| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Michael Madore (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Stalnaker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Earl Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chadwick Middleton (fresh) C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Patrick Petree inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-32 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Bates | Patrick Petree gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Bates | Patrick Petree knocks in the 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore's pass is intercepted by Eric Carlson in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | Bates | Earl Irwin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Carlson | 31-37 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker tips it home | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | Bates | Patrick Petree misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker loses the dribble to Daniel Brown | 33-37 |
| 17:26 | Bates | Earl Irwin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chadwick Middleton | 33-40 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo St. | Anthony Jones drills a turnaround from close range set up by Lester Stalnaker and he's hacked by Patrick Petree - foul #1 on Patrick Petree, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Crowell (SG) Nathan Shultis | |
| Subs | Bates | James Shah (PG), Eric Webb (PF) Eric Carlson, Chadwick Middleton | |
| 17:12 | Buffalo St. | Anthony Jones makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:54 | Bates | Patrick Petree's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Stalnaker | 36-40 |
| 16:53 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 36-40 |
| 16:35 | Bates | Earl Irwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 16:33 | Bates | Eric Webb grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:18 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Shah | 36-42 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Madore and the foul's on Patrick Petree - foul #2 on Patrick Petree, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis (SG), Dennis Kettle (PF), Gary Bechtel (C) Michael Madore, Anthony Jones, Lester Stalnaker | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Michael Aleshire (SF), Charles Rasmussen (C) Earl Irwin, Patrick Petree, Daniel Brown | |
| 16:01 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Crowell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dennis Kettle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bechtel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Shah (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Aleshire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Rasmussen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Bates | Eric Webb clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-42 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo St. | Gary Bechtel snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo St. | Gary Bechtel hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Crowell and he's fouled by Charles Rasmussen - foul #1 on Charles Rasmussen, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne (PF) Raymond Gregory | |
| Subs | Bates | Chadwick Middleton (PF) Charles Rasmussen | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo St. | Gary Bechtel makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:12 | Bates | Eric Webb scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Dennis Kettle - foul #1 on Dennis Kettle, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Bates | Earl Irwin (SG) Michael Aleshire | |
| 15:12 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle misses the jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo St. | Gary Bechtel comes up short on the runner in the lane | 42-45 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis tips it in | 44-45 |
| 14:16 | Bates | Earl Irwin clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Bechtel - foul #2 on Gary Bechtel, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore (PG), Raymond Gregory (SF), Lester Stalnaker (C) Nathan Shultis, Dennis Kettle, Gary Bechtel | |
| Subs | Bates | Patrick Petree (SF), Daniel Brown (C) James Shah, Eric Webb | |
| 14:16 | Bates | Earl Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:16 | Bates | Earl Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 14:03 | Bates | Patrick Petree grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 13:39 | Bates | Eric Carlson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 13:37 | Bates | Daniel Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:27 | Bates | John Crowell is called for the reach on Chadwick Middleton - foul #2 on John Crowell, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | David Kintzel (SG), Anthony Jones (SF) John Crowell, Raymond Gregory | |
| Subs | Bates | Danny Whiteley (PG), Michael Aleshire (PF) Eric Carlson, Chadwick Middleton | |
| 13:13 | Bates | Danny Whiteley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 13:11 | Bates | Daniel Brown grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:56 | Bates | Michael Aleshire misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Payne - foul #4 on Joseph Payne, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis (SG), Raymond Gregory (PF) David Kintzel, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Bates | James Shah (PG) Danny Whiteley | |
| 12:56 | Bates | Michael Aleshire makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Bates | Michael Aleshire makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Madore | 46-49 |
| 12:09 | Bates | Patrick Petree hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Lester Stalnaker | 46-49 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Michael Madore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Shultis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Lester Stalnaker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - James Shah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Irwin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Aleshire (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Bates | Earl Irwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 11:33 | Bates | Patrick Petree gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:28 | Bates | Earl Irwin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Aleshire | 49-52 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo St. | Anthony Jones tips it home | 51-52 |
| 10:41 | Bates | James Shah misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathan Shultis | 54-52 |
| 10:08 | Bates | Earl Irwin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-52 |
| 10:06 | Bates | Patrick Petree grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:45 | Bates | Daniel Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Crowell (PG), David Kintzel (SG), Michael Randall (SF), Dennis Kettle (PF), Gary Bechtel (C) Michael Madore, Nathan Shultis, Anthony Jones, Raymond Gregory, Lester Stalnaker | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Danny Whiteley (SG), Ronald Watson (SF), Chadwick Middleton (PF), Eric Webb (C) James Shah, Earl Irwin, Patrick Petree, Michael Aleshire, Daniel Brown | |
