| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Pagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Blanc (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Knowles (fresh) PF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Crumrine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno inbounds the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-42 |
| 19:47 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Scott Knowles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Gregory Pagel is whistled for a carry | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Knowles | 22-47 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno can't connect on a shot from the left side | 22-47 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | Larry Kelley gets the rebound | 22-47 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is called for traveling | 22-47 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 22-47 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Scott Knowles grabs the board | 22-47 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine slams it home on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 22-49 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Knowles - foul #1 on Scott Knowles, team foul #1 | 22-49 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 23-49 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine hits the finger roll set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 24-51 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Collinsworth - foul #2 on Emmanuel Collinsworth, team foul #2 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Jared Carter (SF), John Swindler (PF), Daniel Hill (C) Willie Lewis, Alberto Bruno, Gregory Pagel, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Swanson (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Charles Taylor (PF), James Thao (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Gordon Zackery, Charles Crumrine | |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Hill's fadeaway is rejected by James Thao | 24-51 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Swindler | 24-51 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Jared Carter clanks a runner in the lane | 24-51 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Charles Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-51 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | James Thao scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Zimlich | 24-53 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Scott Knowles takes the ball from John Swindler | 24-53 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich lays it up and in set up by Scott Knowles | 24-55 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland is hacked by James Thao - foul #1 on James Thao, team foul #3 | 24-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Lewis (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Gregory Pagel (PF) Phillip Robertson, Jared Carter, Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Gordon Zackery (SF) Roger Swanson, Eugene Zimlich, Scott Knowles | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Pagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Swindler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Thao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Swindler loses the ball out of bounds | 24-55 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Thao | 24-58 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Collinsworth - foul #3 on Emmanuel Collinsworth, team foul #4 | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Blanc (C) John Swindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Crumrine (C) James Thao | |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-58 |
| 15:03 | Michigan | Charles Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 24-58 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | Larry Kelley is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Dodd (PG) Danny Gilliland | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Knowles (SF) Charles Taylor | |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-58 |
| 14:19 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the tip | 24-58 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd gets the rebound | 24-58 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Jared Carter (SG) Richard Dodd, Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) Larry Kelley | |
| 13:52 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is hacked by Gregory Pagel - foul #1 on Gregory Pagel, team foul #2 | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swindler (PF) Gregory Pagel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Swanson (PG) Emmanuel Collinsworth | |
| 13:33 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich is whistled for a carry | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Daniel Hill (C) Alberto Bruno, Gregory Blanc | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Thao (C) Charles Crumrine | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | John Swindler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-58 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Scott Knowles snags the defensive board | 24-58 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Hill - foul #1 on Daniel Hill, team foul #3 | 24-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Lewis (SG) Danny Gilliland | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Charles Taylor (PF) Eugene Zimlich, Scott Knowles | |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery makes the 1st free throw | 24-59 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-59 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Charles Taylor snags the offensive board | 24-59 |
| 12:46 | Michigan | Larry Kelley scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Thao | 24-62 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 27-62 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 27-62 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Jared Carter snags the defensive board | 27-62 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | John Swindler misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-62 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Jared Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-62 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gordon Zackery - foul #1 on Gordon Zackery, team foul #5 | 27-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Dodd (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), Daniel Pruitt (SF) Phillip Robertson, Willie Lewis, John Swindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG), Scott Knowles (SF) Larry Kelley, Gordon Zackery | |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the 1st free throw | 27-62 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-62 |
| 11:59 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Thao | 27-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Daniel Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Knowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Thao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan | James Thao is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hill - foul #2 on Daniel Hill, team foul #4 | 27-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swindler (PF) Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Swanson | 27-65 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | John Swindler connects on the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Roger Swanson - foul #1 on Roger Swanson, team foul #6 | 29-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Edmonds (SG) Roger Swanson | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | John Swindler makes the free throw | 30-65 |
| 10:39 | Michigan | James Thao can't connect on a shot from the right block | 30-65 |
| 10:37 | Michigan | Scott Knowles snags the offensive board | 30-65 |
