| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Laura (fresh) PF - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Paul Laura inbounds the ball | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Paul Laura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Laura - foul #3 on Paul Laura, team foul #1 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SF) Paul Laura | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin makes the free throw | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper blows the layup but the foul's on Marcel Corbin - foul #2 on Marcel Corbin, team foul #1 | 22-44 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-44 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-44 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk double dribbles | 23-44 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | David Hill is denied on a layup by Gregory Whitehair | 23-44 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper pulls down the rebound | 23-44 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Schwenk | 25-44 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-44 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | David Hill gets the offensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin misses badly on a runner near the basket | 28-44 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Arana | 28-46 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper knocks in the jumper from the right side | 30-46 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Eric Arana | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry is called for traveling | 30-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman (PG), Harley Kelly (SG), Paul Laura (SF), Jeff Angulo (PF), William Aiello (C) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, Martin McClaughry, Kenneth Scott, Gregory Whitehair | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Williams (SF) Marcel Corbin | |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | William Aiello takes the ball from Alec Turner | 30-48 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Paul Laura blows the layup | 30-48 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Hill | 30-48 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Harley Kelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo can't tip it in | 30-50 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alec Turner | 30-53 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-53 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | David Hill tips it home | 33-55 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Laura | 35-55 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-55 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson hits the follow up shot | 35-57 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Paul Laura travels with the ball | 35-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Adam Culpepper (SG), Martin McClaughry (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Jeffrey Bingman, Harley Kelly, Paul Laura, Jeff Angulo, William Aiello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, Robert Williams, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Scott steps in front of the Eric Arana pass | 35-57 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-57 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rodney James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Arana (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Adam Culpepper steals it from Robert Kastner | 35-57 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Schwenk | 37-57 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scott - foul #2 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #3 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Mark Jenkins | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana gets the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Scott - foul #3 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Hill (C) Robert Kastner | |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper buries a runner near the basket set up by Andrew Schwenk | 39-58 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregory Whitehair - foul #3 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Laura (SF), Louis Coleman (PF), William Aiello (C) Martin McClaughry, Kenneth Scott, Gregory Whitehair | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Williams (SF) Marcel Corbin | |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper is hacked by Rodney James - foul #1 on Rodney James, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo (PF) Louis Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (SG) Eric Arana | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | William Aiello misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | David Hill gets the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Rodney James buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Alec Turner | 39-62 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | William Aiello misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo grabs the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Alfred Johnson denies the turnaround by Jeff Angulo | 39-62 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | David Hill buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Rodney James | 39-64 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Alec Turner steals the ball from Paul Laura | 39-64 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Angulo - foul #2 on Jeff Angulo, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (PG), Jeffrey Bingman (SG), Louis Coleman (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, Paul Laura, Jeff Angulo, William Aiello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG), Eric Arana (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Robert Kastner (C) Rodney James, Alec Turner, Robert Williams, David Hill | |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin grabs the board | 39-66 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Bingman is called for the reach on Alfred Johnson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bingman, team foul #7 | 39-66 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Fountain (fresh) SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Martin McClaughry | 42-68 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson scores on a floater from the right side | 42-70 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Robert Kastner swats the short shot by Kenneth Scott | 42-70 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-70 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcel Corbin | 42-72 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Eric Arana is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bingman - foul #3 on Eric Arana, team foul #3 | 42-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harley Kelly (SG), Jeff Angulo (PF), William Aiello (C) Louis Coleman, Kenneth Scott, Gregory Whitehair | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Alec Turner (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF) Jack Fountain, Eric Arana, Marcel Corbin, Alfred Johnson | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry is hacked by Rodney James - foul #2 on Rodney James, team foul #4 | 42-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Conley (C) Robert Kastner | |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | William Aiello misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-72 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Harley Kelly tips it in | 44-72 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins blows the layup | 44-72 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams misses the tip | 44-72 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Aiello | 44-72 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harley Kelly | 47-72 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Bingman is called for the reach on Alec Turner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bingman, team foul #8 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Coleman (SF) Jeffrey Bingman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-74 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins grabs the board | 47-74 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney James | 47-77 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | William Aiello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, David Conley | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mark Jenkins, team foul #5 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman (SG) Harley Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-77 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner grabs the board | 47-77 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bingman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Angulo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Aiello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rodney James (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-77 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | William Aiello snags the defensive board | 47-77 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG), Bill Johnson (PF) Rodney James, Mark Jenkins | |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Kastner | 47-80 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-80 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner gets the rebound | 47-80 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-80 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Louis Coleman | 47-80 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Jeff Angulo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-80 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana pulls down the rebound | 47-80 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Johnson | 47-83 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman is called for a backcourt violation | 47-83 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Mark Jenkins (PF) Jack Fountain, Bill Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins comes up short on the floater in the lane | 47-83 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 47-83 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-83 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | William Aiello pulls down the rebound | 47-83 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | William Aiello knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Coleman and he's fouled by Robert Kastner - foul #1 on Robert Kastner, team foul #6 | 49-83 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | William Aiello misses the free throw | 49-83 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 49-83 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #9 | 49-85 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bill Johnson (PF) Eric Arana | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins makes the free throw | 49-86 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | William Aiello is denied on a layup by Bill Johnson | 49-86 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | William Aiello grabs the offensive board | 49-86 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Louis Coleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-86 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner pulls down the rebound | 49-86 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Rodney James runs out the clock | 49-86 |