| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Cody Belcher denies the turnaround by John Crabill | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Brandenburg | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | James Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses short on a floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Crabill | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper scores on a jumper from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | James Clark loses the dribble to Cody Belcher | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SG), Ronald Charles (SF), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) James Clark, Edward Brandenburg, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | John Crabill is denied on a layup by Justin Smiley | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin tips it home | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Warren Ervin | 6-2 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | John Crabill is whistled for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) John Crabill, Warren Ervin, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Tony Davis (C) John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Ronald Charles blocks the jumper by Cody Belcher | 6-2 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Walter (fresh) SF - Ronald Charles (fresh) PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson's pass is intercepted by Gilbert McIver in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan banks in the layup on a great pass from Gilbert McIver | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Charles picks off the pass by Cody Belcher | 6-6 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses the shot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses long on a turnaround from close range | 6-6 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Barry | 6-6 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Charles - foul #1 on Ronald Charles, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG), James Clark (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Matthew Johnson, Michael Walter, Ronald Charles, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Tony Davis | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher | |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Edward Brandenburg steals it from Paul Lawrence | 6-8 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Edward Brandenburg out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Ronnie Herren - foul #1 on Ronnie Herren, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG) Ronnie Herren | |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 9-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SG), Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) James Clark, Warren Ervin, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Cody Belcher (PF) Benjamin Homan, John Robbins | |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Harper - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks (PF) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SF) Paul Lawrence | |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley is hacked by Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SF), Warren Ervin (PF) Edward Brandenburg, Christopher Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Tony Davis (C) John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Stephen Kelly denies the turnaround by Cody Belcher | 11-13 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Michael Walter grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Michael Walter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Stephen Kelly blocks the short jumper by Michael Barry | 11-13 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Michael Walter snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | John Crabill works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane | 13-13 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | John Crabill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Crabill | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Charles (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Ervin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (tiring) 4 pts. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | John Crabill shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Gilbert McIver - foul #1 on Gilbert McIver, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Michael Walter, Ronald Charles, Warren Ervin, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher, Tony Davis | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | John Robbins is fouled on the floor by John Crabill - foul #1 on John Crabill, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG) John Crabill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley lays it in | 16-18 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Edward Brandenburg steals it from Paul Lawrence | 18-18 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | James Clark gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | James Clark gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 21-18 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | James Clark misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-18 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | John Robbins pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Cervantez - foul #1 on Michael Cervantez, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG), Michael Walter (SG), Ronald Charles (SF), Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Matthew Johnson, James Clark, Edward Brandenburg, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Benjamin Homan, John Lane, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins | |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Michael Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) Justin Smiley | |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits the finger roll | 21-21 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-21 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Walter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Charles (fresh) PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Kevin Harper is called for the reach on Cody Belcher - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Warren Ervin (PF) Michael Walter, Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG) Harold Beasley | |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits the finger roll | 23-25 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Tony Davis is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (C) Tony Davis | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Smiley - foul #1 on Justin Smiley, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Crabill - foul #2 on John Crabill, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG) John Lane | |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | John Crabill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | James Clark misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the fadeaway in the lane | 25-29 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Clark | 28-29 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Warren Ervin is called for the reach on Cody Belcher - foul #1 on Warren Ervin, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Michael Walter (SG), Ronald Charles (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) John Crabill, James Clark, Edward Brandenburg, Warren Ervin, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (C) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, Justin Smiley | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses the shot from close range | 28-29 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Michael Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | The clock runs out | 28-29 |