| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) C - Robert Creasey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | David Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Tilley | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Mohamed | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | James Meyer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Jaco | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley's floater is tipped away by Donald Boyd | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | James Meyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman tips it in | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | David Mohamed comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Hugh Donato steals it from James Meyer | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Mohamed and the foul's on Edgar Pearson - foul #1 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (SF) David Smith | |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey clanks a jumper from close range | 5-8 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Robert Creasey takes the ball from Seth Jennings | 5-10 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | David Mohamed lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Hubbs | 5-12 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | James Meyer misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the tip | 5-12 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Seth Jennings is called for the reach on Scott Hubbs - foul #1 on Seth Jennings, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF) James Meyer, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), David Smith (SF), Patrick Jackson (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mark Wagner and the foul's on Dale Jaco - foul #1 on Dale Jaco, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG), Edgar Pearson (C) Dale Jaco, Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the free throw | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) PF - Seth Jennings (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-15 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Wagner | 5-18 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF) Gilbert Riney, Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Tilley (SG), Bryan Anderson (C) Mark Wagner, David Smith | |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Tilley | 7-21 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Dale Jaco is hacked by Donald Tilley - foul #1 on Donald Tilley, team foul #2 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Hugh Donato (PF), Robert Creasey (C) Norman Valenti, Scott Hubbs, Bryan Anderson | |
| 13:49 | Ball State | James Meyer misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Creasey - foul #1 on Robert Creasey, team foul #3 | 7-21 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Patrick Jackson | |
| 13:02 | Ball State | James Meyer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Meyer, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-21 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Seth Jennings pulls down the rebound | 9-21 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | James Meyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-21 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | David Mohamed snags the defensive board | 9-21 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dale Jaco - foul #2 on Dale Jaco, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Glenn Edwards (PF) Dale Jaco, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney pulls down the rebound | 9-22 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Edwards | 12-22 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | David Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Glenn Edwards - foul #1 on Glenn Edwards, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF), Edgar Pearson (C) James Meyer, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), Scott Hubbs (PF), Patrick Jackson (C) Donald Tilley, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the free throw | 12-24 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Scott Hubbs is called for the reach on Charles Wiseman - foul #1 on Scott Hubbs, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (SG), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, David Smith | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Charles Wiseman | 14-24 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Wiseman - foul #1 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-25 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Valenti | 14-25 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Hubbs | 14-25 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs loses the ball out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Seth Jennings (C) Gilbert Riney, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), David Smith (SF), Hugh Donato (PF), Robert Creasey (C) Mark Wagner, Norman Valenti, Scott Hubbs, Patrick Jackson, Bryan Anderson | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | James Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-25 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | David Mohamed misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Herbert Herr - foul #1 on Herbert Herr, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | David Mohamed misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | David Mohamed makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-26 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley is fouled on the floor by Herbert Herr - foul #2 on Herbert Herr, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG) Herbert Herr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is denied on a dunk by Seth Jennings | 14-27 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Seth Jennings snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Seth Jennings lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert Riney | 16-27 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Gilbert Riney takes the ball from David Mohamed | 16-27 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Hugh Donato | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Seth Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugh Donato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Creasey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 16-27 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman and he's hacked by Robert Creasey - foul #2 on Robert Creasey, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SG), Glenn Edwards (SF), Edgar Pearson (C) Charles Wiseman, James Meyer, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 18-27 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Gorman (PG), Willard Goheen (PF) Gilbert Riney, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 20-27 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Craig Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson tips it back up and in | 22-27 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Glenn Edwards - foul #2 on Glenn Edwards, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF) Craig Gorman, Glenn Edwards, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Hugh Donato (PF) Norman Valenti, Mark Wagner, Bryan Anderson | |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | James Meyer pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-29 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson tips it in | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bedgood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Jackson - foul #1 on Patrick Jackson, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG) Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Scott Hubbs, Patrick Jackson | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Bryan Anderson (PF) David Mohamed, Hugh Donato | |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | David Smith's pass is intercepted by James Meyer | 25-31 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | James Meyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | James Meyer scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Wiseman | 27-31 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiseman - foul #2 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Hugh Donato (PF) Donald Tilley, Bryan Anderson | |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-33 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato loses the dribble to Dale Jaco | 27-33 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Robert Creasey swats the short shot by Seth Jennings | 27-33 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Glenn Edwards denies the turnaround by Robert Creasey | 27-33 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | David Smith misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-35 |