| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) SF - Andrew Coghill (fresh) PF - Logan Jones (fresh) C - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda misses long on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Ross Miller pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Mike Mahmood - foul #1 on Mike Mahmood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Ojeda | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill is hacked by Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Mike Mahmood steps in front of the Ross Miller pass | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Ross Miller gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Mike Mahmood steals it from Kurt Shue | 2-0 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Michigan | Ross Miller picks off the pass by Caleb Rector in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Ross Miller lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mike Mahmood and he's fouled by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas (SG), Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Mike Mahmood, Andrew Coghill, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Caleb Rector - foul #1 on Caleb Rector, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), William Collman (C) Caleb Rector, Logan Jones | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brent Pollman (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Mikey Day (fresh) PF - James Conyers (fresh) C - William Collman (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the jumper from the left block | 8-3 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman is whistled for a carry | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (C) Harry Comer, Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Andrew Coghill (SF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Brent Pollman, Mikey Day, William Collman | |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG) Robert Thomas | |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda lays it up and in set up by Mike Mahmood | 10-5 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lester Luter | 12-5 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-5 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda tips it home | 12-7 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney travels with the ball | 12-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Richard Gurney (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones (PF) James Conyers | |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mike Mahmood | 12-9 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the floater from the left side | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by Mike Mahmood is denied by Zachary Dingess | 12-9 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 12-9 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fairly fresh) SG - Mike Mahmood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Coghill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Ojeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Maroney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Mike Mahmood, Andrew Coghill, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Logan Jones is called for the reach on Harry Comer - foul #1 on Logan Jones, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Collman (C) Logan Jones | |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Ross Miller | 14-11 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers loses the dribble to Kurt Shue | 14-11 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Lester Luter's fadeaway is rejected by Mikey Day | 14-11 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Pollman | 14-13 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | William Collman denies the turnaround by Kurt Shue | 14-13 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Conyers | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-15 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 14-15 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 14-15 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Lester Luter | 16-15 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Ross Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brent Pollman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Mikey Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Conyers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Collman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 16-15 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 16-15 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mikey Day - foul #1 on Mikey Day, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), Mike Mahmood (SG), Andrew Coghill (SF), Logan Jones (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Brent Pollman, Robert Thomas, Mikey Day, James Conyers, William Collman | |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is hacked by Andrew Coghill - foul #1 on Andrew Coghill, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones tips it in | 20-17 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 22-17 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Caleb Rector | 22-19 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Caleb Rector is called for the reach on Thomas Maroney - foul #2 on Caleb Rector, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Lester Luter, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett (PF) Logan Jones | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Coghill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Brockett (fresh) C - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Maroney - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Ross Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector is fouled on the floor by Johnny Yard - foul #1 on Johnny Yard, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas (SG) Mike Mahmood | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Yard steals it from Ryan Ojeda | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the dunk but he's hacked by Walter Brockett - foul #1 on Walter Brockett, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Richard Gurney (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Mikey Day (SF), Logan Jones (PF), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Andrew Coghill, Walter Brockett, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers misses the easy layup | 26-20 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the floater in the paint | 28-22 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brent Pollman and he's hacked by Ross Miller - foul #1 on Ross Miller, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG) Brent Pollman | |
| 01:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers misses the free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a floater from the left side | 30-24 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), Andrew Coghill (SF) Robert Thomas, Mikey Day | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF), Johnny Yard (C) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda (C) Logan Jones | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is hacked by James Conyers - foul #1 on James Conyers, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett (PF) James Conyers | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett misses the fullcourt shot | 30-26 |