| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Victor Bowles grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Oscar Danek knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 46-34 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-34 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Isaac - foul #1 on Charles Isaac, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | The short jumper by Victor Bowles is denied by Thomas Tillman | 48-34 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled on the floor by Charles Isaac - foul #2 on Charles Isaac, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the fadeaway from close range | 48-34 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Victor Bowles gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Victor Bowles is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Isaac and he's fouled by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Richard Gurney steals it from Phillip Ruggeri | 48-37 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's pass is intercepted by Victor Bowles | 48-37 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fairly fresh) 9 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the floater from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 50-37 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Phillip Ruggeri - foul #3 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Maroney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Robert Bazile, Richard Gurney, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Douglas Eason buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Harry Hodgson | 52-39 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Ross Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Victor Snelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Victor Snelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Victor Snelson steps in front of the Lester Luter pass | 52-41 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Victor Snelson lays it up and in | 52-43 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Tillman | 55-43 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Victor Snelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Ross Miller snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Lester Luter clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Harry Hodgson - foul #1 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Maroney, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson | |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Donald Bethune comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hunsucker - foul #2 on James Hunsucker, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Isaac (SF) James Hunsucker | |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Donald Bethune gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Robert Bazile steals the ball from Charles Isaac | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Donald Bethune is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Donald Bethune, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Douglas Eason, Donald Bethune | |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the easy layup | 60-43 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Victor Bowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Victor Bowles hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Isaac | 60-45 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is denied on a layup by Victor Bowles | 60-45 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman tips it home | 62-45 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Gurney | 64-45 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri lays it up and in set up by Adam Williams | 64-47 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 66-47 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Charles Isaac scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Oscar Danek | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Shue | 68-50 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Victor Bowles tips it but misses | 68-50 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Robert Bazile steals it from Adam Williams | 68-50 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the lay-in | 68-50 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman tips it in | 70-50 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Tillman | 70-50 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-50 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-50 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Lester Luter (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | The jumper by Douglas Eason is denied by Lester Luter | 75-50 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 75-50 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ross Miller | 77-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Lester Luter steals it from Douglas Eason | 77-50 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Lester Luter banks in the layup | 79-50 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Douglas Eason clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #4 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Luter | 79-52 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Victor Snelson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Hodgson | 79-54 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Lester Luter comes up short on the shot in the lane | 79-54 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Russell Aubry grabs the defensive rebound | 79-54 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Victor Snelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) James Hunsucker | |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is fouled on the floor by Harry Hodgson - foul #2 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #9 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (PG) Harry Hodgson | |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 79-54 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Douglas Eason double dribbles | 79-54 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Brewer is called for the reach on Ross Miller - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #10 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Douglas Eason | |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Aubry | 81-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the lay-in | 81-57 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the board | 81-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Bethune (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Victor Snelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 81-57 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 81-57 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Russell Aubry picks off the pass by Kurt Shue | 81-57 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | James Hunsucker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 81-57 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 81-57 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 83-57 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses the jumper from the right side | 83-57 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 83-57 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Brewer - foul #2 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #11 | 83-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Thomas Maroney, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG), Douglas Eason (PF) Russell Aubry, Andrew Brewer | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 85-57 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Douglas Eason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-57 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue blows the layup | 85-57 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 85-57 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Douglas Eason loses the ball out of bounds | 85-57 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Richard Gurney steals it from Donald Bethune | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled on the floor by Harry Hodgson - foul #3 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #12 | 88-57 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 89-57 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 90-57 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 90-57 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the offensive rebound | 90-57 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Donald Bethune drills a floater from the left wing set up by Victor Snelson | 90-59 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile runs out the clock | 90-59 |