| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lawrence Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hutcheson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallardo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Knotts | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:11 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Mullan | 30-37 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Hiatt - foul #3 on Thomas Hiatt, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller (SG) Thomas Hiatt | |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:17 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Miller | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 17:45 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | David Story gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:25 | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Rogelio Gallardo swats the shot by Roger Jackson | 38-39 |
| 17:03 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 16:58 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby loses the dribble to Lawrence Bender | 38-39 |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | David Story gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:04 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:00 | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Bender | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lawrence Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Todd Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hutcheson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Mullan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby is hacked by Todd Miller - foul #2 on Todd Miller, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), John Swasey (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Hartley (PG), Thomas Hiatt (SG), Tyler Short (SF), Kelvin Feldmann (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Lawrence Bender, Todd Miller, Michael Hutcheson, Rogelio Gallardo, Gary Mullan | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tyler Short - foul #2 on Tyler Short, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:12 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:11 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Hiatt steals the ball from John Swasey | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:39 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | John Swasey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Parrish | 43-43 |
| 14:04 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt dunks the ball set up by Tyler Short | 43-45 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Carl Hirt is denied by Kelvin Feldmann | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Miami (FL) | Tyler Short grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:25 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | John Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | James Dasilva knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:56 | Miami (FL) | James Dasilva swats the layup by Gustavo Vazquez | 46-45 |
| 12:55 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | David Hartley steals the ball from Tim Parrish | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), David Story (C) Tim Parrish, John Swasey, James Baillargeon, Carl Hirt, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender (PG), Todd Miller (SG), Michael Hutcheson (SF), Rogelio Gallardo (PF), Gary Mullan (C) David Hartley, Thomas Hiatt, Tyler Short, Kelvin Feldmann, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lawrence Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Todd Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hutcheson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallardo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 11:48 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:40 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender is fouled on the floor by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| 11:30 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hutcheson | 48-50 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 48-50 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | David Story comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Mullan - foul #1 on Gary Mullan, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | David Story makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | David Story makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:28 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan clanks a shot from the left block | 50-50 |
| 10:26 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:21 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby is fouled on the floor by Todd Miller - foul #3 on Todd Miller, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG) Haywood Goolsby | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt (SG) Todd Miller | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Bender - foul #3 on Lawrence Bender, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF), Carl Hirt (C) David Whalen, Roger Jackson, David Story | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-52 |
| 09:24 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 09:07 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:02 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Swasey | 50-52 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | John Swasey's pass is intercepted by Gary Mullan | 50-52 |
| 08:32 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 08:31 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Knotts, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), David Story (C) Mark Knotts, John Swasey, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller (PG), David Hartley (SG), Tyler Short (SF), Kelvin Feldmann (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Lawrence Bender, Thomas Hiatt, Michael Hutcheson, Rogelio Gallardo, Gary Mullan | |
| 08:12 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (PG) Tim Parrish | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Whalen and he's fouled by Kelvin Feldmann - foul #1 on Kelvin Feldmann, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Whalen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Todd Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Short (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kelvin Feldmann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Vazquez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (PG) David Whalen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | John Swasey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:19 | Miami (FL) | Tyler Short grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:03 | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller is fouled on the floor by Haywood Goolsby - foul #2 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Tim Parrish (SG), James Baillargeon (PF) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender (PG), Thomas Hiatt (SG), Gary Mullan (C) Todd Miller, David Hartley, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| 06:46 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Hiatt | 53-56 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Hiatt | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Lawrence Bender steals the ball from James Baillargeon | 55-59 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender hits the finger roll | 55-61 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 05:16 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Gary Mullan | 55-61 |
| 05:16 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Tim Parrish, John Swasey, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson (SF), Rogelio Gallardo (PF) Tyler Short, Kelvin Feldmann | |
| 05:03 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 04:50 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:40 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Bender connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Mullan | 55-64 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-64 |
| 04:20 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Gary Mullan | 55-64 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Story (C) Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lawrence Bender (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hiatt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hutcheson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallardo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Miami (FL) | Roger Jackson steals the ball from Michael Hutcheson | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | David Story hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Story - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF), Carl Hirt (PF) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller (SG), Tyler Short (SF), Kelvin Feldmann (PF) Thomas Hiatt, Michael Hutcheson, Rogelio Gallardo | |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Gary Mullan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jackson (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) John Swasey, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thomas Hiatt (SG), Michael Hutcheson (SF), Rogelio Gallardo (PF) Todd Miller, Tyler Short, Kelvin Feldmann | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-68 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 01:55 | Miami (FL) | Rogelio Gallardo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Hiatt | 59-71 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller (PG), David Hartley (SG), Tyler Short (SF), Kelvin Feldmann (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Lawrence Bender, Thomas Hiatt, Michael Hutcheson, Rogelio Gallardo, Gary Mullan | |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Tyler Short banks in the layup set up by David Hartley and the foul's on Carl Hirt - foul #1 on Carl Hirt, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Tyler Short misses the free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | James Dasilva grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | John Swasey lays it up and in and the foul's on David Hartley - foul #1 on David Hartley, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | John Swasey makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley is fouled on the floor by Tim Parrish - foul #2 on Tim Parrish, team foul #7 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Douglas Wright (SF) Gustavo Vazquez | |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | David Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | John Swasey is hacked by Kelvin Feldmann - foul #2 on Kelvin Feldmann, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez (C) Douglas Wright | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | John Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | John Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Miami (FL) | John Swasey picks off the pass by Todd Miller | 64-75 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | John Swasey misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Todd Miller - foul #4 on Todd Miller, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | John Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | John Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:26 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Todd Miller runs out the clock | 65-75 |