| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Evans (fresh) SG - Albert Messing (fresh) SF - Robert Ryant (fresh) PF - Michael Gries (fresh) C - Dean Warner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Louis Tidwell (fresh) SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) SF - Bruce Croce (fresh) PF - Jim Danley (fresh) C - Victor Huss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dean Warner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Louis Tidwell picks off the pass by James Evans | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Messing - foul #1 on Albert Messing, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Bruce Croce is called for the reach on Albert Messing - foul #1 on Bruce Croce, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | James Evans's floater is knocked away by Eddie Clark | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Bruce Croce snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Tidwell | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Louis Tidwell steps in front of the James Evans pass | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ryant | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Gries | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | James Evans connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Gonzaga | Bruce Croce clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Dean Warner gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | James Evans clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Tidwell - foul #1 on Louis Tidwell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | James Evans misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | James Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eddie Clark | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Michael Gries misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss is fouled on the floor by Albert Messing - foul #2 on Albert Messing, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson (PG), Alfred Mann (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Kelvin Loving (PF), Jeffrey Woods (C) James Evans, Albert Messing, Robert Ryant, Michael Gries, Dean Warner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor (PG), Osvaldo Mendez (SF) Louis Tidwell, Bruce Croce | |
| 16:31 | Gonzaga | Kelvin Loving swats the short shot by Victor Huss | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Taylor | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Luke Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Mann (fresh) SF - Earl Diamond (fresh) PF - Kelvin Loving (fresh) C - Jeffrey Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Osvaldo Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Danley (fairly fresh) C - Victor Huss (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Diamond | 8-9 |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Evans (PG), Michael Gries (PF) Luke Jefferson, Jeffrey Woods | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell (PG), Bruce Croce (SF), James Hart (C) Eddie Clark, Jim Danley, Victor Huss | |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Gries steps in front of the Ronald Taylor pass | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | Gonzaga | Earl Diamond steals the ball from Bruce Croce | 8-9 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | James Evans misses the jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:05 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:04 | Gonzaga | James Hart tips it in | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | James Hart is called for the reach on Alfred Mann - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson (PG), Roderick Day (SG), Robert Ryant (SF), Jeffrey Woods (PF), Dean Warner (C) James Evans, Alfred Mann, Earl Diamond, Michael Gries, Kelvin Loving | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jacob Dozier (PG), Eddie Clark (SG), Douglas Don (SF), Jim Danley (PF) Louis Tidwell, Ronald Taylor, Bruce Croce, Osvaldo Mendez | |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Robert Ryant misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Victor Huss (C) James Hart | |
| 13:03 | Gonzaga | Jacob Dozier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Roderick Day comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:47 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Victor Huss | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Huss | 8-13 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Roderick Day misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Clark - foul #1 on Eddie Clark, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Evans (PG), Michael Gries (PF) Luke Jefferson, Jeffrey Woods | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez (SF) Jim Danley | |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Roderick Day makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Roderick Day misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark snags the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Jacob Dozier scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Victor Huss | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roderick Day (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Ryant (fresh) PF - Michael Gries (fresh) C - Dean Warner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jacob Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Osvaldo Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Don (fresh) C - Victor Huss (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | James Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-15 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Douglas Don pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 9-15 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Michael Gries snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Dean Warner hits a runner from the right block set up by Roderick Day | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss is fouled on the floor by Dean Warner - foul #1 on Dean Warner, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson (PG), Alfred Mann (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Kelvin Loving (PF), Jeffrey Woods (C) James Evans, Roderick Day, Robert Ryant, Michael Gries, Dean Warner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG), Bruce Croce (SF), Jim Danley (PF), James Hart (C) Jacob Dozier, Eddie Clark, Osvaldo Mendez, Douglas Don, Victor Huss | |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor misses long on a floater from the right block | 11-15 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Woods | 13-15 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Luke Jefferson - foul #1 on Luke Jefferson, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Gries (PF) Jeffrey Woods | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG) Ronald Taylor | |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | James Hart misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson loses the dribble to Eddie Clark | 13-15 |
| 08:54 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark slams it home | 13-17 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Alfred Mann knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-17 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Alfred Mann can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Luke Jefferson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Diamond (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelvin Loving (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Louis Tidwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Croce (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Danley (fairly fresh) C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Gries misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Eddie Clark - foul #2 on Eddie Clark, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Evans (PG), Roderick Day (SG), Robert Ryant (SF), Dean Warner (C) Luke Jefferson, Alfred Mann, Earl Diamond, Kelvin Loving | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jacob Dozier (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG), Osvaldo Mendez (SF), Douglas Don (PF), Victor Huss (C) Louis Tidwell, Eddie Clark, Bruce Croce, Jim Danley, James Hart | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Gries makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Gries makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:13 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Michael Gries grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Roderick Day is whistled for a carry | 18-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods (PF) Michael Gries | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:52 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor is called for a backcourt violation | 18-19 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Dean Warner can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 18-19 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 06:32 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Dean Warner grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | James Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 06:15 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | Douglas Don scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jacob Dozier | 20-22 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Dean Warner hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roderick Day | 23-22 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Roderick Day snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | James Evans is fouled on the floor by Osvaldo Mendez - foul #1 on Osvaldo Mendez, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson (PG), Alfred Mann (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Michael Gries (PF), Kelvin Loving (C) James Evans, Roderick Day, Robert Ryant, Jeffrey Woods, Dean Warner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell (PG), Bruce Croce (SF), Jim Danley (PF), James Hart (C) Jacob Dozier, Ronald Taylor, Douglas Don, Victor Huss | |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond misses the jump hook near the basket | 23-22 |
| 04:40 | Gonzaga | James Hart grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 04:23 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-22 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Gries | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Bruce Croce picks off the pass by Alfred Mann | 23-22 |
| 04:00 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Croce | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | James Hart is called for the reach on Earl Diamond - foul #2 on James Hart, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Evans (PG), Albert Messing (SG) Luke Jefferson, Alfred Mann | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG) Osvaldo Mendez | |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | Gonzaga | James Hart gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Tidwell | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Messing (fresh) SF - Earl Diamond (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Louis Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Croce (fresh) PF - Jim Danley (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Albert Messing misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:10 | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell lays it up and in set up by Bruce Croce | 23-28 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Michael Gries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ryant (SF), Dean Warner (C) Earl Diamond, Michael Gries | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor (PG), Victor Huss (C) Louis Tidwell, James Hart | |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark throws it down on a great pass from Ronald Taylor and he's fouled by Albert Messing - foul #3 on Albert Messing, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alfred Mann (SG) Albert Messing | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jacob Dozier (PG), Douglas Don (PF) Bruce Croce, Jim Danley | |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Dean Warner snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Alfred Mann is whistled for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods (PF) Kelvin Loving | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Ronald Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Robert Ryant drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Mann | 26-33 |
| 01:40 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss connects on the shot near the basket | 26-35 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | James Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 01:06 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss connects on the shot in the paint | 29-37 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | James Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-37 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Woods tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark is hacked by James Evans - foul #1 on James Evans, team foul #6 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luke Jefferson (PG), Earl Diamond (SF), Michael Gries (PF), Kelvin Loving (C) James Evans, Robert Ryant, Jeffrey Woods, Dean Warner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Tidwell (PG), Osvaldo Mendez (SG), Bruce Croce (SF), Jim Danley (PF), James Hart (C) Jacob Dozier, Eddie Clark, Ronald Taylor, Douglas Don, Victor Huss | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Bruce Croce grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley misses the floater from close range | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |