| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | David Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Murphy | 40-42 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 40-44 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | David Murphy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #2 on Edward Herrington, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Smith | 42-46 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Michael Sass tips it home | 44-46 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington slams it home on a nice dish by William Smith | 44-48 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Michael Sass steals the ball from Gary Laplant | 44-48 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Murphy and the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Edward Murphy, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Gary Singer, Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Smith | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Sass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Murphy | 51-51 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Roseberry | 51-51 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | William Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Tweedy | 51-54 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai loses the dribble to Glen Tweedy | 51-54 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-54 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | William Smith tips it home | 51-56 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Michael Sass is fouled on the floor by Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Byron Barnes (SF), Jon Jones (PF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Thomas Partee, Michael Sass, Jeremy Stuart, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) William Smith, Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Edward Herrington blocks the short jumper by John Chamlee | 51-56 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Ted Downard snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Gary Singer comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-56 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Ted Downard tips it home | 53-56 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington scores on a floater near the basket set up by James Thomas and he's fouled by Jon Jones - foul #2 on Jon Jones, team foul #1 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SF) Byron Barnes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | John Chamlee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Gary Laplant | 53-61 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Gary Singer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG) Ted Downard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Smith | 53-64 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Edward Murphy picks off the pass by John Chamlee | 53-64 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Smith | 53-67 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Gary Singer, Thomas Partee, Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 10:30 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by William Smith | 56-69 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | David Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Phillip Graves - foul #1 on Phillip Graves, team foul #5 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (C) John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 09:57 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | David Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Paul Roseberry is called for the reach on Michael Sass - foul #3 on Paul Roseberry, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Thomas Partee (PF) Ted Downard, Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | David Murphy clanks a runner in the lane | 57-72 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Phillip Graves | 57-72 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Donald Prill picks off the pass by Clifford Nordquist | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Michael Sass can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Jon Jones (PF) David Murphy, Thomas Partee | |
| 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 | |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is whistled for a carry | 59-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Ted Downard is called for the reach on Jack Penniman - foul #1 on Ted Downard, team foul #2 | 59-72 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the lay-in | 59-72 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the board | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gary Singer | 61-72 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-72 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Michael Sass buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Ted Downard | 63-72 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ted Downard - foul #2 on Ted Downard, team foul #3 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Thomas Partee (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF), John Chamlee (C) Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist (C) Edward Murphy | |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | David Murphy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-73 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | David Murphy gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Ted Downard loses the ball out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Sass (SF) Ted Downard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-73 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | John Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Thomas Partee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Roseberry - foul #4 on Paul Roseberry, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Edward Murphy (C) William Smith, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Thomas Partee misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Thomas | 64-75 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jon Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-75 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves is fouled on the floor by Jon Jones - foul #3 on Jon Jones, team foul #4 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG) Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Jack Penniman (SF) James Thomas, Glen Tweedy | |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on David Murphy - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #5 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG) Paul Roseberry | |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | William Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Jon Jones can't finish the layup | 64-78 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Michael Sass tips it back up and in | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy is called for traveling | 66-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF), John Chamlee (C) Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist (C) Edward Murphy | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the floater from the right wing | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-78 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Thomas Partee grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Sass (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-78 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jack Penniman | 68-80 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | William Smith picks off the pass by David Murphy in the backcourt | 68-80 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't finish the layup | 68-80 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy tips it back up and in | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David Murphy | 71-82 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gary Laplant and he's fouled by Michael Sass - foul #2 on Michael Sass, team foul #6 | 71-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Gary Laplant takes the ball from John Chamlee | 71-85 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 71-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 71-87 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Thomas Partee tips it home | 73-87 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Smith runs out the clock | 73-87 |