| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Willoughby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Frank Renosky inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Frank Renosky buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Thompson | 36-24 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds's layup is rejected by Frank Thompson | 36-24 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 38-24 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dima Pavloski | 38-24 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin lays it in on a nice dish by Dima Pavloski | 40-24 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Frank Renosky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Jones and he's hacked by James Willoughby - foul #1 on James Willoughby, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan makes the free throw | 43-24 |
| 17:56 | UConn | James Willoughby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-24 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Frank Thompson tips it back up and in | 43-26 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-26 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Richard Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Douglas Taylor is called for the reach on Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | John Deaton (PF) Frank Thompson | |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey blows the layup | 43-26 |
| 17:11 | UConn | James Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 17:09 | UConn | James Willoughby is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | UConn | William Head (SG), Arthur Greeley (SF) Douglas Taylor, Frank Renosky | |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 16:57 | UConn | John Deaton snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Deaton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mikel Yasinski | 43-28 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Lee | 45-28 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Wayne Lee steals the ball from Mikel Yasinski | 45-28 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee banks in the layup | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Willoughby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Head (fresh) SF - Arthur Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Deaton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:43 | UConn | William Head knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Willoughby | 47-30 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-30 |
| 14:54 | UConn | John Deaton snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:50 | UConn | John Deaton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jeffrey Massey, Vernon Jones, Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Taylor (SG), Frank Renosky (SF), Frank Thompson (PF) James Willoughby, Arthur Greeley, Mikel Yasinski | |
| 14:50 | UConn | John Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:50 | UConn | John Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-32 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Richard Jones takes the ball from William Head | 50-32 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Morgan | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:41 | UConn | Frank Thompson buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor and he's hacked by Alan Reynolds - foul #2 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Greeley (PG), Michael Watkins (C) William Head, John Deaton | |
| 13:41 | UConn | Frank Thompson makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Frank Renosky misses the fadeaway in the lane | 53-35 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Michael Watkins tips it but misses | 53-35 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the board | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Michael Watkins pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-35 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 55-35 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Frank Renosky hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Greeley | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arthur Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Renosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Michael Watkins gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Dima Pavloski picks off the pass by Michael Watkins | 55-37 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan banks in the layup set up by Dima Pavloski | 57-37 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Douglas Taylor blows the layup | 57-37 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Frank Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Frank Thompson loses the dribble to Dima Pavloski | 57-37 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | James Willoughby (PG), Brandon Johnson (SG), William Head (SF), John Deaton (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Arthur Greeley, Douglas Taylor, Frank Renosky, Frank Thompson, Michael Watkins | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Deaton - foul #1 on John Deaton, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:01 | UConn | William Head misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey tips it home | 61-37 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-37 |
| 09:09 | UConn | John Deaton hits the follow up shot | 61-39 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-39 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Brandon Johnson is hacked by Vernon Jones - foul #2 on Vernon Jones, team foul #3 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Jeffrey Massey | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Taylor (SG), Frank Renosky (SF) Brandon Johnson, William Head | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski lays it in and he's fouled by Vernon Jones - foul #3 on Vernon Jones, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG) Vernon Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski makes the free throw | 64-42 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Watkins (PF) John Deaton | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Willoughby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | James Willoughby buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Taylor | 64-45 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds's floater is tipped away by Michael Watkins | 64-45 |
| 07:08 | UConn | James Willoughby pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Joshua Morgan is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Head (PG), Arthur Greeley (SG), Frank Thompson (PF) James Willoughby, Douglas Taylor, Mikel Yasinski | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Frank Renosky is fouled on the floor by Dima Pavloski - foul #3 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | UConn | Brandon Johnson (SG) Frank Renosky | |
| 06:41 | UConn | William Head comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 64-45 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Michael Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:15 | UConn | William Head misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Rankin - foul #3 on Eric Rankin, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Deaton (C) Michael Watkins | |
| 06:15 | UConn | William Head makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:15 | UConn | William Head misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Frank Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:06 | UConn | William Head scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Deaton | 64-48 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 66-48 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Brandon Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-48 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Brandon Johnson grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 05:12 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG) Vernon Jones, Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | James Willoughby (PG), Douglas Taylor (SG), Frank Renosky (SF), Mikel Yasinski (C) William Head, Brandon Johnson, Arthur Greeley, John Deaton | |
| 05:02 | UConn | James Willoughby travels with the ball | 66-48 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Frank Thompson grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Frank Renosky misses long on a jumper from the left block | 66-48 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joshua Morgan | 66-48 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin loses the dribble to Douglas Taylor | 66-48 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Douglas Taylor hits the finger roll | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-50 |
| 03:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Frank Renosky | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | UConn | James Willoughby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | William Head (PG), Brandon Johnson (SG), Arthur Greeley (SF), John Deaton (PF), Michael Watkins (C) James Willoughby, Douglas Taylor, Frank Renosky, Frank Thompson, Mikel Yasinski | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | John Deaton blocks the short jumper by Vernon Jones | 66-50 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Michael Watkins grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 02:52 | UConn | William Head is whistled for a carry | 66-50 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Michael Watkins snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Arthur Greeley connects on the turnaround in the paint | 66-52 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Leland Dionisio is blocked by Michael Watkins | 66-52 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 01:30 | UConn | William Head misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Vernon Jones - foul #4 on Vernon Jones, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| 01:30 | UConn | William Head misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:30 | UConn | William Head makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Michael Watkins pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Leland Dionisio picks off the pass by Arthur Greeley | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Arthur Greeley takes the ball from Leland Dionisio | 68-53 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Arthur Greeley lays it in | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey runs out the clock | 68-55 |