| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bias (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) C - Ken Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Leo Adams inbounds the ball | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-21 |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias snags the defensive board | 43-21 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | John Gasaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-21 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Grimm - foul #1 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias pulls down the rebound | 43-22 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-22 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett grabs the board | 43-22 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Leo Adams is called for traveling | 43-22 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ken Puckett - foul #2 on Ken Puckett, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dale Laub | 45-25 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Leo Adams - foul #3 on Leo Adams, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert White (SF), Keith Laskoski (PF), David Harris (C) Leo Adams, Rodney Howell, Ken Puckett | |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn is fouled on the floor by Samuel Grimm - foul #2 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #2 | 47-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Clarence Brown (PF) John Farris, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Robert White's layup is rejected by Ronald Bias | 47-25 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Clarence Brown | 49-25 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Ronald Bias denies the turnaround by David Harris | 49-25 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher gets the rebound | 49-25 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Bias | 52-25 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Dale Laub is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bias - foul #1 on Ronald Bias, team foul #3 | 52-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF) John Gasaway, Jeffrey Cheatham, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (PG), Rodney Howell (PF), Ken Puckett (C) Dale Laub, Jimmy Osborn, Keith Laskoski | |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Robert White travels with the ball | 52-25 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown loses the dribble to Robert White | 52-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rick Buckner (fresh) SG - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) C - Ken Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | David Harris is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #3 | 52-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG) Mathew Fletcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leo Adams (SF) David Harris | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Derek Hope misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-25 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-25 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner is fouled on the floor by Samuel Grimm - foul #3 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #4 | 52-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (SG) Lance Kemp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Laub (PG) Robert White | |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell's pass is intercepted by Derek Hope | 52-25 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Derek Hope misses the easy layup | 52-25 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Leo Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-25 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-25 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown gets the rebound | 52-25 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | John Farris comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-25 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rodney Howell | 52-25 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell's floater is tipped away by Samuel Grimm | 52-25 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell misses the tip | 52-25 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm grabs the defensive rebound | 52-25 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Derek Hope is hacked by Dale Laub - foul #2 on Dale Laub, team foul #4 | 52-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (SF), Jeffrey Cheatham (PF), Ronald Bias (C) John Farris, Samuel Grimm, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn (SG), Keith Laskoski (PF), David Harris (C) Rick Buckner, Rodney Howell, Ken Puckett | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #5 | 52-25 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias misses the 1st free throw | 52-25 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias makes the 2nd free throw | 53-25 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leo Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Hope - foul #4 on Derek Hope, team foul #5 | 53-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF) Derek Hope, John Gasaway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-27 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham is hacked by Jimmy Osborn - foul #1 on Jimmy Osborn, team foul #6 | 53-27 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (PG), Samuel Grimm (PF) Mathew Fletcher, John Farris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (PG) Dale Laub | |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Leo Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-27 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp snags the defensive board | 53-27 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias is fouled on the floor by Rick Buckner - foul #1 on Rick Buckner, team foul #7 | 53-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert White (SF), Rodney Howell (PF) Leo Adams, David Harris | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias makes the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gasaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bias (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rick Buckner (fresh) SG - Jimmy Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Ronald Bias takes the ball from Jimmy Osborn | 55-27 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-27 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm gets the offensive rebound | 55-27 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Howell - foul #2 on Rodney Howell, team foul #8 | 55-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), John Farris (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Lance Kemp, Jeffrey Cheatham, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Laub (PG), Ken Puckett (C) Rick Buckner, Keith Laskoski | |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 56-27 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the 2nd free throw | 56-27 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell grabs the board | 56-27 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell throws it down set up by Jimmy Osborn | 56-29 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | John Farris drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Gasaway | 58-29 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | John Gasaway steps in front of the Ken Puckett pass | 58-29 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-29 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm tips it in | 60-29 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 60-29 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | John Gasaway grabs the defensive rebound | 60-29 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | John Gasaway loses the ball out of bounds | 60-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Ronald Bias (C) John Gasaway, John Farris, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (PG), Marc Sparrow (SG), Keith Laskoski (PF), David Harris (C) Dale Laub, Jimmy Osborn, Rodney Howell, Ken Puckett | |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Mathew Fletcher steps in front of the Rick Buckner pass in the backcourt | 60-29 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham buries a jumper from close range set up by Mathew Fletcher | 62-29 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-29 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Marc Sparrow tips it home | 62-31 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mathew Fletcher | 64-31 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mathew Fletcher - foul #1 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #6 | 64-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (PG), John Farris (SF) Mathew Fletcher, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Hill (C) Robert White | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 64-32 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-33 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-33 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski grabs the board | 64-33 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Marc Sparrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG) Lance Kemp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Farris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bias (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rick Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Sparrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Laskoski (fresh) C - James Hill (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | John Gasaway clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-33 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias gets the offensive rebound | 64-33 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | John Gasaway scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Cheatham | 66-33 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | David Harris misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Farris - foul #2 on John Farris, team foul #7 | 66-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF), Clarence Brown (C) John Farris, Jeffrey Cheatham, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert White (SG) Marc Sparrow | |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-34 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | David Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 66-34 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 66-34 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown misses the turnaround from the left block | 66-34 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | James Hill snags the defensive board | 66-34 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner buries a runner from the baseline | 66-36 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Fletcher | 68-36 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | James Hill misses short on a jumper from the left block | 68-36 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Robert White | 68-36 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Rick Buckner is blocked by Samuel Grimm | 68-36 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 68-36 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Grimm | 71-36 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | David Harris connects on the jump hook near the basket | 71-38 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Fletcher and the foul's on David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #9 | 73-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Ronald Bias (C) John Gasaway, Mathew Fletcher, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marc Sparrow (PG) James Hill | |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown makes the free throw | 74-38 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Lance Kemp steals the ball from Marc Sparrow | 74-38 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp lays it up and in | 76-38 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | David Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rick Buckner | 76-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope is hacked by Marc Sparrow - foul #2 on Marc Sparrow, team foul #10 | 76-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham (PF) Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 1st free throw | 77-41 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 78-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Farris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bias (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marc Sparrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rick Buckner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Laskoski (tiring) C - David Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Robert White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-41 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | John Farris snags the defensive board | 78-41 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | John Farris misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-41 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham tips it back up and in | 80-41 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lance Kemp - foul #1 on Lance Kemp, team foul #8 | 80-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), John Gasaway (SG), Samuel Grimm (PF) Derek Hope, Lance Kemp, Jeffrey Cheatham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Hill (C) David Harris | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner misses the 1st free throw | 80-41 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-42 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #11 | 80-42 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 81-42 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the 2nd free throw | 81-42 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Farris | 81-42 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | John Farris can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-42 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Hill | 81-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-42 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski tips it home | 81-44 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-44 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | John Gasaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-44 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Grimm | 83-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Mathew Fletcher is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #2 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #9 | 83-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG) Mathew Fletcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Harris (C) James Hill | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 83-44 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias pulls down the rebound | 83-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Derek Hope is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #12 | 83-44 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Derek Hope misses the 1st free throw | 83-44 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 84-44 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski comes up short on the shot in the paint | 84-44 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm snags the defensive board | 84-44 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Derek Hope runs out the clock | 84-44 |