| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) SF - Nathan Hudson (fresh) PF - Walter Gambino (fresh) C - Steven Nicholson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wade Wilke | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Waite | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Rex Waite's pass is intercepted by Walter Gambino | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Walter Gambino picks off the pass by Danny Shirley | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson misses the shot in the paint | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is hacked by Steven Nicholson - foul #1 on Steven Nicholson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson tips it in | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke comes up short on the runner from the left block | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG), David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (C) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson, Steven Nicholson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Smith | 5-3 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | Danny Shirley is called for the reach on Walter Gambino - foul #1 on Danny Shirley, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett (C) Walter Gambino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Craig Winberg (C) Larry Smith, Danny Shirley | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Stone (fresh) SG - Justin Grubbs (fresh) SF - David Allbright (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) C - Antonio Stennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) C - Craig Winberg (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Jared Speer is called for the reach on Richard Stone - foul #1 on Jared Speer, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG) Richard Stone, Justin Grubbs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF) Jonathan Haugland | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Whigham | 7-3 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Allbright | 7-3 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Wilke steps in front of the Nathaniel Smith pass | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke clanks a turnaround from the right block | 7-3 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #1 on Craig Winberg, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson (SF), Walter Gambino (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith, Antonio Stennett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Bradley Addis, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Walter Gambino - foul #1 on Walter Gambino, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Walter Gambino swats the shot by Danny Shirley | 9-5 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it in | 9-7 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Gambino, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), David Allbright (SG), Nathaniel Smith (PF) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Walter Gambino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Wade Wilke | |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathan Hudson | 9-7 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nathan Hudson, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs (SG) Nathan Hudson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses long on a floater in the paint | 9-7 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Stone | 12-7 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-7 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Grubbs (fresh) SF - David Allbright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Justin Grubbs | 14-7 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Larry Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Ruggles | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG), Nathan Hudson (SF), Antonio Stennett (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Richard Stone, Justin Grubbs, David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith, Steven Nicholson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) Bradley Addis | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Antonio Stennett is called for the reach on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Antonio Stennett, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Wade Wilke | 14-13 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Austin | 16-13 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wade Wilke | 16-15 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Haugland - foul #1 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) Antonio Stennett, Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathan Hudson | 17-18 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith (PF) Nathan Hudson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Rex Waite hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Austin - foul #1 on Brian Austin, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Wade Wilke | |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Rex Waite can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Rex Waite snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is hacked by David Allbright - foul #1 on David Allbright, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson (SF) Steven Nicholson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Danny Shirley - foul #2 on Danny Shirley, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham (SG), Antonio Stennett (C) Justin Grubbs, David Allbright | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke tips it home | 18-24 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Thomas Whigham is called for the reach on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Thomas Whigham, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Steven Nicholson (C) Richard Stone, Nathaniel Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-25 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg grabs the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (PF) Nathan Hudson, Antonio Stennett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), John Ruggles (PF) Bradley Addis, Jared Speer, Craig Winberg | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino (PF) Nathaniel Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Wade Wilke | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Austin | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Gambino (fresh) 2 stl. C - Steven Nicholson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz blows the layup | 20-25 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Whigham | 20-25 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Whigham | 23-25 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs (SG), Nathaniel Smith (C) Thomas Whigham, Steven Nicholson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Larry Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the follow up shot | 23-27 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Justin Grubbs | 25-27 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it home | 25-29 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Wilke is called for the reach on Brian Austin - foul #1 on Wade Wilke, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham (SG), Nathan Hudson (SF) Justin Grubbs, David Allbright | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jared Speer (SG), Craig Winberg (PF) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, John Ruggles | |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Smith - foul #1 on Nathaniel Smith, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Antonio Stennett (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) Brian Austin, Walter Gambino, Nathaniel Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Jared Speer, Danny Shirley | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-29 |