| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck inbounds the ball | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Marcus Kern blocks the short jumper by Arthur Patterson | 45-29 |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson tips it in | 45-31 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | John Cherry buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Marcus Kern | 48-31 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Earnest Cain and he's fouled by Marcus Kern - foul #1 on Marcus Kern, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses the free throw | 48-33 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | James Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | James Simon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | James Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Leslie Thurman steals the ball from James Simon | 48-33 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Garrison - foul #2 on Donald Garrison, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Marcus Kern | 51-35 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson is called for traveling | 51-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SG), David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Cherry | 53-35 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Tony Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-35 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker snags the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Harry Core dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Houseknecht | 53-37 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is whistled for a carry | 53-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Donald Garrison (SF), Robert McGinnis (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, James Simon, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, David Lerch, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain loses the ball out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (PF) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Tony Streeter - foul #3 on Tony Streeter, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Paul Houseknecht | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-37 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis drills a runner in the paint set up by Thomas Click | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain is hacked by Robert McGinnis - foul #1 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (PG), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Core | 57-40 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Harry Core blocks the short jumper by Tim Cowherd | 57-40 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the board | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Harry Core drills a runner in the lane | 57-42 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-42 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it back up and in | 59-42 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Harry Core clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Tim Cowherd - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, James Simon, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), David Lerch (SF), Tony Streeter (C) Leslie Thurman, Jeffery Schenck, Johnny Aker | |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Tim Cowherd (PF) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | David Lerch misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clarence Buono | 59-44 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (PF) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Lerch | 59-46 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Earnest Cain steals it from Thomas Click in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht banks in the layup on a nice dish by Earnest Cain | 59-48 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marcus Kern, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Donald Garrison, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG) Paul Houseknecht | |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tim Cowherd - foul #2 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Johnny Aker (C) Earnest Cain, Tony Streeter | |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Johnny Aker is called for the reach on Marcus Kern - foul #1 on Johnny Aker, team foul #2 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF) Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Core (C) Arthur Patterson | |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Tony Clark is called for the reach on Robert McGinnis - foul #1 on Tony Clark, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Tony Clark | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses the floater from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | David Lerch snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Simon (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Lerch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Core (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Harry Core can't finish the layup | 59-49 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Aker | 59-49 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | David Lerch is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Lerch, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, James Simon, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) David Lerch, Leslie Thurman, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Paul Houseknecht steps in front of the Marcus Kern pass | 61-49 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Buono | 63-49 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht connects on the 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (PF) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter's pass is intercepted by John Cherry | 63-52 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | John Cherry banks in the layup | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Simon (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robert McGinnis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Houseknecht (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Streeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Cowherd | 65-52 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert McGinnis | 65-52 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | John Cherry scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Cowherd | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Houseknecht | 68-55 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht is fouled on the floor by Robert McGinnis - foul #2 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Preston Bryan | 68-56 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by David Lerch - foul #4 on David Lerch, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern (C) Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Paul Houseknecht | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-59 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Tony Clark grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Garrison - foul #3 on Donald Garrison, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cherry | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-60 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Harry Core is denied on a dunk by Preston Bryan | 74-60 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Buono and he's fouled by Harry Core - foul #1 on Harry Core, team foul #7 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF) Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Aker | 77-63 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Johnny Aker steals the ball from Tim Cowherd | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker is denied on a layup by Robert McGinnis | 77-63 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Buono (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Preston Bryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tony Clark (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lerch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Aker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Core (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | David Lerch is called for the reach on John Cherry - foul #5 on David Lerch, team foul #8 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, David Lerch, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | James Simon gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Paul Houseknecht steps in front of the Preston Bryan pass | 77-63 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Leslie Thurman | 77-65 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leslie Thurman - foul #2 on Leslie Thurman, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Paul Houseknecht | |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-65 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 79-65 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-65 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the offensive board | 79-65 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-65 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the board | 79-65 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-65 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Arthur Patterson | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeffery Schenck | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert McGinnis | 81-67 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click runs out the clock | 81-69 |