| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Gary Levine pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Billy Robie is called for the reach on Louis Wyatt - foul #1 on Billy Robie, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Mark Sommers is called for the reach on James Stringfield - foul #1 on Mark Sommers, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | James Stringfield is denied on a layup by Mark Sommers | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Sommers | 0-2 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Gary Levine is hacked by Steve Woodall - foul #1 on Steve Woodall, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | James Stringfield connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Johnson and the foul's on Louis Wyatt - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a shot near the basket | 0-5 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Stringfield | 0-5 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Louis Wyatt, Oleg Zdanowicz, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Woodall - foul #2 on Steve Woodall, team foul #4 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hoffman (C) Timothy Anderson | |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it but misses | 0-6 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers can't tip it in | 0-6 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Peter Williams is blocked by Mark Sommers | 0-6 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | James Hoffman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Howard | 0-9 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 3-9 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | James Baxter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 3-9 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Richard Johnson, Mark Sommers, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), James Stringfield (C) Louis Williams, James Baxter, Keith Howard, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | James Stringfield swats the short shot by Oleg Zdanowicz | 5-9 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 5-9 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is hacked by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Anthony Woodward (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SF) Billy Robie | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Woodward (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Louis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Gary Levine clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Vincent Lorkowski | 8-11 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Woodward | 10-11 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Richard Johnson denies the turnaround by Joseph Johnson | 10-11 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson tips it in | 10-13 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Richard Johnson, Anthony Woodward, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Louis Williams buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Stringfield | 10-15 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Zdanowicz | 13-15 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | James Stringfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Rafael Enriquez steps in front of the Louis Williams pass | 13-15 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 15-15 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | James Stringfield steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (C) Louis Wyatt, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Christopher Gardner (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Louis Williams, Timothy Anderson, James Stringfield | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Baxter (fresh) SG - Christopher Gardner (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) C - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez's floater is tipped away by Keith Howard | 15-15 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | James Hoffman tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 15-17 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Peter Williams scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Baxter and the foul's on Mark Sommers - foul #2 on Mark Sommers, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Oleg Zdanowicz, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Lorkowski | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Keith Howard tips it back up and in | 17-22 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is hacked by James Hoffman - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Louis Williams (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF) James Baxter, Christopher Gardner, Keith Howard, James Hoffman | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Stringfield (C) Peter Williams | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF) Anthony Woodward | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Lee Cochran swats the short shot by Timothy Anderson | 17-22 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Richard Johnson, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF) Louis Williams | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Louis Wyatt steals it from Joseph Johnson in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Billy Robie - foul #3 on Billy Robie, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Louis Wyatt, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Christopher Gardner (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Baxter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gardner (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 20-22 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Steve Woodall steals the ball from Timothy Anderson | 20-22 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez | 22-22 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner tips it but misses | 22-22 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki's pass is intercepted by Keith Howard | 22-22 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Keith Howard dunks the ball | 22-24 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Rafael Enriquez | 24-24 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Steve Woodall - foul #3 on Steve Woodall, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rafael Enriquez, Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), James Stringfield (C) James Baxter, Keith Howard, Timothy Anderson | |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SF) Christopher Gardner | |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Lee Cochran steals the ball from James Stringfield | 25-25 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the tip | 25-25 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it home | 27-25 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |