| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Chad Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 32-27 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 32-30 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses badly on a runner from close range | 32-30 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Cochran | 32-30 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran lays it in | 32-32 |
| 17:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (SF), Charlie Burnett (PF), Todd Garrett (C) Kenneth Bryce, Ismael Long, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Larry Smith (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is fouled on the floor by Charlie Burnett - foul #2 on Charlie Burnett, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Kevin Crisman (SG) Chad Morris, Albert Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF) Louis Wyatt | |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Jared Speer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Denny Yamasaki | 35-35 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Burnett clanks a jumper from close range | 35-35 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Crisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz is hacked by Harry Ponds - foul #1 on Harry Ponds, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Ismael Long (PF), George O'Connell (C) Kevin Crisman, Curtis Thomas, Charlie Burnett, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Bryce - foul #1 on Kenneth Bryce, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is called for 10 seconds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG) Harry Ponds | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 35-37 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bryce | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Chad Morris steps in front of the Oleg Zdanowicz pass | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris lays it up and in | 40-37 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George O'Connell - foul #2 on George O'Connell, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (SF), Todd Garrett (C) Kenneth Bryce, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Larry Smith (PF) Louis Wyatt, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Curtis Thomas and he's fouled by Lee Cochran - foul #3 on Lee Cochran, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Burnett (PF) Ismael Long | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Lee Cochran | |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas drills a shot from the right side set up by Todd Garrett | 45-39 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Morris - foul #1 on Chad Morris, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Kevin Crisman (SG) Chad Morris, Albert Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Jared Speer (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Louis Wyatt and he's hacked by Charlie Burnett - foul #3 on Charlie Burnett, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce (SF), George O'Connell (C) Charlie Burnett, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Crisman | 47-42 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bryce takes the ball from Larry Smith | 47-42 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Larry Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Crisman - foul #1 on Kevin Crisman, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris (SG), Ismael Long (PF) Kevin Crisman, Curtis Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Lee Cochran (C) Denny Yamasaki, Larry Smith | |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris drills a turnaround from the right block | 49-44 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Jared Speer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long is whistled for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Todd Garrett (C) Harry Ponds, Kenneth Bryce, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Louis Wyatt, Bradley Addis, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Cochran | 49-49 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett is fouled on the floor by Juan Castillo - foul #1 on Juan Castillo, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Cochran picks off the pass by Albert Morris | 49-49 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Albert Morris steals it from Denny Yamasaki | 49-49 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-49 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Juan Castillo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Morris - foul #2 on Chad Morris, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (SG), Charlie Burnett (PF) Albert Morris, Ismael Long | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Bradley Addis (SG) Denny Yamasaki, Larry Smith | |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Juan Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Juan Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Wyatt | 49-53 |
| 07:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Charlie Burnett steps in front of the Juan Castillo pass | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Chad Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Burnett drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Chad Morris | 51-53 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Juan Castillo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-53 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it home | 51-55 |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Chad Morris | 53-55 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Ismael Long (PF), George O'Connell (C) Harry Ponds, Curtis Thomas, Charlie Burnett, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Larry Smith (C) Steve Woodall, Juan Castillo, Lee Cochran | |
| 05:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Morris | 53-55 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Bryce | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG) Chad Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Bradley Addis | |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-55 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Bryce | 59-55 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is fouled on the floor by Ismael Long - foul #1 on Ismael Long, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki | |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Speer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Morris | 61-58 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 61-61 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Ponds | 63-61 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG) Harry Ponds | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Lee Cochran (C) Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall lays it in | 63-63 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long banks in the layup on a great pass from George O'Connell | 65-63 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall dunks the ball on a great pass from Larry Smith | 65-65 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long clanks a jump hook from the left block | 65-65 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Chad Morris is called for the reach on Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Morris, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Morris | 65-67 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce is fouled on the floor by Bradley Addis - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-67 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Cochran steals the ball from Kenneth Bryce | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Morris - foul #4 on Chad Morris, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-69 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce grabs the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Morris | 68-69 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Chad Morris is called for the reach on Steve Woodall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chad Morris, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG) Chad Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the board | 68-71 |