| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Luis Martin (fresh) SG - Ralph Alvardo (fresh) SF - Dustin Carter (fresh) PF - Sean Sessums (fresh) C - Joe Baca (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Joe Baca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sean Sessums - foul #1 on Sean Sessums, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joe Baca | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | Luis Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 19:11 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez is whistled for traveling | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | Fresno State | Joe Baca misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 1-4 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 1-4 |
| 17:42 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Sean Sessums | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Martin | 1-6 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | William Hall gets the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Ralph Alvardo takes the ball from William Hall | 1-6 |
| 16:11 | Fresno State | Joe Baca is denied on a layup by Anthony Williams | 1-6 |
| 16:09 | Fresno State | Joe Baca tips it but misses | 1-6 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 15:58 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo pulls down the rebound | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Luis Martin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Alvardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Sessums (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Baca (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Fresno State | Luis Martin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carmelo Jimenez | 1-6 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carmelo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (SG), Carl Hirt (C) Haywood Goolsby, David Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame (PG), Lubomil Krasinski (SG), Robert Ashley (SF), Blair Thomas (PF), Jack Burns (C) Luis Martin, Ralph Alvardo, Dustin Carter, Sean Sessums, Joe Baca | |
| 15:37 | Fresno State | Jack Burns makes the floater from the right wing set up by Glenn Blasingame | 1-8 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-8 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it in | 3-8 |
| 15:10 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 3-8 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | William Hall loses the dribble to Glenn Blasingame in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 15:05 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | William Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the tip | 3-8 |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Jack Burns | 3-8 |
| 14:30 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Justin Janssen (SF), David Story (C) William Hall, Carmelo Jimenez, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo (SG), Dustin Carter (SF) Glenn Blasingame, Lubomil Krasinski | |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 14:19 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luis Martin (PG) Robert Ashley | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-8 |
| 13:50 | Fresno State | Jack Burns grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo is fouled on the floor by David Story - foul #1 on David Story, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joe Baca (C) Jack Burns | |
| 13:33 | Fresno State | Carl Hirt takes the ball from Dustin Carter | 3-8 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Alvardo - foul #1 on Ralph Alvardo, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jackson (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sean Sessums (PF) Blair Thomas | |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums is whistled for a carry | 5-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Haywood Goolsby, Carl Hirt, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame (PG), Lubomil Krasinski (SG), Robert Ashley (SF) Luis Martin, Ralph Alvardo, Dustin Carter | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the jumper from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 12:45 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Sean Sessums | 5-8 |
| 12:41 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Glenn Blasingame and he's hacked by John Swasey - foul #1 on John Swasey, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (PG) Mark Knotts | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 12:41 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Glenn Blasingame - foul #1 on Glenn Blasingame, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jackson (C) Justin Janssen | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Blair Thomas (PF), Jack Burns (C) Sean Sessums, Joe Baca | |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) SG - John Swasey (fresh) SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Glenn Blasingame (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lubomil Krasinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ashley (fresh) PF - Blair Thomas (fresh) C - Jack Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 11:39 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Robert Ashley | 7-10 |
| 11:34 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Swasey - foul #2 on John Swasey, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Carl Hirt (PF), David Story (C) John Swasey, Anthony Williams, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luis Martin (PG), Ralph Alvardo (SG), Dustin Carter (SF) Glenn Blasingame, Lubomil Krasinski, Robert Ashley | |
| 11:23 | Fresno State | Dustin Carter knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Martin | 7-13 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | William Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 11:02 | Fresno State | Jack Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:56 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Martin | 7-15 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | William Hall makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:20 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carmelo Jimenez | 10-15 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt lays it in set up by William Hall and he's hacked by Luis Martin - foul #1 on Luis Martin, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), Mark Knotts (SG), Justin Janssen (SF) William Hall, Haywood Goolsby, Carmelo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sean Sessums (PF), Joe Baca (C) Blair Thomas, Jack Burns | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:59 | Fresno State | Carl Hirt takes the ball from Joe Baca | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Joe Baca picks off the pass by David Story | 13-15 |
