| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) C - Edward Herrington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hart | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins loses the dribble to Edward Herrington | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is fouled on the floor by Richard Hart - foul #1 on Richard Hart, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a floater near the basket set up by Glen Tweedy | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 2-7 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Edward Herrington | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton knocks in the floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Thomas | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Chris Miller (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) PF - Jack Penniman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Jack Penniman | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | James Thomas is hacked by Eric Patton - foul #1 on Eric Patton, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Keith Whitlock | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Whitlock - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Edward Murphy | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Glen Tweedy takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 8-11 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman's floater is tipped away by Marcus Walker | 10-11 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the tip | 10-11 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | James Thomas snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Robert Jenkins steals it from Gary Laplant | 10-11 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jack Penniman - foul #1 on Jack Penniman, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF), Eric Patton (PF) Richard Hart, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG) Gary Laplant | |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Blaine O'Banner is called for the reach on Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Edward Herrington | |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Thomas and he's fouled by Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Penniman denies the turnaround by Marcus Walker | 11-14 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Eric Patton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) SF - Glen Tweedy (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy is called for 3 seconds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Chris Miller (PF) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Wood and the foul's on Jack Penniman - foul #2 on Jack Penniman, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF) Jack Penniman | |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | James Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 14-14 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 16-16 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Chris Miller - foul #1 on Chris Miller, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Eric Patton (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Edward Herrington (C) Paul Roseberry, Edward Murphy | |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-18 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gary Laplant | 16-18 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Grover Brook is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Grover Brook, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF) Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | James Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF) Ivan Zantow | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker loses the dribble to Gary Laplant | 16-18 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | James Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Ronald Wood, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marcus Walker | 21-23 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Glen Tweedy, Edward Herrington | |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Laplant | 21-25 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is whistled for a carry | 21-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Glen Tweedy (SF) Gary Laplant, Keith Whitlock | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves blows the layup | 24-29 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 24-29 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Blaine O'Banner | 27-29 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Chris Miller is called for the reach on Phillip Graves - foul #2 on Chris Miller, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF), Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Edward Herrington (C) Keith Whitlock, Edward Murphy | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Grover Brook, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses short on a jumper in the lane | 27-30 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington tips it but misses | 27-30 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is fouled on the floor by Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy | |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SG) Grover Brook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Jack Penniman steals the ball from Richard Hart | 27-30 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Blaine O'Banner - foul #2 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glen Tweedy - foul #2 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Edward Murphy (C) Gary Laplant, Edward Herrington | |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Paul Roseberry | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | James Thomas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-33 |