| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) SG - Todd North (fresh) SF - William Finch (fresh) PF - Joshua Darden (fresh) C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Todd North misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman drills a jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Todd North is hacked by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Joseph Warkentin is called for the reach on Harry Comer - foul #1 on Joseph Warkentin, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 7-2 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Finch | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton tips it back up and in | 9-4 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Harry Comer steals it from Todd North | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-4 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Todd North misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Michael Brighton, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Todd North makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Todd North misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnny Yard | 9-5 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Joseph Warkentin - foul #2 on Joseph Warkentin, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth (C) Joseph Warkentin | |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is denied on a layup by Joshua Darden | 9-5 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd North (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Finch (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Darden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hollingsworth (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Bobby Anderson (SF) Leroy Morin, Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Manuel Barnes (PF) Todd North, William Finch, Joshua Darden | |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Dale Lieu swats the layup by Bryce Craig | 9-5 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson and he's hacked by Bryce Craig - foul #1 on Bryce Craig, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Bobby Anderson, Johnny Yard, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG), Todd North (SG) Gregory Miller, Bryce Craig | |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth misses the tip | 13-5 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 13-5 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Finch (SF), Joshua Darden (PF) Joseph Miller, Manuel Barnes | |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 14-5 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Darden - foul #1 on Joshua Darden, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Todd North makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Darden | 14-7 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Thomas Tillman is called for the reach on Larry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Manuel Barnes (C) Charles Wyatt, Larry Hollingsworth | |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Todd North misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Finch | 14-7 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller is hacked by Michael Brighton - foul #1 on Michael Brighton, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF) Leroy Morin, Michael Brighton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig (SG) Todd North | |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | William Finch double dribbles | 14-7 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Miller - foul #1 on Gregory Miller, team foul #6 | 14-7 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-7 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bryce Craig | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryce Craig (fresh) SF - William Finch (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Darden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Finch | 14-9 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnny Yard | 16-9 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 16-9 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard hits a jump hook from close range set up by Dale Lieu and he's fouled by William Finch - foul #1 on William Finch, team foul #7 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Todd North (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Larry Hollingsworth (C) Bryce Craig, William Finch, Joshua Darden | |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Manuel Barnes | 18-9 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Todd North scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF) Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Miller is blocked by Johnny Yard | 18-11 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard's pass is intercepted by Todd North | 18-11 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller hits the finger roll set up by Todd North | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 18-13 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller misses the easy layup | 18-13 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gregory Miller | 18-15 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses long on a runner near the basket | 18-15 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd North (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Manuel Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SG), Bobby Anderson (SF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer, Michael Brighton, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG), Bryce Craig (SG), William Finch (SF), Joshua Darden (PF) Gregory Miller, Todd North, Joseph Miller, Manuel Barnes | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Wyatt - foul #1 on Charles Wyatt, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden blows the dunk | 18-15 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | William Finch hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-17 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Hollingsworth | 18-17 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden is whistled for traveling | 18-17 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Bryce Craig steps in front of the Zachary Dingess pass | 18-17 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Jacob Lloyd picks off the pass by Charles Wyatt | 18-17 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd hits the finger roll | 20-17 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Dale Lieu, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Michael Brighton (SF) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Todd North (SG), Manuel Barnes (C) Charles Wyatt, Bryce Craig, Larry Hollingsworth | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Manuel Barnes - foul #1 on Manuel Barnes, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller (SF) William Finch | |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Todd North buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Miller | 21-21 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 21-21 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Manuel Barnes | 21-21 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Thomas Maroney steals it from Todd North | 21-21 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the easy layup | 21-21 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Todd North grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Brighton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd North (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Darden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Barnes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Todd North throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Bobby Anderson (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Jacob Lloyd, Michael Brighton, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Finch (SF), Joseph Warkentin (C) Joseph Miller, Joshua Darden | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Gregory Miller steps in front of the Harry Comer pass | 21-21 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-21 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 24-21 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Todd North hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is fouled on the floor by Gregory Miller - foul #2 on Gregory Miller, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF), Dale Lieu (PF) Bobby Anderson, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Joshua Darden (PF) Todd North, William Finch, Manuel Barnes | |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Harry Comer steps in front of the Joseph Warkentin pass | 25-21 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Brighton, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG) Gregory Miller | |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Warkentin | 25-23 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu blows the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Darden - foul #2 on Joshua Darden, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth (PF) Joshua Darden | |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Warkentin | 27-26 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF) Michael Brighton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Todd North (SG), William Finch (SF), Manuel Barnes (PF) Charles Wyatt, Bryce Craig, Joseph Miller, Joseph Warkentin | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leroy Morin - foul #1 on Leroy Morin, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SF) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden (PF) Manuel Barnes | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Larry Hollingsworth swats the layup by Johnny Yard | 27-28 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Dale Lieu is called for the reach on Larry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Dale Lieu, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Thomas Tillman (C) Leroy Morin, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-30 |