| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings clanks a runner from the right block | 36-40 |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolling - foul #2 on Michael Bolling, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | The jumper by Dale Lieu is denied by Ronald Giddings | 36-40 |
| 19:10 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:26 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Bobby Anderson - foul #2 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 17:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Johnson | 36-42 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings connects on the jumper from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton tips it in | 38-44 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan misses short on a runner near the basket | 38-44 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it home | 40-44 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings is hacked by Michael Brighton - foul #2 on Michael Brighton, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Andre Giordano, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Donald Chacon (SF), Shannon Goodall (PF), Robert Parker (C) Michael Bolling, Ronald Giddings, Corey Johnson, Shane McColgan | |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Alvin Wicinsky | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | John Nelms scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Davenport | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Selders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Wicinsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Mark Mousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Chacon (fresh) PF - Shannon Goodall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker hits the finger roll set up by Mark Mousseau | 43-46 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | John Nelms knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Mousseau and he's fouled by Erick McGunagle - foul #2 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Graham Lloyd, Robert Parker | |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Donald Chacon swats the layup by Dale Lieu | 45-48 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Andre Giordano (PF) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Parker (PF) Shannon Goodall | |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin's floater is tipped away by Shane McColgan | 45-48 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Chacon | 45-48 |
| 13:56 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Mousseau | 45-50 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Mousseau | 48-53 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andre Giordano | 53-53 |
| 12:14 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Chacon | 53-55 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Mark Mousseau is called for the reach on Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Mark Mousseau, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Melvin Selders, Andre Giordano, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd (SG), Ronald Giddings (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Mark Mousseau, Donald Chacon, Shane McColgan | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Wicinsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | John Nelms tips it in | 55-55 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erick McGunagle - foul #3 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan (C) Robert Parker | |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Brighton | 57-57 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Davenport - foul #2 on Joseph Davenport, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | John Nelms clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Lieu | 57-57 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-57 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Giddings | 57-57 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Corey Johnson | 57-59 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | John Nelms clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Corey Johnson - foul #2 on Corey Johnson, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Andre Giordano (PF) Joseph Davenport, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Donald Chacon (SF), Shannon Goodall (PF), Robert Parker (C) Michael Bolling, Ronald Giddings, Corey Johnson, Shane McColgan | |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | John Nelms makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | John Nelms makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Mousseau | 59-62 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Nelms | 61-62 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Mousseau | 61-64 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu clanks a floater from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (C) John Nelms, Melvin Selders, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Graham Lloyd, Shannon Goodall | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Mark Mousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Chacon (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Morin - foul #2 on Leroy Morin, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Donald Chacon, Robert Parker | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Erick McGunagle | 64-65 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Leroy Morin - foul #3 on Leroy Morin, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd (SG) Mark Mousseau | |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Giddings - foul #1 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #4 | 64-67 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 65-67 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Michael Brighton steals the ball from Shane McColgan | 65-67 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Morin - foul #4 on Leroy Morin, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF) Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Andre Giordano | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon (SF) Ronald Giddings | |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Morin | 68-69 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Erick McGunagle takes the ball from Donald Chacon | 68-69 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Chacon | 68-69 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Andre Giordano (PF) Leroy Morin, Joseph Davenport, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Ronald Giddings (SF), Shannon Goodall (PF), Robert Parker (C) Michael Bolling, Graham Lloyd, Corey Johnson, Shane McColgan | |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Shannon Goodall is called for the reach on Andre Giordano - foul #2 on Shannon Goodall, team foul #5 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF) Melvin Selders | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Mark Mousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Chacon (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shannon Goodall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon is hacked by Erick McGunagle - foul #4 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Giddings - foul #2 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd (SG) Donald Chacon | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Parker | 71-71 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG) John Nelms | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Corey Johnson (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Mark Mousseau, Shannon Goodall, Robert Parker | |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Corey Johnson | 71-74 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 71-74 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Johnson | 71-74 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson loses the dribble to Leroy Morin | 71-74 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton lays it up and in set up by Dale Lieu | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Bolling, team foul #7 | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton loses the dribble to Corey Johnson | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Morin - foul #5 on Leroy Morin, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG) Leroy Morin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton grabs the board | 73-75 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Dale Lieu | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Nelms clanks a fullcourt shot | 75-78 |