| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Welch (fresh) SG - Chadwick Nichols (fresh) SF - Rafael Stanley (fresh) PF - Lawrence Pruett (fresh) C - Freddie Aasen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Gorman | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeremy Marcucci | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk hits a wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Whitehurst | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Freddie Aasen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Welch | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Josh Sedlak | 8-3 |
| 17:36 | Fairfield | Josh Sedlak steals the ball from Joseph Welch | 8-3 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Steven Bock (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Day (PF), Michael Salsbury (C) Lawrence Pruett, Freddie Aasen | |
| 17:20 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch is fouled on the floor by John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SG) Larry Gorman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:10 | Fairfield | Michael Salsbury buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Chadwick Nichols and he's hacked by Steven Bock - foul #1 on Steven Bock, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Bradley (SF) Rafael Stanley | |
| 17:10 | Fairfield | Michael Salsbury makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Peter Bradley | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Welch | 8-8 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling's pass is intercepted by Peter Bradley in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | David Day misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Steven Bock grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Steven Bock hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Tom Rutledge | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) SG - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Bock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) C - John Kaufman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Welch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chadwick Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bradley (fresh) PF - David Day (fairly fresh) C - Michael Salsbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Donald Bowling steals the ball from David Day | 10-8 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Bowling | 12-8 |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Steven Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 15:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:57 | Fairfield | Michael Salsbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Donald Bowling, Tom Rutledge, Steven Bock, Shayne Johnson, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Rowe (PG), John Barrow (SG), Rafael Stanley (SF), Lawrence Pruett (PF), Freddie Aasen (C) Joseph Welch, Chadwick Nichols, Peter Bradley, David Day, Michael Salsbury | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak banks in the layup set up by Larry Gorman | 14-8 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Robert Rowe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Barrow | 14-10 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk's layup is rejected by Freddie Aasen | 14-10 |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | Freddie Aasen gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Hugh Whitehurst takes the ball from Lawrence Pruett | 14-10 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst lays it in | 16-10 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | Robert Rowe makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rafael Stanley | 16-12 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols (SG), James Page (SF) John Barrow, Rafael Stanley | |
| 13:02 | Fairfield | Robert Rowe hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Page | 16-15 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 12:47 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Lawrence Pruett is hacked by Larry Gorman - foul #1 on Larry Gorman, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF) Larry Gorman, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Johnson (PG), Peter Bradley (SG) Robert Rowe, Chadwick Nichols | |
| 12:26 | Fairfield | The jumper by Peter Bradley is denied by Shayne Johnson | 16-15 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Page - foul #1 on James Page, team foul #1 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Steven Bock (C) Donald Bowling, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | Freddie Aasen pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:07 | Fairfield | Steven Bock takes the ball from Peter Bradley | 16-15 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Tom Rutledge - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), John Kaufman (C) Tom Rutledge, Hugh Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Welch (PG), Chadwick Nichols (SG), Rafael Stanley (SF), David Day (C) Raymond Johnson, Peter Bradley, James Page, Freddie Aasen | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) C - John Kaufman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Welch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chadwick Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Stanley (fresh) PF - Lawrence Pruett (tiring) C - David Day (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses short on a jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Steven Bock grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | David Day is called for the reach on Larry Gorman - foul #1 on David Day, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Larry Gorman, Steven Bock, Shayne Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Rowe (SG), Michael Salsbury (C) Chadwick Nichols, Lawrence Pruett | |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | Michael Salsbury gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:49 | Fairfield | Rafael Stanley can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | David Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:39 | Fairfield | Robert Rowe is fouled on the floor by Josh Sedlak - foul #1 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SG), Brian Funderburk (C) Josh Sedlak, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Barrow (SG), Peter Bradley (PF) Joseph Welch, David Day | |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | Rafael Stanley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Rowe | 16-17 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Robert Rowe is called for the reach on Tom Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Rowe, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Steven Bock (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF) Donald Bowling, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols (SG), James Page (SF), Freddie Aasen (C) Robert Rowe, Rafael Stanley, Michael Salsbury | |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Day (PF) Peter Bradley | |
| 09:37 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols double dribbles | 16-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG) Tom Rutledge | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Welch (PG) John Barrow | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | David Day steals the ball from Steven Bock in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | James Page makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Chadwick Nichols | 16-20 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | James Page is called for the reach on Larry Gorman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst (SF), John Kaufman (C) Steven Bock, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Rowe (SG), Rafael Stanley (SF), Lawrence Pruett (PF) Chadwick Nichols, James Page, David Day | |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 09:03 | Fairfield | Rafael Stanley gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | Shayne Johnson picks off the pass by Rafael Stanley | 16-20 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman knocks in the jumper from close range | 18-20 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-20 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Freddie Aasen tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Rowe - foul #2 on Robert Rowe, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Steven Bock (C) Larry Gorman, Hugh Whitehurst, Shayne Johnson, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Barrow (PG), Chadwick Nichols (SG), Peter Bradley (SF), David Day (PF), Michael Salsbury (C) Joseph Welch, Robert Rowe, Rafael Stanley, Lawrence Pruett, Freddie Aasen | |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:51 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols grabs the board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) C - Steven Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Barrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Day (fresh) C - Michael Salsbury (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | David Day is whistled for a carry | 19-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk (C) Josh Sedlak | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:18 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Bowling | 21-22 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Donald Bowling is called for the reach on John Barrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bowling, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rafael Stanley (SF) Michael Salsbury | |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | John Barrow scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chadwick Nichols | 21-25 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Day - foul #2 on David Day, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG) Steven Bock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Johnson (PG), Lawrence Pruett (PF), Freddie Aasen (C) John Barrow, Peter Bradley, David Day | |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:22 | Fairfield | Lawrence Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:12 | Fairfield | Tom Rutledge steps in front of the Lawrence Pruett pass | 22-25 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge misses the easy layup | 22-25 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | Fairfield | Rafael Stanley's pass is intercepted by Donald Bowling | 22-25 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Rafael Stanley - foul #1 on Rafael Stanley, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Donald Bowling, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Welch (PG), Michael Salsbury (C) Raymond Johnson, Freddie Aasen | |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 04:39 | Fairfield | Joseph Welch grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | Hugh Whitehurst steals the ball from Rafael Stanley | 24-28 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Stanley | 26-31 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Salsbury - foul #1 on Michael Salsbury, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Steven Bock (C) Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Rowe (PG), John Barrow (SG), James Page (SF), Peter Bradley (PF), David Day (C) Joseph Welch, Chadwick Nichols, Rafael Stanley, Lawrence Pruett, Michael Salsbury | |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Barrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Page (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Day (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Fairfield | Robert Rowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | James Page grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | James Page scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | David Day pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 02:42 | Fairfield | John Barrow connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Rowe | 28-37 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Bowling and the foul's on Peter Bradley - foul #1 on Peter Bradley, team foul #10 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Hugh Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Welch (PG), Freddie Aasen (C) John Barrow, James Page | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Freddie Aasen pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Bock - foul #2 on Steven Bock, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols (SG) Robert Rowe | |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Steven Bock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 01:47 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Welch | 30-40 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | David Day steals the ball from Steven Bock | 30-40 |
| 01:07 | Fairfield | Chadwick Nichols misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Steven Bock gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Chadwick Nichols takes the ball from Josh Sedlak | 30-40 |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley can't finish the layup | 30-40 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | John Kaufman grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Steven Bock hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Josh Sedlak | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Peter Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |