| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Parks (fresh) SG - Corey Blackwell (fresh) SF - Fred Horn (fresh) PF - Floyd Adams (fresh) C - Lewis Aldridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Peters | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Bowling Green | James Parks grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to James Parks | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Kelty | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Bowling Green | Keith Whitlock takes the ball from Fred Horn | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Lewis Aldridge picks off the pass by Edward Murphy | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Bowling Green | James Parks scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Floyd Adams and he's hacked by John Peters - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Bowling Green | James Parks makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy lays it up and in set up by Robert Smith | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Bowling Green | James Parks is fouled on the floor by John Peters - foul #2 on John Peters, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Phillip Graves (PF) John Peters, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 16:28 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy connects on the floater in the lane set up by Keith Whitlock and he's fouled by Lewis Aldridge - foul #1 on Lewis Aldridge, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Robert Smith grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Corey Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Horn (fresh) PF - Floyd Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Aldridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the easy layup | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 15:25 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Robert Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell can't connect on a shot from close range | 7-9 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Keith Whitlock | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Herbert Burroughs and he's hacked by James Parks - foul #1 on James Parks, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Todd (PG), Gerald Murphy (SG), Roger Schaub (PF), Shane Glovinsky (C) James Parks, Corey Blackwell, Floyd Adams, Lewis Aldridge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Robert Smith, Edward Murphy | |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:12 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Todd | 9-12 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Jerry Todd steals the ball from James Adams | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Bowling Green | Shane Glovinsky drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Schaub | 11-12 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | James Adams misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Murphy - foul #1 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson (SF), Lewis Aldridge (C) Fred Horn, Shane Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Charles Norman (C) Herbert Burroughs, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves | |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:01 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Lance Johnson | 13-14 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:41 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Charles Norman gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:48 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerry Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Murphy (fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) PF - Roger Schaub (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Aldridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Walker (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) C - Charles Norman (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Jerry Todd is called for the reach on Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Jerry Todd, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Parks (PG), Corey Blackwell (SG), Fred Horn (SF), Floyd Adams (PF) Jerry Todd, Gerald Murphy, Lance Johnson, Roger Schaub | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Michael Billingsley (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, James Adams, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses badly on a runner from the left block | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | James Parks grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Blackwell | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Mark Walker scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Billingsley | 15-16 |
| 10:17 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 10:16 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams tips it in | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Floyd Adams picks off the pass by Edward Murphy | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:36 | Bowling Green | James Parks snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:25 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams loses the dribble to Edward Murphy | 17-16 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Glovinsky (C) Lewis Aldridge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Mark Walker, Michael Billingsley, Charles Norman | |
| 08:44 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Shane Glovinsky blocks the short jumper by Edward Murphy | 17-16 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock tips it home | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | Bowling Green | Keith Whitlock denies the turnaround by Fred Horn | 17-18 |
| 08:13 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn tips it in | 19-18 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty dunks the ball on a great pass from Herbert Burroughs | 19-20 |
| 07:35 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Corey Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Horn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Glovinsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 19-20 |
| 07:15 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:56 | Bowling Green | Shane Glovinsky clanks a floater from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Floyd Adams - foul #1 on Floyd Adams, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Todd (PG), Gerald Murphy (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Roger Schaub (PF), Lewis Aldridge (C) James Parks, Corey Blackwell, Fred Horn, Floyd Adams, Shane Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF), Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | Bowling Green | Jerry Todd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge can't tip it in | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:16 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson lays it up and in | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Charles Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Avendano (PG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 05:48 | Bowling Green | Jerry Todd makes the jumper from close range | 23-22 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is whistled for a carry | 23-22 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Horn (SF) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Walker (PG), James Adams (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Gary Avendano, Keith Whitlock, Charles Norman | |
| 05:23 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge's floater is tipped away by Phillip Graves | 23-22 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Mark Walker drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Kelty | 23-24 |
| 04:38 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Parks (PG), Floyd Adams (PF) Gerald Murphy, Roger Schaub | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Phillip Graves | |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is hacked by Fred Horn - foul #1 on Fred Horn, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell (SG) Jerry Todd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) James Adams | |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | Lewis Aldridge gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | James Parks comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-28 |
| 03:30 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Mark Walker, Robert Smith, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 03:30 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:30 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Corey Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Horn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Aldridge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Fred Horn is called for the reach on Keith Whitlock - foul #2 on Fred Horn, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Glovinsky (C) Lewis Aldridge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:14 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 03:05 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn is fouled on the floor by Keith Whitlock - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Edward Murphy, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Todd (SF) Corey Blackwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Fred Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 26-29 |
| 02:31 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:23 | Bowling Green | James Parks is fouled on the floor by John Peters - foul #3 on John Peters, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy (SG), Lewis Aldridge (C) James Parks, Shane Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) John Peters | |
| 02:08 | Bowling Green | Floyd Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 26-29 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy slams it home | 26-31 |
| 01:36 | Bowling Green | James Adams takes the ball from Floyd Adams | 26-31 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Gerald Murphy is called for the reach on Keith Whitlock - foul #3 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Roger Schaub (PF) Gerald Murphy, Fred Horn, Floyd Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF), Charles Norman (C) Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:32 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 01:19 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Kelty - foul #2 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Parks (PG) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG) Keith Whitlock | |
| 01:19 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:19 | Bowling Green | Roger Schaub misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Parks - foul #2 on James Parks, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:32 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell scores on a shot from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is fouled on the floor by James Parks - foul #3 on James Parks, team foul #11 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Horn (SF), Floyd Adams (PF), Shane Glovinsky (C) James Parks, Roger Schaub, Lewis Aldridge | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Charles Norman | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-36 |