| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Elliott - foul #1 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes is fouled in the backcourt by Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Ronald Austin drills a floater in the lane set up by Brian Upshaw | 21-34 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Thornton | 24-34 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Larry Thornton steals it from Lloyd Nunes | 24-34 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton banks in the layup | 26-34 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Ronald Austin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Vanwyk - foul #2 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Nguyen - foul #3 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Fred Nguyen | |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Ronald Austin snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Ronald Austin gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Daniel Davis (SF), Raymundo Martin (C) Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF), Frank Estell (C) Brian Upshaw, Ronald Austin | |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Franjo Zaiser - foul #3 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG), Olin Zarek (SG) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Franjo Zaiser | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek loses the ball out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Roe (C) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (SF) Eugene Elliott | |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Frank Estell can't finish the layup | 29-40 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis grabs the board | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Gidley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Roe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Frank Estell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Olin Zarek | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | William Hertel misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-40 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Raymundo Martin | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | William Hertel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | James Perkins tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Teddy Crane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Gidley, Olin Zarek, Daniel Davis, Raymundo Martin, Charles Roe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Kenneth Cameron, Teddy Crane, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-42 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Ronald Austin gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic loses the dribble to Brian Upshaw | 31-42 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Carnegie | 31-42 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Brian Upshaw is called for the reach on Fadey Zic - foul #1 on Brian Upshaw, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Ronald Austin is called for the reach on Larry Thornton - foul #3 on Ronald Austin, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Daniel Davis (SF) Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Daniel Davis is blocked by Ronald Austin | 31-42 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Franjo Zaiser - foul #4 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SG), Raymundo Martin (C) Franjo Zaiser, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SG), Frank Estell (C) Brian Upshaw, Ronald Austin | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses badly on a floater near the basket | 33-43 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek loses the dribble to Frank Estell | 33-43 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Fred Nguyen - foul #3 on Daniel Davis, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Olin Zarek, Brandon Carnegie, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), James Perkins (PF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott, Frank Estell | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Cameron | 33-45 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Ronald Austin pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Cameron | 33-47 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Upshaw - foul #2 on Brian Upshaw, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (PF) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Elliott (PF) James Perkins | |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Gidley | 37-47 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Lloyd Nunes is called for the reach on Daniel Gidley - foul #2 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Franjo Zaiser (SG), Daniel Davis (SF), Raymundo Martin (C) Daniel Gidley, Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Frank Estell (C) Brian Upshaw, Kenneth Cameron, Ronald Austin | |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | James Perkins travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | James Perkins gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | James Perkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis double dribbles | 37-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Franjo Zaiser, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SG) Eugene Elliott | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Thornton - foul #3 on Larry Thornton, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SF) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Frank Estell | |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton blows the layup | 37-51 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Ronald Austin is fouled on the floor by Patrick Vanwyk - foul #3 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Mazi Ashalintubbi picks off the pass by Fred Nguyen | 37-51 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Larry Thornton - foul #4 on Larry Thornton, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Raymundo Martin (C) Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic, Daniel Davis, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF) Fred Nguyen, James Perkins | |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #10 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG) Mazi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Ronald Austin | |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin's floater is tipped away by Frank Estell | 40-55 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Roe (C) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (SF), James Perkins (PF) Brian Upshaw, Eugene Elliott | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Teddy Crane misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Olin Zarek | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Gidley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Roe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | James Perkins can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-55 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Charles Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Charles Roe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits the follow up shot | 42-55 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | William Hertel is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gidley - foul #1 on Daniel Gidley, team foul #11 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (SF) Olin Zarek | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Molino (PF) James Perkins | |
| 02:01 | Ball State | William Hertel misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | William Hertel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Frank Estell - foul #2 on Frank Estell, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SF) Charles Roe | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Kevin Molino | |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | William Hertel loses the ball out of bounds | 43-56 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-56 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Frank Estell gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 43-56 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-56 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Frank Estell gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Hertel runs out the clock | 43-56 |