| Lineup | Samford | PG - Orlando Scharff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Drewry (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fernando Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Beiler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zwilling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Beiler | 44-34 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Orlando Scharff is fouled on the floor by Joseph Beiler - foul #2 on Joseph Beiler, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Michael Drewry makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Fernando Garcia | 47-34 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland travels with the ball | 47-34 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Fernando Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling is whistled for a carry | 47-34 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Orlando Scharff clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-34 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Michael Drewry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Pipkins (PG), Gregory Dunn (SG), Vincent Fenton (SF), Eric Machuca (PF), James Ellis (C) Orlando Scharff, Michael Drewry, Fernando Garcia, Kenneth Hammond, Michael Stillwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), Patrick Wolff (SF), Donald Bak (PF), Hugh Duby (C) Joseph Beiler, Robert Zwilling, Michael Jefferson, Thomas Howland | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Donald Bak is fouled on the floor by Gregory Dunn - foul #1 on Gregory Dunn, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Donald Bak misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Eric Machuca - foul #1 on Eric Machuca, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Donald Bak misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Donald Bak makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Jonathan Pipkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Pipkins, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Patrick Wolff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Eric Machuca gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jonathan Pipkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Machuca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Kirby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Bak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Duby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Samford | Eric Machuca clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Gregory Dunn tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Donald Bak snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Eric Machuca steals the ball from Hugh Duby | 47-37 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Curtis Kirby is called for the reach on Eric Machuca - foul #2 on Curtis Kirby, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Orlando Scharff (PG), Michael Drewry (SG), Fernando Garcia (SF), Kenneth Hammond (PF), Michael Stillwell (C) Jonathan Pipkins, Gregory Dunn, Vincent Fenton, Eric Machuca, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler (PG), Robert Zwilling (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Thomas Howland (C) Jeffrey Anderson, Curtis Kirby, Donald Bak, Hugh Duby | |
| 14:50 | Samford | Michael Drewry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Patrick Wolff is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Patrick Wolff, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Orlando Scharff connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Patrick Wolff - foul #3 on Patrick Wolff, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Orlando Scharff makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Hammond denies the turnaround by Robert Zwilling | 50-37 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Thomas Howland blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Hammond | 50-39 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Michael Stillwell gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Kenneth Hammond is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson (SG) Patrick Wolff | |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling knocks in the turnaround from close range | 50-41 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Fernando Garcia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Hammond - foul #3 on Kenneth Hammond, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Dunn (PG), Vincent Fenton (SF) Orlando Scharff, Fernando Garcia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby (SG), Donald Bak (PF) Joseph Beiler, Michael Jefferson | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Kenneth Hammond gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Vincent Fenton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Zwilling - foul #3 on Robert Zwilling, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Duby (C) Thomas Howland | |
| 12:59 | Samford | Vincent Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Vincent Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling misses the easy layup | 52-41 |
| 12:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hammond | 52-41 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Michael Stillwell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Donald Bak grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson's pass is intercepted by Gregory Dunn in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Gregory Dunn hits the finger roll | 54-41 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Hugh Duby misses the runner from the left block | 54-41 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Michael Stillwell grabs the board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gregory Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Drewry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Stillwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zwilling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Bak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Duby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Kenneth Hammond is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Orlando Scharff (PG), Fernando Garcia (SF), Eric Machuca (PF) Michael Drewry, Kenneth Hammond, Michael Stillwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler (PG), Patrick Wolff (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) Jeffrey Anderson, Robert Zwilling, Hugh Duby | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Fernando Garcia | 54-41 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Gregory Dunn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Bak - foul #1 on Donald Bak, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Howland (C) Donald Bak | |
| 11:05 | Samford | Gregory Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Gregory Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler travels with the ball | 56-41 |
| Subs | Samford | James Ellis (C) Vincent Fenton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:28 | Samford | Fernando Garcia knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Orlando Scharff | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 10:10 | Samford | James Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Michael Jefferson swats the layup by Gregory Dunn | 58-41 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Eric Machuca grabs the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Gregory Dunn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-41 |
| 09:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Machuca | 58-41 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Gregory Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Orlando Scharff | 60-41 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Wolff | 60-44 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Fernando Garcia misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Patrick Wolff gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Beiler | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Orlando Scharff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Fernando Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Machuca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Beiler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Kirby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wolff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Howland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Samford | Orlando Scharff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Orlando Scharff grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Fernando Garcia misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 07:25 | Samford | Eric Machuca can't tip it in | 60-47 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Howland | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Beiler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 06:43 | Samford | James Ellis misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-50 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Thomas Howland comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-50 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Pipkins (PG), Michael Drewry (SG), Vincent Fenton (SF), Kenneth Hammond (PF), Michael Stillwell (C) Orlando Scharff, Gregory Dunn, Fernando Garcia, Eric Machuca, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), Robert Zwilling (SF), Donald Bak (PF), Hugh Duby (C) Joseph Beiler, Patrick Wolff, Michael Jefferson, Thomas Howland | |
| 05:41 | Samford | Vincent Fenton loses the dribble to Hugh Duby | 60-50 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby is whistled for traveling | 60-50 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Loggins (PF) Curtis Kirby | |
| 04:57 | Samford | Michael Stillwell comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 60-50 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Michael Drewry grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Michael Stillwell buries a fadeaway from close range | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Robert Zwilling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Donald Bak tips it in | 62-52 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Jonathan Pipkins hits a 3 from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Joseph Loggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Michael Drewry gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jonathan Pipkins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Drewry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Stillwell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Duby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Zwilling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Loggins (fresh) C - Donald Bak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Kenneth Hammond clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Joseph Loggins snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Vincent Fenton grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Michael Stillwell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Donald Bak grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Loggins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Jonathan Pipkins grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Vincent Fenton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Stillwell | 67-52 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Hugh Duby connects on the 3 from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Michael Drewry hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Jeffrey Anderson is blocked by Michael Stillwell | 69-55 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Vincent Fenton gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Vincent Fenton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Michael Drewry hits the follow up shot | 71-55 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Hugh Duby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Vincent Fenton pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Hugh Duby is called for the reach on Michael Drewry - foul #2 on Hugh Duby, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Dunn (PG), Eric Machuca (PF), James Ellis (C) Jonathan Pipkins, Kenneth Hammond, Michael Stillwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Patrick Wolff (SG) Robert Zwilling | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Michael Drewry makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Michael Drewry misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Eric Machuca snags the offensive board | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Gregory Dunn runs out the clock | 72-55 |