| 10:18 | Michigan | John Swindler denies the turnaround by Charles Taylor | 30-65 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Scott Knowles snags the offensive board | 30-65 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-65 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Charles Taylor misses the tip | 30-65 |
| 09:48 | Michigan | Scott Knowles tips it home | 30-67 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Knowles - foul #2 on Scott Knowles, team foul #7 | 30-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), Jared Carter (PF) Richard Dodd, Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Swanson (PG) Eugene Zimlich | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 30-67 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-67 |
| 09:32 | Michigan | James Thao snags the defensive board | 30-67 |
| 09:03 | Michigan | Charles Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-67 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | John Swindler snags the defensive board | 30-67 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Jared Carter buries a runner from the baseline set up by Danny Gilliland and he's fouled by Scott Knowles - foul #3 on Scott Knowles, team foul #8 | 32-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hill (C) Daniel Pruitt | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Zackery (PF) Scott Knowles | |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the free throw | 33-67 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Swindler - foul #1 on John Swindler, team foul #5 | 33-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) Eugene Edmonds | |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery makes the 1st free throw | 33-68 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the 2nd free throw | 33-68 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the offensive board | 33-68 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Daniel Hill is called for the reach on James Thao - foul #3 on Daniel Hill, team foul #6 | 33-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Dodd (SF) Daniel Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Charles Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-70 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gordon Wilensky (fresh) SG - Danny Gilliland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Swindler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Swanson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - James Thao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Jared Carter knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Dodd | 35-70 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery drills a runner near the basket | 35-72 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | James Thao blocks the short jumper by Gordon Wilensky | 35-72 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery pulls down the rebound | 35-72 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-72 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery hits the follow up shot | 35-74 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-74 |
| 06:37 | Michigan | Charles Taylor snags the defensive board | 35-74 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Zackery | 35-77 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Eugene Zimlich picks off the pass by Gordon Wilensky | 35-77 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-77 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Swindler | 35-77 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Gordon Zackery picks off the pass by Danny Gilliland | 35-77 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-77 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Swindler | 35-77 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Wilensky | 38-77 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gordon Zackery | 38-80 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Jared Carter drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Gordon Wilensky | 40-80 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Swanson | 40-83 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-83 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd gets the offensive rebound | 40-83 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Danny Gilliland | 42-83 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Gilliland - foul #1 on Danny Gilliland, team foul #7 | 42-83 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt (SF), Daniel Hill (C) Gordon Wilensky, John Swindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Edmonds (SG) Eugene Zimlich | |
| 03:39 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery makes the 1st free throw | 42-84 |
| 03:39 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the 2nd free throw | 42-84 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Jared Carter gets the rebound | 42-84 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Dodd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Gilliland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Edmonds (fresh) SF - Gordon Zackery (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Thao (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | James Thao is called for the reach on Richard Dodd - foul #2 on James Thao, team foul #9 | 42-84 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Knowles (SF) Gordon Zackery | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 43-84 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-84 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Scott Knowles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Scott Knowles, team foul #10 | 44-84 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd connects on the floater from the right side set up by Daniel Pruitt | 46-84 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Charles Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Taylor, team foul #11 | 46-84 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swindler (PF) Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Pruitt knocks in the shot from the left wing | 48-84 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Taylor comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on John Swindler - foul #2 on John Swindler, team foul #8 | 48-84 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-84 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-85 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Richard Dodd misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-85 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Swindler | 48-85 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Pruitt | 50-85 |
| 01:29 | Michigan | Scott Knowles makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Swanson | 50-88 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | John Swindler clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-88 |
| 01:20 | Michigan | James Thao pulls down the rebound | 50-88 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Charles Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Knowles | 50-90 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | James Thao swats the short shot by John Swindler | 50-90 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Roger Swanson gets the rebound | 50-90 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Roger Swanson misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-90 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | John Swindler gets the rebound | 50-90 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Taylor - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #12 | 50-90 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SF) Daniel Pruitt | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) Eugene Edmonds | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 51-90 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-90 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Roger Swanson runs out the clock | 52-90 |