| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense 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 | Kristopher Bostwick buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Keith Whitlock | 29-30 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | John Carter is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 29-32 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson scores on a shot near the basket | 31-32 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Robert Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Walter Carlson - foul #2 on Walter Carlson, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Chester Lytle (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Edward Murphy | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | James Adams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs and the foul's on Chester Lytle - foul #1 on Chester Lytle, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the lay-in | 31-38 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it home | 31-40 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier loses the dribble to James Adams | 31-40 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF) Ivan Zantow, Chester Lytle | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Edward Murphy (C) Mark Walker, Herbert Burroughs, Phillip Graves | |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | James Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 31-43 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | John Peters takes the ball from Blaine O'Banner | 31-43 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Smith steps in front of the Eric Patton pass | 31-43 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | James Adams misses badly on a floater from close range | 31-43 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 31-43 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Robert Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Murphy and the foul's on Eric Patton - foul #1 on Eric Patton, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Walter Carlson (PF), John Carter (C) Ronald Wood, Carl Tellier, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) James Adams, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Carlson | 34-46 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-46 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | John Peters snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Edward Murphy and the foul's on Blaine O'Banner - foul #2 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Charles Norman (C) Robert Smith, Edward Murphy | |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Carter | 34-48 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Norman - foul #3 on Charles Norman, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) John Peters | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | John Carter steps in front of the Kenneth Kelty pass | 35-48 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock comes up short on the runner near the basket | 38-48 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock tips it in | 38-50 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Charles Norman steps in front of the Ronald Wood pass | 38-50 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Edward Murphy (C) Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 38-52 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | John Peters hits a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #8 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (SG) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Keith Whitlock, Charles Norman | |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Blaine O'Banner | 40-55 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-55 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-55 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 40-55 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner loses the dribble to Mark Walker | 40-55 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Mark Walker banks in the layup | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) SG - Phillip Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-57 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy lays it in set up by Mark Walker and he's hacked by Ivan Zantow - foul #2 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #9 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Walter Carlson (PF), John Carter (C) Ivan Zantow, Phillip Payne, Carl Tellier, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Robert Smith, Mark Walker, Phillip Graves | |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | John Peters pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kristopher Bostwick - foul #3 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #10 | 40-60 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #11 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Charles Norman (C) John Peters, Edward Murphy | |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Carter | 43-62 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | John Carter travels with the ball | 43-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (C) Charles Norman | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Kelty | 43-64 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-67 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 45-67 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves blows the layup but he's hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #12 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG), Chester Lytle (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), James Adams (SG), Michael Billingsley (SF), Charles Norman (C) Herbert Burroughs, Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle lays it up and in | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) SF - Chester Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Billingsley (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Mark Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Graves | 47-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Norman - foul #4 on Charles Norman, team foul #4 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG) Phillip Graves | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Michael Billingsley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Charles Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Ronald Wood takes the ball from James Adams | 48-72 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits the finger roll | 50-72 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zantow - foul #3 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #13 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Avendano, Michael Billingsley | |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-74 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Adams | 50-76 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-76 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood tips it back up and in | 52-76 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | James Adams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Norman | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves is hacked by Carl Tellier - foul #2 on Carl Tellier, team foul #14 | 52-79 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Norman | 52-80 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Mark Walker runs out the clock | 52-80 |