| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Manzano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Caleb Solorio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Laura (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Marques (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Paul Laura denies the turnaround by Myles Smith | 44-27 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Paul Laura scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Manzano | 44-30 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Caleb Solorio - foul #2 on Caleb Solorio, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Dave Small (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Myles Smith scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Shane Cross and he's hacked by Louis Coleman - foul #1 on Louis Coleman, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Shane Cross is hacked by Caleb Solorio - foul #3 on Caleb Solorio, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Ronald Hamilton, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot (SG) Caleb Solorio | |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Shane Cross misses short on a floater near the basket | 47-33 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Douglas Marques | 47-33 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Myles Smith steps in front of the Jerry Manzano pass | 47-33 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Louis Coleman picks off the pass by David Blankenship | 47-33 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Myles Smith picks off the pass by Louis Coleman | 47-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Shane Cross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-33 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Myles Smith steals the ball from Douglas Marques | 47-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Brian Wille misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | David Blankenship tips it in | 49-33 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Shane Cross gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Brian Wille is called for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Brian Wille, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Williams (PG), Timothy Ray (C) Jerry Manzano, Douglas Marques | |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Timothy Ray hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Laura | 49-35 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Myles Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Williams (fresh) SG - Christopher Talbot (fresh) SF - Paul Laura (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-35 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is fouled on the floor by Louis Coleman - foul #2 on Louis Coleman, team foul #4 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), John Patterson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Caleb Solorio (SG), Jeff Angulo (PF), David Evans (C) Christopher Talbot, Louis Coleman, Timothy Ray | |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Paul Laura blocks the jumper by Robert Brown | 51-35 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | John Patterson tips it home | 53-35 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Paul Laura is hacked by William Murray during a doubleteam - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #1 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF), Dave Small (C) John Patterson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Fred Williams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF) Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Fred Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Fred Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | William Murray connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Hamilton | 55-37 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Ronald Hamilton steps in front of the David Evans pass | 55-37 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Dave Small misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Evans - foul #4 on David Evans, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Myles Smith (PF) William Murray, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Manzano (PG), Douglas Marques (C) Fred Williams, David Evans | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shane Cross | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 59-37 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Paul Laura works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo tips it but misses | 59-37 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Dave Small grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Hamilton | 61-37 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Paul Laura and he's hacked by Myles Smith - foul #2 on Myles Smith, team foul #3 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, Ronald Hamilton, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Williams (PG), Christopher Talbot (SF) Jerry Manzano, Paul Laura | |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques misses the free throw | 61-39 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | John Patterson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 61-39 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques pulls down the rebound | 61-39 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot misses the lay-in | 61-39 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 61-39 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | John Patterson comes up short on the shot from close range | 61-39 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Caleb Solorio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Talbot (fresh) PF - Jeff Angulo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Douglas Marques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot hits the finger roll set up by Caleb Solorio and he's hacked by Joseph Touchette - foul #1 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Joseph Touchette, Brian Wille, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Manzano (PG), Louis Coleman (SF), Timothy Ray (C) Fred Williams, Caleb Solorio, Douglas Marques | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Manzano takes the ball from Robert Brown | 61-42 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Jerry Manzano lays it up and in | 61-44 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | William Murray knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Brown | 63-44 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman is hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #5 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG) William Murray, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Laura (SF) Jeff Angulo | |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Paul Laura evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left block set up by Jerry Manzano | 63-46 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Robert Brown scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Cross and the foul's on Jerry Manzano - foul #3 on Jerry Manzano, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Shane Cross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Williams (PG), Caleb Solorio (SG), Jeff Angulo (PF) Jerry Manzano, Christopher Talbot, Louis Coleman | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Paul Laura is hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Fred Williams's pass is intercepted by William Murray | 66-46 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | William Murray blows the layup | 66-46 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Timothy Ray grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Joseph Touchette steps in front of the Fred Williams pass | 66-46 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette throws it down | 68-46 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Paul Laura's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, John Patterson, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Marques (C) Timothy Ray | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Shane Cross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 68-46 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright loses the dribble to Douglas Marques | 68-46 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Paul Laura makes the contested jumpshot from the right side set up by Fred Williams | 68-48 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Fred Williams picks off the pass by Myles Smith | 68-48 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Fred Williams blows the layup | 68-48 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Douglas Marques tips it in | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Caleb Solorio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Laura (tiring) 16 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Angulo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Douglas Marques (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Fred Williams steals the ball from Ronald Hamilton | 68-50 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Paul Laura misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Myles Smith snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Shane Cross misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Caleb Solorio - foul #4 on Caleb Solorio, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) Ronald Hamilton, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Manzano (PG), Christopher Talbot (SG), Louis Coleman (SF), David Evans (PF), Timothy Ray (C) Fred Williams, Caleb Solorio, Paul Laura, Jeff Angulo, Douglas Marques | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Touchette is called for the reach on Christopher Talbot - foul #2 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Shane Cross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Dave Small grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Manzano is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Manzano, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | David Evans steps out of bounds on the sideline | 72-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Joseph Touchette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Evans | 72-50 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Dave Small is called for the reach on David Evans - foul #1 on Dave Small, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) David Blankenship, Brian Wille, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | David Evans misses the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Dave Small snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Murray and the foul's on Louis Coleman - foul #3 on Louis Coleman, team foul #9 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Lines (PG) Jerry Manzano | |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the free throw | 74-50 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Talbot pulls down the rebound | 74-50 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Brian Wille steps in front of the David Evans pass | 74-50 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Myles Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Murray | 76-50 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-50 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 76-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Lines (fresh) SG - Christopher Talbot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Robert Brown clanks a floater in the lane | 76-50 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | David Blankenship snags the offensive board | 76-50 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Myles Smith clanks a driving attempt from close range | 76-50 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Evans | 76-50 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Evans | 76-52 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is hacked by David Evans - foul #5 on David Evans, team foul #10 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Dave Small (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Brian Wille, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Williams (SG), Daniel Midgett (C) David Evans, Timothy Ray | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Dave Small steals the ball from Louis Coleman | 77-52 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Christopher Talbot takes the ball from Myles Smith | 77-52 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Shane Cross steals the ball from Fred Williams | 77-52 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Shane Cross is called for 3 seconds | 77-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Ray (C) Daniel Midgett | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Russell Lines clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-52 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Louis Coleman - foul #4 on Louis Coleman, team foul #11 | 77-52 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 78-52 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Fred Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Touchette - foul #3 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #9 | 78-52 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Fred Williams makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Fred Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 78-54 |