| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lawrence Delp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Allen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Roland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Andres Romano inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Virgil Thurman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-37 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-37 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Fred King snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Virgil Thurman misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Delp - foul #1 on Lawrence Delp, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | David Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Fred King makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andres Romano and he's hacked by Raymond Roland - foul #3 on Raymond Roland, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Carter (C) Raymond Roland | |
| 18:35 | Houston | Fred King makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Ralph Mrozek steals the ball from Lawrence Delp | 26-37 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Virgil Thurman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-37 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Fred King tips it but misses | 26-37 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | David Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Joseph Laird buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-37 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Carter misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Laird - foul #3 on Joseph Laird, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings (PG) Lawrence Delp | |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Carter makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Russell Farmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-39 |
| 16:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Lasater | 29-39 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Richard Douglas misses short on a runner from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Carter | 29-41 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Russell Farmer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Lasater | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William McQuage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lyons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to William McQuage | 32-41 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Ronald Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp (PG), Phillip Tharp (SF), Manuel Hopkins (PF), Raymond Roland (C) Richard Lyons, David Allen, Christopher Hall, Andrew Carter | |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andres Romano - foul #1 on Andres Romano, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Matthew Jennings is called for the reach on Ralph Mrozek - foul #2 on Matthew Jennings, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Laird | 34-42 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Manuel Hopkins tips it but misses | 34-42 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Joseph Laird gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Fred King misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-42 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Phillip Tharp | 34-42 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Fred King gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Fred King misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-42 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Manuel Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Manuel Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Virgil Thurman gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Fred King grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Andres Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Joseph Laird gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Fred King knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Andres Romano | 36-42 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Raymond Roland grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lawrence Delp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Tharp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Roland (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Lewis (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), David Allen (SF), Christopher Hall (PF), Andrew Carter (C) Lawrence Delp, Matthew Jennings, Phillip Tharp, Manuel Hopkins, Raymond Roland | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Russell Farmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | David Allen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hall | 36-42 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Timothy Lewis is hacked by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp (PG) Timothy Lewis | |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 10:12 | Houston | William McQuage grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:53 | Houston | William McQuage knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | David Allen hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Lyons and the foul's on William McQuage - foul #2 on William McQuage, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF) Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp (PG) Phillip Tharp | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | David Allen makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Ronald Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | David Allen gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Andrew Carter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andrew Carter, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Ronald Harrell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymond Roland (C) Andrew Carter | |
| 08:48 | Houston | Fred King clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Fred King misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Raymond Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons is fouled on the floor by Ralph Mrozek - foul #2 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Hall | 39-48 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Andres Romano buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lawrence Delp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lyons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Roland (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Roland | 42-51 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-51 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | David Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings (SG), Phillip Tharp (SF), Andrew Carter (PF), Manuel Hopkins (C) Richard Lyons, David Allen, Christopher Hall, Raymond Roland | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Manuel Hopkins is called for the reach on Richard Douglas - foul #2 on Manuel Hopkins, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Richard Douglas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifton Lasater | 47-51 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William McQuage (SF) Andres Romano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Lewis (SF) Lawrence Delp | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Richard Douglas loses the dribble to Manuel Hopkins | 47-51 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William McQuage - foul #3 on William McQuage, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), Virgil Thurman (PF) Clifton Lasater, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Lyons (SG), David Allen (SF), Christopher Hall (PF), Raymond Roland (C) Phillip Tharp, Timothy Lewis, Andrew Carter, Manuel Hopkins | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Ronald Harrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Ronald Harrell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall double dribbles | 47-53 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Richard Lyons takes the ball from Ralph Mrozek | 47-53 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons lays it up and in set up by Matthew Jennings | 47-55 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Virgil Thurman buries a runner in the lane set up by Joseph Laird | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 03:49 | Houston | William McQuage grabs the board | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William McQuage (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Jennings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Roland (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Joseph Laird buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | David Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-55 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | David Allen makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Jennings | 52-57 |
| 02:52 | Houston | William McQuage misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Raymond Roland gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Virgil Thurman is hacked by Raymond Roland - foul #4 on Raymond Roland, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, William McQuage, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp (PG), Phillip Tharp (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Andrew Carter (PF), Manuel Hopkins (C) Matthew Jennings, Richard Lyons, David Allen, Christopher Hall, Raymond Roland | |
| 01:57 | Houston | Andres Romano hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-60 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Andrew Carter gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Clifton Lasater, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Lyons (SG), David Allen (SF), Christopher Hall (PF), Raymond Roland (C) Phillip Tharp, Timothy Lewis, Andrew Carter, Manuel Hopkins | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Raymond Roland drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Lyons | 52-62 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Fred King banks in the layup set up by Joseph Laird and the foul's on Lawrence Delp - foul #2 on Lawrence Delp, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Fred King makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Richard Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Virgil Thurman's pass is intercepted by Raymond Roland | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall is hacked by Joseph Laird in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Laird, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings (SF) David Allen | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Lawrence Delp picks off the pass by Joseph Laird | 55-64 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Lawrence Delp can't finish the layup | 55-64 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings is hacked by Joseph Laird - foul #5 on Joseph Laird, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Tharp (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Andrew Carter (PF), Manuel Hopkins (C) Lawrence Delp, Richard Lyons, Christopher Hall, Raymond Roland | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston 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) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Matthew Jennings runs out the clock | 55-66 |