| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nathan Myers | 31-30 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | David Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Roderick Hicks is called for the reach on Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Hicks | 33-33 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero (PF) Reginald Raygoza | |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers hits a floater in the lane set up by Solomon Pearson and he's hacked by Roderick Hicks - foul #2 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Justin Brown (C) Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, David Cook | |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Dennis Breeden swats the layup by Christopher Lucero | 38-33 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Justin Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Justin Brown | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Holden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Nathan Myers steals it from Justin Brown | 38-33 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers lays it up and in | 40-33 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Justin Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers drills a shot from the right side set up by Carl Lohr | 42-35 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Lohr - foul #2 on Carl Lohr, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Carl Lohr, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, John Becker, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, George Holden, Christopher Lucero, Justin Brown | |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolfe steals it from Scott Bostick | 42-37 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | David Cook's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wareham | 42-37 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Davidson | 44-37 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Dikembe Sato takes the ball from Charles Robinson | 44-37 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 46-37 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolfe picks off the pass by Dikembe Sato | 46-40 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | David Cook misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 46-40 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Michael Davidson is blocked by David Cook | 46-42 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Walsh (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-44 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 48-46 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-46 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | David Cook lays it in on a nice dish by Roderick Hicks | 48-48 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 51-48 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolfe steals it from Michael Davidson | 51-51 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Wareham, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), George Holden (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), Justin Brown (C) Charles Robinson, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza, David Cook | |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | John Becker loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Holden (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Carl Lohr steals it from Jeremy Ryan | 51-51 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | John Becker clanks a jump hook from close range | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Justin Brown snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | George Holden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Nathan Myers - foul #2 on Nathan Myers, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | George Holden makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | George Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Justin Brown | 51-53 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 51-53 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | John Becker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lucero - foul #2 on Christopher Lucero, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Samuel Galgano (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF) Carl Lohr, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SF), Cristopher Stewart (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, Christopher Lucero, Justin Brown | |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Cristopher Stewart steals the ball from Dikembe Sato | 51-53 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG) George Holden | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roderick Hicks - foul #3 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #3 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Dikembe Sato, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is hacked by Solomon Pearson - foul #1 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Samuel Galgano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Brown (PF) Cristopher Stewart | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SF - Roderick Hicks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the runner in the paint | 52-55 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | David Cook tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Reginald Raygoza (PF) Jeremy Ryan, Justin Brown | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 52-57 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Bostick | 54-57 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 54-59 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Cook | 54-59 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roderick Hicks | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Reginald Raygoza denies the turnaround by Nathan Myers | 54-62 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathan Myers | 54-64 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Breeden | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Bostick - foul #4 on Scott Bostick, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG) Robert Wolfe | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |