| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) SG - Charles Carty (fresh) SF - Jason Fish (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Damon Foster - foul #1 on Damon Foster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan clanks a shot from the right block | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carty | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps misses the dunk | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Damon Foster | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 1-4 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg snags the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams drills a 3 from straight away set up by Derrick Walker | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Bobby Epps - foul #1 on Bobby Epps, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Foster steps in front of the Bobby Epps pass | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Damon Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Epps | 4-4 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Jason Fish loses the dribble to William Williams | 4-4 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Williams | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) SF - Jason Fish (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Carty | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Massenburg | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Carty - foul #1 on Charles Carty, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Albert Barreto (C) Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the turnaround from close range set up by William Williams | 11-9 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Fish | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen's fadeaway is rejected by Damon Foster | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Jason Fish pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd drills a turnaround from the left block set up by William Williams and he's hacked by Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Bobby Epps (C) William Williams, Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 13:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Lance Fulton (PF) Daniel Martinsen, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes's pass is intercepted by Broderick Higgins | 14-11 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Gary Boe comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fulton | 14-11 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Broderick Higgins | 16-11 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan's pass is intercepted by Lance Fulton | 16-11 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Walker | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Fulton (fresh) C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - David Johnson (fresh) C - Gary Boe (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Bobby Epps blocks the short jumper by Malcolm Sykes | 18-11 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Fulton | 20-11 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Broderick Higgins | 20-11 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 20-11 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Bobby Epps - foul #2 on Bobby Epps, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Daniel Martinsen (SG), Timothy Emond (SF), William Boyd (PF), Albert Barreto (C) Broderick Higgins, Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, Lance Fulton, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Gary Boe makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jason Fish - foul #1 on Jason Fish, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (PF) Gary Boe | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Timothy Emond is called for the reach on Emanuel Pond - foul #1 on Timothy Emond, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | David Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 22-12 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses the tip | 22-12 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Jason Fish snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Daniel Martinsen steps in front of the Emanuel Pond pass | 22-12 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Martinsen | 24-12 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), Lance Fulton (PF) Timothy Emond, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Emanuel Pond | |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG) Daniel Martinsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (PF) David Johnson | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Fulton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Barreto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) C - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Gary Boe loses the dribble to Derrick Walker | 24-14 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg lays it in set up by Derrick Walker | 26-14 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Carty | 26-16 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto double dribbles | 26-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen (C) Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Jerry Mozee (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish | |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 26-18 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Walker - foul #1 on Derrick Walker, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Daniel Martinsen (SG), Timothy Emond (SF), Albert Barreto (C) William Williams, Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan (C) Jerry Mozee | |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton is denied on a layup by Gary Boe | 26-19 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roger Jordan | 26-22 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Boe - foul #1 on Gary Boe, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF) Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes | |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Charles Carty is blocked by Albert Barreto | 28-22 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-22 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-22 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Martinsen | 28-22 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Charles Carty hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Boe | 30-24 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Emond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Fulton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Barreto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Boe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Charles Carty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 33-26 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto loses the dribble to Roger Jordan | 33-26 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Jordan and he's hacked by Timothy Emond - foul #2 on Timothy Emond, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Derrick Walker (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF), Bobby Epps (C) Broderick Higgins, Daniel Martinsen, Timothy Emond, Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SG), Damon Foster (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Gary Boe, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is fouled on the floor by Donald Massenburg - foul #2 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | David Johnson double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG) Jason Fish | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Foster is called for the reach on Bobby Epps - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jerry Mozee (C) Emanuel Pond, Damon Foster | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Charles Carty clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Derrick Walker - foul #2 on Derrick Walker, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Andrew Gloria | |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | David Johnson swats the layup by Derrick Walker | 33-31 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps tips it in | 35-31 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Charles Carty can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Sykes - foul #1 on Malcolm Sykes, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan (C) Jerry Mozee | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Walker | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan banks in the layup | 42-35 |