| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ian King inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ian King misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the follow up shot | 32-23 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Johnnie Gorsuch steals the ball from Thomas Ball | 32-23 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass lays it up and in on a great pass from Chase Lahey and he's fouled by Paul Tarrance - foul #2 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Chase Lahey picks off the pass by Thomas Ball | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Ball is called for the reach on Robin Bass - foul #2 on Thomas Ball, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Tarrance and he's fouled by Gregory Gaskin - foul #3 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Gregory Gaskin | |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:55 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Robert Bazile steals it from Wilson Lappin | 34-29 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Robin Bass steps in front of the Thomas Ball pass | 34-29 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Ian King knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-29 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott's pass is intercepted by Timothy Milone | 37-29 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Tarrance | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Tarrance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ball - foul #3 on Thomas Ball, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Gregory Gaskin (PF) Robin Bass, Norman Scott, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Keller | 41-31 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Goldblatt | 41-34 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian King (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Wilson Lappin | |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Gregory Gaskin - foul #4 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (PF) Gregory Gaskin | |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Ian King is denied on a layup by Robert Wilson | 41-34 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robin Bass | 41-36 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 41-38 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Ian King drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Ball | 44-38 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Robin Bass | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Ross Miller connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Milone | 46-40 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass loses the dribble to Ian King | 46-40 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Norman Scott denies the turnaround by Timothy Milone | 46-40 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass banks in the layup set up by Chase Lahey | 46-42 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Ross Miller, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Chase Lahey, Robin Bass, Norman Scott | |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by Joseph Keller - foul #2 on Joseph Keller, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson scores on a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Robert Wilson steals it from Kurt Shue | 46-45 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Joseph Keller is called for the reach on David Goldblatt - foul #3 on Joseph Keller, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian King (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG) Howin Chu | |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Ian King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gillespie - foul #1 on Timothy Gillespie, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Timothy Gillespie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Ian King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Ian King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (PF) David Goldblatt, Robert Wilson, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass hits a floater from the right side | 48-51 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Ian King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Milone | 50-51 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is hacked by Chase Lahey - foul #2 on Chase Lahey, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF) Wilson Lappin | |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Ian King scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Tarrance | 53-51 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Norman Scott | 53-54 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is hacked by Timothy Milone - foul #3 on Timothy Milone, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Ross Miller, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Norman Scott | |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-55 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson travels with the ball | 53-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Paul Tarrance | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG) Robin Bass | |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Bazile | 53-55 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Ross Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bazile | 55-55 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin tips it back up and in | 55-57 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Ross Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF) Chase Lahey, Robert Wilson, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 25 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin hits a turnaround from close range set up by Norman Scott | 55-59 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits a runner from close range set up by Ian King | 57-59 |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Timothy Milone steals the ball from Johnnie Gorsuch | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Wilson Lappin steps in front of the Thomas Ball pass | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG), Robert Wilson (SF), Gregory Gaskin (PF) David Goldblatt, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin clanks a shot from the left block | 57-59 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Ian King pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 59-59 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Milone - foul #4 on Timothy Milone, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Gregory Gaskin steps in front of the Paul Tarrance pass | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Wilson and the foul's on Ian King - foul #2 on Ian King, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG) Robin Bass | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Ian King's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Johnnie Gorsuch | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Tarrance - foul #3 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Robert Bazile - foul #2 on Robert Bazile, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG) David Goldblatt | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bazile - foul #3 on Robert Bazile, team foul #14 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG) Robin Bass | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Ian King grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Gorsuch | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bazile - foul #4 on Robert Bazile, team foul #15 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG) David Goldblatt | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |