| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Windley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Windley | 38-34 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Terry Thomas and he's fouled by Robert Windley - foul #3 on Robert Windley, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory (PF) Robert Windley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Charles Carty takes the ball from Matt Daniels | 38-37 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Carty and he's hacked by Mickey Gaskins - foul #2 on Mickey Gaskins, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory double dribbles | 38-40 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Charles Carty drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gloria | 38-43 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 38-43 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Charles Carty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Gloria | 38-45 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins's pass is intercepted by Damon Foster | 38-45 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damon Foster | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Gregory (fairly fresh) C - Mario Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Charles Carty pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Carty | 38-49 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Charles Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Albert Gant steals it from Nicholas Dargan | 38-49 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory tips it home | 40-49 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant is hacked by Charles Carty - foul #1 on Charles Carty, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt (PG), Larry Campbell (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Robert Windley (PF), John Golden (C) Matt Daniels, Albert Gant, Mickey Gaskins, Joey Gregory, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Gary Boe (SF), David Johnson (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley connects on the jumper in the paint | 42-49 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eugene Heidt - foul #2 on Eugene Heidt, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Gary Boe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 44-50 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Eugene Heidt is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #3 on Eugene Heidt, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Eugene Heidt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Windley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Golden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Denman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Emanuel Pond and he's hacked by Eugene Heidt - foul #4 on Eugene Heidt, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo (SG) Eugene Heidt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley is hacked by Jerry Mozee - foul #1 on Jerry Mozee, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Damon Foster (PF) Ernest Denman, David Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | John Golden gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Damon Foster swats the layup by John Golden | 44-53 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | John Golden gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Emanuel Pond - foul #1 on Emanuel Pond, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG), Mario Payne (C) Larry Campbell, John Golden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, Gary Boe, Jerry Mozee | |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Damon Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Damon Foster comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-53 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Thomas | 46-53 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan hits a floater from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley hits a jump hook from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas is hacked by Mario Payne - foul #3 on Mario Payne, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (PG), Larry Campbell (SG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), Joey Gregory (PF), John Golden (C) Matt Daniels, Albert Gant, Kendall Seo, Robert Windley, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Gary Boe (SF), David Johnson (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Joseph Burkett, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses long on a floater from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson is hacked by Joey Gregory - foul #2 on Joey Gregory, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Golden | 48-56 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond grabs the board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Gary Boe lays it in on a nice dish by Emanuel Pond | 48-58 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Joey Gregory | 50-58 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-58 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joey Gregory | 50-58 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Mickey Gaskins is denied by Gary Boe | 50-58 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Emanuel Pond | 52-60 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt (PG), Albert Gant (SG), Kendall Seo (SF), Robert Windley (PF), Mario Payne (C) Robert Clark, Larry Campbell, Mickey Gaskins, Joey Gregory, John Golden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, David Johnson, Jerry Mozee | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Robert Windley picks off the pass by Gary Boe | 52-60 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Gary Boe gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Charles Carty drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Gloria | 52-63 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Boe - foul #1 on Gary Boe, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), Joey Gregory (PF), John Golden (C) Eugene Heidt, Albert Gant, Robert Windley, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Terry Thomas (SF) Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas is denied on a layup by Joey Gregory | 53-63 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Emanuel Pond | 53-65 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory can't throw it down | 53-65 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kendall Seo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG), Mario Payne (C) Kendall Seo, John Golden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG) Emanuel Pond | |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne misses the lay-in | 53-65 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Carty | 53-68 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-68 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dargan | 53-68 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan tips it back up and in | 53-70 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-70 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Joey Gregory blocks the jumper by Charles Carty | 53-70 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Damon Foster - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt (PG), Larry Campbell (SG), Robert Clark (SF), John Golden (C) Matt Daniels, Albert Gant, Mickey Gaskins, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Gary Boe (SF), David Johnson (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee grabs the board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman is hacked by John Golden - foul #2 on John Golden, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory's layup is rejected by Jerry Mozee | 54-71 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory grabs the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory hits a fadeaway near the basket | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond runs out the clock | 56-71 |