| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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 (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-37 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Randy Witz | 45-37 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown lays it in and he's hacked by Michael Ortego - foul #3 on Michael Ortego, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (SG) Michael Ortego | |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 47-37 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled on the floor by James Avitia - foul #2 on James Avitia, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Brian Chapell - foul #3 on Brian Chapell, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Derek Smith (SF) Brian Chapell | |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Derek Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | James Avitia's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lown | 48-37 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark banks in the layup set up by Cory Crouch | 50-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Lown - foul #1 on Joseph Lown, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is fouled on the floor by James Avitia - foul #3 on James Avitia, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Brown (PF) James Avitia | |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Derek Smith grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Cory Crouch takes the ball from Franjo Zeilman | 50-37 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox is called for 3 seconds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG) Cory Crouch, James Vickers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG), Harold Rene (C) Joshua Walker, Joseph Cintron | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Harold Rene misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Christopher Ross is blocked by Harold Rene | 50-37 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Derek Smith gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Emmanuel Cox steals it from Harold Rene | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Rene (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox is whistled for a carry | 50-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF), James Avitia (PF), Joseph Cintron (C) Franjo Zeilman, William Cottrell, Derek Smith, Stephen Brown, Harold Rene | |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Walker | 50-40 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Cintron | 50-42 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego's pass is intercepted by Cory Crouch | 50-42 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Clark | 53-42 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Brown (C) Joseph Cintron | |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 53-44 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Chapell | 53-44 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Ortego | 53-46 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Randy Witz | 55-46 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | James Avitia tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ortego (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Chapell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Avitia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Lown steps in front of the Joshua Walker pass | 55-48 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 55-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Harold Rene (PF), Joseph Cintron (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, James Avitia, Stephen Brown | |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Harold Rene misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randy Witz - foul #1 on Randy Witz, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF) Randy Witz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Harold Rene misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Harold Rene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross connects on the shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon lays it in | 59-49 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Ross | 62-49 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF), Stephen Brown (PF), David Charest (C) Franjo Zeilman, William Cottrell, Derek Smith, Harold Rene, Joseph Cintron | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is fouled on the floor by Brian Chapell - foul #4 on Brian Chapell, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Avitia (PF) David Charest | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown's pass is intercepted by Joshua Walker | 62-49 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker blows the layup | 62-49 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Avitia | 62-49 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lown | 62-49 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses short on a jumper near the basket | 62-49 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | James Avitia comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Lown - foul #2 on Joseph Lown, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox (C) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron (C) Stephen Brown | |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | James Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | James Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-51 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | James Vickers gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown drills a fadeaway from the right block | 64-51 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by Joshua Walker - foul #2 on Joshua Walker, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) James Vickers, Joseph Lown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), Derek Smith (SF), Stephen Brown (PF) Joshua Walker, Brian Chapell, James Avitia | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cintron - foul #1 on Joseph Cintron, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG) Cory Crouch | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Derek Smith | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman hits the finger roll | 64-53 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross tips it but misses | 64-53 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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 (-1) | |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG), Brian Chapell (SF) Michael Ortego, Derek Smith | |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Cintron - foul #2 on Joseph Cintron, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Harold Rene (C) William Cottrell, Joseph Cintron | |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Harold Rene dunks the ball on a great pass from Brian Chapell | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Rene (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Rene - foul #2 on Harold Rene, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Avitia (PF) Harold Rene | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG) Joshua Walker | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Vickers | 70-58 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Joseph Cintron (C) Franjo Zeilman, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-58 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark connects on the runner from the baseline | 72-58 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron misses the jump hook in the paint | 72-58 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Cintron | 72-58 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell grabs the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron banks in the layup | 72-60 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is fouled on the floor by Brian Chapell - foul #5 on Brian Chapell, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Stephen Brown (PF), Harold Rene (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, James Avitia, Joseph Cintron | |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Joseph Lown swats the short shot by Franjo Zeilman | 74-60 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Rene - foul #3 on Harold Rene, team foul #11 | 74-60 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on Franjo Zeilman - foul #3 on Daniel Clark, team foul #6 | 76-60 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 76-60 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Harold Rene grabs the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 76-60 |