| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) SG - John Menard (fresh) SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - James Chandler (fresh) C - Gregory Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) SF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) C - William Scharfenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Chandler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Snyder | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | John Menard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Scharfenberg | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo is fouled on the floor by Davis Drummond - foul #1 on Davis Drummond, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | William Scharfenberg misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | John Menard buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Mathew Astudillo | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | William Scharfenberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Larry McKinnon | 3-0 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | John Menard misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Fairchild - foul #1 on Douglas Fairchild, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Caraballo (SG), Paul Mack (SF), Charles Billups (PF), Carlos Alvarado (C) Mathew Astudillo, Larry McKinnon, James Chandler, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:02 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | William Scharfenberg grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild's floater is tipped away by Charles Billups | 4-0 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Paul Mack grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Mark Caraballo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Mark Caraballo misses the easy layup | 7-2 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | William Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Menard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Mack (fresh) PF - Charles Billups (fresh) C - Carlos Alvarado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) SF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) C - William Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild misses the turnaround in the paint | 7-2 |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Carlos Alvarado gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Paul Mack misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Douglas Fairchild | 7-2 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett is hacked by Mark Caraballo - foul #1 on Mark Caraballo, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), James Chandler (PF), Gregory Snyder (C) John Menard, Paul Mack, Charles Billups, Carlos Alvarado | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (SF), Dylan Doyle (PF), John Goodman (C) Jason Zeleznik, Douglas Fairchild, William Scharfenberg | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Caraballo - foul #2 on Mark Caraballo, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Paul Mack (SG) Jay Bayerl, Mark Caraballo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Petterson (SF) Davis Drummond | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | John Goodman swats the layup by Mathew Astudillo | 7-3 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the tip | 7-3 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo tips it home | 9-3 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | William Petterson is hacked by James Chandler - foul #1 on James Chandler, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG) Mathew Astudillo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Kruger (PG) Stephen Barnett | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | William Petterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Paul Mack drills a 3 from the right corner | 12-3 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Petterson is fouled on the floor by Paul Mack - foul #1 on Paul Mack, team foul #4 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), John Menard (SG), Charles Billups (PF) Jay Bayerl, Paul Mack, James Chandler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Jason Zeleznik (SF), Douglas Fairchild (PF) Phillip Kruger, Brett Chatfield, John Goodman | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Davis Drummond | 12-5 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Menard | 14-5 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Billups - foul #1 on Charles Billups, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Mack (SG), James Chandler (PF) John Menard, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), William Scharfenberg (C) William Petterson, Dylan Doyle | |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 17-7 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Zeleznik and he's hacked by Mathew Astudillo - foul #1 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), John Menard (SG) Mathew Astudillo, Paul Mack | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jay Bayerl (fresh) SG - John Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Chandler (fresh) C - Charles Billups (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | John Menard misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-10 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Larry McKinnon | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | The jump hook by John Menard is blocked by William Scharfenberg | 17-10 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Charles Billups snags the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon double dribbles | 17-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Paul Mack (SF), Gregory Snyder (C) Jay Bayerl, Larry McKinnon, Charles Billups | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle (PF) Douglas Fairchild | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Chandler - foul #2 on James Chandler, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Charles Billups (PF) John Menard, James Chandler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), William Petterson (SF), John Goodman (C) Davis Drummond, Jason Zeleznik, William Scharfenberg | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder travels with the ball | 17-12 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Mathew Astudillo takes the ball from Brett Chatfield | 17-12 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder misses the driving attempt from the right block | 17-12 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | William Petterson gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | William Petterson can't tip it in | 17-12 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Charles Billups loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), John Menard (SG) Mathew Astudillo, Paul Mack | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Jason Zeleznik (SF), Douglas Fairchild (PF), William Scharfenberg (C) Brett Chatfield, Stephen Barnett, Dylan Doyle, John Goodman | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Larry McKinnon is called for the reach on William Petterson - foul #1 on Larry McKinnon, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Mack (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | William Petterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | William Petterson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Jay Bayerl is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | William Scharfenberg misses the turnaround in the lane | 17-15 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Snyder | 17-15 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-15 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | William Petterson snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jay Bayerl (fresh) SG - John Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Billups (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Snyder (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Petterson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | William Petterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Jay Bayerl grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | John Menard double dribbles | 17-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Carlos Alvarado (C) Jay Bayerl, Paul Mack, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), Dylan Doyle (C) William Petterson, William Scharfenberg | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond is fouled on the floor by Mathew Astudillo - foul #2 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), Gregory Snyder (C) Mathew Astudillo, Carlos Alvarado | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder is hacked by Dylan Doyle - foul #1 on Dylan Doyle, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Mark Caraballo (SG), James Chandler (PF) Jay Bayerl, John Menard, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo buries a shot from the right side | 19-15 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Chandler | 19-15 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Charles Billups hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Davis Drummond - foul #2 on Davis Drummond, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), William Petterson (SF), William Scharfenberg (C) Davis Drummond, Jason Zeleznik, Douglas Fairchild | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Charles Billups makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Charles Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Chandler - foul #3 on James Chandler, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Snyder (C) James Chandler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Dylan Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Mark Caraballo is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mark Caraballo, team foul #11 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF) Mark Caraballo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 21-19 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Stephen Barnett steps in front of the John Menard pass | 21-19 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Brett Chatfield steps in front of the Charles Billups pass | 21-19 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Petterson - foul #1 on William Petterson, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Mack (SF), Carlos Alvarado (PF) Larry McKinnon, Charles Billups | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Jason Zeleznik (SF), Douglas Fairchild (PF), John Goodman (C) Stephen Barnett, William Petterson, Dylan Doyle, William Scharfenberg | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Alvarado (fresh) C - Gregory Snyder (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Goodman (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | John Goodman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 23-21 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Zeleznik | 23-21 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Menard | 23-21 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | John Menard hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 26-21 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond's pass is intercepted by Gregory Snyder | 26-21 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Paul Mack comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-21 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Brett Chatfield and the foul's on Mathew Astudillo - foul #3 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #12 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Charles Billups (PF) Mathew Astudillo, Paul Mack, Carlos Alvarado | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), William Scharfenberg (C) Brett Chatfield, John Goodman | |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Charles Billups comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon tips it home | 28-23 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | John Menard steals it from Douglas Fairchild | 28-23 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | John Menard can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-23 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Douglas Fairchild grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-26 |