| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Oviedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Neil Gill takes the ball from Kent Oviedo | 31-44 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kent Oviedo - foul #3 on Kent Oviedo, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Kettle (PF) Kent Oviedo | |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-44 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is called for traveling | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Philip Bewley (PF) Joe Brennan, Paul Kettle | |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Morris Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Todd Parker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Thornton - foul #1 on Ronald Thornton, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF) James Moultrie, Edward Crowder, Philip Bewley | |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Joe Brennan picks off the pass by Cecil Shelley | 32-44 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan hits the finger roll | 32-46 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Parker and he's fouled by Ronald Thornton - foul #2 on Ronald Thornton, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Shilin Xie (PF) Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Joe Brennan, Timothy Stolz, Micheal Nixon, Ronald Thornton | |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Bewley | 35-52 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-52 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | James Moultrie buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Crowder | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the easy layup | 35-55 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | James Moultrie scores on a jumper from the right side | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) C - Philip Bewley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Ernest Conner, Shilin Xie, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Kent Oviedo (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle, Philip Bewley | |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Moultrie | 35-60 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Joe Brennan - foul #1 on Joe Brennan, team foul #4 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF) James Moultrie | |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Neil Gill scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Phillips | 37-60 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Thornton | 37-63 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder gets the rebound | 37-63 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Morris Murray comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-63 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | David Phillips gets the rebound | 37-63 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 39-63 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder tips it in | 39-65 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-65 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | David Phillips hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 41-65 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Morris Murray hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Brennan | 41-68 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Morris Murray is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #4 on Morris Murray, team foul #5 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Micheal Nixon (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Ronald Thornton | |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Micheal Nixon is called for the reach on Todd Parker - foul #1 on Micheal Nixon, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Ernest Conner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-68 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley tips it home | 43-68 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-68 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo tips it in | 43-70 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Stolz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kent Oviedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Micheal Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Ball State | A charge is called on Shilin Xie - foul #1 on Shilin Xie, team foul #1 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Ronald Thornton (C) Timothy Stolz, Micheal Nixon | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan travels with the ball | 43-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz (SF) Joe Brennan | |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Todd Parker drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ernest Conner | 46-70 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Shilin Xie swats the layup by Kent Oviedo | 46-70 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shilin Xie | 46-70 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Stolz - foul #1 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #7 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Todd Parker, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Paul Kettle (PF), Micheal Nixon (C) Timothy Stolz, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Ernest Conner is called for the reach on Micheal Nixon - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #2 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Ronald Thornton (C) Joe Brennan, Micheal Nixon | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Morris Murray | 48-73 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Ernest Conner scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kenneth Jenkins and he's hacked by Ronald Thornton - foul #3 on Ronald Thornton, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (C) Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Kent Oviedo (PF) Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle | |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the free throw | 50-73 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ronald Thornton | 50-73 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Taylor - foul #1 on Albert Taylor, team foul #3 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon (C) Ronald Thornton | |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | James Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | James Moultrie grabs the offensive board | 50-74 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-74 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Shilin Xie's pass is intercepted by Joe Brennan | 50-74 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan blows the layup | 50-74 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Nixon - foul #2 on Micheal Nixon, team foul #9 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Thomas Hicks, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Joe Brennan, Kent Oviedo, Micheal Nixon | |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | The short jumper by Cecil Shelley is denied by Paul Kettle | 52-74 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Neil Gill buries a fadeaway from the right side | 54-74 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) C - Ronald Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder is whistled for a carry | 54-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF) Randy Nix, Todd Parker, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF) James Moultrie, Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle | |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Ronald Thornton steals the ball from Dikembe Sato | 54-74 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo comes up short on the runner near the basket | 54-74 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-74 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo grabs the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Morris Murray | 54-77 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses long on a jumper from close range | 54-77 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Cecil Shelley is called for the reach on Joe Brennan - foul #3 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #4 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), David Phillips (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Albert Taylor (C) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Thomas Hicks, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Paul Kettle (PF), Micheal Nixon (C) Joe Brennan, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | James Moultrie buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-80 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 56-80 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | James Moultrie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-80 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle tips it but misses | 56-80 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Morris Murray - foul #5 on Morris Murray, team foul #10 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Philip Bewley (C) Morris Murray, Micheal Nixon | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley drills a floater from the left side set up by James Moultrie | 58-82 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Shilin Xie scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Dikembe Sato and he's fouled by Timothy Stolz - foul #2 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #11 | 60-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (C) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon (PF) Paul Kettle | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the free throw | 60-82 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley gets the rebound | 60-82 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Moultrie (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Stolz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-82 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon tips it home | 60-84 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shilin Xie | 63-84 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Brennan | 63-86 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Shilin Xie comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-86 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Randy Nix tips it back up and in | 65-86 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-86 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks is denied on a layup by Micheal Nixon | 65-86 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Brennan | 65-89 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #5 | 65-89 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG) Randy Nix | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Kettle (PF) Philip Bewley | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | James Moultrie buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Brennan | 65-91 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Albert Taylor scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Sato and the foul's on Timothy Stolz - foul #3 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #12 | 67-91 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the free throw | 68-91 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan runs out the clock | 68-91 |