| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) SF - Roy Jones (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Norton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Carl Baker dunks the ball on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Bedgood | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Robert West clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | John Norton blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Robert West gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the shot from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Robert West can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is fouled on the floor by Glenn Fleury - foul #1 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier connects on the shot near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-8 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Robert West hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SF - Robert West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Robert West buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 8-13 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin blows the layup but he's fouled by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF) Ernest Bruni, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | John Norton snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Don Owen is called for the reach on Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Don Owen, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Oscar Troyer (PF) Felipe Nunez, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | John Norton scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Glenn Fleury | 9-15 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 9-15 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Carl Baker travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Don Owen (PF) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF) Glenn Fleury | |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | William Lablanc hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Jessie Ullery (C) Robert West, John Norton | |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) William Lablanc, Carl Baker | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Robert West misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Don Owen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dragan Zephier | 12-15 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Oscar Troyer - foul #1 on Oscar Troyer, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Jessie Ullery | |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni tips it in | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Owen (fresh) PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Byron Anderson - foul #1 on Byron Anderson, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Oscar Troyer (C) Ernest Bruni, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jessie Matthews - foul #2 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF) Felipe Nunez, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Jessie Matthews | |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | John Norton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert West out of a doubleteam | 16-22 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses the 3 from straight away | 16-22 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dragan Zephier | 16-22 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Don Owen buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Steven Bedgood | 18-22 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Oscar Troyer steps in front of the Robert West pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 18-22 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 18-22 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer snags the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Bedgood | 20-22 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury's pass is intercepted by Oscar Troyer | 20-22 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Don Owen is hacked by John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Willis Terry (C) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Robert West, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin lays it in on a great pass from Roy Jones and the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #1 on Willis Terry, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SF) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Willis Terry gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) C - Willis Terry (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the lay-in | 22-22 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Michael Franklin is called for the reach on Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (SF) Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | William Lablanc hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez's pass is intercepted by Jessie Ullery | 22-22 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Willis Terry | 22-24 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses long on a runner from the right block | 22-24 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Mike Kline pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses badly on a floater from the right side | 22-24 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Mike Kline is called for the reach on Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Oscar Troyer (PF) Felipe Nunez, Don Owen, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF), Carl Baker (PF) William Lablanc, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Willis Terry swats the short shot by Oscar Troyer | 22-24 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Robert West grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Ernest Bruni steps in front of the Carl Baker pass | 22-24 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ernest Bruni - foul #1 on Ernest Bruni, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Ernest Bruni, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Willis Terry | |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer tips it but misses | 22-24 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 22-24 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is whistled for a carry | 22-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Glenn Fleury steals it from Michael Franklin | 22-24 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | John Norton misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Robert West grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Don Owen blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Oscar Troyer (C) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is hacked by Glenn Fleury - foul #2 on Glenn Fleury, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Byron Anderson, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG) Glenn Fleury | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG) Ernest Bruni | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Jessie Matthews | |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Oscar Troyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Jessie Ullery | |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Fleury | 26-26 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-26 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 26-26 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 26-28 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | John Norton tips it in | 29-30 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 29-30 |