| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Mulvihill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Elzey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Anson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fabiano (fresh) PF - Frank Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-26 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Frank Bennett knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Fabiano | 37-29 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-29 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson makes the contested floater from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Noe | 41-31 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | John Fabiano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey buries a fadeaway from the left block | 43-31 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson is fouled on the floor by Billy Noe - foul #2 on Billy Noe, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (PG), Alex Middleton (SG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, Stephen Mulvihill, Chris Elzey, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau (PG), Kurt King (PF), Herman Billie (C) Joseph Anson, Frank Bennett, Karl Sullivan | |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau lays it in | 43-33 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Folmar | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Middleton (fresh) SF - William Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Rabideau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fabiano (fairly fresh) PF - Kurt King (fresh) C - Herman Billie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | John Fabiano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | William Herbst comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-33 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to William Herbst | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Rabideau - foul #3 on Randy Rabideau, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields (SG), Stephen Mulvihill (SF), Chris Elzey (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Alex Middleton, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio (SG), Elmer Clapp (C) Andrew Goff, Herman Billie | |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | John Fabiano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito blows the layup but he's hacked by Elmer Clapp - foul #1 on Elmer Clapp, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Karl Sullivan (C) John Fabiano, Elmer Clapp | |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Kurt King snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Stephen Mulvihill steps in front of the Randy Rabideau pass | 46-36 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Randy Rabideau | 46-38 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Rabideau | 46-41 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Fields | 48-41 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Stephen Mulvihill, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Anson (PG), John Fabiano (SF), Elmer Clapp (PF), Herman Billie (C) Randy Rabideau, Andrew Goff, Kurt King, Karl Sullivan | |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | John Fabiano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Elzey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Anson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Newton Dalessio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fabiano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Clapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Billie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alex Middleton (SG) Chris Elzey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Kurt King (PF) Newton Dalessio, Elmer Clapp | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | John Fabiano steals the ball from Peter Folmar | 48-41 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | John Fabiano misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Herman Billie denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Garcia | 48-41 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Lorenzo Garcia | 48-41 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe is hacked by Joseph Anson - foul #2 on Joseph Anson, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields (SG), Stephen Mulvihill (SF), Chris Elzey (PF) Alex Middleton, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio (SG), Frank Bennett (PF), Elmer Clapp (C) Andrew Goff, Kurt King, Herman Billie | |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Stephen Mulvihill and he's fouled by John Fabiano - foul #1 on John Fabiano, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan (C) Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Frank Bennett loses the dribble to Andrew Geoghegan | 50-41 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is fouled on the floor by John Fabiano - foul #2 on John Fabiano, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan (C) Frank Bennett | |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris Elzey | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | John Fabiano comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Elzey | 52-41 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-41 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Kevin Fields steps in front of the Karl Sullivan pass | 54-41 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Fields | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | John Fabiano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Elmer Clapp | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Fields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Mulvihill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Elzey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Anson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Newton Dalessio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fabiano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Clapp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Karl Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | John Fabiano pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | John Fabiano hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe is fouled on the floor by Elmer Clapp - foul #2 on Elmer Clapp, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (PG), Alex Middleton (SG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, Stephen Mulvihill, Chris Elzey, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau (PG), Andrew Goff (SG), Kurt King (PF), Herman Billie (C) Joseph Anson, Newton Dalessio, Elmer Clapp, Karl Sullivan | |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Alex Middleton's pass is intercepted by Herman Billie | 57-46 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Herman Billie grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alphonso Esposito - foul #2 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Anson (PG), Frank Bennett (PF) John Fabiano, Kurt King | |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Randy Rabideau makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Anson | 57-47 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Goff is called for the reach on William Herbst - foul #1 on Andrew Goff, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Kevin Fields (SG), Chris Elzey (PF) Alphonso Esposito, Alex Middleton, Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Fabiano (SF), Kurt King (PF), Elmer Clapp (C) Joseph Anson, Frank Bennett, Herman Billie | |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Goff | 57-47 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | John Fabiano makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randy Rabideau | 57-50 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt King | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Elzey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Folmar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Rabideau (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Goff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Fabiano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Clapp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Kurt King is blocked by Chris Elzey | 57-50 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | William Herbst grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill (SF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) William Herbst, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Anson (PG), Newton Dalessio (SF), Frank Bennett (PF), Herman Billie (C) Randy Rabideau, John Fabiano, Kurt King, Elmer Clapp | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Fabiano (SF), Elmer Clapp (C) Newton Dalessio, Herman Billie | |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Frank Bennett scores on a floater from the right block set up by Elmer Clapp | 57-52 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-52 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | John Fabiano misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Frank Bennett tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andrew Goff | 59-57 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chris Elzey | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff scores on a floater from the left block set up by Joseph Anson | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Fields and the foul's on John Fabiano - foul #3 on John Fabiano, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG) Kevin Fields | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan (C) Elmer Clapp | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill misses the free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Frank Bennett snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Joseph Anson is called for the reach on Chris Elzey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Anson, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | John Fabiano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Andrew Goff is called for the reach on Chris Elzey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Goff, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Anson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |