| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Seeberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stallman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger is hacked by Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) John Stallman | |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 19:30 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Mario Belvin swats the dunk try by Wayne Wheaton | 28-34 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:37 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Gammage - foul #1 on Todd Gammage, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) Michael Ray | |
| 18:37 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:37 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Donald Zimmerman steals it from John Stallman | 30-34 |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan lays it up and in set up by Donald Zimmerman | 32-34 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults clanks a jumper from close range | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Peter Ryan | 34-36 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Harold Walsh - foul #1 on Harold Walsh, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish (C) Harold Walsh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG) John Stallman | |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:49 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Wheaton - foul #2 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver (PF) Edward Seeberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:49 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:49 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Jeff Veal tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Oliver | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. PF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Gish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Laduke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-41 |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:23 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:52 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the easy layup | 38-43 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a shot from the baseline set up by Wayne Wheaton | 38-45 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 13:16 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the tip | 38-45 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mario Belvin - foul #2 on Mario Belvin, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (SG), Ricardo Diaz (SF), Edward Seeberger (PF), Harold Walsh (C) Donald Zimmerman, Mario Belvin, Steven Oliver, Kevin Gish | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), John Stallman (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Jeff Veal, Glenn Laduke, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:38 | Miami (OH) | John Stallman takes the ball from Billy Riebe | 38-47 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults lays it up and in set up by Michael Ray | 38-49 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Shoults - foul #3 on Norman Shoults, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Barnes (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Todd Gammage, Norman Shoults | |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Edward Seeberger steps in front of the Wayne Wheaton pass | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricardo Diaz (fresh) PF - Edward Seeberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Stallman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Wheaton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver (SG) Peter Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF), Norman Shoults (C) David Barnes, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Billy Riebe picks off the pass by John Stallman | 40-49 |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Todd Gammage | 43-51 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 10:10 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:55 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Bland swats the shot by Billy Riebe | 43-51 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG), Donald Zimmerman (SG), Mario Belvin (SF), Kevin Gish (C) Billy Riebe, Ricardo Diaz, Edward Seeberger, Harold Walsh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Norman Shoults | |
| 09:12 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Todd Gammage - foul #2 on Todd Gammage, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chad Crowe (C) Steven Oliver | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Shoults (SF) Todd Gammage | |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 07:52 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Zimmerman | 50-54 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Glenn Laduke and the foul's on Chad Crowe - foul #1 on Chad Crowe, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (PG), Edward Seeberger (PF) Peter Ryan, Chad Crowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) Jonathan Bland | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Seeberger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Gish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Stallman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Wheaton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Stallman - foul #1 on John Stallman, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland (PF) Norman Shoults | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland scores on a shot from the baseline | 52-59 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Wheaton is called for the reach on Mario Belvin - foul #3 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG), Harold Walsh (C) Billy Riebe, Kevin Gish | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mario Belvin | 52-59 |
| 05:47 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward Seeberger | 55-59 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Zimmerman | 57-59 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 04:42 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:38 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stallman | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Bland - foul #1 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (PG), Ricardo Diaz (SF), Steven Oliver (PF), Kevin Gish (C) Peter Ryan, Mario Belvin, Edward Seeberger, Harold Walsh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Norman Shoults (SF), John Cherry (C) Glenn Laduke, Todd Gammage, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | John Cherry snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | John Stallman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cherry | 58-65 |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 03:14 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe tips it in | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricardo Diaz (fresh) PF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Gish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stallman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | John Stallman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Gish - foul #1 on Kevin Gish, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG) Donald Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Todd Gammage (SF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, John Stallman, Jonathan Bland, John Cherry | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Norman Shoults is blocked by Steven Oliver | 60-65 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Peter Ryan | 60-65 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin (SF), Edward Seeberger (PF), Harold Walsh (C) Ricardo Diaz, Steven Oliver, Kevin Gish | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Shoults | 60-65 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton loses the dribble to Peter Ryan | 60-65 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 60-65 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton is hacked by Billy Riebe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Riebe, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman (SG) Billy Riebe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), John Stallman (SF) Jeff Veal, Todd Gammage | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Michael Ray is fouled on the floor by Edward Seeberger - foul #3 on Edward Seeberger, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is fouled on the floor by Donald Zimmerman - foul #1 on Donald Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Ryan | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Peter Ryan is called for the reach on Michael Ray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Ryan, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Michael Ray misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Ryan - foul #4 on Peter Ryan, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | John Stallman snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | John Stallman is hacked by Peter Ryan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Ryan, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (PG) Peter Ryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | John Stallman makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | John Stallman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe is whistled for a carry | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Michael Ray runs out the clock | 62-69 |