| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Olmeda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Emig (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Handley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | David Emig banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Olmeda and he's fouled by Walter Larkin - foul #3 on Walter Larkin, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Miller (PF) Walter Larkin | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | David Emig makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Hagen | 39-41 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | William Miller clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 19:04 | Miami (OH) | John Handley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | John Handley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Meyer - foul #1 on Timothy Meyer, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | John Handley makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | John Handley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | William Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | John Handley grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 18:11 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson is hacked by William Miller - foul #1 on William Miller, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | David Emig knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | John Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rudolph Kent (C) John Handley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:21 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Green (PG) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh (PF), Brian Bateman (C) Clarence Hagen, John Stanley | |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | William Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 17:11 | Miami (OH) | David Emig snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:52 | Miami (OH) | Brian Bateman swats the layup by Gary Vance | 43-41 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | William Miller snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Patrick Olmeda is called for the reach on Douglas Pierson - foul #3 on Patrick Olmeda, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer (SG), Tarek Wallace (PF), John Handley (C) Patrick Olmeda, Gary Vance, David Emig | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (PG), Walter Rohe (SG), John Stanley (C) Douglas Pierson, Timothy Meyer, William Miller | |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | John Stanley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Francis Brewer - foul #2 on Francis Brewer, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson (PG) Marvin Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace buries a shot in the lane set up by Francis Brewer | 45-43 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rudolph Kent (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tarek Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Handley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Burleigh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Bateman (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda (SG) Francis Brewer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Clarence Hagen (SF), Walter Larkin (PF), William Miller (C) Walter Rohe, Ricky Burleigh, Brian Bateman, John Stanley | |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Patrick Olmeda is called for the reach on Douglas Pierson - foul #4 on Patrick Olmeda, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer (SG), Gary Vance (SF), David Emig (PF) Patrick Olmeda, Rudolph Kent, Tarek Wallace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer (SG) David Smith | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Richard Robinson is called for the reach on Clarence Hagen - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace (C) John Handley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson's pass is intercepted by David Emig | 47-43 |
| 14:39 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Meyer steps in front of the David Emig pass | 47-43 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Meyer | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-45 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | William Miller pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | William Miller comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:40 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Pierson takes the ball from Francis Brewer | 47-45 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | William Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Emig | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Vance, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Green (PG), Phil Phillips (SG), Daniel Collins (SF), Rudolph Kent (PF), John Handley (C) Richard Robinson, Francis Brewer, Gary Vance, David Emig, Tarek Wallace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (PG), Walter Rohe (SG), Ricky Burleigh (SF), John Stanley (C) Douglas Pierson, Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen, William Miller | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | John Stanley connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Rudolph Kent misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | John Handley grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:01 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Collins misses the floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Smith | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Marvin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phil Phillips (fresh) SF - Daniel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudolph Kent (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Handley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Burleigh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | John Stanley denies the turnaround by Rudolph Kent | 47-49 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer (SG), Gary Vance (SF), David Emig (PF) Phil Phillips, Daniel Collins, Rudolph Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Timothy Meyer (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), William Miller (PF) David Smith, Walter Rohe, Ricky Burleigh, Walter Larkin | |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | William Miller is called for the reach on David Emig - foul #2 on William Miller, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson (PG) Marvin Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rudolph Kent (C) John Handley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh (C) John Stanley | |
| 09:42 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Rudolph Kent is denied by Clarence Hagen | 47-49 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | William Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Pierson | 47-52 |
| 08:58 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 49-52 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-52 |
| 08:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Francis Brewer | 49-52 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Rudolph Kent clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance blows the layup | 49-52 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson scores on a floater near the basket set up by Clarence Hagen and the foul's on Richard Robinson - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Green (PG), Patrick Olmeda (SG), Tarek Wallace (PF), John Handley (C) Richard Robinson, Francis Brewer, Gary Vance, David Emig | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SG), Walter Rohe (SF), Walter Larkin (PF), John Stanley (C) Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen, William Miller, Ricky Burleigh | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 07:34 | Miami (OH) | Marvin Green misses the shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Rudolph Kent gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Marvin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Olmeda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rudolph Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tarek Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Handley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda hits a 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:02 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | John Handley is called for the reach on Walter Rohe - foul #1 on John Handley, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance (SF) Rudolph Kent | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen (SF) Douglas Pierson | |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Walter Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Walter Rohe misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 06:09 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Walter Rohe | 52-55 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 05:38 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Vance connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Green | 55-55 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Walter Rohe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Tarek Wallace snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson (PG), David Emig (PF) Marvin Green, Tarek Wallace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Timothy Meyer (SG), William Miller (SF) Walter Rohe, David Smith, Clarence Hagen | |
| 04:36 | Miami (OH) | John Handley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | William Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | David Emig snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses the shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin tips it in | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Olmeda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Emig (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - John Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Miami (OH) | John Handley scores on a jumper from the right block | 60-57 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Pierson | 60-60 |
| 02:18 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-60 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin is hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #3 on Richard Robinson, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer (SG), Rudolph Kent (SF), Tarek Wallace (C) Patrick Olmeda, Gary Vance, John Handley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen (SF) John Stanley | |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | David Emig snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Walter Larkin | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Tarek Wallace is called for the reach on Clarence Hagen - foul #1 on Tarek Wallace, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Olmeda (SG), Gary Vance (SF), John Handley (C) Francis Brewer, Rudolph Kent, Tarek Wallace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stanley (C) William Miller | |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Vance | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Timothy Meyer | 62-65 |
| 00:54 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Robinson, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-65 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Richard Robinson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Olmeda | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Patrick Olmeda is called for the reach on Douglas Pierson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Olmeda, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Francis Brewer (SG) Patrick Olmeda | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | John Handley snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | John Handley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Brewer | 66-66 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-68 |