| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) SG - Adam Williams (fresh) SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Charles Isaac gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Charles Isaac double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Phillip Ruggeri is called for the reach on Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Oscar Danek clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Isaac - foul #1 on Charles Isaac, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Oscar Danek knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Bowles | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 5-8 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Charles Isaac clanks a jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Adam Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Victor Bowles hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Joseph Keller (C) Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Tillman | |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Charles Isaac misses the floater from the right side | 7-11 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Ross Miller snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Lester Luter buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ross Miller | 7-13 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Lester Luter steps in front of the Adam Williams pass | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fairly fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Lester Luter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Johnny Yard (C) Robert Bazile, Kurt Shue | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Luter - foul #1 on Lester Luter, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Joseph Keller denies the turnaround by James Hunsucker | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Thomas Maroney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard | |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Donald Bethune clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 9-13 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 9-15 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Donald Bethune drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Adam Williams | 12-15 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 12-18 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Joseph Keller swats the dunk try by Donald Bethune | 12-18 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty connects on the shot from the left block set up by Richard Gurney | 12-20 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it but misses | 12-20 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hunsucker | 12-20 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Douglas Eason clanks a floater from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Donald Bethune grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses badly on a runner in the lane | 12-20 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-20 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Thomas Tillman blocks the short jumper by Adam Williams | 12-20 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Eason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hunsucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile blows the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Tillman | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri is fouled on the floor by Ross Miller - foul #1 on Ross Miller, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG) Robert Bazile | |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Victor Snelson is hacked by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Isaac | 15-22 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is fouled on the floor by Charles Isaac - foul #2 on Charles Isaac, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (SF) Charles Isaac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (C) Joseph Keller | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 15-24 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits a driving attempt from the right block | 15-26 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Johnny Yard is called for the reach on Victor Bowles - foul #1 on Johnny Yard, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Victor Bowles can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ross Miller - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Lester Luter | |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Victor Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnny Yard | 16-26 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is fouled on the floor by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #2 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (SF) Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Victor Bowles is called for the reach on Johnny Yard - foul #1 on Victor Bowles, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 16-28 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-28 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Victor Bowles swats the layup by Kurt Shue | 16-28 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile can't tip it in | 16-28 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Oscar Danek grabs the board | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Russell Aubry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Brewer | 16-28 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer's floater is tipped away by Johnny Yard | 16-28 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Adam Williams takes the ball from Richard Gurney | 16-28 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Andrew Brewer - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Russell Aubry, Andrew Brewer, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Johnny Yard | |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Thomas Tillman steals it from Donald Bethune | 19-30 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 19-32 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Victor Snelson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Joseph Keller (PF) Robert Bazile, Kurt Shue | |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller's pass is intercepted by Douglas Eason | 19-32 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Douglas Eason, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #7 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG) Ross Miller, Thomas Maroney | |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Donald Bethune makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Donald Bethune makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman blows the dunk but the foul's on James Hunsucker - foul #1 on James Hunsucker, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Robert Bazile picks off the pass by James Hunsucker | 21-35 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile lays it in | 21-37 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | The jumper by Adam Williams is denied by Joseph Keller | 21-37 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Gurney | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Eason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | James Hunsucker can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #8 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | James Hunsucker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses short on a floater from the right side | 22-39 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it back up and in | 22-41 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses badly on a shot from the left side | 22-41 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | James Hunsucker tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 24-43 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Charles Isaac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller misses long on a shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 24-43 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Victor Bowles lays it in on a nice dish by Harry Hodgson | 26-43 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue loses the ball out of bounds | 26-43 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Charles Isaac misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #9 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Joseph Keller | |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Charles Isaac makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Charles Isaac makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Ross Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter tips it home | 28-45 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Isaac | 30-45 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |