| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie White (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James South (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Witham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Josh Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | William Dorton clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Josh Lucas | 27-34 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Jamie White misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Dorton | 27-34 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Josh Lucas - foul #3 on Josh Lucas, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, Johnathon Witham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | David Warren is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Warren, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Willis (SF), Kent Oviedo (C) James South, David Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Josh Lucas blocks the short jumper by Ryan Mello | 27-36 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Ryan Mello - foul #2 on Ryan Mello, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), David Warren (C) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Kent Oviedo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Jeffrey Jacques (PF) Todd Lawless, William Dorton | |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tony Tuttle | 30-38 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tony Tuttle | 30-38 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Brennan - foul #2 on Joe Brennan, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Johnathon Witham (PF) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, David Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit is fouled on the floor by Morris Murray - foul #3 on Morris Murray, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jamie White (SG) Morris Murray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SF) Nathaniel Breit | |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is fouled on the floor by James South - foul #1 on James South, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF), William Dorton (PF) Tony Tuttle, Ryan Mello | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is hacked by James South - foul #2 on James South, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bower (SF) Nathaniel Breit | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Willis (fresh) PF - Johnathon Witham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Josh Lucas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Richard Willis steps in front of the Todd Lawless pass | 30-39 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Jacques - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jacques, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), William Stolinski (PF) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Johnathon Witham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) John Dummer | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower scores on a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bower - foul #4 on Daniel Bower, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham (PF) William Stolinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), Ryan Mello (C) Todd Lawless, Daniel Bower, William Dorton | |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas buries a shot in the lane | 33-42 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | James South grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Nathaniel Breit picks off the pass by Johnathon Witham | 33-42 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | James South steals it from Nathaniel Breit out of a doubleteam | 33-42 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nathaniel Breit - foul #2 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SG), William Dorton (PF) Winston Crawford, Jeffrey Jacques | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Mello | 34-44 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Dorton | 37-47 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Morris Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Johnathon Witham, Josh Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG) Tony Tuttle | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie White (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James South (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Stolinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | John Dummer is called for the reach on Jamie White - foul #1 on John Dummer, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Josh Lucas (C) James South, David Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG) Todd Lawless | |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Jamie White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Breit | 37-52 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | John Dummer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | William Stolinski gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Jamie White comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | John Dummer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-52 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello tips it home | 39-54 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Jamie White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Dummer | 42-57 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Jamie White is hacked by Nathaniel Breit - foul #3 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), James South (SF), Johnathon Witham (PF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, William Stolinski, Josh Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Todd Lawless (SG), Jeffrey Jacques (PF) John Dummer, Winston Crawford, William Dorton | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | James South misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | David Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Morris Murray is hacked by Ryan Mello - foul #3 on Ryan Mello, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham snags the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mello | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Breit out of the doubleteam | 42-60 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Morris Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Richard Willis (SF), Josh Lucas (C) Robert Nelson, James South, David Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Daniel Bower (PF) Nathaniel Breit, Ryan Mello | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Willis (fresh) PF - Johnathon Witham (fresh) 7 pts. C - Josh Lucas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower clanks a runner from the baseline | 42-60 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham throws it down on a nice dish by Morris Murray | 44-60 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jacques | 44-60 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas loses the dribble to Daniel Bower | 44-60 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle travels with the ball | 44-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Johnathon Witham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), William Dorton (C) Winston Crawford, Todd Lawless, Jeffrey Jacques | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Tony Tuttle picks off the pass by James South | 44-60 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit throws it down on a nice dish by Tony Tuttle | 44-62 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-62 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | James South is called for the reach on Nathaniel Breit - foul #3 on James South, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), Brian Showalter (PF) Jamie White, James South, Josh Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Nathaniel Breit is called for the reach on David Warren - foul #4 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SG), Jeffrey Jacques (C) Tony Tuttle, William Dorton | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | David Warren makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | David Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | John Dummer clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Warren - foul #2 on David Warren, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo (C) David Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | John Dummer makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | John Dummer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-66 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Dummer | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Morris Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Willis (fresh) PF - Brian Showalter (fresh) C - Kent Oviedo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Willis | 48-69 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 48-69 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless can't tip it in | 48-69 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Morris Murray | 48-69 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Richard Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Willis | 51-69 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-69 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Richard Willis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-69 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques hits the follow up shot | 51-71 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Brian Showalter, Kent Oviedo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Ryan Mello (C) John Dummer, Jeffrey Jacques | |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathaniel Breit and he's hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #9 | 51-73 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Tony Tuttle steals the ball from Robert Nelson | 51-74 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle misses the easy layup | 51-74 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit tips it but misses | 51-74 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-74 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | David Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Ryan Mello steals it from Richard Willis | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle runs out the clock | 51-74 |