| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dave Monreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Aldrich (fresh) PF - David Washer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Bolden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Bolden - foul #2 on Brian Bolden, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Houseknecht | 27-27 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden banks in the layup set up by David Washer | 29-27 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dave Monreal - foul #2 on Dave Monreal, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Aldrich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden tips it in | 31-29 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Houseknecht | 31-32 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dave Monreal | 33-32 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker clanks a floater from the left block | 33-32 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Aker steps in front of the Brian Bolden pass | 33-32 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Earnest Cain and he's fouled by Scott Aldrich - foul #2 on Scott Aldrich, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue (SF), Eddie Lenz (PF), Charles Gardiner (C) Scott Aldrich, David Washer, Brian Bolden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), David Lerch (SG), Harry Core (PF), John Watson (C) Earnest Cain, Paul Houseknecht, Johnny Aker, Tony Streeter | |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Lerch - foul #2 on David Lerch, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF) Jeffery Schenck, John Watson | |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dave Monreal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Donoghue (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Lenz (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tony Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Core (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Eddie Lenz blocks the short jumper by Arthur Patterson | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Gardiner | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Harry Core hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-34 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz banks in the layup set up by Tom Fox | 39-34 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Dave Monreal steals it from Tony Clark | 39-34 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz tips it in | 41-34 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Eddie Lenz denies the turnaround by Harry Core | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Gardiner | 44-34 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Harry Core loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Aldrich (SF), David Washer (PF), Brian Bolden (C) Robert Donoghue, Eddie Lenz, Charles Gardiner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, Leslie Thurman, David Lerch, Arthur Patterson, Harry Core | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dave Monreal (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tom Fox (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Aldrich (fresh) PF - David Washer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Bolden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Aker swats the shot by Brian Bolden | 44-34 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dave Monreal - foul #3 on Dave Monreal, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Aldrich is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Schenck - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Aldrich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker's floater is tipped away by David Washer | 44-36 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Aker is called for the reach on Brian Bolden - foul #1 on Johnny Aker, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF) Paul Houseknecht, Johnny Aker | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman hits the finger roll set up by Earnest Cain | 44-38 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal clanks a floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Tony Streeter is blocked by David Washer | 46-38 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Schenck picks off the pass by Tom Fox | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dave Monreal (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tom Fox (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Aldrich (fairly fresh) PF - David Washer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Bolden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Tony Streeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Bolden - foul #3 on Brian Bolden, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue (SG), Eddie Lenz (PF), Charles Gardiner (C) Tom Fox, David Washer, Brian Bolden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (PG), David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Harry Core snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | David Lerch is hacked by Robert Donoghue - foul #3 on Robert Donoghue, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG) Leslie Thurman | |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | David Lerch hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal is hacked by Tony Clark - foul #1 on Tony Clark, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), David Washer (PF), Brian Bolden (C) Dave Monreal, Scott Aldrich, Charles Gardiner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Bolden | 46-41 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Brian Bolden swats the short shot by Arthur Patterson | 48-41 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson lays it in set up by Tony Clark | 48-43 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Patterson blocks the short jumper by Brian Bolden | 48-43 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by David Lerch - foul #3 on David Lerch, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal (PG), Scott Aldrich (SF), Charles Gardiner (C) Tom Fox, David Washer, Brian Bolden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Harry Core (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, Paul Houseknecht, David Lerch, Arthur Patterson, Johnny Aker | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Lenz makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dave Monreal (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Donoghue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Aldrich (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Lenz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Core (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter's pass is intercepted by Eddie Lenz | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), David Washer (PF), Brian Bolden (C) Robert Donoghue, Eddie Lenz, Charles Gardiner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Patterson - foul #4 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Tom Fox | 54-45 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Brian Bolden denies the turnaround by Jeffery Schenck | 54-45 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Bolden | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer scores on a jump hook near the basket | 56-45 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter scores on a shot from the right block | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Cain - foul #1 on Earnest Cain, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue (SG) Tom Fox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Washer - foul #1 on David Washer, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), Eddie Lenz (SF), Charles Gardiner (PF), Walter Bridges (C) Dave Monreal, Scott Aldrich, David Washer, Brian Bolden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (PG), David Lerch (SG), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner is hacked by Paul Houseknecht in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Houseknecht, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal (PG) Tom Fox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Gardiner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harry Core | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Harry Core hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Lerch and he's hacked by Dave Monreal - foul #4 on Dave Monreal, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), Scott Aldrich (SF), David Washer (PF), Brian Bolden (C) Robert Donoghue, Eddie Lenz, Charles Gardiner, Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, Paul Houseknecht, David Lerch, Johnny Aker | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Cain - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue (SG) Tom Fox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter is denied on a layup by Brian Bolden | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donoghue gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal runs out the clock | 61-51 |