| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Tim Cowherd denies the turnaround by Tony Streeter | 36-34 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it in | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Llanas | 39-36 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker tips it in | 39-38 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden double dribbles | 39-38 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Earnest Cain is called for the reach on Tim Cowherd - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the easy layup | 39-38 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wolfe | 39-38 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 39-38 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Jan Christensen takes the ball from Tony Streeter | 39-38 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Llanas | 39-38 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker is hacked by Donald Garrison - foul #1 on Donald Garrison, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Harry Core (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF), David Cook (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Johnny Aker, Tony Streeter | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) SF - Harry Core (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Harry Core | 39-40 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore tips it home | 41-40 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Jack Llanas steals it from George Holden in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd slams it home on a nice dish by Jack Llanas and the foul's on Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) David Cook | |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Jan Christensen is called for the reach on Roderick Hicks - foul #3 on Jan Christensen, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Johnny Aker (C) George Holden, Harry Core | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Aker | 44-40 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Schenck and the foul's on Donald Garrison - foul #2 on Donald Garrison, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Streeter (C) Johnny Aker | |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Tony Streeter takes the ball from Jan Christensen | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Arthur Patterson blocks the short jumper by Tim Cowherd | 44-45 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 44-45 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Streeter - foul #2 on Tony Streeter, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jan Christensen, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Earnest Cain, Roderick Hicks, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | George Holden buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Aker and he's fouled by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jerry Moore (SF) Jack Llanas, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Cook (C) Tony Streeter | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | George Holden makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Harry Core can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | George Holden takes the ball from Dikembe Sato | 48-50 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Jerry Moore steals it from Robert Wolfe | 48-50 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Harry Core snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | George Holden loses the dribble to Dikembe Sato | 48-50 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 50-50 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | George Holden scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wolfe | 50-52 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it home | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Aker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by George Holden | 52-54 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski loses the dribble to George Holden | 52-54 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | George Holden banks in the layup | 52-56 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Harry Core steps in front of the Scott Bostick pass | 52-56 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe lays it in set up by Harry Core | 52-58 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato scores on a floater near the basket set up by Jerry Moore | 54-58 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:07 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stevan Zempel | 57-58 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | George Holden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 57-58 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Donald Garrison (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) George Holden, Robert Wolfe, Harry Core, Johnny Aker, David Cook | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Garrison | 57-58 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Llanas | 57-58 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jan Christensen | 60-58 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison knocks in the shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Jan Christensen steps in front of the Tony Streeter pass | 62-58 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is called for 3 seconds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG) Roderick Hicks | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Jan Christensen steals it from Tony Streeter | 62-60 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen banks in the layup | 64-60 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits a floater from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Patterson - foul #4 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson tips it but misses | 65-62 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Dennis Breeden steps in front of the Tony Streeter pass | 65-62 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schenck | 65-62 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jan Christensen - foul #4 on Jan Christensen, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Cain - foul #3 on Earnest Cain, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Jeffery Schenck is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Jack Llanas steals the ball from Arthur Patterson | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden blows the layup | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Tim Cowherd steals the ball from Robert Wolfe | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison is hacked by Earnest Cain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earnest Cain, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Jerry Moore (SF) Jack Llanas, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is fouled on the floor by Tony Streeter - foul #3 on Tony Streeter, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson is hacked by Stevan Zempel - foul #1 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dennis Breeden (SF) Stevan Zempel, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |