| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Fred Shead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Fred Shead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Robert Wolfe takes the ball from John Gustafson | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | John Gustafson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | The jump hook by David Cook is blocked by Fred Shead | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | John Gustafson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | David Cook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Shead - foul #1 on Fred Shead, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks double dribbles | 2-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (C) Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Eric Williams buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Kennedy | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Roderick Hicks steals the ball from Edgar Jerkins | 4-8 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Gustafson | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Reginald Raygoza - foul #1 on Reginald Raygoza, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Fred Shead (C) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), Justin Brown (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza, David Cook | |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Holden | 8-11 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Shead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) C - Justin Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Holden | 10-14 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Brown - foul #1 on Justin Brown, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), Michael Eckley (C) Larry Sorensen, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG) Jeremy Ryan | |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), David Cook (C) George Holden, Charles Robinson, Justin Brown | |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Robert Wolfe steals it from Michael Eckley | 11-16 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 11-16 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski and he's fouled by Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Fred Shead (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) Christopher Lucero | |
| 13:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is hacked by Fred Shead - foul #2 on Fred Shead, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (SG), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks | |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | David Cook misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG), Michael Eckley (C) Gary Tunstall, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Reginald Raygoza | 13-18 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | George Holden is fouled on the floor by Wayne Middleton - foul #1 on Wayne Middleton, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF) John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Brown (C) David Cook | |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Justin Brown hits a jumper from the right side set up by Charles Robinson | 13-20 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Justin Brown gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Douglas Mauriello picks off the pass by Justin Brown | 13-20 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Darrell Brown (SG), Eric Williams (PF) Edgar Jerkins, Wayne Middleton, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), David Cook (C) George Holden, Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Reginald Raygoza, Justin Brown | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Sorensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the jumpshot from the left side | 14-22 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the tip | 14-22 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Brown | 14-22 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (C) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) David Cook | |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Darrell Brown loses the dribble to Jeremy Kennedy | 14-24 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Jerkins | 14-24 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (PF) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Christopher Lucero | |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Ryan - foul #1 on Jeremy Ryan, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Ronnie Kosakowski takes the ball from George Holden | 16-24 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't finish the layup | 16-24 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Middleton | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Eckley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | George Holden gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | John Gustafson double dribbles | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Wayne Middleton, John Gustafson, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Jeremy Ryan is called for the reach on Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Ryan, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF) Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Reginald Raygoza | |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | George Holden's pass is intercepted by Douglas Mauriello | 17-24 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Darrell Brown clanks a jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Williams | 19-24 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | George Holden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 19-24 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is hacked by Christopher Lucero - foul #1 on Christopher Lucero, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Brown (C) David Cook | |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Edgar Jerkins is called for the reach on Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) Christopher Lucero | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Justin Brown gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Justin Brown banks in the layup and the foul's on Edgar Jerkins - foul #2 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG), Gary Tunstall (PF), Fred Shead (C) Darrell Brown, Eric Williams, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF) George Holden, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks | |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Justin Brown misses the free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | John Gustafson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 23-28 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Shead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 25-31 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edgar Jerkins - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Justin Brown | |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 28-32 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | David Cook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 28-34 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the floater from the right side | 28-34 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 28-37 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Reginald Raygoza denies the turnaround by Darrell Brown | 28-37 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Cook | 28-37 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF), Michael Eckley (C) John Gustafson, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero (PF) Reginald Raygoza | |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Darrell Brown steals the ball from David Cook | 28-37 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 30-37 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | David Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero tips it home | 30-39 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | David Cook is called for the reach on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Fred Shead (C) Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-39 |