| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Chronister (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Zurich | 33-37 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski lays it in on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is hacked by Michael Wade - foul #2 on Michael Wade, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Leonard Helms - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (SG), Joe Willis (PF) Leonard Helms, Clifford Bryan | |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Louis Wyatt - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SG) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry King (SG), Elias Powers (C) Kenny Etchison, Michael Wade | |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale (PF) James Chronister | |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis's layup is rejected by Lee Cochran | 35-37 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Rafael Enriquez steps in front of the Larry King pass | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall banks in the layup set up by Rafael Enriquez | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry King (fresh) SF - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Reale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elias Powers (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Willis | 37-39 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Rafael Enriquez | 39-39 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers's pass is intercepted by Rafael Enriquez | 39-39 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Rafael Enriquez takes the ball from Thomas Ware in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Elias Powers - foul #1 on Elias Powers, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Howard Anchondo (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rafael Enriquez, Steve Woodall, Augustus Zurich, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), Leonard Helms (SG), James Chronister (SF), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Thomas Ware, Larry King, Joe Willis, Marshall Reale, Elias Powers | |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 42-42 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Leonard Helms | 42-44 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Chronister - foul #2 on James Chronister, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Michael Wade is called for the reach on Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Michael Wade, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Greg Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Vincent Lorkowski is denied by Michael Wade | 43-44 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Chronister (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (SG) Leonard Helms | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall connects on the 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is fouled on the floor by James Chronister - foul #3 on James Chronister, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Lee Cochran (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Steve Woodall, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG), Larry King (SF), Joe Willis (PF), Elias Powers (C) Kenny Etchison, James Chronister, Clifford Bryan, Michael Wade | |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Joe Willis picks off the pass by Howard Anchondo | 46-52 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Elias Powers - foul #2 on Elias Powers, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 47-52 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the tip | 47-52 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers blows the layup but the foul's on Steve Woodall - foul #1 on Steve Woodall, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), James Chronister (SF), Michael Wade (C) Thomas Ware, Leonard Helms, Joe Willis | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry King (fresh) SF - James Chronister (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elias Powers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-53 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Greg Thomas | 47-53 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 47-55 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is fouled on the floor by Elias Powers - foul #3 on Elias Powers, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG), Clifford Bryan (PF) Larry King, Elias Powers | |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade misses the jumper near the basket | 49-55 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 51-57 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Lorkowski | 51-57 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Wade - foul #4 on Michael Wade, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Lee Cochran (PF) Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Larry King (SG), Joe Willis (C) Kenny Etchison, Leonard Helms, Michael Wade | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #3 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 52-57 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Clifford Bryan takes the ball from Vincent Lorkowski | 52-57 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Cochran blocks the short jumper by James Chronister | 52-57 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rafael Enriquez, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), Leonard Helms (SG), Michael Wade (C) Thomas Ware, Larry King, Joe Willis | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Chronister (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms hits a jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Clifford Bryan - foul #1 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis (PF) Clifford Bryan | |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Augustus Zurich picks off the pass by Michael Wade | 57-59 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Greg Thomas | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 59-61 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 62-61 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade's layup is rejected by Augustus Zurich | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Leonard Helms is called for the reach on Greg Thomas - foul #3 on Leonard Helms, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan (PF) Joe Willis | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Helms | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Kenny Etchison is called for the reach on Augustus Zurich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Etchison, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister travels with the ball | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Leonard Helms is called for the reach on Vincent Lorkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Helms, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas runs out the clock | 67-63 |