| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) SG - Clarence Bishop (fresh) SF - George Brinton (fresh) PF - Sean Selig (fresh) C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) SF - Gordon Willeford (fresh) PF - William Simoes (fresh) C - Wallace Ryberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps hits a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | James Robinson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Brinton | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is hacked by Clarence Bishop - foul #1 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Virgil Faria picks off the pass by James Robinson in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria banks in the layup | 2-9 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Sean Selig comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-9 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Sean Selig tips it back up and in | 4-9 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg hits the follow up shot | 4-11 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-11 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Bishop - foul #2 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), Quon Tang (SF), Casimir Karpin (PF), Diego Rodriguez (C) James Robinson, Clarence Bishop, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG), Mark Russell (SF), Dana Rigby (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Virgil Faria, Gordon Willeford, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Quon Tang misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin tips it but misses | 4-13 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Glover is blocked by Casimir Karpin | 4-13 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Quon Tang is whistled for traveling | 4-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin (PF) Randy Stamps | |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Russell | 4-16 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) SG - Terrence Dejohn (fresh) SF - Quon Tang (fresh) PF - Casimir Karpin (fresh) C - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Glover (fresh) PF - Kermit Devlin (fresh) C - Dana Rigby (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez misses the easy layup | 4-16 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Casimir Karpin steals the ball from Thomas Glover | 4-16 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn is called for 10 seconds | 4-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF), Cesar Pena (C) Mario Castellanos, Quon Tang, Casimir Karpin, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), John Lemaster (SG), William Simoes (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) Mark Russell, David Duckworth, Thomas Glover, Dana Rigby | |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | William Simoes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-16 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn grabs the board | 4-16 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Sean Selig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-16 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-16 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Sean Selig pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Cesar Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Faria - foul #1 on Virgil Faria, team foul #1 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randall Schwab (SF) George Brinton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Glover (C) Kermit Devlin, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | James Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cesar Pena | 7-16 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Randall Schwab takes the ball from John Lemaster | 7-16 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | James Robinson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Terrence Dejohn | 9-16 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-19 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Cesar Pena clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn can't tip it in | 9-19 |
| 12:47 | Santa Clara | William Simoes pulls down the rebound | 9-19 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | William Simoes makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Lemaster | 9-21 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | James Robinson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Willeford - foul #1 on Gordon Willeford, team foul #2 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Casimir Karpin (SG), George Brinton (SF), Diego Rodriguez (PF), Dikembe Azim (C) James Robinson, Terrence Dejohn, Randall Schwab, Sean Selig, Cesar Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Dana Rigby (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) Virgil Faria, John Lemaster, Gordon Willeford, William Simoes, Thomas Glover | |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-21 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos is fouled on the floor by David Duckworth - foul #1 on David Duckworth, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin (PF) Dana Rigby | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) SG - Casimir Karpin (fresh) SF - George Brinton (fresh) PF - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kermit Devlin (fresh) C - Wallace Ryberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos lays it in | 13-21 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn (SG), Quon Tang (PF) Diego Rodriguez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford (SF) David Duckworth | |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kermit Devlin - foul #1 on Kermit Devlin, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Selig (PF) George Brinton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Dana Rigby (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Mark Russell, Kermit Devlin, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby tips it home | 14-25 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Stamps - foul #1 on Randy Stamps, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG) Mario Castellanos | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | James Robinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Quon Tang | 17-25 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Glover steals it from Terrence Dejohn | 17-25 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | The refs have stopped play. Casimir Karpin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 17-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez (SG), George Brinton (SF), Cesar Pena (C) Terrence Dejohn, Quon Tang, Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG), Mark Russell (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) Virgil Faria, Gordon Willeford, Dana Rigby, Thomas Glover | |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth is hacked by James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Simoes (PF) Randy Stamps | |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Duckworth | 17-27 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Sean Selig misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | William Simoes gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | William Simoes misses the lay-in | 17-27 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg tips it but misses | 17-27 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Diego Rodriguez | 17-27 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Sean Selig can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 17-27 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kermit Devlin | 17-27 |
| 07:50 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kermit Devlin | 17-29 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), Randall Schwab (SF), Quon Tang (PF) James Robinson, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Cesar Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Thomas Glover (PF), Dana Rigby (C) David Duckworth, Kermit Devlin, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Randy Stamps, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG) Randy Stamps | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Dejohn (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Randall Schwab (fresh) PF - Quon Tang (fresh) C - Diego Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Lemaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Glover (fresh) C - Dana Rigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Quon Tang misses long on a jumper from the right side | 17-29 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dana Rigby | 17-29 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria loses the dribble to Randall Schwab | 17-29 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover is fouled on the floor by Quon Tang - foul #1 on Quon Tang, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF), Cesar Pena (C) Mario Castellanos, Randall Schwab, Quon Tang, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), William Simoes (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) John Lemaster, Mark Russell, Thomas Glover, Dana Rigby | |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Gordon Willeford is blocked by Sean Selig | 17-29 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg snags the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | William Simoes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Cesar Pena - foul #1 on Cesar Pena, team foul #7 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin (SF) Gordon Willeford | |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | William Simoes makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | William Simoes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | David Duckworth steals the ball from James Robinson | 17-31 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Faria | 17-33 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Cesar Pena is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-33 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Sean Selig pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 17-33 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | James Robinson tips it in | 19-33 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | George Brinton steals it from Virgil Faria | 19-33 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Cesar Pena banks in the wide open layup | 21-33 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Clarence Bishop (SG), Randall Schwab (SF), Quon Tang (PF), Dikembe Azim (C) James Robinson, Terrence Dejohn, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Cesar Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Glover (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Virgil Faria, David Duckworth, Kermit Devlin, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is fouled on the floor by Clarence Bishop - foul #3 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez (SG) Clarence Bishop | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SF) Gordon Willeford | |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Schwab (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Quon Tang (fresh) C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Lemaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Glover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dana Rigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Stamps - foul #3 on Randy Stamps, team foul #7 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford (SF) Randy Stamps | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford lays it in | 22-37 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Lemaster | 22-37 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Quon Tang picks off the pass by Mark Russell | 22-37 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Randall Schwab snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Quon Tang is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-37 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Quon Tang tips it but misses | 22-37 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dana Rigby | 22-37 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby's layup is rejected by Dikembe Azim | 22-37 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Willeford | 22-37 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Quon Tang pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Mark Russell picks off the pass by Diego Rodriguez in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover is fouled on the floor by Randall Schwab - foul #1 on Randall Schwab, team foul #9 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF), Cesar Pena (C) Mario Castellanos, Diego Rodriguez, Randall Schwab, Quon Tang, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), David Duckworth (SG), Kermit Devlin (SF), William Simoes (PF) Mark Russell, John Lemaster, Gordon Willeford, Dana Rigby | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Sean Selig misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-37 |