| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) C - Curtis Stach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) PF - John Brown (fresh) C - John Stanley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Rankin | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Walter Willis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Curtis Stach tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | John Stanley comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | James Strock gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Strock - foul #1 on James Strock, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Larry Allgood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Strock | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | John Stanley hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Curtis Stach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF) James Strock, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Curtis Stach misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the 3rd free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Steven Kacynski is called for the reach on Rodney Riney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Kacynski, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (C) Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Abel Bailey steals the ball from Alan Alcock | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Richard Jones's pass is intercepted by Alan Alcock | 8-7 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa hits a floater from the right side | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Kacynski (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Pompa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Alcock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey misses the dunk attempt | 10-7 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Richard Jones tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Fredric Gibbon, Thomas Brown, Steven Kacynski, Gerald Pompa, Alan Alcock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Richard Jones, Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | John Stanley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dima Pavloski and he's hacked by Curtis Stach - foul #1 on Curtis Stach, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the driving attempt in the paint | 14-12 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is fouled in the backcourt by James Strock - foul #2 on James Strock, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), George Baltz (SF) James Strock, Larry Allgood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curtis Stach | 14-12 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Walter Willis is fouled on the floor by Eric Rankin - foul #1 on Eric Rankin, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (SF) Eric Rankin | |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Walter Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 14-12 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Anthony Ricks takes the ball from Dima Pavloski in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Thomas Brown travels with the ball | 14-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gerald Pompa (C) Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Leland Dionisio (PF) Wayne Lee, John Brown | |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | George Baltz gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Walter Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Larry Allgood (SF) Thomas Brown, George Baltz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Dima Pavloski, Rodney Riney, John Stanley | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Ricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Pompa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) C - Leland Dionisio (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Larry Allgood jams it on a great pass from Anthony Ricks and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Stach (C) Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Abel Bailey (C) Kyle Carothers, John Brown | |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Curtis Stach swats the shot by Leland Dionisio | 17-12 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Ricks | 17-12 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks is whistled for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Alan Alcock (C) Fredric Gibbon, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Alan Reynolds (SF) Richard Jones, Eric Rankin | |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski lays it up and in | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Alan Reynolds steals the ball from Larry Allgood | 17-14 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Alan Alcock pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Larry Allgood comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Reynolds - foul #1 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SG), Gerald Pompa (C) Walter Willis, Alan Alcock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Richard Jones (PF), John Stanley (C) Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney is hacked by Steven Kacynski - foul #2 on Steven Kacynski, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Walter Willis (SG), George Baltz (SF), Curtis Stach (C) Thomas Brown, Steven Kacynski, Larry Allgood, Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Dima Pavloski | |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | John Stanley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-14 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin tips it but misses | 18-14 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon scores on a shot from the left side | 20-14 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG) Rodney Riney, Kyle Carothers | |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Ricks (PF), Alan Alcock (C) Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Leland Dionisio swats the short shot by Anthony Ricks | 20-14 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks tips it but misses | 20-14 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | John Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio tips it but misses | 20-14 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Willis (tiring) SF - George Baltz (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Ricks (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Alcock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | George Baltz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Rankin - foul #2 on Eric Rankin, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Curtis Stach (C) Fredric Gibbon, Alan Alcock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (PG), Alan Reynolds (SF) Dima Pavloski, Eric Rankin | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | George Baltz misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | George Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Brown steals it from Rodney Riney in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 22-14 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | John Stanley blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Ricks - foul #1 on Anthony Ricks, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF) George Baltz, Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PF) Leland Dionisio | |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by Walter Willis | 22-16 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Walter Willis is fouled on the floor by Rodney Riney - foul #1 on Rodney Riney, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Abel Bailey (C) Rodney Riney, Wayne Lee, John Stanley | |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dima Pavloski and the foul's on Gerald Pompa - foul #1 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Walter Willis, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (SF) Alan Reynolds | |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Abel Bailey | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Richard Jones blows the dunk | 24-19 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Fredric Gibbon, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Gerald Pompa (PF), Alan Alcock (C) Thomas Brown, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Leland Dionisio (PF), John Stanley (C) Kyle Carothers, Richard Jones, Abel Bailey | |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio lays it up and in | 24-23 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the fadeaway from the right block | 26-23 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | John Stanley tips it home | 26-25 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Walter Willis travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Steven Kacynski (SG), George Baltz (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF) Fredric Gibbon, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Rodney Riney, John Stanley | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | John Brown clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Alan Alcock snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Kacynski (fresh) SF - George Baltz (fresh) PF - Anthony Ricks (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Alcock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) C - Leland Dionisio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Eric Rankin steals the ball from George Baltz | 26-25 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Alan Alcock pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks lays it in on a great pass from Steven Kacynski | 28-25 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (SG), Curtis Stach (C) George Baltz, Alan Alcock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) Leland Dionisio | |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the shot in the paint set up by James Strock | 30-25 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Curtis Stach steps in front of the Kyle Carothers pass | 30-25 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski lays it in set up by James Strock | 32-25 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Jones | 32-28 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Stach and he's fouled by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), George Baltz (SF), Gerald Pompa (C) Thomas Brown, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Alan Reynolds (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Richard Jones, Kyle Carothers, Eric Rankin, Abel Bailey | |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | John Brown buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leland Dionisio | 35-30 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Walter Willis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-30 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the offensive board | 37-30 |