| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Shields (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Pettiford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Henderson | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Keating - foul #2 on Jonathan Keating, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | John Stanley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Smith | 39-33 |
| 18:56 | Hawaii | Clarence Hagen is called for the reach on Todd Pettiford - foul #1 on Clarence Hagen, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:51 | Hawaii | Clarence Hagen takes the ball from Chester Shields | 39-33 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Richard Henderson steals it from Clarence Hagen | 39-33 |
| 18:09 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Pierson - foul #2 on Douglas Pierson, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 18:09 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:09 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Walter Larkin | 40-35 |
| 17:30 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:28 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford tips it in | 42-35 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Todd Pettiford - foul #2 on Todd Pettiford, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (PG), Hassan Davis (SG), Andre Smith (SF), Gilbert Allen (PF), Arthur King (C) Jonathan Keating, Chester Shields, Todd Pettiford, John Stevens, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Arthur King pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:49 | Hawaii | John Stanley takes the ball from Hassan Davis | 42-35 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Pierson | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | Hawaii | John Stanley blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Allen | 42-38 |
| 16:11 | Hawaii | Arthur King tips it home | 44-38 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Smith | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Richard Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hassan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilbert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Larkin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Hawaii | Andre Smith's fadeaway is rejected by John Stanley | 44-41 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Arthur King denies the turnaround by David Smith | 44-41 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | David Smith tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 15:18 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Andre Smith | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen is hacked by Walter Larkin - foul #2 on Walter Larkin, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Chester Shields (SG), Todd Pettiford (SF), John Stevens (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Richard Sherman, Hassan Davis, Andre Smith, Gilbert Allen, Arthur King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Brian Bateman (PF), Leland Dionisio (C) Douglas Pierson, David Smith, Clarence Hagen, Walter Larkin, John Stanley | |
| 14:42 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Pettiford | 46-41 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wayne Lee | 46-43 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | Rodney Riney steals it from Jonathan Keating | 46-43 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Richard Henderson steps in front of the Wayne Lee pass | 46-43 |
| 13:33 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 46-43 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 13:13 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:09 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), David Smith (SG) Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio | |
| 13:09 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:09 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen (C) Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Larkin (PF), John Stanley (C) Rodney Riney, Richard Jones | |
| 12:32 | Hawaii | John Stevens's pass is intercepted by David Smith | 48-43 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | David Smith banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 12:12 | Hawaii | Chester Shields is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chester Shields, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Smith (SF), Arthur King (C) Todd Pettiford, John Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen (SF) Brian Bateman | |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gilbert Allen - foul #1 on Gilbert Allen, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (PG), Hassan Davis (SG) Jonathan Keating, Chester Shields | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Richard Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hassan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilbert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Walter Larkin, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford (SF), Richard Henderson (C) Andre Smith, Arthur King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Brian Bateman (C) Douglas Pierson, David Smith, John Stanley | |
| 10:42 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 50-48 |
| 10:23 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Chester Shields (SG), John Stevens (PF) Richard Sherman, Hassan Davis, Gilbert Allen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Clarence Hagen, Walter Larkin | |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Jonathan Keating steals the ball from Rodney Riney | 50-48 |
| 10:04 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating jams it | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Lee - foul #2 on Wayne Lee, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Smith (SF), Arthur King (C) Todd Pettiford, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), David Smith (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Richard Jones, Wayne Lee, Rodney Riney, Brian Bateman, Leland Dionisio | |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Chester Shields makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Chester Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Chester Shields steals the ball from Douglas Pierson | 54-48 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | Chester Shields slams it home | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | John Brown loses the dribble to Jonathan Keating | 56-48 |
| 08:34 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating hits the finger roll | 58-48 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 08:15 | Hawaii | John Stevens pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:06 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 08:05 | Hawaii | Andre Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:57 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | David Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| 07:51 | Hawaii | John Stevens pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Shields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andre Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Hawaii | Chester Shields comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clarence Hagen | 58-48 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | John Brown drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Pierson | 58-51 |
| 07:09 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 07:07 | Hawaii | John Stevens tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-51 |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 06:37 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 06:35 | Hawaii | John Stevens tips it in | 60-51 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Pierson | 60-53 |
| 05:58 | Hawaii | Arthur King misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 05:57 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:57 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (PG), Hassan Davis (SG), Todd Pettiford (SF), Gilbert Allen (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Jonathan Keating, Chester Shields, Andre Smith, John Stevens, Arthur King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Bateman (SF), Walter Larkin (PF) Clarence Hagen, John Brown | |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Brian Bateman is called for the reach on Todd Pettiford - foul #1 on Brian Bateman, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Hassan Davis - foul #2 on Hassan Davis, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | John Stanley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:03 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Richard Sherman | 62-53 |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | Hassan Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Pierson - foul #3 on Douglas Pierson, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | Hassan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | Hassan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Larkin | 63-55 |
| 04:29 | Hawaii | Hassan Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | John Stanley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Larkin | 63-57 |
| 03:59 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson is hacked by Brian Bateman - foul #2 on Brian Bateman, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Chester Shields (SG), John Stevens (PF) Hassan Davis, Richard Sherman, Gilbert Allen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen (SF) John Stanley | |
| 03:59 | Hawaii | Richard Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Richard Henderson is called for the reach on Douglas Pierson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arthur King (C) Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG) David Smith | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Shields (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Todd Pettiford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 03:13 | Hawaii | Arthur King grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 02:54 | Hawaii | Brian Bateman denies the turnaround by Jonathan Keating | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Henderson (C) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SG), John Stanley (C) Wayne Lee, Brian Bateman | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Henderson - foul #2 on Richard Henderson, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Clarence Hagen steals it from Richard Henderson | 63-59 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | David Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Hagen | 63-62 |
| 01:56 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford can't throw it down but he's hacked by Clarence Hagen - foul #2 on Clarence Hagen, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 01:56 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:56 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:28 | Hawaii | John Stevens connects on the shot in the paint set up by Richard Henderson | 67-65 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Todd Pettiford steals it from John Stanley | 67-65 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-65 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | John Stanley scores on a jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | David Smith steals the ball from Chester Shields | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen lays it in on a great pass from David Smith | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-69 |