| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Ronald Bowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Turbeville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UMBC | Joseph Babineau is called for the reach on Neil Turbeville - foul #3 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Harold Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rusty Rhoades | 31-21 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark makes the shot in the paint set up by Carlos Finnegan and he's fouled by Neil Turbeville - foul #3 on Neil Turbeville, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Walter Delatorre (SG) Neil Turbeville | |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:00 | UMBC | Carlos Finnegan blocks the short jumper by Harold Moore | 34-21 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Walter Delatorre steals it from Clifford Zuehlke | 34-21 |
| 18:13 | UMBC | Walter Delatorre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 18:11 | UMBC | Harold Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:04 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Zuehlke | 37-21 |
| 17:26 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Moore - foul #1 on Harold Moore, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zand (PF) Christopher Acuff | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Caron (PG), Stanley Green (C) Ronald Bowley, Harold Moore | |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke makes the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Carlos Finnegan steals the ball from Rusty Rhoades | 39-21 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Carlos Finnegan is blocked by Guy Hardy | 39-21 |
| 16:44 | UMBC | Walter Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| 16:38 | UMBC | Carlos Finnegan takes the ball from Walter Delatorre | 39-21 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Guy Hardy takes the ball from Olin Zand | 39-21 |
| 16:15 | UMBC | David Caron is whistled for traveling | 39-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Clyde Gragg (SG), David Queen (SF), Donald Karcher (C) Jerry Clark, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Lotts (SG), Jeremiah McAteer (SF) Walter Delatorre, Rusty Rhoades | |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | David Queen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-21 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | David Queen misses the tip | 39-21 |
| 16:03 | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer snags the defensive board | 39-21 |
| 15:51 | UMBC | James Lotts hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 39-21 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Olin Zand pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gregory Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Gragg (fresh) SF - David Queen (fresh) PF - Olin Zand (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - David Caron (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lotts (fresh) SF - Jeremiah McAteer (fresh) PF - Guy Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanley Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | David Queen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-21 |
| 15:31 | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 15:11 | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-21 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Stanley Green grabs the offensive board | 39-21 |
| 14:54 | UMBC | James Lotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF) Gregory Spears, Clyde Gragg, David Queen, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ronald Bowley (PG), Neil Turbeville (SG), Rusty Rhoades (SF), Harold Moore (C) David Caron, James Lotts, Guy Hardy, Stanley Green | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Olin Zand | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:26 | UMBC | Neil Turbeville drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rusty Rhoades | 42-24 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff is hacked by Jeremiah McAteer - foul #1 on Jeremiah McAteer, team foul #3 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (C) Olin Zand | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Neil Turbeville - foul #4 on Neil Turbeville, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Walter Delatorre (SG) Neil Turbeville | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 13:20 | UMBC | Ronald Bowley misses the shot from the left side | 44-24 |
| 13:18 | UMBC | Harold Moore tips it in | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | UMBC | Stanley Green (SF), Guy Hardy (PF) Rusty Rhoades, Jeremiah McAteer | |
| 12:31 | UMBC | Walter Delatorre's floater is tipped away by Carlos Finnegan | 44-26 |
| 12:29 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bowley | 44-26 |
| 12:20 | UMBC | Harold Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-26 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | John Mullenax blows the layup but he's hacked by Walter Delatorre - foul #1 on Walter Delatorre, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zand (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Caron (PG), Rusty Rhoades (SF) Ronald Bowley, Harold Moore | |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 11:59 | UMBC | Guy Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-26 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Stanley Green - foul #1 on Stanley Green, team foul #6 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG), Clyde Gragg (SF) John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer (PF) Guy Hardy | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher makes the 1st free throw | 47-26 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gregory Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) PF - Donald Karcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Zand (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - David Caron (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Delatorre (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rusty Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremiah McAteer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UMBC | David Caron misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg pulls down the rebound | 48-26 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Olin Zand | 51-26 |
