| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | William Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-42 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 30-42 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 30-45 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers can't finish the layup | 30-45 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Smith | 30-47 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Decosta | 33-47 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Smith | 33-50 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers buries a shot from close range | 38-51 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SG), Robert Marshall (SF) Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Jack Penniman | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Smith and the foul's on Peter Decosta - foul #1 on Peter Decosta, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (SG) Peter Decosta | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Jerome Dickey steals the ball from Paul Roseberry | 38-54 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg grabs the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Marten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Millard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten is hacked by Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #1 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), James Johnson (SF), Eugene Corey (PF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Blake Lundberg, Michael Marten, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey, Mark Millard | |
| 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 | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the shot from the left block | 40-54 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Herrington | 40-54 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant is hacked by Daniel Rodgers - foul #1 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington's pass is intercepted by Eugene Corey | 40-54 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | James Thomas grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the tip | 40-54 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffry Drozd | 40-54 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Decosta and he's hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #1 on Edward Herrington, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey (C) Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) James Thomas, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Phillip Graves | 43-54 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith | 43-56 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses the jumper near the basket | 43-56 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy tips it but misses | 47-56 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eugene Corey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gary Laplant | 47-58 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Phillip Graves - foul #1 on Phillip Graves, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Michael Marten (SG), Robert Marshall (SF), Eric Mundo (PF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Peter Decosta, Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson, Eugene Corey, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg is hacked by Jack Penniman - foul #1 on Jack Penniman, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Marshall | 49-58 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the floater in the lane set up by Paul Roseberry and he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Marshall | 52-61 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Herrington and he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Robert Marshall, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF) Michael Marten, Eric Mundo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Thomas | 54-66 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jack Penniman steps in front of the Jeffry Drozd pass | 54-66 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the lay-in | 54-66 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson hits the finger roll | 56-66 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Jerome Dickey - foul #2 on Jerome Dickey, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eugene Corey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Blake Lundberg, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Millard | 56-68 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Herrington steals the ball from Peter Decosta | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 16 pts. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Millard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:03 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | James Johnson picks off the pass by Gary Laplant | 56-71 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard's pass is intercepted by Glen Tweedy | 56-71 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | William Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glen Tweedy | 56-73 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the offensive board | 56-73 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington connects on the runner from close range set up by Glen Tweedy | 56-75 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta's pass is intercepted by William Smith in the backcourt | 56-75 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington buries a jump hook in the lane set up by William Smith | 56-77 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-77 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Glen Tweedy | 56-77 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall (SF), Jeffry Drozd (C) James Johnson, Mark Millard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Glen Tweedy, Edward Herrington, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-77 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the board | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Smith | 56-79 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall can't connect on a floater from the right side | 56-79 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 56-79 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 56-79 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd gets the rebound | 56-79 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall loses the dribble to William Smith | 56-79 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is fouled on the floor by Robert Marshall - foul #3 on Robert Marshall, team foul #8 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Michael Marten (SG), Jerome Dickey (SF), Eric Mundo (PF), Mark Millard (C) Peter Decosta, Daniel Rodgers, Robert Marshall, Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Edward Herrington (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-81 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Marten | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-81 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the offensive rebound | 56-81 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-81 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg clanks a floater near the basket | 56-81 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard gets the offensive rebound | 56-81 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 56-81 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Smith | 56-83 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-83 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 56-83 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Smith runs out the clock | 56-83 |