| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Kivi (fresh) SG - Rusty Miller (fresh) SF - Stanley Hill (fresh) PF - Carl Latunski (fresh) C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arthur Berga (fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fresh) SF - Charles Kernan (fresh) PF - Richard Mackin (fresh) C - Brandon Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia | Mark Kivi buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stanley Hill | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | Rusty Miller is hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Smith, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Isaac Lewis | 6-0 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Richard Mackin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Carl Latunski grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | Mark Kivi misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-0 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Carl Latunski pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | The jump hook by Mark Kivi is blocked by Richard Mackin | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Stanley Hill hits the follow up shot | 8-0 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-0 |
| 17:49 | Virginia | Carl Latunski gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Mark Kivi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-0 |
| Subs | Virginia | Milo Russo (C) Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:09 | Virginia | Mark Kivi hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Stanley Hill grabs the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Milo Russo drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rusty Miller | 10-0 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Arthur Berga is hacked by Mark Kivi - foul #1 on Mark Kivi, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Wilson (SG), Timothy Rooney (SF) Rusty Miller, Stanley Hill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-2 |
| 16:34 | Virginia | Mark Kivi misses badly on a runner from close range | 10-2 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Mackin | 10-5 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Mark Kivi dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Latunski and he's hacked by Arthur Berga - foul #1 on Arthur Berga, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Seth Gee (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Carl Latunski, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Charles Cape (PF) Arthur Berga, Charles Kernan, Richard Mackin | |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Charles Cape hits a jumpshot from the left side | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Kivi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Timothy Rooney (fresh) PF - Seth Gee (fresh) C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Alberto Bruno (fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) PF - Charles Cape (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis is hacked by Randy Lehoux - foul #1 on Randy Lehoux, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alexander Terry (PG) Mark Kivi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Newson (SG), Frank Castrejon (C) Randy Lehoux, Brandon Smith | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Seth Gee | 15-7 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Charles Williams misses the turnaround from the left block | 15-7 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Charles Williams picks off the pass by Isaac Lewis | 15-7 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Adam Newson lays it in set up by Charles Williams | 15-9 |
| 14:48 | Virginia | Alexander Terry is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Rusty Miller (SG), Stanley Hill (SF), Carl Latunski (PF) William Wilson, Timothy Rooney, Seth Gee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Berga (PG), Randy Lehoux (SG), Charles Kernan (SF), Richard Mackin (PF) Alberto Bruno, Adam Newson, Charles Williams, Frank Castrejon | |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Carl Latunski misses the easy layup | 15-9 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Mackin | 15-9 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Richard Mackin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Charles Cape tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Latunski | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | Virginia | Stanley Hill misses the lay-in | 15-9 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Richard Mackin grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cape | 15-9 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Stanley Hill takes the ball from Charles Cape | 15-9 |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Kernan - foul #1 on Charles Kernan, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Kivi (PG) Alexander Terry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Brandon Smith (C) Arthur Berga, Charles Kernan, Charles Cape | |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Stanley Hill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-9 |
| 13:04 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Richard Mackin steals it from Mark Kivi | 16-9 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Isaac Lewis - foul #1 on Isaac Lewis, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Wilson (SG), Timothy Rooney (SF), Seth Gee (PF), Milo Russo (C) Rusty Miller, Stanley Hill, Carl Latunski, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Berga (PG), Charles Kernan (SF), Charles Cape (PF) Randy Lehoux, Charles Williams, Richard Mackin | |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Milo Russo - foul #1 on Milo Russo, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Charles Kernan makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:51 | Virginia | Seth Gee clanks a jumper from the left block | 16-11 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Kivi (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Timothy Rooney (fresh) PF - Seth Gee (fresh) C - Milo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arthur Berga (fresh) SG - Alberto Bruno (fresh) SF - Charles Kernan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Cape (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith double dribbles | 16-11 |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Mark Kivi misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Berga - foul #2 on Arthur Berga, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Carl Latunski (PF) Seth Gee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Newson (PG), Randy Lehoux (SG), Richard Mackin (PF) Arthur Berga, Alberto Bruno, Charles Cape | |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Adam Newson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | William Wilson grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 10:38 | Virginia | William Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Rooney | 21-11 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux scores on a jump hook near the basket | 21-13 |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Carl Latunski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-13 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Kernan | 21-13 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 10:08 | Virginia | Timothy Rooney pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Mark Kivi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Newson - foul #1 on Adam Newson, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Rusty Miller (SG), Stanley Hill (SF), Seth Gee (PF) William Wilson, Timothy Rooney, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Charles Cape (C) Adam Newson, Charles Kernan, Brandon Smith | |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Mark Kivi makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Richard Mackin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-13 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Charles Cape snags the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 09:21 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stanley Hill | 23-13 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Stanley Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Randy Lehoux | 23-13 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Rusty Miller steals it from Richard Mackin | 23-13 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Mark Kivi slams it home on a nice dish by Rusty Miller | 25-13 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Charles Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-13 |
| 08:25 | Virginia | Seth Gee grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Mark Kivi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Richard Mackin gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Rusty Miller steals the ball from Charles Williams | 25-13 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Rusty Miller lays it in | 27-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Kivi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Rusty Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Gee (fresh) C - Carl Latunski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Alberto Bruno (fairly fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Mackin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Cape (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno buries a jumper from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Charles Cape picks off the pass by Stanley Hill | 27-15 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Rusty Miller is called for the reach on Randy Lehoux - foul #1 on Rusty Miller, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alexander Terry (PG), William Wilson (SG), Timothy Rooney (SF), Milo Russo (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Mark Kivi, Rusty Miller, Stanley Hill, Seth Gee, Carl Latunski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Newson (PG), Samuel Curtis (SG), Charles Kernan (SF), Frank Castrejon (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Alberto Bruno, Randy Lehoux, Charles Williams, Richard Mackin, Charles Cape | |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon misses badly on a shot in the lane | 27-15 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Timothy Rooney is hacked by Charles Kernan - foul #2 on Charles Kernan, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Anderson (SF) Charles Kernan | |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Timothy Rooney misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Frank Castrejon | 27-15 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Samuel Curtis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Rooney - foul #1 on Timothy Rooney, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Samuel Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Samuel Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:48 | Virginia | Alexander Terry misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Newson - foul #2 on Adam Newson, team foul #9 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (PG) Adam Newson | |
| 05:48 | Virginia | Alexander Terry makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:48 | Virginia | Alexander Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #10 | 28-17 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Brandon Smith blocks the short jumper by Isaac Lewis | 28-17 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Hill (SF), Seth Gee (PF) Timothy Rooney, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux (SG), Richard Mackin (PF) Alberto Bruno, Samuel Curtis | |
| 04:06 | Virginia | Stephen Anderson takes the ball from Alexander Terry | 28-17 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux travels with the ball | 28-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Kivi (PG), Rusty Miller (SG), Carl Latunski (C) Alexander Terry, William Wilson, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Berga (PG), Charles Kernan (SF) Frank Castrejon, Stephen Anderson | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Stanley Hill buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rusty Miller | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Kivi (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Rusty Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Gee (fresh) C - Carl Latunski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arthur Berga (fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Kernan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Mackin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Carl Latunski takes the ball from Charles Kernan | 31-17 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Mark Kivi loses the dribble to Arthur Berga | 31-17 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Seth Gee gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Mark Kivi connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Seth Gee | 33-17 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Seth Gee | 33-17 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Mark Kivi knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rusty Miller | 35-17 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Kivi - foul #2 on Mark Kivi, team foul #6 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alexander Terry (PG), William Wilson (SG), Timothy Rooney (SF), Isaac Lewis (C) Mark Kivi, Rusty Miller, Stanley Hill, Seth Gee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (PG), Adam Newson (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Charles Cape (PF) Arthur Berga, Randy Lehoux, Charles Kernan, Richard Mackin | |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-17 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Alexander Terry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-18 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Wilson | 35-18 |
| 01:05 | Virginia | Carl Latunski misses badly on a runner in the paint | 35-18 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Charles Cape snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno is hacked by Carl Latunski - foul #1 on Carl Latunski, team foul #7 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Milo Russo (PF) Carl Latunski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon (C) Brandon Smith | |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | William Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Milo Russo can't tip it in | 35-20 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Isaac Lewis tips it in | 37-20 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-20 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Charles Cape connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Frank Castrejon | 37-22 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Charles Cape steals it from Alexander Terry | 37-22 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Charles Cape comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-22 |