| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart inbounds the ball | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the lay-in | 47-26 |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 47-26 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman jams it | 49-26 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 49-28 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Smith and he's fouled by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #2 | 51-28 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 52-28 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-28 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-28 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | William Smith tips it home | 54-28 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Roseberry - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | James Thomas clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-28 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry grabs the offensive board | 54-28 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-28 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves tips it home | 56-28 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-30 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-30 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy snags the offensive board | 56-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Adolfo Costa (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ivan Zantow, Blaine O'Banner, Chris Miller, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #4 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-30 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (C) Marcus Walker | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the fadeaway from the left block | 58-30 |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-30 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant snags the defensive board | 58-30 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-30 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller gets the rebound | 58-30 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Ronald Wood and he's fouled by Jack Penniman - foul #1 on Jack Penniman, team foul #1 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller | |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the free throw | 58-33 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-33 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the offensive board | 58-33 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist makes the runner in the paint | 60-33 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-35 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glen Tweedy and he's hacked by Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #6 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF) William Smith, Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist makes the free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-35 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow grabs the offensive board | 63-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-35 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-35 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-35 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 63-35 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | James Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Nordquist | 66-35 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Clifford Nordquist denies the turnaround by Chris Miller | 66-35 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 66-35 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Blaine O'Banner - foul #2 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #7 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Jack Penniman, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ivan Zantow, Chris Miller, Robert Johnson | |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 67-35 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 67-35 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 67-35 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-35 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 67-35 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant's pass is intercepted by Blaine O'Banner | 67-35 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #2 | 67-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG) Gary Laplant | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Chris Miller (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 1st free throw | 67-35 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-35 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 67-35 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Glen Tweedy | 69-35 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-35 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 69-35 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-35 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner gets the rebound | 69-35 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 69-35 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 69-35 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-35 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 69-35 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry loses the dribble to Chris Miller | 69-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Payne (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Paul Roseberry takes the ball from Blaine O'Banner | 69-35 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry banks in the layup | 71-35 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Edward Herrington - foul #1 on Edward Herrington, team foul #3 | 71-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG) Phillip Payne, Ronald Wood | |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-35 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 71-35 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Blaine O'Banner - foul #3 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #8 | 71-35 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 72-35 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-35 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-38 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-38 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist tips it in | 75-38 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 75-38 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 75-38 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Thomas | 78-38 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-38 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 78-38 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman double dribbles | 78-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Gary Laplant, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (PG), Ronald Wood (SF) Ivan Zantow, Blaine O'Banner | |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Roseberry is called for the reach on Grover Brook - foul #1 on Paul Roseberry, team foul #4 | 78-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Jack Penniman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-38 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 78-38 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Grover Brook | |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Payne (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blaine O'Banner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Miller (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | William Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-38 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne snags the defensive board | 78-38 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-40 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 78-40 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the offensive board | 78-40 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses long on a shot from the left block | 78-40 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 78-40 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 78-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG) Phillip Payne, Blaine O'Banner | |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 78-40 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 78-40 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson hits a runner from the left block | 78-42 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Smith | 80-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-45 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 82-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 82-45 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 82-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 82-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Clifford Nordquist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Ivan Zantow | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 83-45 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 84-45 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-45 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 84-45 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Smith runs out the clock | 84-45 |