| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart inbounds the ball | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 27-46 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 27-46 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman gets the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adolfo Costa | 30-49 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Smith | 30-51 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Edward Murphy, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-52 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-52 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Jack Penniman - foul #2 on Jack Penniman, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Richard Hart, Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (SG) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Roseberry | 30-54 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Nordquist - foul #1 on Clifford Nordquist, team foul #3 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF) Grover Brook, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Thomas | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa misses the easy layup | 31-57 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Thomas | 31-60 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-60 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Grover Brook (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Adolfo Costa, Chris Miller | |
| 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 | |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #3 on Edward Herrington, team foul #4 | 31-60 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kristopher Bostwick | 33-60 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Penniman | 33-63 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Gary Laplant - foul #1 on Gary Laplant, team foul #5 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF) Grover Brook, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Edward Herrington blocks the short jumper by Adolfo Costa | 33-63 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-63 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-63 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Laplant | 33-63 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Smith and he's hacked by Adolfo Costa - foul #2 on Adolfo Costa, team foul #2 | 33-65 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the free throw | 33-66 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-66 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 33-66 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman blows the layup | 33-66 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 33-66 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing and the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #6 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Grover Brook (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa misses the free throw | 36-66 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the defensive board | 36-66 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Grover Brook is called for the reach on Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Grover Brook, team foul #3 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (C) Adolfo Costa | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | William Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Phillip Graves | 36-69 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-69 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 36-69 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Grover Brook - foul #2 on Grover Brook, team foul #4 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry makes the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-71 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses the 3rd free throw | 36-71 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller gets the rebound | 36-71 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson can't finish the layup | 36-71 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 36-71 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry is whistled for traveling | 36-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Grover Brook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 38-71 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-71 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | James Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 38-71 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Thomas | 38-73 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-73 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson can't tip it in | 38-73 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-73 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-73 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 38-73 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist hits a jumpshot from the right side | 38-75 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Wood is blocked by Clifford Nordquist | 38-75 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-75 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-75 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 38-75 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-75 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 38-75 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | James Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #7 | 38-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins | |
| 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 | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is called for traveling | 40-75 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses the lay-in | 40-75 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 40-75 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 40-78 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller is hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #4 on Edward Herrington, team foul #8 | 40-78 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-78 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-78 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-78 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Miller | 42-78 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 44-78 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-81 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-81 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-81 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-81 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy gets the rebound | 44-81 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-81 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-81 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Grover Brook | 46-81 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Smith | 46-84 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner double dribbles | 46-84 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (PG), Ronald Wood (SG) Grover Brook, Ivan Zantow | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) William Smith, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Payne (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine O'Banner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Miller (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist clanks a jumper from the right block | 46-84 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-84 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses short on a runner in the lane | 46-84 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 46-84 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 46-84 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (SG) Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 46-84 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 46-85 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-85 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook pulls down the rebound | 46-85 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-85 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the board | 46-85 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Smith | 46-87 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-87 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 46-87 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-87 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Grover Brook | 46-87 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller lays it up and in | 48-87 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-87 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist tips it back up and in | 48-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Grover Brook | 50-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy clanks a jump hook in the paint | 50-89 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-89 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-89 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 50-89 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Smith runs out the clock | 50-89 |