| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Hatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Dunnam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Hoyt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Alfred Hoyt is called for the reach on Larry Brainard - foul #3 on Alfred Hoyt, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Neal (C) Alfred Hoyt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | Hartford | Robert Neal pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Hartford | Robert Neal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Bruce Hatcher picks off the pass by Marcus Butler in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher lays it in | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Williams steals it from John Holloman | 32-35 |
| 18:10 | Hartford | Thomas Williams is called for traveling | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Roy Henson | 32-35 |
| 17:32 | Hartford | Robert Neal is fouled on the floor by John Holloman - foul #2 on John Holloman, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy McHan (PG), Gerald Henry (SG), Dikembe Araki (C) Bruce Hatcher, Keith Dunnam, Roy Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF) John Holloman | |
| 17:16 | Hartford | The jump hook by Robert Neal is blocked by William Peden | 32-35 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Brainard | 32-35 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Mark Owen clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Hartford | Samuel Layfield (C) Robert Neal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard | |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Mark Owen makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Mark Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:44 | Hartford | Timothy McHan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 16:43 | Hartford | Gerald Henry can't tip it in | 32-37 |
| 16:42 | Hartford | Dikembe Araki snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:22 | Hartford | Dikembe Araki is fouled on the floor by William Peden - foul #2 on William Peden, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Hartford | Keith Dunnam (SG), Roy Henson (PF) Thomas Williams, Samuel Layfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Mark Owen | |
| 16:04 | Hartford | Roy Henson makes the jumper from the right block set up by Keith Dunnam | 34-37 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Dunnam - foul #1 on Keith Dunnam, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher (PG), Robert Neal (SF), Alfred Hoyt (C) Timothy McHan, Gerald Henry, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF) Robert Ritter, Geoffrey Seymour, Elijah Whiteside | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Hatcher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Dunnam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) PF - Roy Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Hoyt (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - William Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Holloman | 34-40 |
| 15:00 | Hartford | Roy Henson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | William Peden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | John Holloman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bo Finn | 34-43 |
| 14:24 | Hartford | Roy Henson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Bo Finn knocks in the runner near the basket | 34-45 |
| 13:44 | Hartford | Keith Dunnam knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-45 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | John Holloman knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Epstein | 37-47 |
| 13:02 | Hartford | Keith Dunnam hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Bo Finn tips it in | 40-49 |
| 12:19 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher is hacked by Donald Epstein - foul #1 on Donald Epstein, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy McHan (PG), Gerald Henry (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), Samuel Layfield (C) Bruce Hatcher, Keith Dunnam, Robert Neal, Roy Henson, Alfred Hoyt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Justin Nelson (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Robert Bolden (PF), Mark Owen (C) Donald Epstein, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, William Peden | |
| 12:06 | Hartford | Gerald Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Robert Bolden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Owen | 40-52 |
| 11:43 | Hartford | Timothy McHan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Mark Owen tips it home | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Timothy McHan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Henry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Layfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) PF - Robert Bolden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Gerald Henry misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 11:03 | Hartford | Thomas Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Nelson | 45-57 |
| 10:30 | Hartford | Gerald Henry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 10:29 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Araki | 45-57 |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Thomas Williams is whistled for traveling | 45-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Neal (PF), Alfred Hoyt (C) Dikembe Araki, Samuel Layfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Donald Epstein (SF) Justin Nelson, Robert Bolden | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Hoyt - foul #4 on Alfred Hoyt, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | Samuel Schultz (PF) Alfred Hoyt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:00 | Hartford | Robert Neal drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy McHan | 48-59 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Mark Owen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marcus Butler | 48-61 |
| 09:31 | Hartford | Robert Neal scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-61 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour lays it in on a great pass from Bo Finn and he's fouled by Samuel Schultz - foul #1 on Samuel Schultz, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher (PG), Keith Dunnam (SG), Roy Henson (PF), Dikembe Araki (C) Timothy McHan, Gerald Henry, Thomas Williams, Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Holloman (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Donald Epstein, Mark Owen | |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:53 | Hartford | Roy Henson is denied on a layup by Elijah Whiteside | 51-64 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcus Butler | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:18 | Hartford | Robert Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Williams (SF) Robert Neal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Larry Brainard (SF), William Peden (C) Marcus Butler, Geoffrey Seymour, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 08:09 | Hartford | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 07:54 | Hartford | Robert Ritter takes the ball from Roy Henson | 51-66 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter banks in the layup | 51-68 |
| 07:45 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher is hacked by Robert Ritter - foul #1 on Robert Ritter, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Alfred Hoyt (C) Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SG), Mark Owen (C) Bo Finn, John Holloman | |
| 07:34 | Hartford | Keith Dunnam travels with the ball | 51-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dikembe Araki (PF) Roy Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses badly on a shot near the basket | 51-68 |
| 07:15 | Hartford | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Hatcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Dunnam (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Hoyt (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Hartford | Dikembe Araki misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-68 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Peden | 51-68 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard drills a shot from the left block | 51-70 |
| 06:16 | Hartford | Keith Dunnam knocks in the shot from the left side | 53-70 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Dikembe Araki picks off the pass by Donald Epstein | 53-70 |
| 05:34 | Hartford | Alfred Hoyt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy McHan (PG), Gerald Henry (SG), Robert Neal (SF), Roy Henson (PF) Bruce Hatcher, Keith Dunnam, Thomas Williams, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Bo Finn (SG), John Holloman (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Robert Ritter, Larry Brainard, William Peden, Mark Owen | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Alfred Hoyt denies the turnaround by Marcus Butler | 53-70 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler loses the dribble to Roy Henson | 53-70 |
| 04:52 | Hartford | Gerald Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Timothy McHan | 56-70 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | John Holloman scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bo Finn and the foul's on Gerald Henry - foul #1 on Gerald Henry, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Hartford | Samuel Layfield (C) Alfred Hoyt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Donald Epstein | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses the free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:33 | Hartford | Robert Neal gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 04:16 | Hartford | Roy Henson makes the floater from the right block | 58-72 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Gerald Henry is called for the reach on Bo Finn - foul #2 on Gerald Henry, team foul #7 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Williams (SF) Samuel Layfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF), Mark Owen (C) Geoffrey Seymour, Elijah Whiteside | |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Hartford | Roy Henson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-74 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | John Holloman snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Bo Finn buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marcus Butler | 58-77 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Timothy McHan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Henson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Holloman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Hartford | Robert Neal clanks a floater from the left side | 58-77 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Mark Owen lays it in | 58-79 |
| 02:40 | Hartford | Timothy McHan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 58-79 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-79 |
| 02:07 | Hartford | Robert Neal grabs the board | 58-79 |
| 01:46 | Hartford | Bo Finn steals it from Robert Neal | 58-79 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the lay-in | 58-79 |
| 01:28 | Hartford | Gerald Henry pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:11 | Hartford | Mark Owen takes the ball from Roy Henson | 58-79 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Bo Finn knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Holloman and the foul's on Thomas Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dikembe Araki (PF), Samuel Layfield (C) Thomas Williams, Roy Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SF), William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, Mark Owen | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside grabs the offensive board | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside is fouled on the floor by Samuel Layfield - foul #1 on Samuel Layfield, team foul #9 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Bo Finn | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside misses the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Samuel Layfield pulls down the rebound | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Robert Neal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Geoffrey Seymour - foul #3 on Geoffrey Seymour, team foul #5 | 58-81 |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Robert Neal misses the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Robert Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter runs out the clock | 59-81 |