| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Jones inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Johnson | 26-30 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Roger Jordan steps in front of the Gary Rogers pass | 26-30 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Jason Fish snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | David Johnson clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Rogers - foul #2 on Gary Rogers, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF) Jason Fish | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) William Jones, Thomas Avery, Gary Rogers | |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer loses the dribble to Roger Jordan | 28-30 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | David Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roger Jordan | 30-30 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 30-33 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan loses the dribble to William Riley in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 17:12 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-33 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Carty - foul #1 on Charles Carty, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Herbert Brammer | |
| 16:42 | Western Michigan | Jason Fish steals it from William Riley | 30-33 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Gary Boe snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Ellison | 30-33 |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Sykes | 30-33 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 30-33 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Malcolm Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | David Bachus gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | David Bachus comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-33 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is hacked by Frank Ellison - foul #3 on Frank Ellison, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, Gary Boe, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) William Riley, Tom Jenkins, Frank Ellison, Thomas Avery, Gary Rogers | |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 33-33 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG) Charles Carty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:43 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses the lay-in | 33-33 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (PF) Terry Thomas, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Herbert Brammer, Leonard McGinnity | |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | David Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | David Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jason Sippel | 35-33 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the floater from the right block set up by David Bachus | 37-33 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Jason Fish double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, David Bachus, Jason Fish, David Johnson, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Herbert Brammer (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Steven McCarn, Gary Rogers | |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-33 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William O'Rouke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard McGinnity (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Brammer | 37-33 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | William Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Carty - foul #2 on Charles Carty, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SF) Andrew Gloria, Terry Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Riley (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Frank Ellison (C) William O'Rouke, Tom Jenkins, William Jones, Herbert Brammer, Leonard McGinnity | |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Jason Sippel (C) Charles Carty, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | David Bachus makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 39-33 |
| 09:20 | Western Michigan | Damon Foster steps in front of the Thomas Avery pass | 39-33 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Frank Ellison picks off the pass by Roger Jordan in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Malcolm Sykes takes the ball from Thomas Avery | 39-33 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the turnaround from the left block | 39-33 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Kaneshiro | 39-33 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | William Riley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Brooks | 39-35 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Damon Foster hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Jordan and he's hacked by Thomas Avery - foul #3 on Thomas Avery, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, David Bachus, Malcolm Sykes, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Riley, Thomas Avery, Frank Ellison | |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by William O'Rouke is blocked by David Johnson | 41-35 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Charles Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William O'Rouke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven McCarn (fresh) PF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty blows the layup | 41-35 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 07:13 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | William O'Rouke is called for the reach on Andrew Gloria - foul #1 on William O'Rouke, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Gary Boe (C) Andrew Gloria, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Gary Boe hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Bachus | 43-35 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Brammer | 43-37 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tom Jenkins - foul #2 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Terry Thomas (SF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) William O'Rouke, Tom Jenkins, Steven McCarn, Herbert Brammer, Gary Rogers | |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Jason Sippel is called for the reach on Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #4 on Jason Sippel, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) Charles Carty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | William Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 44-39 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas is hacked by William Jones - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Malcolm Sykes (PF) Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (PF) William Jones, Thomas Avery | |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Terry Thomas | 46-39 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Harvey Brooks is called for the reach on Terry Thomas - foul #2 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #8 | 46-39 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Kaneshiro and he's fouled by David Bachus - foul #2 on David Bachus, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Terry Thomas, Malcolm Sykes, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), William Jones (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, William Riley, Frank Ellison, Leonard McGinnity | |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Gary Rogers is called for the reach on Jason Fish - foul #3 on Gary Rogers, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG) Harvey Brooks | |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | David Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven McCarn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Gary Boe can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 48-42 |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-42 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Steven McCarn | 48-42 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 48-42 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Riley (SF), Thomas Avery (PF) Tom Jenkins, Steven McCarn, William Jones, Herbert Brammer | |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Roger Jordan takes the ball from Harvey Brooks | 48-42 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Damon Foster tips it home | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers is hacked by Jason Sippel - foul #5 on Jason Sippel, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (C) Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison (C) Gary Rogers | |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 50-45 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Jason Fish buries a shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Gary Rogers (C) William Riley, Frank Ellison | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | William Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Carty - foul #3 on Charles Carty, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | William Jones snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | William Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery tips it home | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Brooks - foul #3 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), David Johnson (C) David Bachus, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on Damon Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Damon Foster is called for the reach on Thomas Avery - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Harvey Brooks is called for the reach on Jason Fish in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #12 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | David Johnson steps in front of the Harvey Brooks pass | 56-51 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (SG), Malcolm Sykes (PF) Roger Jordan, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | David Bachus is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #3 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #13 | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | David Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | David Bachus is called for the reach on Gary Rogers - foul #3 on David Bachus, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Damon Foster (PF) David Bachus, Emanuel Pond, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #14 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Malcolm Sykes (PF) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Kaneshiro | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Gary Boe (C) Emanuel Pond, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is hacked by Thomas Kaneshiro in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #15 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG) Thomas Kaneshiro | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-55 |