| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | George Christensen buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dikembe Masudi | 26-42 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | George Kelly is fouled on the floor by Jack Adams - foul #1 on Jack Adams, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Kelly | 28-42 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones's pass is intercepted by George Kelly | 28-42 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | George Kelly blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jack Adams - foul #2 on Jack Adams, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | George Kelly's floater is tipped away by Jason Jones | 30-42 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla (SF), Thomas Booker (C) George Kelly, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF) Joseph Foster | |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 32-42 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | George Christensen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs misses long on a shot near the basket | 32-45 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Berdy Ziler blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Jacobs | 32-45 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | George Christensen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Berdy Ziler | 32-48 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Willie Ross, Christopher Suggs, Thomas Booker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Berdy Ziler, Jason Jones | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 8 pts. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson is hacked by James Bingham - foul #1 on James Bingham, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on David Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Cary Woolf, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Patrick Cooper | 32-50 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | George Kelly loses the dribble to David Fitzgerald | 32-50 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming lays it up and in on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Sevilla | 34-52 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Sevilla denies the turnaround by Joseph Foster | 34-52 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | George Kelly gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla hits the follow up shot | 36-52 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson knocks in the shot from close range | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Sevilla, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Willie Ross (SG), William Danner (SF), Christopher Suggs (PF), Thomas Booker (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Mark Sevilla, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster, Earl Nelson | |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-54 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | William Danner grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Masudi - foul #3 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi grabs the board | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Danner - foul #3 on William Danner, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla (SF) William Danner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Jones - foul #3 on Jason Jones, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly (C) Christopher Suggs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster (PF) Berdy Ziler | |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker misses the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mark Sevilla | 37-56 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Micheal Kelly is blocked by Jason Jones | 37-56 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla can't tip it in | 37-56 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Masudi | 37-56 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-56 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Thomas Booker steals it from George Christensen | 37-56 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Ross | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Jacobs - foul #2 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), George Kelly (SF), Christopher Suggs (PF), William Danner (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Mark Sevilla, Thomas Booker, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Earl Nelson (C) George Christensen, Jason Jones | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Willie Ross clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-58 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 40-60 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | William Danner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Kelly | 43-60 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Mark Sevilla (C) Willie Ross, William Danner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), George Christensen (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster | |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Sevilla | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | George Christensen knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla's pass is intercepted by David Fitzgerald | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler tips it back up and in | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla gets the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf loses the ball out of bounds | 46-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG), Willie Ross (SG), Thomas Booker (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Cary Woolf, George Kelly, Christopher Suggs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming slams it home on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 46-66 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla hits a floater near the basket set up by Willie Ross and the foul's on Dikembe Masudi - foul #4 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (SF) Mark Sevilla | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker drills a turnaround in the lane | 51-66 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming drills a shot from the left side set up by Dikembe Masudi | 51-68 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Dikembe Masudi steals the ball from James Bingham | 51-68 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones tips it in | 51-70 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), George Kelly (SF), Christopher Suggs (PF) James Bingham, William Danner, Thomas Booker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG) Mack Deming | |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Jack Adams - foul #3 on Jack Adams, team foul #6 | 51-70 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-70 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | George Christensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Ross | 54-70 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Willie Ross is called for the reach on Jack Adams - foul #1 on Willie Ross, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF) Joseph Foster | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 5 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | George Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), William Danner (SF), Mark Sevilla (PF), Thomas Booker (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Willie Ross, George Kelly, Christopher Suggs, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | James Bingham travels with the ball | 54-70 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 54-70 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones tips it home | 54-72 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | William Danner tips it but misses | 54-72 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | William Danner steps in front of the Berdy Ziler pass | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Cary Woolf | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-72 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker hits a jumper from the left block | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 58-72 |