| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Stephen Fruge steals the ball from Paul Tarrance | 25-29 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-29 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it in | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | John Kincaid scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Puckett | 30-31 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Haggerty | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 30-35 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #2 on Thomas Ball, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Douglas Eason (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) John Kincaid, Joseph Puckett, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric McKeag | 33-35 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Douglas Eason is called for the reach on Harry Haggerty - foul #2 on Douglas Eason, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Andrew Brewer, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue lays it up and in | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Adam Williams drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Kincaid | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's layup is rejected by Eric McKeag | 35-37 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Thomas Ball is called for the reach on Eric McKeag - foul #3 on Thomas Ball, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) John Kincaid, Eric McKeag, Phillip Ruggeri, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge loses the dribble to Richard Gurney | 35-39 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Stephen Fruge - foul #2 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Douglas Eason (PF) Oscar Danek, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | John Kincaid loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 35-42 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Oscar Danek, John Kincaid, Joseph Puckett, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Richard Gurney, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't finish the layup | 35-42 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Eric McKeag scores on a floater from close range | 37-42 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Ball | 37-45 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Eric McKeag double dribbles | 37-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), John Kincaid (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Puckett - foul #2 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Douglas Eason (PF) Oscar Danek, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-47 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball tips it home | 40-49 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Eason - foul #3 on Douglas Eason, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Adam Williams, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Thomas Ball | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a floater near the basket | 40-53 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett loses the dribble to Kurt Shue | 40-53 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Douglas Eason (PF) Oscar Danek, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Thomas Ball (C) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits a shot from the left wing set up by Adam Williams | 42-54 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled on the floor by Douglas Eason - foul #4 on Douglas Eason, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) John Kincaid, Joseph Puckett, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Bazile and he's hacked by Andrew Brewer - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Douglas Eason (PF) Oscar Danek, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG) Ross Miller | |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett scores on a shot from the right side | 44-57 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is fouled on the floor by Stephen Fruge - foul #3 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Joseph Keller | |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Adam Williams's pass is intercepted by Lester Luter | 44-57 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Bazile - foul #2 on Robert Bazile, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Eric McKeag (SF), Douglas Eason (PF) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Douglas Eason steals the ball from Kurt Shue | 44-57 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Harry Haggerty is called for the reach on Stephen Fruge - foul #2 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) John Kincaid, Eric McKeag, Douglas Eason, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Haggerty - foul #3 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Ball | |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Adam Williams picks off the pass by Joseph Keller | 45-57 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Adam Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 48-60 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Oscar Danek comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty loses the dribble to Victor Bowles | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Eric McKeag (SF), Donald Bethune (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Ball (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Ross Miller tips it in | 48-62 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Douglas Eason loses the dribble to Joseph Keller | 48-62 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (C) Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Joseph Keller | |
| 01:29 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Tarrance - foul #2 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Oscar Danek steps in front of the Thomas Ball pass | 50-62 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Paul Tarrance is called for the reach on John Kincaid - foul #3 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Victor Bowles grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric McKeag | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State 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 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is hacked by Oscar Danek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Oscar Danek, Eric McKeag, Douglas Eason, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge blows the dunk | 54-64 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it back up and in | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is fouled in the backcourt by John Kincaid - foul #2 on John Kincaid, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is hacked by Adam Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Harry Haggerty - foul #4 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Eric McKeag (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Adam Williams, John Kincaid, Phillip Ruggeri, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses the 3rd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile runs out the clock | 58-67 |