| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Carlos (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Rickett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Philbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Michael Gries scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 23-34 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs scores on a floater from the left block | 25-34 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Michael Gries connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 25-36 |
| 18:46 | Nevada | Paul Philbrook picks off the pass by John Edwards | 25-36 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 25-39 |
| 18:10 | Nevada | Donald Mayers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Rickett | 28-39 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Donald Mayers picks off the pass by Dean Warner | 28-39 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | Donald Mayers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Dean Warner gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Michael Gries knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 16:54 | Nevada | Donald Mayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Emil Novello (SF), Carl Lenoir (PF), Scott Harris (C) John Edwards, Donald Mayers, Matthew Scruggs, Charles Carlos, Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (SG), Kelvin Loving (PF), David Sechrist (C) Paul Philbrook, Michael Gries, Dean Warner | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | David Sechrist misses the jumper from the left block | 28-42 |
| 16:39 | Nevada | Scott Harris grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 16:26 | Nevada | Carey Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas drills a 3 from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 15:50 | Nevada | Scott Harris knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carey Smith | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) SF - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Lenoir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sechrist (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Carey Smith - foul #2 on Carey Smith, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Mayers (SG) Gordon Hocking | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Ashe (SF), Michael Gries (PF) Robert Thomas, David Sechrist | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:25 | Nevada | Emil Novello banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Mayers | 32-47 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving snags the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Michael Gries misses the easy layup | 32-47 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Donald Mayers snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | Michael Gries is called for the reach on Donald Mayers - foul #2 on Michael Gries, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Matthew Scruggs (SF), Charles Carlos (PF), Daniel Rickett (C) Carey Smith, Emil Novello, Carl Lenoir, Scott Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Dean Warner (C) Russell Wilson, Richard Ashe, Kelvin Loving | |
| 14:08 | Nevada | Donald Mayers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Philbrook | 35-50 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | John Edwards is fouled on the floor by Paul Philbrook - foul #3 on Paul Philbrook, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Hocking (SG) Donald Mayers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon (PG), Kelvin Loving (PF) Karl Oliphant, Michael Gries | |
| 13:25 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs is hacked by Karl Bohannon - foul #1 on Karl Bohannon, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| 13:13 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Dean Warner can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook travels with the ball | 35-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Wilson (PG) Karl Bohannon | |
| 12:13 | Nevada | John Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Dean Warner gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving tips it home | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:45 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Mayers (SG), Carl Lenoir (SF), Scott Harris (PF) Gordon Hocking, Matthew Scruggs, Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Gries (PF), David Sechrist (C) Kelvin Loving, Dean Warner | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Lenoir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rickett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Philbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sechrist (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | David Sechrist makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Wilson | 35-55 |
| 11:21 | Nevada | Donald Mayers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Gries | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Michael Gries misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 10:51 | Nevada | Scott Harris grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 10:41 | Nevada | Scott Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Gries - foul #3 on Michael Gries, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Emil Novello (SF) John Edwards, Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (SG), Richard Ashe (SF) Paul Philbrook, Robert Thomas | |
| 10:41 | Nevada | Scott Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:41 | Nevada | Scott Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Wilson | 37-58 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir is whistled for a carry | 37-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Carlos (PF) Emil Novello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon (SG), Kelvin Loving (C) Russell Wilson, David Sechrist | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs (SF) Scott Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dean Warner (C) Michael Gries | |
| 09:26 | Nevada | Charles Carlos misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs tips it but misses | 37-58 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Donald Mayers steals it from Karl Oliphant in the backcourt | 37-58 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Carey Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Mayers | 39-58 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Charles Carlos - foul #2 on Charles Carlos, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Daniel Rickett (C) Carey Smith, Donald Mayers, Carl Lenoir | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Wilson (PG), Paul Philbrook (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) Karl Oliphant, Karl Bohannon, Richard Ashe | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 08:51 | Nevada | Charles Carlos snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 08:41 | Nevada | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by Russell Wilson | 39-59 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson can't finish the layup | 39-59 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | Charles Carlos grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 08:31 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dean Warner | 39-59 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Hocking - foul #2 on Gordon Hocking, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Harris (PF) Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Gries (PF) Kelvin Loving | |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Michael Gries is denied by Daniel Rickett | 39-59 |
| 08:06 | Nevada | Scott Harris gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:56 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving (C) Dean Warner | |
| 07:56 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Michael Gries grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Philbrook | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) SF - Matthew Scruggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rickett (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Philbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Gries - foul #4 on Michael Gries, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Donald Mayers (SG), Charles Carlos (PF), Carl Lenoir (C) John Edwards, Gordon Hocking, Scott Harris, Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (SG) Paul Philbrook | |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Karl Oliphant | 43-64 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Donald Mayers misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Karl Oliphant - foul #2 on Karl Oliphant, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (SF) Matthew Scruggs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Sechrist (C) Michael Gries | |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Donald Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Donald Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Wilson | 45-67 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Carey Smith - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Harris (PF), Daniel Rickett (C) Emil Novello, Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook (SG), Dean Warner (C) Russell Wilson, Kelvin Loving | |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Carey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | David Sechrist snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Thomas and he's fouled by Carey Smith - foul #3 on Carey Smith, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Hocking (SG), Emil Novello (SF) Donald Mayers, Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon (SG), Richard Ashe (SF), Earl Diamond (C) Paul Philbrook, Robert Thomas, Dean Warner | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant makes the free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:12 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Diamond | 45-70 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | David Sechrist pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | David Sechrist hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-73 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | Scott Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Carey Smith | 48-73 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 48-75 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carey Smith | 51-75 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | David Sechrist is hacked by Carl Lenoir - foul #1 on Carl Lenoir, team foul #5 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Carr (PF) Scott Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving (PF) David Sechrist | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe blows the layup | 51-75 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving grabs the offensive board | 51-75 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Emil Novello (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Carr (fresh) C - Carl Lenoir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Karl Bohannon (fresh) SG - Karl Oliphant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Earl Diamond (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving makes the floater in the lane set up by Karl Bohannon | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Nevada | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-77 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe grabs the board | 51-77 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-77 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond hits the follow up shot | 51-79 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir makes the floater from the right wing | 53-79 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-79 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving tips it home | 53-81 |
| 01:16 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-81 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Michael Carr tips it back up and in | 55-81 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-81 |
| 00:55 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir snags the defensive board | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-81 |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Harris (C) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Sechrist (C) Earl Diamond | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | David Sechrist lays it in on a nice dish by Karl Oliphant | 55-83 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-83 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant runs out the clock | 58-83 |