| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anderson Bast (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Ervin (fresh) C - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Bauer inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Harvey - foul #3 on Matthew Harvey, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rosati (C) Matthew Harvey | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Ashley - foul #2 on Randy Ashley, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin lays it up and in | 32-43 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is hacked by Leslie Thurman - foul #2 on Leslie Thurman, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Ashley | 34-43 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 34-45 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Bauer | 37-45 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mauricio Russo and the foul's on Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin misses short on a floater from close range | 37-48 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Eric Rosati grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Michael Leib clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Pence steals the ball from Leslie Thurman | 37-48 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Randy Ashley clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Domenic Russo buries a floater from the left block | 39-48 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mario Ervin | 39-50 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | The jumper by Michael Leib is denied by Mario Ervin | 39-50 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bauer (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anderson Bast (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Rosati (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast misses the jumper from the right side | 39-50 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Eric Rosati grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Eric Rosati hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Anderson Bast | 39-52 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | James Bauer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Bauer - foul #3 on James Bauer, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), David Petree (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, James Bauer, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Talbert (PG), Benjamin Paquet (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Matthew Harvey (C) Anderson Bast, Leslie Thurman, Mario Ervin, Eric Rosati | |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | David Petree is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Russo - foul #3 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ruben Wahl (PG) Mauricio Russo | |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin hits the finger roll | 43-54 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Yevgeny Zin steals the ball from George Talbert | 43-54 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Ervin (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 12:58 | Ball State | David Petree hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Matthew Harvey | 43-54 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Ruben Wahl misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Mario Ervin is called for the reach on Elliot Clemons - foul #3 on Mario Ervin, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anderson Bast (PG) Ruben Wahl | |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Leib | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anderson Bast (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Talbert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Paquet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Randy Ashley takes the ball from Benjamin Paquet | 45-54 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Domenic Russo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Paquet - foul #1 on Benjamin Paquet, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Clifton Soles (SF), Michael Williams (C) George Talbert, Benjamin Paquet, Matthew Harvey | |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Michael Williams lays it in | 47-56 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Randy Ashley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Domenic Russo is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Domenic Russo, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) James Bauer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo (SF), Eric Rosati (PF), Matthew Harvey (C) Clifton Soles, Mario Ervin, Michael Williams | |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Matthew Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Eric Rosati grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-56 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pence | 47-56 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence misses the floater in the lane | 47-56 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Eric Rosati | 47-56 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Michael Leib clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mauricio Russo - foul #4 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Talbert (PG), Benjamin Paquet (SF), Mario Ervin (PF) Anderson Bast, Mauricio Russo, Eric Rosati | |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Michael Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Talbert | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Talbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Paquet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-59 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Benjamin Paquet misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Harvey | 51-59 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anderson Bast (PG), Mauricio Russo (SF), Eric Rosati (C) Leslie Thurman, Benjamin Paquet, Matthew Harvey | |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Domenic Russo loses the dribble to Anderson Bast | 51-59 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 51-59 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Anderson Bast - foul #3 on Anderson Bast, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-59 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is hacked by George Talbert - foul #2 on George Talbert, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF) Jarek Swierczynski, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Matthew Harvey (C) George Talbert, Eric Rosati | |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Matthew Harvey pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | David Petree pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Domenic Russo knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Randy Ashley | 56-59 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG) Yevgeny Zin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence is fouled on the floor by Mario Ervin - foul #4 on Mario Ervin, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Paquet (SF), Eric Rosati (PF) Mauricio Russo, Mario Ervin | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anderson Bast (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Paquet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Rosati (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Benjamin Paquet misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Domenic Russo pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is fouled on the floor by Anderson Bast - foul #4 on Anderson Bast, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) David Petree, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ruben Wahl (PG), George Talbert (SG) Anderson Bast, Leslie Thurman | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Matthew Harvey connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Paquet | 60-63 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF), Domenic Russo (C) James Bauer, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anderson Bast (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Mauricio Russo (SF), Mario Ervin (PF) Ruben Wahl, George Talbert, Benjamin Paquet, Eric Rosati | |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Domenic Russo tips it home | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Anderson Bast | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Matthew Harvey swats the shot by Michael Leib | 62-65 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Mario Ervin snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Anderson Bast misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | David Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | David Petree connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Pence | 64-65 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Michael Leib steals the ball from Leslie Thurman | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mauricio Russo | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 64-65 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is hacked by Anderson Bast in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anderson Bast, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Talbert (PG) Anderson Bast | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Michael Leib picks off the pass by Matthew Harvey | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Randy Ashley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Leib | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Mauricio Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman snags the offensive board | 68-65 |