| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fresh) SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) PF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears connects on the open shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Sears steals the ball from Hiram Cook | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Sears | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks double dribbles | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Matthew Hicks is called for the reach on Mazi Ashalintubbi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Hicks, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Carnegie | 6-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 6-0 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears clanks a floater from the left side | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the tip | 6-0 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Jennings | 6-0 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Oscar Maloy steps in front of the Mazi Ashalintubbi pass in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Oscar Maloy | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek's layup is rejected by Wayne Ward | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek loses the dribble to Wayne Ward | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Hiram Cook denies the turnaround by Mazi Ashalintubbi | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Hiram Cook - foul #1 on Hiram Cook, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Fadey Zic (SG), Daniel Davis (PF), Raymundo Martin (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears, Brandon Carnegie, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Richard Allred (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) Oscar Maloy, Matthew Hicks, Wayne Ward, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) SG - Fadey Zic (fresh) SF - Olin Zarek (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Raymundo Martin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Pierce (fresh) SG - Richard Allred (fresh) SF - James Tee (fresh) PF - Franklin Bethune (fresh) C - David Studdard (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Western Michigan | James Tee connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Pierce | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | James Tee steals the ball from Franjo Zaiser | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | David Studdard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | The jumper by James Pierce is denied by Daniel Davis | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Franklin Bethune swats the layup by Fadey Zic | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | David Studdard snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred is fouled on the floor by Fadey Zic - foul #1 on Fadey Zic, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Christopher Sears (SG), Charles Roe (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Jimmy Parrish (C) Franjo Zaiser, Fadey Zic, Olin Zarek, Daniel Davis, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Kenneth Blackwell (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hiram Cook (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, James Tee, Franklin Bethune, David Studdard | |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Stokes | 8-9 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Jimmy Parrish misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Hiram Cook | 8-9 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Blackwell | 8-11 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Sears (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Roe (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Parrish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronald Stokes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell tips it in | 11-13 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Stokes | 11-15 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits the finger roll | 13-15 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook drills a floater from close range | 13-17 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Charles Roe drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings's pass is intercepted by Christopher Sears | 16-17 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Raymundo Martin (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Daniel Davis (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears, Charles Roe, Brandon Carnegie, Jimmy Parrish | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Richard Allred (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Kenneth Blackwell, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Oscar Maloy is called for the reach on Franjo Zaiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Maloy, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Maloy | 16-19 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic is fouled on the floor by Richard Allred - foul #1 on Richard Allred, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Olin Zarek (SF) Raymundo Martin, Fadey Zic | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), James Tee (PF) Oscar Maloy, David Studdard | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) SF - Olin Zarek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allred (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklin Bethune (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses badly on a shot in the paint | 16-19 |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | James Tee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the dunk | 16-19 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk is fouled on the floor by Richard Allred - foul #2 on Richard Allred, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (PF), Raymundo Martin (C) Daniel Davis, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), David Studdard (C) Richard Allred, Franklin Bethune | |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Olin Zarek | 18-19 |
| 05:55 | Western Michigan | David Studdard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 18-19 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Olin Zarek and he's fouled by Oscar Maloy - foul #2 on Oscar Maloy, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG), Fadey Zic (SF) Franjo Zaiser, Olin Zarek | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Hiram Cook (C) Oscar Maloy, James Pierce, James Tee | |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes is hacked by Christopher Sears - foul #1 on Christopher Sears, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune (PF) David Studdard | |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Franklin Bethune is called for the reach on Christopher Sears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Bethune, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG) Ronald Stokes | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Hiram Cook | 20-21 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sears - foul #2 on Christopher Sears, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Daniel Davis (PF) Christopher Sears, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fadey Zic - foul #2 on Fadey Zic, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SF), Jimmy Parrish (C) Fadey Zic, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Tee (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | James Tee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Franjo Zaiser - foul #1 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG) Mazi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Richard Allred (SG), Thomas Jennings (PF) James Pierce, Matthew Hicks, Franklin Bethune | |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | James Tee makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | James Tee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 20-25 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | James Tee throws it down on a nice dish by Oscar Maloy | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Sears (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Olin Zarek (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Parrish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Allred (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Tee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Hiram Cook picks off the pass by Franjo Zaiser in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Parrish - foul #1 on Jimmy Parrish, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PG), Fadey Zic (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Franjo Zaiser, Olin Zarek, Daniel Davis, Jimmy Parrish | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell (SF), David Studdard (C) James Tee, Hiram Cook | |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 20-27 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymundo Martin | 22-27 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Patrick Vanwyk steps in front of the Richard Allred pass | 22-27 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Blackwell | 22-27 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell misses the lay-in | 22-27 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Vanwyk and he's fouled by Thomas Jennings - foul #1 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Charles Roe (SF) Raymundo Martin, Fadey Zic | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), James Pierce (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), Hiram Cook (C) Oscar Maloy, Richard Allred, Kenneth Blackwell, Thomas Jennings, David Studdard | |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | James Tee can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Sears and he's hacked by Franklin Bethune - foul #2 on Franklin Bethune, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Daniel Davis (SF) Christopher Sears, Charles Roe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Stokes, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Roe (SF) Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward (SF) James Tee | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the driving attempt in the paint | 28-27 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zaiser - foul #2 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (PG), Raymundo Martin (SG), Jimmy Parrish (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Franjo Zaiser, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SG), David Studdard (PF) Ronald Stokes, James Pierce, Franklin Bethune | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | David Studdard steps in front of the Fadey Zic pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jimmy Parrish | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses the fullcourt shot | 32-29 |