| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 14 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Jerry Moore steps in front of the Jeremy Kennedy pass | 32-47 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | David Cook knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-47 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Llanas | 34-49 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 36-49 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-49 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Kennedy - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG) Robert Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | David Cook scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Watson | 41-51 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is called for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, John Watson, David Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF) Scott Bostick | |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-51 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 41-53 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it but misses | 41-53 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is hacked by Reginald Raygoza - foul #3 on Reginald Raygoza, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), John Watson (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Jeffery Schenck, Reginald Raygoza, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 41-53 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | David Cook gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | John Watson's pass is intercepted by Jan Christensen | 41-53 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Jack Llanas steps in front of the Jeremy Kennedy pass in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Watson | 41-56 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (C) David Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Llanas | 43-58 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 45-58 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, John Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | George Holden loses the ball out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Cook (C) Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF) Stevan Zempel | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jack Llanas | 45-61 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza knocks in the 3 from straight away | 48-61 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Cook | 48-61 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski loses the dribble to Jeffery Schenck | 48-61 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck lays it up and in | 50-61 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Scott Bostick | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck blows the layup | 50-64 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #2 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), John Watson (PF) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Jeffery Schenck, David Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 50-67 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits the follow up shot | 50-69 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-69 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Dikembe Sato is called for the reach on Roderick Hicks - foul #2 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #3 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero (C) Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Christopher Lucero is denied by Dennis Breeden | 50-69 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #4 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cristopher Stewart (C) John Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 50-72 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Sato and he's hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #6 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Cristopher Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (PF) Dikembe Sato, John Becker | |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the free throw | 53-75 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-75 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen grabs the board | 53-75 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 53-78 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Jerry Moore picks off the pass by Christopher Lucero | 53-78 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-78 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schenck | 53-78 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-78 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-78 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Lucero | 53-78 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 56-78 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hicks - foul #2 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #7 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Roderick Hicks, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | George Holden is fouled on the floor by Jan Christensen - foul #3 on Jan Christensen, team foul #4 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Watson (PF) Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF) Jerry Moore | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson is hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #4 on Scott Bostick, team foul #5 | 56-78 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Scott Bostick steals the ball from Jeremy Ryan | 56-78 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-78 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | John Watson snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson's pass is intercepted by Stevan Zempel | 56-78 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-78 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the offensive board | 56-78 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-78 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 56-78 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 56-81 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-81 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Scott Bostick and he's hacked by David Cook - foul #3 on David Cook, team foul #8 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Reginald Raygoza (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Charles Robinson, David Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick | |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the free throw | 59-84 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 62-84 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Omer Kotarski | 62-87 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 62-87 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 62-87 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel buries a 3 from the right wing | 62-90 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-90 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 62-90 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stevan Zempel | 62-92 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 64-92 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Moore and he's hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #3 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #9 | 64-94 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, John Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), John Becker (C) Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the free throw | 64-94 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the offensive rebound | 64-94 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-94 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero snags the defensive board | 64-94 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-94 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Stevan Zempel | 64-94 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a floater near the basket | 64-94 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-94 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-94 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses badly on a shot in the lane | 67-94 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel tips it home | 67-96 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | The short jumper by George Holden is denied by Stevan Zempel | 67-96 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Raygoza | 67-96 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | George Holden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-96 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden pulls down the rebound | 67-96 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the easy layup | 67-96 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Reginald Raygoza | 67-96 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | George Holden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roderick Hicks | 70-96 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 70-98 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-98 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 70-98 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-98 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-98 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | George Holden drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-98 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel double dribbles | 73-98 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Jack Llanas | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-98 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel runs out the clock | 73-98 |