| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket | 36-43 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly tips it in | 36-45 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Edward Brandenburg blocks the jumper by John Lane | 36-45 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | John Crabill pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | John Crabill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | John Crabill is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley buries a runner in the paint set up by Gilbert McIver | 39-45 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles is fouled on the floor by Justin Smiley - foul #2 on Justin Smiley, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Tony Davis (C) John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 39-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SF) Edward Brandenburg | |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-45 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher scores on a floater from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly loses the dribble to Cody Belcher | 43-45 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | John Crabill gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Walter (fresh) PF - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Crabill - foul #2 on John Crabill, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Michael Barry, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Matthew Johnson (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) John Crabill, Ronald Charles, Michael Walter, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Cervantez steals it from Paul Lawrence | 47-45 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Lane - foul #3 on John Lane, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Lane | 49-47 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), John Robbins (PF) Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG) James Clark | |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley loses the ball out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (PF) John Robbins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly (C) Michael Cervantez | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Matthew Johnson takes the ball from Justin Smiley | 49-49 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Paul Lawrence is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SF) Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG), Kevin Harper (PF) Matthew Johnson, Warren Ervin | |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | John Crabill is hacked by John Lane - foul #4 on John Lane, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Homan - foul #3 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ronald Charles | 49-51 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is hacked by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Cody Belcher (PF) Harold Beasley, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wekesa Suleiman | 51-53 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Michael Barry steals it from Stephen Kelly | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Cody Belcher | 53-53 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Barry - foul #2 on Michael Barry, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Michael Barry, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Matthew Johnson (SG), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) John Crabill, Ronald Charles, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Cervantez - foul #1 on Michael Cervantez, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SF) Edward Brandenburg | |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | James Clark lays it in on a great pass from Michael Walter and he's hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #2 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | James Clark makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Tony Davis | 56-58 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | James Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Lawrence | 56-58 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-58 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Ronnie Herren, Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG), Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Matthew Johnson, Warren Ervin, Michael Cervantez | |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | John Crabill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | John Crabill is hacked by Cody Belcher - foul #2 on Cody Belcher, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG) James Clark | |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #3 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Gilbert McIver steals the ball from John Crabill in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | John Crabill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | John Crabill loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, Benjamin Homan, Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF) Matthew Johnson, Michael Walter | |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Brandenburg - foul #4 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Justin Smiley (C) Harold Beasley, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the contested turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | John Crabill steals it from Ronnie Herren in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | John Crabill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Tony Davis - foul #2 on Tony Davis, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF) Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Warren Ervin (PF) Kevin Harper | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 62-63 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Ronnie Herren, Michael Barry, John Robbins, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG), Kevin Harper (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Ronald Charles, Warren Ervin, Stephen Kelly | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Harper - foul #4 on Kevin Harper, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Michael Walter (SF) John Crabill, Edward Brandenburg | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | James Clark clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cody Belcher - foul #3 on Cody Belcher, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher double dribbles | 62-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG) John Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG) James Clark | |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Paul Lawrence takes the ball from John Crabill after a doubleteam | 62-65 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Cody Belcher steps in front of the John Crabill pass | 62-65 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Stephen Kelly (C) Michael Walter, Michael Cervantez | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg connects on the jump hook from the right block | 62-67 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Kevin Harper swats the shot by Gilbert McIver | 62-67 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses long on a shot in the paint | 62-67 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Barry and the foul's on Stephen Kelly - foul #3 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper grabs the board | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Justin Smiley blocks the short jumper by Stephen Kelly | 64-67 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | John Crabill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Charles | 64-69 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (PF) Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-71 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | John Lane is called for the reach on Ronald Charles - foul #5 on John Lane, team foul #13 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SF), Warren Ervin (PF) Edward Brandenburg, Kevin Harper | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Wekesa Suleiman | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses short on a shot from the right block | 64-72 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Michael Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Harold Beasley, Tony Davis, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Kevin Harper (PF) Ronald Charles, Michael Walter, Warren Ervin | |
| 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) | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Michael Barry blocks the short jumper by Edward Brandenburg | 64-72 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Kevin Harper is called for the reach on Benjamin Homan - foul #5 on Kevin Harper, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Warren Ervin (PF) Kevin Harper | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Cody Belcher picks off the pass by Edward Brandenburg out of a doubleteam | 64-72 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg lays it in on a great pass from Warren Ervin | 67-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Matthew Johnson steals it from Gilbert McIver | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is hacked by Benjamin Homan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #14 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG) John Crabill | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan double dribbles | 67-76 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Homan - foul #5 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #15 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG) Benjamin Homan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 67-77 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | James Clark runs out the clock | 67-77 |