| 09:31 | Buffalo St. | John Crowell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 09:29 | Bates | Eric Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:11 | Bates | John Crowell picks off the pass by Danny Whiteley | 54-52 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle lays it in and he's fouled by Danny Whiteley - foul #1 on Danny Whiteley, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory (PF) Michael Randall | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 09:00 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:36 | Bates | Raymond Gregory swats the layup by Eric Webb | 57-52 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo St. | Gary Bechtel snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo St. | John Crowell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Gregory | 60-52 |
| 08:05 | Bates | Eric Webb buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo St. | David Kintzel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Gregory | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - John Crowell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kintzel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Kettle (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Bechtel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Whiteley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chadwick Middleton (fresh) C - Eric Webb (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Bates | Ronald Watson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Kettle - foul #2 on Dennis Kettle, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne (PF), Lester Stalnaker (C) Dennis Kettle, Gary Bechtel | |
| Subs | Bates | Earl Irwin (SG), Patrick Petree (SF) Danny Whiteley, Ronald Watson | |
| 07:32 | Bates | David Kintzel steps in front of the Eric Webb pass | 63-55 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker makes the 3 from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 07:01 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 66-55 |
| 07:00 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:40 | Bates | Eric Webb hits a runner from the left block | 66-57 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo St. | David Kintzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo St. | Lester Stalnaker grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory misses the jumper from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 06:15 | Bates | Earl Irwin grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 05:56 | Bates | David Kintzel picks off the pass by Earl Irwin | 66-57 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore (PG), Nathan Shultis (SG), Anthony Jones (SF) John Crowell, David Kintzel, Raymond Gregory | |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Brown (C) Chadwick Middleton | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo St. | Earl Irwin takes the ball from Anthony Jones | 66-57 |
| 05:31 | Bates | Earl Irwin banks in the layup | 66-59 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Webb | 66-59 |
| 05:26 | Bates | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:16 | Bates | Joseph Payne takes the ball from Earl Irwin | 66-59 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Petree steps in front of the Nathan Shultis pass | 66-59 |
| 04:49 | Bates | Earl Irwin misses the lay-in | 66-59 |
| 04:47 | Bates | Eric Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:35 | Bates | Eric Webb misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:33 | Bates | Earl Irwin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:28 | Bates | Earl Irwin knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Michael Madore - foul #3 on Michael Madore, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Bates | James Shah (PG), Chadwick Middleton (PF) Eric Carlson, Eric Webb | |
| 04:28 | Bates | Earl Irwin makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Petree denies the turnaround by Joseph Payne | 66-62 |
| 04:07 | Bates | Earl Irwin snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 03:51 | Bates | Patrick Petree misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Michael Madore (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Shultis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Lester Stalnaker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - James Shah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Irwin (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chadwick Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Shultis | 68-62 |
| 03:12 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Petree and he's fouled by Michael Madore - foul #4 on Michael Madore, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Crowell (SG), Raymond Gregory (SF), Dennis Kettle (PF), Gary Bechtel (C) Nathan Shultis, Anthony Jones, Joseph Payne, Lester Stalnaker | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG) James Shah | |
| 03:12 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo St. | Raymond Gregory comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-65 |
| 02:59 | Bates | Daniel Brown grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | Bates | Daniel Brown loses the dribble to Michael Madore | 68-65 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo St. | John Crowell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Madore | 70-65 |
| 02:07 | Bates | Eric Carlson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo St. | Dennis Kettle grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis (SG), Anthony Jones (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Lester Stalnaker (C) John Crowell, Raymond Gregory, Dennis Kettle, Gary Bechtel | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 01:41 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne banks in the layup and the foul's on Chadwick Middleton - foul #2 on Chadwick Middleton, team foul #5 | 72-65 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Bates | Eric Carlson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 01:29 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton hits the follow up shot | 73-67 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo St. | Anthony Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 01:12 | Bates | Eric Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Bates | Earl Irwin can't connect on a shot from the right block | 73-67 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore is hacked by Earl Irwin - foul #3 on Earl Irwin, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo St. | Earl Irwin is called for the reach on Nathan Shultis - foul #4 on Earl Irwin, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo St. | Nathan Shultis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Bates | Eric Carlson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:49 | Bates | Earl Irwin gets the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:47 | Bates | Lester Stalnaker takes the ball from Earl Irwin | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore is hacked by Eric Carlson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Carlson, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:40 | Bates | Patrick Petree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 00:39 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Chadwick Middleton | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | Bates | Eric Carlson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-67 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Michael Madore pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo St. | The jumper by Nathan Shultis is denied by Daniel Brown | 77-67 |
| 00:05 | Bates | Eric Carlson gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Bates | Daniel Brown misses badly on a floater from the right block | 77-67 |