| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) C - David Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) SF - John Kinsey (fresh) PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | David Henson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | David Henson connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Wiley Harris | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan scores on a floater from the left side set up by Wiley Harris and he's fouled by Douglas Fairchild - foul #1 on Douglas Fairchild, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | John Kinsey buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Davis Drummond | 6-4 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Stephen Barnett - foul #1 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush loses the ball out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett's pass is intercepted by Gordon Rush | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris throws it down on a great pass from Gordon Rush | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett is hacked by David Henson - foul #1 on David Henson, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG) Wiley Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett loses the dribble to David Henson | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Barnett | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Boatright | 11-6 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Rich Brownell swats the layup by John Kinsey | 11-6 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Segarra (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Boatright (fresh) SF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) PF - David Henson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kinsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Kinsey - foul #1 on John Kinsey, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (PF) David Segarra, Jack Boatright, David Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Dylan Doyle (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Douglas Fairchild, Gerald Johnson | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Engelhardt - foul #1 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Gerald Coonrod picks off the pass by Gordon Rush | 12-8 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 12-10 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan misses the shot in the lane | 12-10 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dylan Doyle | 12-10 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod is fouled on the floor by Gordon Rush - foul #1 on Gordon Rush, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SF), David Henson (C) Gordon Rush, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Brett Chatfield, Jason Zeleznik, Dylan Doyle | |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod's fadeaway is rejected by David Henson | 12-10 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | David Segarra is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Wiley Harris, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG) Gerald Coonrod | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell loses the dribble to Stephen Barnett | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses the lay-in | 12-10 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | John Kinsey gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by John Kinsey is blocked by Rich Brownell | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | David Henson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Ralph Myers - foul #1 on Ralph Myers, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild (PF) Ralph Myers | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | John Kinsey's pass is intercepted by Jack Boatright | 15-10 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rodrigo Guerrero | 15-10 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Davis Drummond | 15-10 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Rich Brownell - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Mario Herrera (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, David Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Dylan Doyle (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, Gerald Johnson | |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | David Segarra loses the dribble to John Kinsey | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Boatright (fresh) PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kinsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) C - Dylan Doyle (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Fairchild - foul #2 on Douglas Fairchild, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SF), Timothy Morgan (PF), David Henson (C) Jack Boatright, Rich Brownell, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Stephen Barnett (SG), Ralph Myers (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Brett Chatfield, John Kinsey, Douglas Fairchild, Dylan Doyle | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Timothy Morgan steals it from Stephen Barnett | 16-12 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | David Henson tips it in | 18-12 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod dunks the ball | 18-14 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | David Henson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Barnett - foul #2 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG), Rich Brownell (C) Wiley Harris, David Segarra, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), John Kinsey (SF), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Dylan Doyle (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, Gerald Coonrod, Gerald Johnson | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | John Kinsey gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | John Kinsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | David Henson jams it set up by Brian Engelhardt | 20-17 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle is denied on a layup by Rich Brownell | 20-17 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SF), Mario Herrera (C) Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) Brett Chatfield, Ralph Myers, Dylan Doyle | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Rodrigo Guerrero takes the ball from Davis Drummond | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Boatright (fresh) PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) 3 blk. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kinsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Rich Brownell picks off the pass by Gerald Johnson | 20-17 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Boatright | 20-17 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell can't throw it down | 20-17 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | John Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | John Kinsey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-17 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Engelhardt | 20-17 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Mario Herrera is called for the reach on Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), Timothy Morgan (PF), David Henson (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Brian Engelhardt, Jack Boatright, Rich Brownell, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), William Petterson (SG), Ralph Myers (PF), Dylan Doyle (C) Davis Drummond, Gerald Coonrod, Jason Zeleznik, Gerald Johnson | |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | John Kinsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris is fouled on the floor by Ralph Myers - foul #2 on Ralph Myers, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson (C) Ralph Myers | |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 20-19 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan hits a driving attempt from close range set up by David Segarra and the foul's on Brett Chatfield - foul #1 on Brett Chatfield, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-19 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | David Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | David Henson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #10 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (PG), Stephen Barnett (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Douglas Fairchild (PF) Brett Chatfield, William Petterson, John Kinsey, Gerald Johnson | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-19 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Henson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Myers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) C - Dylan Doyle (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 27-19 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-19 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | David Henson pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-19 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | David Henson tips it in | 29-19 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Segarra - foul #1 on David Segarra, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Jack Boatright (SF), Rich Brownell (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush, Timothy Morgan, David Henson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG) Gerald Coonrod | |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | David Segarra scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Engelhardt | 32-19 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett tips it home | 32-21 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Segarra | 34-21 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mario Herrera - foul #2 on Mario Herrera, team foul #7 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF) David Segarra, Jack Boatright, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Douglas Fairchild, Dylan Doyle | |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | David Henson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 34-23 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | John Kinsey snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | John Kinsey double dribbles | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik (PF) Ralph Myers | |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Davis Drummond is called for the reach on Rodrigo Guerrero in the backcourt - foul #1 on Davis Drummond, team foul #11 | 34-23 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson snags the offensive board | 36-23 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | John Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Henson | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Henson clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-23 |