| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dewey Monson (fresh) SG - Richard Grover (fresh) SF - Michael Terrill (fresh) PF - Thomas Patterson (fresh) C - James Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | James Price wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Thomas Patterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Price - foul #1 on James Price, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Michael Terrill is blocked by Charles Townsley | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Couch | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Couch is called for the reach on Thomas Patterson - foul #1 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Richard Grover makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley buries a shot from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dewey Monson - foul #1 on Dewey Monson, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Grover pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Grover | 6-8 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale (SG), Dustin Fuller (SF), Philip Hutchinson (PF) Richard Grover, Michael Terrill, Thomas Patterson | |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Dustin Fuller clanks a floater from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | James Price swats the layup by Ian Darcy | 6-10 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG), John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Ian Darcy, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Ruben (PG), Michael Terrill (SF), George Dubose (C) Dewey Monson, Dustin Fuller, James Price | |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer's floater is tipped away by Philip Hutchinson | 6-10 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Douglas Nale | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) C - Charles Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Ruben (fresh) SG - Douglas Nale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Terrill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Hutchinson (fresh) C - George Dubose (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | George Dubose misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Hamer - foul #1 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Grover (SG), Thomas Patterson (PF) Douglas Nale, Philip Hutchinson | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | George Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | George Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Drummond | 9-12 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Grover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Charles Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Grover - foul #1 on Richard Grover, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Wade Drummond | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson (PG), Douglas Nale (SF), James Price (C) George Ruben, Michael Terrill, George Dubose | |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer misses the floater from the left block | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Price | 9-12 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Charles Wright is called for the reach on Richard Grover - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Philip Hutchinson (PF) Thomas Patterson | |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Price | 9-15 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor can't finish the layup | 9-15 |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | James Price grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale loses the dribble to Ian Darcy | 9-15 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy is whistled for a carry | 9-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF) Joshua Taylor, John Morissette | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill (SF) Richard Grover | |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Ruben (PG), Thomas Patterson (PF) Dewey Monson, James Price | |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Philip Hutchinson steps in front of the Charles Wright pass | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Couch | 9-15 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Charles Wright tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill drills a shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Nale | 11-17 |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer is hacked by Thomas Patterson - foul #1 on Thomas Patterson, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG), John Morissette (SG), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Wade Drummond, Ian Darcy, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson (PG), Richard Grover (SG), George Dubose (PF), James Price (C) George Ruben, Douglas Nale, Thomas Patterson, Philip Hutchinson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Morissette (fresh) SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dewey Monson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Grover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Terrill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor tips it home | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | George Dubose comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Charles Townsley - foul #1 on Charles Townsley, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG) Ronnie Couch | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dustin Fuller (SF) Michael Terrill | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | George Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | George Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | John Morissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Price - foul #2 on James Price, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Benjamin Richarson (C) James Price | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Benjamin Richarson | 14-19 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Benjamin Richarson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn jams it on a nice dish by Wade Drummond | 16-22 |
| 09:48 | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson is hacked by Wade Drummond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Drummond, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) John Morissette, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale (SG), Thomas Patterson (PF), Philip Hutchinson (C) Richard Grover, George Dubose, Benjamin Richarson | |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Dustin Fuller is hacked by Charles Wright - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch (SF), Lee Reed (C) Wade Drummond, Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill (SF) Dustin Fuller | |
| 09:08 | Southern Cal | Thomas Patterson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Monson | 16-25 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-25 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Philip Hutchinson misses the shot from close range | 18-25 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Lee Reed can't tip it in | 18-25 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Couch is called for the reach on Philip Hutchinson - foul #2 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), John Morissette (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, Ronnie Couch, Andrew Hamer, Lee Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Ruben (PG), Richard Grover (SG), George Dubose (C) Dewey Monson, Douglas Nale, Thomas Patterson | |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Philip Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn is fouled on the floor by Philip Hutchinson - foul #1 on Philip Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dustin Fuller (SF), Benjamin Richarson (C) Michael Terrill, Philip Hutchinson | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | George Dubose grabs the board | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Ruben (fresh) SG - Richard Grover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Fuller (fresh) PF - George Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Richarson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Richard Grover misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-25 |
| 07:12 | Southern Cal | George Ruben misses the tip | 18-25 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond is hacked by Dustin Fuller - foul #1 on Dustin Fuller, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Dustin Fuller misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ian Darcy | 23-25 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | George Ruben misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Benjamin Richarson tips it home | 23-27 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | George Ruben takes the ball from Charles Townsley | 23-27 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | George Ruben is fouled on the floor by John Morissette - foul #1 on John Morissette, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SF) John Morissette | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale (SG), Michael Terrill (SF), Thomas Patterson (PF), Philip Hutchinson (C) Richard Grover, Dustin Fuller, George Dubose, Benjamin Richarson | |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | George Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | George Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Philip Hutchinson gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Taylor - foul #1 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer (PF), Lee Reed (C) Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson (PG) George Ruben | |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer drills a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Thomas Patterson - foul #2 on Thomas Patterson, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Dubose (C) Thomas Patterson | |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson loses the dribble to Joshua Taylor | 26-31 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by George Dubose - foul #1 on George Dubose, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SF) Wade Drummond | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Grover (SG) Douglas Nale | |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Richard Grover misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Philip Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | George Dubose is hacked by Lee Reed - foul #1 on Lee Reed, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Ian Darcy, Andrew Hamer, Lee Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Price (C) Philip Hutchinson | |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | George Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | George Dubose misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrill snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | James Price knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from George Dubose | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Morissette (fresh) SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dewey Monson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Terrill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Dubose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-34 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | James Price snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Dewey Monson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | George Dubose misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | John Morissette misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Grover - foul #2 on Richard Grover, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG) Joshua Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale (SF), Thomas Patterson (PF) Michael Terrill, George Dubose | |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | John Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | John Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Thomas Patterson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Douglas Nale | 30-34 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Wade Drummond knocks away the 3 by Douglas Nale | 30-34 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley's layup is rejected by Thomas Patterson | 30-34 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | James Price grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Morissette | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dewey Monson - foul #2 on Dewey Monson, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), Joshua Taylor (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) John Morissette, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Ruben (PG), Michael Terrill (SF) Dewey Monson, Richard Grover | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Ruben and he's hacked by Andrew Hamer - foul #2 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Charles Wright misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Thomas Patterson pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Douglas Nale can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Charles Wright gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Charles Wright can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-37 |