| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-18 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the dunk | 32-18 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz can't tip it in | 32-18 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carlos Finnegan | 32-18 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Darron Coker misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Kurtz - foul #1 on Kevin Kurtz, team foul #1 | 32-18 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Darron Coker makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Darron Coker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff snags the offensive board | 32-19 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Johns blocks the short jumper by Christopher Acuff | 32-19 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Acuff - foul #1 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #1 | 32-19 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Stanley Davis steals the ball from Darron Coker | 33-19 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 33-19 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Christopher Acuff is called for the reach on Dwight Cory - foul #2 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (PF) Christopher Acuff | |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz buries a shot from the free throw line | 35-19 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Michael Perry (C) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (SF), Donald Karcher (C) Carlos Finnegan, Barry Presswood | |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-19 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Darron Coker misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-19 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher grabs the board | 35-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mullenax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Mullenax | 35-21 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Staley and he's fouled by John Mullenax - foul #3 on John Mullenax, team foul #3 | 37-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, John Mullenax, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the free throw | 38-21 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-23 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Davis | 40-23 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Clark, team foul #4 | 40-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gabriel Marino | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | William Perry steals it from Stanley Davis | 43-23 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | William Perry lays it up and in | 43-25 |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns's pass is intercepted by Christopher Acuff | 43-25 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 43-25 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Johns - foul #3 on Thomas Johns, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Michael Perry (C) Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Jerry Clark, Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Clifford Zuehlke denies the turnaround by Ronald Staley | 43-26 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher grabs the board | 43-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-26 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Perry | 43-28 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | William Perry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Finnegan | 43-31 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino is whistled for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino, Ronald Staley, David Casares | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Clyde Gragg (SF) William Perry, Carlos Finnegan | |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher's floater is tipped away by Stanley Davis | 43-31 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | John Mullenax grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Michael Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton travels in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Darron Coker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Clyde Gragg is called for the reach on Stanley Davis - foul #2 on Clyde Gragg, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), David Casares (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Darron Coker, Clyde Gragg | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Barry Presswood is called for the reach on Gabriel Marino - foul #3 on Barry Presswood, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Perry - foul #4 on William Perry, team foul #7 | 46-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF), Michael Perry (C) Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Darron Coker scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Clark | 48-33 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz can't finish the layup | 48-33 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-33 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Michael Perry tips it home | 50-33 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-33 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan tips it but misses | 50-33 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darron Coker - foul #1 on Darron Coker, team foul #8 | 50-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz loses the dribble to Jerry Clark | 50-33 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | John Mullenax lays it up and in set up by Jerry Clark | 50-35 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is called for 10 seconds | 50-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (SF) Jerry Clark | |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Johns - foul #4 on Thomas Johns, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Presswood | 50-39 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Brian Holmes steals it from Barry Presswood | 50-39 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis clanks a shot near the basket | 50-39 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | William Perry loses the dribble to Thomas Johns | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Acuff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Presswood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | John Mullenax is hacked by Brian Holmes - foul #2 on Brian Holmes, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Michael Perry (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darron Coker | 52-41 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | David Casares grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Michael Perry travels with the ball | 52-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-43 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | William Perry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina 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 (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is fouled in the backcourt by William Perry - foul #5 on William Perry, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG) William Perry | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johns | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz runs out the clock | 54-43 |