| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Preston Winstead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dave (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Sanborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Sheinberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roscoe Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Craig Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn McMinn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Howard Sanborn, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Craig Eiler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Charles Stork pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Craig Eiler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Preston Winstead - foul #1 on Preston Winstead, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Craig Eiler makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Craig Eiler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Charles Stork blocks the jumper by Roscoe Bailey | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Craig Eiler grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Craig Eiler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Charles Stork tips it home | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Christopher Case hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Pratt | 36-37 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Preston Winstead can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shawn McMinn | 36-37 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Preston Winstead steals the ball from Shawn McMinn | 36-37 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Craig Eiler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Craig Eiler double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Flor (PG), Bernard Zellars (PF), Jason Finkel (C) Preston Winstead, Patrick Sheinberg, Roscoe Bailey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary George (C) Shawn McMinn | |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | John Flor misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Craig Eiler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Christopher Case hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Christopher Case grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Flor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Dave (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Sanborn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Zellars (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Finkel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Craig Pratt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Stork (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary George (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Craig Pratt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Craig Eiler steals it from John Flor | 36-37 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Gary George misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Craig Eiler gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Christopher Case is hacked by Bernard Zellars - foul #2 on Bernard Zellars, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Preston Winstead (PG), Patrick Sheinberg (PF), Roscoe Bailey (C) Anthony Dave, Howard Sanborn, Jason Finkel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (PG), Preston Humes (SG), Robert Hymel (PF), Shawn McMinn (C) Christopher Case, Craig Pratt, Craig Eiler, Charles Stork | |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Preston Humes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Zellars - foul #3 on Bernard Zellars, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Preston Humes makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Preston Humes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roscoe Bailey | 36-38 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Donald Labadie pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Preston Humes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Preston Humes, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars dunks the ball on a nice dish by Preston Winstead | 38-38 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Bernard Zellars is called for the reach on Gary George - foul #4 on Bernard Zellars, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sidney Andrzejewski (SG), Howard Sanborn (SF) Bernard Zellars, John Flor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Case (PG) Gary George | |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Christopher Case double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Dave (SG) Sidney Andrzejewski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Eiler (SF), Charles Stork (PF) Donald Labadie, Robert Hymel | |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Christopher Case snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn is hacked by Patrick Sheinberg - foul #1 on Patrick Sheinberg, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Pratt (SG) Preston Humes | |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Roscoe Bailey is called for the reach on Shawn McMinn - foul #1 on Roscoe Bailey, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Finkel (C) Roscoe Bailey | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Patrick Sheinberg | 38-38 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave's pass is intercepted by Christopher Case | 38-38 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Christopher Case blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Charles Stork tips it home | 38-40 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Shawn McMinn is called for the reach on Anthony Dave - foul #3 on Shawn McMinn, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Flor (PG), Charlie Watts (PF) Preston Winstead, Patrick Sheinberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary George (C) Shawn McMinn | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Flor | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Flor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dave (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Sanborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Watts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Finkel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Craig Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary George (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Craig Eiler hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Pratt | 41-43 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Charlie Watts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Craig Eiler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Gary George can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Craig Eiler tips it in | 41-45 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | John Flor clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Craig Pratt - foul #1 on Craig Pratt, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Preston Winstead (PG), William Yuen (SF), Patrick Sheinberg (PF), Roscoe Bailey (C) Anthony Dave, Howard Sanborn, Charlie Watts, Jason Finkel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (SF), Shawn McMinn (C) Craig Eiler, Charles Stork | |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | John Flor makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | John Flor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Gary George is hacked by Patrick Sheinberg - foul #2 on Patrick Sheinberg, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Gary George makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Gary George misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg hits a floater in the paint | 45-46 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Christopher Case clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | John Flor gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Gary George steals the ball from Patrick Sheinberg | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | William Yuen is called for the reach on Christopher Case - foul #1 on William Yuen, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Dave (SG), Howard Sanborn (SF) John Flor, William Yuen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Preston Humes (SG), Craig Eiler (SF), Charles Stork (PF) Craig Pratt, Donald Labadie, Gary George | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Christopher Case makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Christopher Case makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn banks in the layup on a great pass from Preston Winstead | 47-48 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Craig Eiler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Charles Stork snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Patrick Sheinberg is called for the reach on Preston Humes - foul #3 on Patrick Sheinberg, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Flor (PG), Bernard Zellars (PF) Preston Winstead, Patrick Sheinberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Pratt (SG), Gary George (C) Christopher Case, Shawn McMinn | |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Preston Humes misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Preston Humes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars misses the easy layup | 47-51 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Charles Stork grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Flor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dave (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Zellars (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roscoe Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Preston Humes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary George (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Preston Humes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roscoe Bailey | 49-54 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Preston Humes hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Pratt | 49-56 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | John Flor misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Charles Stork gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Bernard Zellars blocks the short jumper by Gary George | 49-56 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Craig Eiler snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Gary George hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Preston Humes | 49-58 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Preston Winstead (PG), Patrick Sheinberg (PF), Jason Finkel (C) John Flor, Bernard Zellars, Roscoe Bailey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Case (PG), Shawn McMinn (C) Preston Humes, Gary George | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel loses the dribble to Charles Stork | 49-58 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Case and he's fouled by Jason Finkel - foul #2 on Jason Finkel, team foul #11 | 49-60 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn misses the free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Craig Eiler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Case | 51-62 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Sanborn | 54-62 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Charles Stork buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Pratt and he's fouled by Howard Sanborn - foul #3 on Howard Sanborn, team foul #12 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars (SG), Roscoe Bailey (C) Anthony Dave, Jason Finkel | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Charles Stork makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn is hacked by Shawn McMinn - foul #4 on Shawn McMinn, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary George (PF) Charles Stork | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gary George - foul #2 on Gary George, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Howard Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Gary George misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Preston Winstead - foul #2 on Preston Winstead, team foul #13 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (SF) Craig Eiler | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Gary George misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Gary George makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Preston Winstead (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard Zellars (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Howard Sanborn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Sheinberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Roscoe Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Craig Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Labadie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary George (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn McMinn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Patrick Sheinberg blows the layup | 56-66 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Dave (SG) Bernard Zellars | |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Eiler (SF), Charles Stork (PF) Donald Labadie, Gary George | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Craig Eiler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Roscoe Bailey pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Anthony Dave hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-66 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Charles Stork snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Charles Stork throws it down and he's hacked by Patrick Sheinberg - foul #4 on Patrick Sheinberg, team foul #14 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Flor (PG), Bernard Zellars (SG), William Yuen (SF), Charlie Watts (PF), Jason Finkel (C) Preston Winstead, Anthony Dave, Howard Sanborn, Patrick Sheinberg, Roscoe Bailey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (PG), Preston Humes (SG), Gary George (SF), Robert Hymel (C) Christopher Case, Craig Pratt, Craig Eiler, Shawn McMinn | |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Charles Stork makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Robert Hymel blocks the short jumper by William Yuen | 56-69 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Preston Humes - foul #3 on Preston Humes, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Wilson (SF) Charles Stork | |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Bernard Zellars misses the free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary George | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Dale Wilson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Labadie and he's fouled by Jason Finkel - foul #3 on Jason Finkel, team foul #15 | 58-71 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Dale Wilson makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Jason Finkel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Donald Labadie snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Gary George buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Preston Humes | 58-74 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | William Yuen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-74 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Donald Labadie grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Donald Labadie runs out the clock | 58-74 |