| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Campo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Gerling (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses the easy layup | 42-25 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Damon Foster steals the ball from Erik Delacerda | 42-25 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is hacked by Erik Delacerda - foul #2 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Carty | 44-25 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Frank Carroll steals it from Jason Fish | 44-28 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is fouled on the floor by Erik Delacerda - foul #3 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is fouled on the floor by Albert Gant - foul #3 on Albert Gant, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Chapman (SG) Albert Gant | |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Damon Foster | 47-28 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Owen Chapman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Roger Jordan and he's hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #1 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #4 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF) Roger Jordan, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the free throw | 49-28 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling grabs the board | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Owen Chapman (fresh) SF - Keith Campo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Gerling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-28 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Damon Foster tips it in | 51-28 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo scores on a jumper from the left side | 51-30 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is hacked by Frank Carroll - foul #4 on Frank Carroll, team foul #5 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Malcolm Sykes (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Owen Chapman | |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's pass is intercepted by Albert Gant | 51-30 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Malcolm Sykes - foul #1 on Malcolm Sykes, team foul #1 | 51-30 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #2 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Gary Boe (PF) Charles Carty, Jason Fish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gerling | 51-31 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Gary Boe is hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #3 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #7 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Damon Foster (PF) Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant knocks in the floater from the left block | 51-33 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-33 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Damon Foster tips it back up and in | 53-33 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant grabs the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant scores on a jump hook from the right block | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Albert Gant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Gerling (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Damon Foster blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Gerling - foul #4 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Chapman (SG) Albert Gant | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Emanuel Pond steps in front of the Erik Delacerda pass | 54-35 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the lay-in | 54-35 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Carroll | 54-35 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Owen Chapman | 54-37 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Owen Chapman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Charles Carty comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Carroll - foul #5 on Frank Carroll, team foul #9 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), David Johnson (PF) Emanuel Pond, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG), Mario Payne (C) Owen Chapman, Frank Carroll | |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo is hacked by Jason Fish - foul #2 on Jason Fish, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | David Johnson loses the dribble to Daniel Gerling | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses badly on a shot in the lane | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Fish | 55-42 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is denied on a layup by Mario Payne | 55-42 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Fish | 55-42 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Mario Payne steals the ball from Nicholas Dargan | 55-42 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Fish - foul #3 on Jason Fish, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Jason Fish, David Johnson, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory (C) Albert Gant | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mario Payne (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Erik Delacerda (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Daniel Gerling (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), David Johnson (C) Emanuel Pond, Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Joey Gregory | |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Charles Carty pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erik Delacerda - foul #4 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #10 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Charles Carty buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Johnson | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Mario Payne | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling's layup is rejected by David Johnson | 59-45 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Charles Carty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-45 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, David Johnson, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Chapman (SG), Joey Gregory (C) Albert Gant, Mario Payne | |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling misses the free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Owen Chapman is called for the reach on Andrew Gloria - foul #1 on Owen Chapman, team foul #11 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Jerry Mozee (C) Roger Jordan, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Andrew Gloria steals the ball from Joey Gregory | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Owen Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Campo (tired) 16 pts. PF - Daniel Gerling (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Mozee | 66-47 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling is denied on a layup by Jerry Mozee | 66-47 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory hits the follow up shot | 66-49 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Boe and he's hacked by Keith Campo - foul #3 on Keith Campo, team foul #12 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (PF) Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG), David Miller (PF) Owen Chapman, Joey Gregory | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | David Miller gets the offensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by David Miller is denied by Gary Boe | 69-49 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gary Boe | 69-49 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes is hacked by Keith Campo - foul #4 on Keith Campo, team foul #13 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Payne (C) David Miller | |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-49 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 70-49 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Keith Campo | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne clanks a floater from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gary Boe and the foul's on Erik Delacerda - foul #5 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #14 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG) Erik Delacerda | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Campo | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond runs out the clock | 73-52 |