| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 39-25 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-25 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ronald Charles | 39-25 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz clanks a runner from the left block | 39-25 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-25 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the lay-in | 39-25 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Brooks | 39-25 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Jonathan Chappell steals the ball from Edward Brandenburg | 39-25 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Edward Brandenburg swats the shot by Leonard Thompson | 39-25 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | James Clark snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks can't throw it down | 39-25 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 41-25 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Cervantez - foul #3 on Michael Cervantez, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Willy Carte (SG), Kevin Harper (PF), Warren Ervin (C) James Clark, Ronald Charles, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Willy Carte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg blows the layup but he's fouled by Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Edward Brandenburg | |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-30 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper tips it home | 42-32 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Willy Carte is called for the reach on Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Willy Carte, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), John Johnson (C) Ronald Charles, Matthew Johnson, Warren Ervin | |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is hacked by Willy Carte - foul #3 on Willy Carte, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG) John Kindel, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Willy Carte | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Edward Brandenburg is called for the reach on Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Walter Knowles, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Warren Ervin (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Edward Brandenburg, Kevin Harper, John Johnson | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Brooks - foul #3 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #7 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG) James Clark | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Warren Ervin, team foul #8 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willy Carte (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 46-32 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Andrew Wilson, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Kevin Harper (PF), John Johnson (C) Warren Ervin, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Willy Carte pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SG - Willy Carte (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the jump hook from the left block set up by John Kindel | 48-33 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | John Johnson misses the lay-in | 48-33 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 48-33 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses the lay-in | 51-33 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Willy Carte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 54-33 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Edward Brandenburg blocks the jumper by Walter Knowles | 54-36 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles tips it home | 56-36 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is fouled on the floor by Walter Knowles - foul #4 on Walter Knowles, team foul #4 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Christopher Baker, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (PG), Ronald Charles (SG), Christopher Brooks (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) James Clark, Willy Carte, Edward Brandenburg, John Johnson | |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper scores on a jump hook in the paint | 56-38 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the floater from the right block set up by Patrick Wilkinson and the foul's on Michael Cervantez - foul #4 on Michael Cervantez, team foul #9 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Warren Ervin (C) Kevin Harper, Michael Cervantez | |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-38 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 61-38 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg gets the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #6 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Kevin Harper (SF), Michael Cervantez (C) Matthew Johnson, Edward Brandenburg, Warren Ervin | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Christopher Brooks is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #4 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #10 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF) Patrick Wilkinson, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF) Christopher Brooks | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Clarence Opitz steals it from James Clark | 63-40 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman's floater is knocked away by Kevin Harper | 63-40 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 63-40 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Charles - foul #1 on Ronald Charles, team foul #11 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Christopher Baker (PF) Leonard Thompson, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willy Carte (PG), Warren Ervin (PF) James Clark, Edward Brandenburg | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles is fouled on the floor by Michael Glass - foul #2 on Michael Glass, team foul #7 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney (PF) Michael Cervantez | |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 65-41 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the follow up shot | 67-41 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Willy Carte is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #8 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Willy Carte makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Willy Carte misses the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the board | 67-42 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 69-42 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-42 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-42 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Jack Gaffney takes the ball from John Kindel | 69-42 |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin misses long on a runner in the lane | 69-42 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | John Kindel knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 71-42 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Johnson (C) Jack Gaffney | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Kindel | 73-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Glass (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SG - Willy Carte (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Ervin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | John Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 73-42 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Warren Ervin - foul #2 on Warren Ervin, team foul #13 | 73-42 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 74-42 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Willy Carte makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 74-45 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits a floater from the left block | 76-45 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Willy Carte is denied by Andrew Wilson | 76-45 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 76-45 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is fouled on the floor by Willy Carte - foul #4 on Willy Carte, team foul #14 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney (PF) John Johnson | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 77-45 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin grabs the board | 77-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-45 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 77-45 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson blows the layup | 77-45 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-45 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Harper - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #15 | 77-45 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 78-45 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Kevin Harper - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #16 | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Warren Ervin - foul #3 on Warren Ervin, team foul #17 | 79-45 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 79-45 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-45 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin gets the rebound | 79-45 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Glass - foul #3 on Michael Glass, team foul #9 | 79-45 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 79-46 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 79-47 |