| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jernigan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Berkman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Berkman - foul #3 on Terry Berkman, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert (C) Terry Berkman | |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Harris | 30-35 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Donmoyer | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk's pass is intercepted by Micheal Harris | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Schwenk - foul #2 on Andrew Schwenk, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason (PF) James Webster | |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Martin McClaughry | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses long on a runner in the paint | 35-37 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Claude Myers | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Wales steals it from Martin McClaughry | 35-37 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-37 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Harris | 35-37 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Claude Myers swats the short shot by Ricky Ebert | 35-37 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Claude Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Britten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Jernigan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Myers | 35-40 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses the jumper in the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Thomason | 35-40 |
| 14:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Schwenk is called for the reach on Anthony Wales - foul #3 on Andrew Schwenk, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Diggs (PG), William Hill (SG), Howard Clauson (SF), James Webster (PF), Terry Berkman (C) Anthony Wales, William Jernigan, Micheal Harris, David Thomason, Ricky Ebert | |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Diggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-40 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Diggs | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Clauson - foul #2 on Howard Clauson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski and he's fouled by William Hill - foul #2 on William Hill, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason (SF) Edward Diggs | |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Clauson | 40-44 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Francis Szaflarski and he's hacked by James Webster - foul #2 on James Webster, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (PG), Micheal Harris (SF) William Hill, David Thomason | |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Micheal Harris steals the ball from Francis Szaflarski | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Clauson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Berkman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Webster double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven, Adam Culpepper, Gregory Whitehair, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (SG), David Thomason (PF), Kenton Skinner (C) Howard Clauson, James Webster, Terry Berkman | |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | William Britten connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk | 45-44 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | Claude Myers snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Martin McClaughry | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrew Schwenk | 51-44 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | William Britten pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Micheal Harris - foul #3 on Micheal Harris, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Andrew Steven (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Martin McClaughry, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Diggs (PG), William Hill (SG), Ricky Ebert (C) Anthony Wales, William Jernigan, Kenton Skinner | |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Diggs is fouled on the floor by Andrew Steven - foul #4 on Andrew Steven, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Steven | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman (C) Micheal Harris | |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Scott - foul #2 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson (PG), James Webster (PF) Edward Diggs, Ricky Ebert | |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Howard Clauson | 55-47 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski is hacked by James Webster - foul #3 on James Webster, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Russell Donmoyer, Gregory Whitehair, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (PG), William Jernigan (SG), Micheal Harris (SF) Howard Clauson, William Hill, David Thomason | |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Claude Myers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Claude Myers, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF) Adam Culpepper | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert (C) Terry Berkman | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Jernigan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Szaflarski steals it from Micheal Harris | 55-47 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski blows the dunk | 55-47 |
| 07:27 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ricky Ebert | 55-47 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales knocks in the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Claude Myers misses the lay-in | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | William Britten tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Jernigan | 57-52 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason (PF), Terry Berkman (C) James Webster, Ricky Ebert | |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven's floater is tipped away by Micheal Harris | 59-52 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk tips it but misses | 59-52 |
| 05:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-52 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman is whistled for a carry | 59-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair (C) William Britten | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales makes the runner in the lane set up by David Thomason and he's fouled by Gregory Whitehair - foul #1 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Claude Myers (PF) Martin McClaughry | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Webster (PF) David Thomason | |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Steven | 61-58 |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Jernigan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Berkman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), William Britten (C) Andrew Steven, Russell Donmoyer, Gregory Whitehair | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson (SG), Ricky Ebert (C) William Jernigan, Terry Berkman | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Schwenk | 64-58 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF) Adam Culpepper | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman (C) Ricky Ebert | |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales's fadeaway is rejected by William Britten | 64-58 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the tip | 64-58 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Berkman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Wales | 64-61 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | William Britten misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-61 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer lays it in set up by Andrew Schwenk | 66-61 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Webster snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Claude Myers is called for the reach on Micheal Harris - foul #3 on Claude Myers, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (SG) Howard Clauson | |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | William Britten can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Jernigan - foul #1 on William Jernigan, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF) Russell Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | William Britten makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | William Britten makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wales | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan loses the dribble to Andrew Steven | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers is fouled in the backcourt by William Jernigan - foul #2 on William Jernigan, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF) Andrew Steven | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |