| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kyle Elswick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Milton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Toby Wimberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | George Brinton inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | James Robinson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Bishop | 29-29 |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Desalvo - foul #2 on Anthony Desalvo, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the floater from close range set up by Sean Selig | 33-35 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick is hacked by James Robinson - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn (PG) James Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly misses long on a jumper in the paint | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Selig | 35-35 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Sean Selig hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Bishop | 37-35 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Elswick | 37-37 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Bishop | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Milton | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer loses the dribble to Terrence Dejohn | 39-37 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Terrence Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clarence Bishop (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Brinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kyle Elswick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Milton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toby Wimberly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Desalvo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), Quon Tang (SF), Casimir Karpin (PF), Diego Rodriguez (C) Terrence Dejohn, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (PG), Craig Robinson (SG), Ralph Cobb (SF), Hugh Adkinson (PF), Don Forbes (C) Kyle Elswick, Karl Shaffer, Joseph Milton, Toby Wimberly, Anthony Desalvo | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Casimir Karpin, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Clarence Bishop takes the ball from Craig Robinson | 39-37 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop banks in the layup | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Quon Tang | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | James Robinson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Casimir Karpin | 43-37 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Don Forbes tips it in | 43-39 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Quon Tang double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn (SG) Clarence Bishop | |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo (C) Don Forbes | |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Craig Robinson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF) Quon Tang, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Punch (SG) Ralph Cobb | |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Casimir Karpin, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG), Joseph Milton (SF) Joe Punch, Craig Robinson | |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Joseph Milton scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | George Brinton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Casimir Karpin | 43-42 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sean Selig | 46-42 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Terrence Dejohn - foul #3 on Terrence Dejohn, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez (SG), Dikembe Azim (C) James Robinson, Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Karl Shaffer (SG), Toby Wimberly (PF) Thomas Rayford, Hugh Adkinson | |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Sean Selig | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Terrence Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kyle Elswick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toby Wimberly (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Desalvo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn is fouled on the floor by Toby Wimberly - foul #1 on Toby Wimberly, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Clarence Bishop (SG), Quon Tang (SF) Terrence Dejohn, George Brinton, Sean Selig | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Robinson (PG), Ralph Cobb (SF), Don Forbes (C) Kyle Elswick, Joseph Milton, Anthony Desalvo | |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Don Forbes pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Don Forbes can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-42 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Wimberly | 46-42 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Ralph Cobb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Karl Shaffer steps in front of the Clarence Bishop pass | 46-42 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Ralph Cobb comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Quon Tang - foul #2 on Quon Tang, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF), Casimir Karpin (C) Mario Castellanos, Clarence Bishop, Quon Tang, Diego Rodriguez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG), Anthony Desalvo (C) Craig Robinson, Don Forbes | |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Ralph Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Ralph Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Sean Selig gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | James Robinson is called for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG), Joseph Milton (SF) Karl Shaffer, Ralph Cobb | |
| 08:59 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson (PF) Toby Wimberly | |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Sean Selig can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Hugh Adkinson - foul #1 on Hugh Adkinson, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Sean Selig makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Sean Selig makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford is hacked by Terrence Dejohn - foul #4 on Terrence Dejohn, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez (C) Terrence Dejohn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | George Brinton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Anthony Desalvo denies the turnaround by George Brinton | 48-43 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | James Robinson steals the ball from Hugh Adkinson | 48-43 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | James Robinson can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Joseph Milton snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Casimir Karpin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kyle Elswick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Rayford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hugh Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | The short jumper by James Robinson is denied by Joseph Milton | 48-43 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Sean Selig gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | George Brinton hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Casimir Karpin | 50-43 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo tips it in | 50-45 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | George Brinton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Robinson and he's hacked by Joseph Milton - foul #1 on Joseph Milton, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn (PG), Clarence Bishop (SG), Quon Tang (SF), Dikembe Azim (C) James Robinson, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Robinson (PG), Karl Shaffer (SG), Ralph Cobb (SF), Toby Wimberly (PF) Kyle Elswick, Thomas Rayford, Joseph Milton, Anthony Desalvo | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:53 | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 52-45 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Quon Tang comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Ralph Cobb snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Quon Tang's pass is intercepted by Toby Wimberly | 52-45 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Craig Robinson's layup is rejected by Quon Tang | 52-45 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF) Terrence Dejohn, Quon Tang, Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG), Joseph Milton (SF), Anthony Desalvo (C) Craig Robinson, Ralph Cobb, Hugh Adkinson | |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly loses the dribble to Sean Selig | 52-45 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | James Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Toby Wimberly | 52-45 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Joseph Milton gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo connects on the turnaround in the paint | 52-47 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Sean Selig buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Bishop | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Bishop (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kyle Elswick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Toby Wimberly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Desalvo and he's hacked by Clarence Bishop - foul #3 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn (SG), Diego Rodriguez (C) Clarence Bishop, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG) Karl Shaffer | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez is called for 3 seconds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Don Forbes (PF) Toby Wimberly | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Joseph Milton knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Elswick and he's hacked by George Brinton - foul #1 on George Brinton, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Pena (C) Sean Selig | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Robinson (SG) Kyle Elswick | |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Joseph Milton makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop (SG), Sean Selig (PF), Dikembe Azim (C) Terrence Dejohn, Diego Rodriguez, Cesar Pena | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG), Karl Shaffer (SG), Toby Wimberly (PF) Thomas Rayford, Craig Robinson, Don Forbes | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | George Brinton misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Milton - foul #2 on Joseph Milton, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | George Brinton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Milton | 56-53 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim tips it but misses | 56-53 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 56-53 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Anthony Desalvo picks off the pass by George Brinton | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Joseph Milton is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Milton, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Anthony Desalvo blocks the short jumper by James Robinson | 56-53 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | George Brinton tips it home | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Desalvo | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | George Brinton is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Elswick - foul #2 on Kyle Elswick, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Elswick | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | James Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Elswick - foul #3 on Kyle Elswick, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Toby Wimberly misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Dikembe Azim denies the turnaround by Karl Shaffer | 60-59 |