| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bober (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Rife (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Shew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Irving Grandberry | 37-39 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Jones | 37-41 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Raymond Massie is called for the reach on Allen Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Massie, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG) Raymond Massie | |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Lamay | 39-41 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Jameson - foul #1 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | James Rife hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 39-43 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 39-43 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Troy Goodrich steps in front of the Allen Edwards pass in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Irving Grandberry - foul #3 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF), William Baty (C) Irving Grandberry, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn (PF), Robert Lindell (C) Jeff Shew, Tim Jones | |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Bober | 41-45 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | William Baty steals the ball from Troy Goodrich | 41-45 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Donald Slate is fouled in the backcourt by Oren Densmore - foul #2 on Oren Densmore, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG), James Brown (C) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay, William Bober | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (PG), Louis Green (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF) Troy Goodrich, James Rife, Oren Densmore | |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew (PF), Richard Shepherd (C) Ronald Winn, Robert Lindell | |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Louis Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Slate - foul #3 on Donald Slate, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Rene Russo (SF), James Brown (PF) Robert Bondi, Donald Slate, William Baty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Louis Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Louis Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | James Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Charles Long pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeff Shew, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG), William Bober (PF) Joseph Zakar, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), James Rife (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Tim Jones (C) Charles Long, Louis Green, Miguel Garcia, Jeff Shew, Richard Shepherd | |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Bober | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rife (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Winn (fairly fresh) C - Tim Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | William Bober blocks the short jumper by Oren Densmore | 45-47 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 45-47 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Troy Goodrich takes the ball from Allen Edwards in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:09 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Rife | 45-50 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tim Jones, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Baty (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay, Rene Russo, William Bober, James Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Louis Green (SG), Charles Long (SF), Jeff Shew (PF), Robert Lindell (C) Troy Goodrich, James Rife, Oren Densmore, Ronald Winn, Tim Jones | |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Bondi | 50-50 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew drills a jumper near the basket set up by Charles Long and he's hacked by Joseph Zakar - foul #2 on Joseph Zakar, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia (SF) Louis Green | |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | William Baty grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Irving Grandberry | 52-52 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie is hacked by Irving Grandberry - foul #4 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Long | 52-55 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG) Joseph Zakar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore (SF), Richard Shepherd (C) Charles Long, Robert Lindell | |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore knocks in the floater from close range set up by Raymond Massie | 52-57 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | William Baty's layup is rejected by Jeff Shew | 52-57 |
| 12:26 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 12:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Rene Russo (SF), William Bober (PF) Robert Bondi, William Baty, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Robert Lindell (C) Louis Green, Oren Densmore, Richard Shepherd | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Jeff Shew is called for the reach on Arthur Lamay - foul #4 on Jeff Shew, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Arthur Lamay, Donald Slate | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Charles Long (PF) Raymond Massie, Jeff Shew | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lindell (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Rene Russo is blocked by Miguel Garcia | 52-57 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Long snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Zakar - foul #3 on Joseph Zakar, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Ronald Winn (PF), Tim Jones (C) Troy Goodrich, Miguel Garcia, Robert Lindell | |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | James Rife clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is called for 10 seconds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG), William Baty (PF), James Brown (C) Joseph Zakar, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore (SF) Charles Long | |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Allen Edwards steals the ball from Raymond Massie | 52-58 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | James Brown drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Slate and he's fouled by Raymond Massie - foul #4 on Raymond Massie, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (PG) Allen Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Louis Green (SG), Richard Shepherd (C) Raymond Massie, James Rife, Tim Jones | |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Donald Slate grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Donald Slate is blocked by Oren Densmore | 54-58 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | William Baty grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Donald Slate knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Bondi | 56-58 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | William Baty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Louis Green picks off the pass by Donald Slate | 56-58 |
| 07:59 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn scores on a floater from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Green - foul #1 on Louis Green, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Bober (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Robert Bondi, Donald Slate, James Brown, William Baty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Charles Long (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Jeff Shew (PF), Tim Jones (C) Troy Goodrich, Louis Green, Oren Densmore, Ronald Winn, Richard Shepherd | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Lamay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Bober (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Long (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeff Shew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | William Bober steps in front of the Miguel Garcia pass | 56-60 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay is hacked by Charles Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Long, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | James Rife drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Raymond Massie - foul #5 on Raymond Massie, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG) Arthur Lamay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia (SF), Robert Lindell (C) Raymond Massie, Tim Jones | |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 3rd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-62 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Charles Long grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Long | 61-62 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Charles Long makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | William Bober misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 61-64 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | William Bober clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | James Rife snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Allen Edwards | 61-64 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is fouled in the backcourt by James Rife - foul #3 on James Rife, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), Rene Russo (SF), William Baty (PF), Donald Slate (C) Allen Edwards, Irving Grandberry, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Oren Densmore (SF), Tim Jones (C) Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Robert Lindell | |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Rene Russo is called for the reach on Oren Densmore - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Joseph Zakar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG), Ronald Winn (PF) James Rife, Jeff Shew | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | William Baty snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Rene Russo is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Slate | 66-65 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | Louis Green is whistled for a carry | 66-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay (SG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Robert Bondi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones tips it in | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bondi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Baty (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Slate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oren Densmore (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Winn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oren Densmore - foul #3 on Oren Densmore, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), William Bober (PF), James Brown (C) Robert Bondi, William Baty, Donald Slate | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Jeff Shew (PF), Richard Shepherd (C) Louis Green, Ronald Winn, Tim Jones | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | James Rife is fouled on the floor by Allen Edwards - foul #2 on Allen Edwards, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (SF), Robert Lindell (PF) Oren Densmore, Jeff Shew | |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Bober | 68-67 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | James Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Lamay | 70-67 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Baty (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Jeff Shew (PF) Troy Goodrich, James Rife, Richard Shepherd | |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Long | 70-69 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | William Bober hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Arthur Lamay | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) William Baty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), James Rife (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Tim Jones (C) Charles Long, Louis Green, Miguel Garcia, Robert Lindell | |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones can't tip it in | 72-69 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich can't tip it in | 72-69 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | William Bober gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the easy layup | 72-69 |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | James Rife hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Oren Densmore | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Goodrich - foul #2 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Daniel Jameson | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is hacked by Troy Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | James Rife grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | William Bober grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | William Bober is hacked by Troy Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | William Bober misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich misses the halfcourt shot | 76-72 |