| 10:27 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jeremiah McAteer | 51-28 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 09:56 | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 09:49 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah McAteer | 51-31 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Olin Zand misses short on a jumper in the paint | 51-31 |
| 09:25 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 09:19 | UMBC | Stanley Green misses the easy layup but the foul's on Olin Zand - foul #3 on Olin Zand, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg, Donald Karcher, Olin Zand | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ronald Bowley (PG), James Lotts (SG), Guy Hardy (PF), Harold Moore (C) David Caron, Walter Delatorre, Rusty Rhoades, Jeremiah McAteer | |
| 09:19 | UMBC | Stanley Green makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 09:19 | UMBC | Stanley Green makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Hardy | 51-33 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | Harold Moore pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 08:32 | UMBC | Harold Moore knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 51-35 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Spears | 53-35 |
| 08:02 | UMBC | Guy Hardy banks in the layup and he's fouled by Christopher Acuff - foul #1 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG) Gregory Spears | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades (SF) Stanley Green | |
| 08:02 | UMBC | Guy Hardy makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Guy Hardy steps in front of the Clifford Zuehlke pass | 53-38 |
| 07:29 | UMBC | James Lotts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 07:28 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades tips it home | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 15 pts. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Ronald Bowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lotts (fresh) SF - Rusty Rhoades (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Guy Hardy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Harold Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Guy Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:50 | UMBC | James Lotts loses the dribble to Clifford Zuehlke | 53-40 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff hits the finger roll set up by John Mullenax and the foul's on Guy Hardy - foul #2 on Guy Hardy, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), Olin Zand (C) Jerry Clark, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | UMBC | Neil Turbeville (SG), Jeremiah McAteer (SF), Robert Fox (C) James Lotts, Rusty Rhoades, Harold Moore | |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:43 | UMBC | Neil Turbeville snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:24 | UMBC | Neil Turbeville knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bowley - foul #2 on Ronald Bowley, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Karcher (C) Christopher Acuff | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Caron (PG), Walter Delatorre (PF) Ronald Bowley, Guy Hardy | |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 05:49 | UMBC | Jeremiah McAteer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | David Caron misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 56-43 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Olin Zand tips it home | 58-43 |
| 05:13 | UMBC | David Caron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 04:42 | UMBC | Walter Delatorre grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 04:23 | UMBC | Robert Fox scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah McAteer | 58-45 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | David Caron is called for the reach on Joseph Babineau in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Caron, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Olin Zand, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ronald Bowley (PG), Rusty Rhoades (SF), Guy Hardy (PF), Harold Moore (C) David Caron, Jeremiah McAteer, Walter Delatorre, Robert Fox | |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:21 | UMBC | Guy Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Guy Hardy misses the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Joseph Babineau - foul #5 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Spears (PG) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Guy Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Guy Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Guy Hardy makes the 3rd free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Clark | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | UMBC | Ronald Bowley knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff is hacked by Harold Moore - foul #2 on Harold Moore, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Walter Delatorre (SG) Neil Turbeville | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Guy Hardy | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gregory Spears (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Ronald Bowley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Delatorre (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Rusty Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Guy Hardy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Harold Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Guy Hardy | 62-52 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF) Gregory Spears, Clyde Gragg | |
| Subs | UMBC | Neil Turbeville (SG) Walter Delatorre | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Mullenax | 64-52 |
| 02:04 | UMBC | Guy Hardy misses the easy layup | 64-52 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff drills a jumper in the paint set up by Carlos Finnegan | 66-52 |
| 01:19 | UMBC | Harold Moore can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark is denied on a layup by Guy Hardy | 66-52 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke tips it home | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UMBC | Guy Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-52 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke tips it home | 70-52 |
| 00:11 | UMBC | Rusty Rhoades can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | UMBC | Harold Moore grabs the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Neil Turbeville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerry Clark | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark runs out the clock | 70-52 |