| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Rodgers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Chancy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Townsley - foul #2 on Charles Townsley, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Kevin Rodgers steals the ball from Charles Townsley | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Donald Hearne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Couch | 42-39 |
| 18:26 | Washington State | Milton Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 45-39 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Flynn | 45-41 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Milton Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 48-41 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 17:27 | Washington State | Milton Jones can't connect on a runner near the basket | 48-43 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Philip Moore (PG), Chad White (SG), Lucas Hoffman (SF), Santos Sing (PF), David Rosenow (C) Kevin Rodgers, Milton Jones, Thomas Johnson, Andrew Chancy, Donald Hearne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SG), Lee Reed (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Joshua Taylor, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 16:47 | Washington State | Philip Moore misses the fadeaway from close range | 48-43 |
| 16:45 | Washington State | Philip Moore gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 16:29 | Washington State | Andrew Hamer steals the ball from David Rosenow | 48-43 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Lee Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:07 | Washington State | Santos Sing snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:54 | Washington State | Philip Moore is fouled on the floor by Wade Drummond - foul #2 on Wade Drummond, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG), Ian Darcy (SG) Wade Drummond, Lee Reed | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Rodgers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lucas Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Santos Sing (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Rosenow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Washington State | David Rosenow dunks the ball on a great pass from Philip Moore | 50-43 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Charles Wright makes the jumper from the left block | 50-45 |
| 15:23 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lucas Hoffman | 52-45 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Taylor | 52-47 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Philip Moore makes the floater from the right side set up by Santos Sing | 54-47 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Santos Sing steals the ball from Ian Darcy | 54-47 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | David Rosenow clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy lays it up and in | 54-49 |
| 13:31 | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Jones (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), Andrew Chancy (PF), Donald Hearne (C) Philip Moore, Lucas Hoffman, Santos Sing, David Rosenow | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, John Morissette, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Donald Hearne snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 12:53 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Donald Hearne | 54-51 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Donald Hearne knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kevin Rodgers and he's fouled by Cecil Flynn - foul #1 on Cecil Flynn, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Donald Hearne makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Darcy | 57-54 |
| 11:49 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy is fouled on the floor by Charles Townsley - foul #3 on Charles Townsley, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman (PG) Kevin Rodgers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG) Ian Darcy | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Lucas Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Chancy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Hearne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Milton Jones grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | Milton Jones scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Lucas Hoffman | 59-54 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Milton Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Taylor - foul #3 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Philip Moore (PG), Jazon Boroski (C) Thomas Johnson, Donald Hearne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Milton Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Milton Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer is whistled for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Chad White (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), Santos Sing (PF) Milton Jones, Lucas Hoffman, Andrew Chancy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Wade Drummond | |
| 10:17 | Washington State | Jazon Boroski's floater is tipped away by John Morissette | 61-57 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Morissette | 61-59 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | Chad White's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wright | 61-59 |
| 09:44 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Chad White loses the dribble to Ian Darcy | 61-59 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ian Darcy | 61-61 |
| 09:11 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-61 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | John Morissette pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer loses the dribble to Philip Moore | 61-61 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | Santos Sing blows the layup | 61-61 |
| 08:34 | Washington State | Santos Sing pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:13 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson hits a floater from the left wing set up by Chad White | 63-61 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Philip Moore steals the ball from Joshua Taylor in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 08:01 | Washington State | Santos Sing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Taylor | 63-63 |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 07:43 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Philip Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Santos Sing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jazon Boroski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ian Darcy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Morissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Hamer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to John Morissette | 63-63 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer is hacked by Santos Sing - foul #3 on Santos Sing, team foul #1 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers (PG), Milton Jones (SG), Lucas Hoffman (SF), Andrew Chancy (PF), Donald Hearne (C) Philip Moore, Chad White, Thomas Johnson, Santos Sing, Jazon Boroski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, John Morissette, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Lucas Hoffman - foul #1 on Lucas Hoffman, team foul #2 | 63-65 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Donald Hearne snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Milton Jones and he's fouled by Charles Townsley - foul #4 on Charles Townsley, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Chancy - foul #1 on Andrew Chancy, team foul #3 | 66-65 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Donald Hearne travels with the ball | 66-67 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers travels with the ball | 66-67 |
| Subs | Washington State | Philip Moore (PG), Chad White (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), David Rosenow (PF), Jazon Boroski (C) Kevin Rodgers, Milton Jones, Lucas Hoffman, Andrew Chancy, Donald Hearne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG), Lee Reed (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Ian Darcy, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Chad White is called for the reach on Joshua Taylor - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #4 | 66-67 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond loses the ball out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SF) Lee Reed | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Philip Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) SF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Rosenow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jazon Boroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Rosenow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 66-67 |
| 03:24 | Washington State | David Rosenow misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Wade Drummond | 66-69 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers (PG), Milton Jones (SG), Lucas Hoffman (SF), Andrew Chancy (PF), Donald Hearne (C) Philip Moore, Chad White, Thomas Johnson, David Rosenow, Jazon Boroski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) John Morissette, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 02:46 | Washington State | Charles Townsley is called for the reach on Andrew Chancy - foul #5 on Charles Townsley, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SG), Andrew Hamer (PF) Wade Drummond, Charles Townsley | |
| 02:46 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:46 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG) John Morissette | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Andrew Chancy | 68-69 |
| 02:14 | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Couch - foul #1 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 02:14 | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:14 | Washington State | Lucas Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Johnson (SF) Lucas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Joshua Taylor | |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-69 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Ian Darcy is called for the reach on Kevin Rodgers - foul #4 on Ian Darcy, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Donald Hearne grabs the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:19 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 01:17 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy tips it but misses | 71-69 |
| 01:15 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson hits the follow up shot | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Milton Jones picks off the pass by Andrew Hamer | 73-69 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Milton Jones lays it up and in | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer's floater is knocked away by Donald Hearne | 75-69 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Milton Jones gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Milton Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Drummond - foul #3 on Wade Drummond, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Santos Sing (C) Donald Hearne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Milton Jones makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Milton Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Santos Sing snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Santos Sing is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Drummond - foul #4 on Wade Drummond, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Santos Sing makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Santos Sing makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Darcy | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Darcy - foul #5 on Ian Darcy, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG) Ian Darcy | |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Andrew Chancy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Hearne (C) Santos Sing | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-72 |
| Subs | Washington State | Santos Sing (C) Donald Hearne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Joshua Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #13 | 81-72 |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-72 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Santos Sing grabs the board | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Kevin Rodgers runs out the clock | 83-72 |