary, Richard Abbott, Marvin Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), Benjamin Rymer (SG), Rex Bainter (SF), Paul Bowles (PF) William Fairweather, Christopher Wagner, Brian Mitchell, Robert Mash | |
| 14:00 | BYU | Colin Lucia is hacked by Benjamin Rymer - foul #1 on Benjamin Rymer, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| 13:46 | BYU | Victor Knop buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rex Bainter | 9-11 |
| 13:02 | BYU | Clarence Holmes's pass is intercepted by Paul Bowles | 9-11 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 12:46 | BYU | Victor Knop misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:44 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Williams | 9-14 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Clarence Holmes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:21 | BYU | Colin Lucia pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | BYU | Victor Knop is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Victor Knop, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Ventura (PG), Richard Singletary (SG), Richard Abbott (PF), Marvin Wood (C) Robert Williams, Colin Lucia, Clarence Holmes, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Robert Mash (PF), Brian Sneed (C) Benjamin Rymer, Paul Bowles, Ryan Burgess | |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Robert Mash connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Scott Patterson and the foul's on Gary Ventura - foul #1 on Gary Ventura, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Robert Mash makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gary Ventura (fresh) SG - Richard Singletary (fresh) SF - Victor Knop (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Abbott (fresh) C - Marvin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) SF - Rex Bainter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Sneed (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | BYU | Scott Patterson steals the ball from Gary Ventura in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Robert Mash misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 11:33 | BYU | Marvin Wood snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:29 | BYU | Gary Ventura misses long on a floater from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Robert Mash grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:45 | BYU | Richard Abbott grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:40 | BYU | Richard Abbott hits a jumper in the lane | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Richard Abbott pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Gary Ventura lays it in | 16-17 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Gary Ventura takes the ball from Rex Bainter | 16-17 |
| 09:56 | BYU | Gary Ventura lays it in | 18-17 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Richard Abbott grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:28 | BYU | Richard Abbott lays it in on a great pass from Gary Ventura | 20-17 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Patterson | 20-19 |
| 08:44 | BYU | Richard Abbott misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Mash - foul #2 on Robert Mash, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Williams (PG), Colin Lucia (SG), Clarence Holmes (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Gary Ventura, Richard Singletary, Victor Knop, Marvin Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (PG), Benjamin Rymer (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Paul Bowles (PF), Ryan Burgess (C) Scott Patterson, Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Robert Mash, Brian Sneed | |
| 08:44 | BYU | Richard Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:44 | BYU | Richard Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess misses long on a runner in the lane | 21-19 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer tips it home | 21-21 |
| 08:18 | BYU | Robert Williams misses the shot near the basket | 21-21 |
| 08:16 | BYU | Colin Lucia tips it home | 23-21 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | BYU | Vincent Cannon (SF) Richard Abbott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:44 | BYU | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Paul Bowles | 23-21 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Colin Lucia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Cannon (fresh) PF - Clarence Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Fairweather (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benjamin Rymer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Mitchell (fresh) PF - Paul Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Brian Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Christopher Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:34 | BYU | William Fairweather steps in front of the Robert Williams pass | 23-21 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | William Fairweather is whistled for a carry | 23-21 |
| 07:03 | BYU | Robert Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Colin Lucia | 26-21 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer connects on the 3 from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 06:16 | BYU | Clarence Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Lucia | 29-24 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Colin Lucia steps in front of the Benjamin Rymer pass | 29-24 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Colin Lucia loses the ball out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Ventura (PG), Richard Singletary (SG), Victor Knop (SF), Marvin Wood (PF) Robert Williams, Colin Lucia, Clarence Holmes, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), Christopher Wagner (SG), Rex Bainter (SF), Brian Sneed (PF), Dean Powers (C) William Fairweather, Benjamin Rymer, Brian Mitchell, Paul Bowles, Ryan Burgess | |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Marvin Wood is called for the reach on Dean Powers - foul #1 on Marvin Wood, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Abbott (PF) Vincent Cannon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dean Powers makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dean Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:13 | BYU | Marvin Wood's pass is intercepted by Dean Powers | 29-26 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Richard Singletary is called for the reach on Christopher Wagner - foul #2 on Richard Singletary, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | BYU | Colin Lucia (SG) Richard Singletary | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 29-27 |
| 04:40 | BYU | Gary Ventura grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 04:35 | BYU | Colin Lucia misses badly on a runner near the basket | 29-27 |
| 04:33 | BYU | Victor Knop tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Ventura - foul #2 on Gary Ventura, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Williams (PG), Vincent Cannon (C) Gary Ventura, Richard Abbott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess (C) Dean Powers | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:00 | BYU | Colin Lucia scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Williams | 34-29 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Lucia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Knop (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marvin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rex Bainter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | BYU | Robert Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Lucia | 37-32 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter tips it home | 37-34 |
| 02:58 | BYU | Robert Williams misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Burgess - foul #2 on Ryan Burgess, team foul #8 | 37-34 |
| Subs | BYU | Ronald Albro (PG), Clarence Holmes (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Colin Lucia, Marvin Wood, Vincent Cannon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (PG), Benjamin Rymer (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Robert Mash (PF) Scott Patterson, Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Brian Sneed | |
| 02:58 | BYU | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:58 | BYU | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Clarence Holmes gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:42 | BYU | Ronald Albro can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Fairweather - foul #1 on William Fairweather, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Singletary (SG), Richard Abbott (SF) Robert Williams, Victor Knop | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:42 | BYU | Ronald Albro makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:42 | BYU | Ronald Albro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | William Fairweather is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Knop (SF) Clarence Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG) Benjamin Rymer | |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Richard Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | William Fairweather snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | BYU | Colin Lucia (SG), Marvin Wood (PF) Richard Singletary, Richard Abbott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Rex Bainter (SF), Paul Bowles (PF), Brian Sneed (C) William Fairweather, Brian Mitchell, Robert Mash, Ryan Burgess | |
| 00:36 | BYU | Marvin Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Wagner and the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | BYU | Clarence Holmes (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:29 | BYU | The rebound goes to Victor Knop | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Victor Knop misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |