| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-46 |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Wolfe | 30-46 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Watson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #2 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it in set up by Ronnie Kosakowski and the foul's on David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits a jumper in the lane | 34-49 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #3 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 36-51 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits a turnaround from the right block | 38-51 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Christopher Louis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits the follow up shot | 38-53 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is hacked by Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Robert Wolfe, John Watson, David Cook | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Christopher Louis knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 38-55 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it but misses | 38-55 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza snags the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | George Holden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Christopher Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) SG - George Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Ryan | 38-55 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan lays it up and in | 40-55 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Ryan - foul #1 on Jeremy Ryan, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), John Watson (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Jeffery Schenck, Reginald Raygoza, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| 14:59 | Ball State | John Watson blocks the short jumper by Gary Tunstall | 40-55 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 40-57 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | The jump hook by John Watson is blocked by Stephen Johnson | 40-57 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Gustafson | 40-57 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it back up and in | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks's layup is rejected by John Gustafson | 40-59 |
| 13:36 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall | |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | John Watson loses the dribble to Christopher Louis | 40-59 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Darrell Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 40-61 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | John Watson scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Kennedy and he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Reginald Raygoza (C) Robert Wolfe, David Cook | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | John Watson makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | John Gustafson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero (C) John Watson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | John Gustafson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-61 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | George Holden knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Schenck | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Louis is called for the reach on George Holden - foul #2 on Christopher Louis, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), John Watson (PF) George Holden, Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen is hacked by David Cook - foul #2 on David Cook, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG) Jeremy Ryan | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Christopher Louis, Larry Sorensen | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it in | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Cook - foul #3 on David Cook, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (C) Jeffery Schenck, David Cook | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall | |
| 09:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 48-66 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Gustafson | 48-68 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Roderick Hicks blocks the short jumper by John Gustafson | 48-68 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Wolfe | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 50-68 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it back up and in | 50-70 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | John Watson is denied on a dunk by Eric Williams | 50-70 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Darrell Brown snags the defensive board | 50-70 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | John Gustafson is hacked by Roderick Hicks - foul #2 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, John Watson, Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-70 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Holden | 53-70 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is hacked by Jeremy Ryan - foul #2 on Jeremy Ryan, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (PF) Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Darrell Brown | |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | George Holden buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Ryan | 56-70 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-70 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | George Holden gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Mauriello | 59-70 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-70 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck lays it in set up by Jeremy Ryan | 61-70 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), John Watson (PF) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Roderick Hicks | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Jeffery Schenck picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | John Watson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | John Watson grabs the board | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 66-70 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Schenck - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-71 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the jumper in the paint set up by Jeremy Kennedy and he's fouled by John Gustafson - foul #3 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 68-71 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | John Gustafson can't finish the layup | 69-71 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is hacked by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the floater from the right side | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Eric Williams is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 72-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson jams it | 75-77 |