| 09:19 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Carter and he's hacked by David Story - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Williams (PF), Roger Jackson (C) Carl Hirt, David Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame (PG), Lubomil Krasinski (SG), Robert Ashley (SF) Luis Martin, Ralph Alvardo, Dustin Carter | |
| 09:19 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Sean Sessums swats the short shot by Roger Jackson | 13-18 |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG) Tim Parrish | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Blair Thomas (SF) Glenn Blasingame | |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas is hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (PG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF) Mark Knotts, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame (PG) Sean Sessums | |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Joe Baca snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 08:03 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Robert Ashley steps in front of the Anthony Williams pass | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Janssen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Glenn Blasingame (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lubomil Krasinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ashley (fresh) PF - Blair Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Baca (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski is fouled on the floor by Haywood Goolsby - foul #1 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (C) Justin Janssen | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luis Martin (PG), Dustin Carter (SF), Jack Burns (C) Glenn Blasingame, Robert Ashley, Joe Baca | |
| 07:38 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:38 | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses short on a floater from the right side | 13-21 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 06:57 | Fresno State | Luis Martin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lubomil Krasinski | 15-24 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Carter - foul #1 on Dustin Carter, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), Mark Knotts (SG), Roger Jackson (C) William Hall, Haywood Goolsby, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo (SG), Sean Sessums (PF) Lubomil Krasinski, Blair Thomas | |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:28 | Fresno State | Jack Burns scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Sessums | 17-27 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses the floater from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts tips it but misses | 17-27 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish can't tip it in | 17-27 |
| 06:07 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 06:02 | Fresno State | Luis Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Burns | 17-30 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses the lay-in | 17-30 |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 05:39 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Luis Martin | 17-32 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tim Parrish | 19-32 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Luis Martin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Alvardo | 19-35 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Hirt - foul #1 on Carl Hirt, team foul #9 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (PG), Justin Janssen (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Tim Parrish, Carmelo Jimenez, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame (PG), Robert Ashley (SF), Blair Thomas (PF), Joe Baca (C) Luis Martin, Dustin Carter, Sean Sessums, Jack Burns | |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen knocks in the shot in the paint | 21-37 |
| 04:35 | Fresno State | Joe Baca steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Carl Hirt (C) Mark Knotts, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lubomil Krasinski (SG) Ralph Alvardo | |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the jumper from the right side | 23-37 |
| 04:01 | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #10 | 23-39 |
| 04:01 | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 03:44 | Fresno State | Robert Ashley loses the dribble to Carl Hirt | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Janssen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hirt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Glenn Blasingame (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lubomil Krasinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ashley (fresh) PF - Blair Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Baca (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Baca - foul #1 on Joe Baca, team foul #6 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), John Swasey (SF), David Story (C) William Hall, Justin Janssen, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo (SG), Dustin Carter (SF), Sean Sessums (PF) Glenn Blasingame, Robert Ashley, Joe Baca | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Dustin Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Story | 29-40 |
| 02:27 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | Sean Sessums tips it in | 29-42 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses the shot from the left side | 29-42 |
| 02:02 | Fresno State | Blair Thomas gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 01:55 | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dustin Carter | 29-44 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | David Story throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (PG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Haywood Goolsby, John Swasey, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luis Martin (PG), Robert Ashley (SG), Jack Burns (PF), Joe Baca (C) Lubomil Krasinski, Ralph Alvardo, Sean Sessums, Blair Thomas | |
| 01:16 | Fresno State | Robert Ashley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Martin | 29-47 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 00:54 | Fresno State | Joe Baca grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 00:49 | Fresno State | Robert Ashley misses the shot from the left side | 29-47 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | William Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | Dustin Carter snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 00:25 | Fresno State | David Story swats the shot by Jack Burns | 29-47 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | David Story snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez travels with the ball | 29-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG), Justin Janssen (C) Mark Knotts, David Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Alvardo (SG), Glenn Blasingame (SF), Michael Broussard (C) Robert Ashley, Dustin Carter, Joe Baca | |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Glenn Blasingame misses the halfcourt shot | 29-47 |