| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Richard Condon is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Thompson and he's hacked by Richard Condon - foul #1 on Richard Condon, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Richard Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clinton Gordon - foul #2 on Clinton Gordon, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp is fouled on the floor by Taylor Monk - foul #1 on Taylor Monk, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Richard Condon's pass is intercepted by Richard Mullins | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Richard Condon can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-36 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Thompson | 40-36 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Speed - foul #3 on Fred Speed, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Rafael Correa (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Vince Birk (C) Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vince Birk | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Guy Church is fouled on the floor by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Clark (C) Guy Church | |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Greg Robinette - foul #1 on Greg Robinette, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Correa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa loses the dribble to Boris Switalski | 40-39 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Vince Birk hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Wilbur Boudreaux | 40-41 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski is fouled on the floor by Mario Clark - foul #1 on Mario Clark, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Greg Robinette, Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Vince Birk, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Fred Speed loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG) Rafael Correa | |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Guy Church and the foul's on Fred Speed - foul #4 on Fred Speed, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG) Fred Speed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG) Keith Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SG) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (PF) Clinton Gordon | |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 43-44 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Monk | 43-44 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 45-44 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Switalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Taylor Monk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Richard Condon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses the turnaround from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Richard Condon gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Richard Condon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Mullins | 45-47 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk is called for a charge - foul #2 on Taylor Monk, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Gilbert Moore, Richard Condon | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Vince Birk buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Clark | 45-50 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson tips it home | 47-50 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Mario Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Tait - foul #2 on Andrew Tait, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Mario Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is fouled on the floor by Vince Birk - foul #1 on Vince Birk, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SF) Greg Robinette, Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (C) Mario Clark | |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-51 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Correa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Richard Thompson, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Mario Clark (C) Rafael Correa, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Provencal is called for the reach on Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG) Wilbur Boudreaux | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi loses the dribble to Joseph Sharp | 47-51 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Mario Clark clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Taylor Monk | 49-51 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Fred Speed buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Taylor Monk | 51-51 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Guy Church clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Clark | 51-51 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Richard Mullins is called for the reach on Gilbert Moore - foul #2 on Richard Mullins, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Mario Clark | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Alex Williams gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the dunk attempt | 51-52 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Richard Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Alex Williams is called for the reach on Vince Birk - foul #3 on Alex Williams, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF) Gilbert Moore | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Alex Williams | 51-53 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Alex Williams comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette tips it in | 53-53 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Alex Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski tips it home | 55-53 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the floater in the paint | 55-55 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait's pass is intercepted by Clinton Gordon | 55-55 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Vince Birk - foul #2 on Vince Birk, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Greg Robinette, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Rafael Correa, Vince Birk | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Richard Condon pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Richard Condon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 55-55 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Guy Church gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Richard Condon can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp tips it home | 55-57 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Taylor Monk (SF) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins's pass is intercepted by Christopher Provencal | 55-57 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Condon | 55-57 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gregory Gilchrist | 55-57 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sharp | 55-57 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Clinton Gordon swats the short shot by Taylor Monk | 55-57 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses the tip | 55-57 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits a fadeaway from the left side | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Guy Church | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Richard Thompson is called for the reach on Guy Church in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Thompson, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Fred Speed's pass is intercepted by Guy Church in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Fred Speed is called for the reach on Guy Church - foul #5 on Fred Speed, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG) Fred Speed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG) Clinton Gordon | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is hacked by Arnulfo Rossi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF) Christopher Provencal | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-63 |