| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) C - Richard Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) PF - Billy Falls (fresh) C - Dada Abdel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders misses long on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Billy Falls misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Carpenter - foul #1 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Billy Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Paul Murdock picks off the pass by Billy Falls | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Falls | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Richard Moore hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel is fouled on the floor by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SF) Gary Saunders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Richard Mullins (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Ronald Kernan, Richard Thompson, Boris Switalski, Dada Abdel | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG) Billy Falls | |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Richard Mullins swats the short shot by Derrick Penton | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Brandon Porcaro swats the shot by Keith Thomas | 4-6 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) SG - Ruben Busch (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Galligan (fresh) PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) C - Derrick Penton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Keith Thomas is called for the reach on Ruben Busch - foul #1 on Keith Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Gary Saunders (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG), Billy Falls (PF), Dada Abdel (C) Greg Robinette, Keith Thomas, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF) Richard Mullins | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski is hacked by Gary Saunders - foul #1 on Gary Saunders, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG), Brandon Porcaro (C) Ralph Galligan, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG) Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Herman McDonald, Paul Cook, Gary Saunders, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Mullins (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Boris Switalski, Dada Abdel | |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Marc Olds hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ruben Busch | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Billy Falls lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Kernan and he's hacked by Brandon Porcaro - foul #1 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG) Ronald Kernan | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Billy Falls makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Marc Olds, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Boris Switalski (SF), Dada Abdel (C) Greg Robinette, Billy Falls, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Richard Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch loses the dribble to Boris Switalski | 11-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Galligan (fresh) PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) C - Dada Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 11-14 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan makes the 3 from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch is hacked by Dada Abdel - foul #1 on Dada Abdel, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Ralph Galligan, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Billy Falls (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Richard Thompson, Richard Mullins, Dada Abdel | |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Billy Falls snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski lays it in | 16-18 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald loses the dribble to Billy Falls | 16-18 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 16-18 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski tips it in | 16-20 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Paul Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton tips it in | 18-20 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-20 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Kernan and the foul's on Gary Saunders - foul #2 on Gary Saunders, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Cook, Gary Saunders, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Greg Robinette | |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ruben Busch (SG), Ralph Galligan (SF) Herman McDonald, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Mullins (SF), Dada Abdel (C) Boris Switalski, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | The jumper by Billy Falls is denied by Andrew Carpenter | 20-23 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Galligan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mullins (fresh) PF - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dada Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Galligan | 23-23 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Ruben Busch takes the ball from Arnulfo Rossi | 23-23 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Busch | 25-23 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Kernan, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SG) Ronald Kernan | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Marc Olds (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Ralph Galligan, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Richard Mullins, Billy Falls, Dada Abdel | |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG) Ruben Busch | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG) Keith Thomas | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Paul Cook clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Marc Olds tips it home | 27-23 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Gregory Gilchrist takes the ball from Paul Cook | 27-25 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the floater in the paint | 27-27 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cook drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brandon Porcaro | 30-27 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-27 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Derrick Penton | 30-27 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Paul Cook picks off the pass by Andrew Tait | 30-27 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Ralph Galligan (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Herman McDonald, Paul Cook, Marc Olds, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Richard Mullins (SF), Billy Falls (PF), Dada Abdel (C) Greg Robinette, Richard Thompson, Boris Switalski, Gregory Gilchrist, Andrew Tait | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ruben Busch - foul #1 on Ruben Busch, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Mullins | 30-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Galligan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dada Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel's pass is intercepted by Richard Moore | 30-29 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 33-29 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Saunders (SF) Ralph Galligan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG) Richard Mullins | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Billy Falls buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Kernan | 33-31 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Billy Falls and he's fouled by Ruben Busch - foul #2 on Ruben Busch, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Dada Abdel | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG) Paul Cook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF), Richard Mullins (PF) Ronald Kernan, Billy Falls | |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Ralph Galligan is called for the reach on Greg Robinette - foul #1 on Ralph Galligan, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG) Richard Thompson | |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG) Herman McDonald, Ralph Galligan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Greg Robinette | 33-38 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro blows the dunk | 33-38 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 33-38 |