| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) SF - Gerald Townsend (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Townsend | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Kerry Honeycutt takes the ball from Augustus Zurich | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy is denied on a dunk by Augustus Zurich | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the fadeaway in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brett Townley | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jamie Davenport | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Kennedy | 10-4 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Davenport - foul #1 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jamie Davenport | 12-6 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 12-6 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport is fouled on the floor by Greg Thomas - foul #1 on Greg Thomas, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Paul Even (SG) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Steve Woodall (SG) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson | |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Greg Thomas steals it from Hugh Wallace | 12-6 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Paul Even is called for the reach on Steve Woodall - foul #1 on Paul Even, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Even (fresh) SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SG - Steve Woodall (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Even | 14-8 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel hits the follow up shot | 16-8 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 16-11 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel is whistled for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Gerald Townsend (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Paul Even, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Steve Woodall, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Jaramillo | 18-11 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo knocks in the shot from the right side | 18-13 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Davenport - foul #2 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Jamie Davenport, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rafael Enriquez, Lee Cochran, Howard Anchondo | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Greg Thomas steals the ball from Gerald Townsend | 18-15 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses badly on a shot from the left block | 18-15 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas is fouled on the floor by Brett Townley - foul #1 on Brett Townley, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Vincent Lorkowski is called for the reach on Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is whistled for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Steve Woodall (SG) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (C) Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski clanks a floater from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rafael Enriquez | 19-20 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits a shot from close range and the foul's on Vincent Lorkowski - foul #2 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Paul Even (SG), Robert Kennedy (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Jonathan Jaramillo steals it from Howard Anchondo | 22-20 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Jaramillo | 24-20 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Howard Anchondo steals the ball from Daniel Winfield | 24-23 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Gerald Townsend steals the ball from Louis Wyatt | 24-23 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses the easy layup | 24-23 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 24-23 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (PF) Jonathan Jaramillo, Gerald Townsend, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Greg Thomas picks off the pass by Brett Townley | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Even (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 5 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 24-24 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Paul Even scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF), Lee Cochran (C) Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Rafael Enriquez steals the ball from Kerry Honeycutt | 26-26 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 26-29 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt's pass is intercepted by Hugh Wallace | 26-29 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace banks in the layup set up by Paul Even | 28-29 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Even - foul #2 on Paul Even, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Gerald Townsend (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Paul Even, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson | |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Agee | 31-31 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses long on a jumper in the paint | 31-31 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 31-31 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo is fouled on the floor by Robert Kennedy - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Gerald Townsend, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Lee Cochran | |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Rafael Enriquez is called for the reach on Kerry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #6 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Mark Sommers (C) Rafael Enriquez, Augustus Zurich | |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 33-33 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo loses the dribble to Denny Yamasaki in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jonathan Jaramillo | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Anchondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Sommers (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the dunk | 33-33 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steve Woodall | 33-33 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield drills a shot from the baseline set up by Hugh Wallace | 35-33 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 35-36 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Gerald Townsend (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Denny Yamasaki, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Howard Anchondo, Mark Sommers | |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 36-37 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it in | 38-37 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jamie Davenport - foul #3 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #11 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Raymond Agee, Jamie Davenport, Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Vincent Lorkowski steals the ball from Robert Kennedy | 38-39 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is hacked by Paul Even - foul #3 on Paul Even, team foul #12 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Daniel Winfield (C) Paul Even, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Louis Wyatt | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 38-40 |