| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) C - Peter Stalter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Peter Stalter blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Ronald Haddix is called for the reach on Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG) Ronald Haddix | |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich's layup is rejected by Benjamin Cross | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is denied on a layup by Daniel Jameson | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Eric Potts knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Robards | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Eric Potts snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Rafael Enriquez takes the ball from Daniel Cooke | 2-6 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Eric Potts steps in front of the Augustus Zurich pass | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the easy layup but the foul's on Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | James Brown throws it down | 4-7 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Greg Thomas - foul #1 on Greg Thomas, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 3rd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Gary Levine is fouled on the floor by Howard Anchondo - foul #1 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG), Timothy Anderson (C) Leonard Robards, Peter Stalter | |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Gene Arceo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams is hacked by Daniel Jameson - foul #1 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Eric Potts (PF) Dwayne Williams, Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Eric Potts comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 10-9 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg is hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Peter Stalter (C) Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross | |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Herman Gardner | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Cooke | 12-14 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Stalter - foul #1 on Peter Stalter, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke tips it home | 13-16 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Peter Stalter steps in front of the Daniel Jameson pass | 13-16 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-16 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-16 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Peter Stalter tips it home | 13-18 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is fouled on the floor by Eric Potts - foul #1 on Eric Potts, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Leonard Robards picks off the pass by Howard Anchondo | 13-18 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Gene Arceo can't finish the layup | 13-18 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Benjamin Cross denies the turnaround by Howard Anchondo | 13-18 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Gene Arceo snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski connects on the floater from the left side | 15-18 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Peter Stalter is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF) Leonard Robards, Gene Arceo | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Eric Potts steals it from Herman Gardner | 15-20 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Herman Gardner | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gary Levine (fresh) SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Stalter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Peter Stalter swats the layup by James Brown | 15-20 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 15-20 |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Gary Levine connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Cooke | 15-22 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 15-22 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-22 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Eric Potts tips it back up and in | 15-24 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | James Brown misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Peter Stalter - foul #2 on Peter Stalter, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (C) Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Peter Stalter | |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Gene Arceo jams it and he's hacked by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses the free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson scores on a runner from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Augustus Zurich denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Dulberg | 19-26 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry's pass is intercepted by Daniel Cooke | 19-26 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the shot in the paint | 19-26 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Potts | 19-26 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Gene Arceo - foul #1 on Gene Arceo, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF) Herman Gardner, Irving Grandberry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Gene Arceo drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Robards | 21-28 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 23-28 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-28 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 23-28 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it home | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gene Arceo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Benjamin Cross picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 25-28 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Rene Russo clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), James Brown (PF) Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo | |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix | 25-31 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Eric Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross double dribbles | 25-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rene Russo, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Stalter - foul #3 on Peter Stalter, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (C) Peter Stalter | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Haddix | 26-34 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 26-37 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Rafael Enriquez, James Brown, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Jeffrey Dulberg (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Timothy Anderson | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |