| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Riggs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Benavides (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cahoon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | William Benavides inbounds the ball | 16-19 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | William Benavides misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-19 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs clanks a jumper from the left block | 16-21 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Ross Miller connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-21 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Gurney picks off the pass by William Benavides | 18-21 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Lester Luter blows the layup | 18-21 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman tips it home | 20-21 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | William Benavides can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 20-21 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard tips it in | 20-23 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Ross Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by William Benavides - foul #2 on William Benavides, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ross Miller | 23-23 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Riggs and the foul's on Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Belford (PG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF) Steven Riggs, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard | |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Shue is blocked by Michael Alley | 23-26 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Thomas Belford | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Belford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Finch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Alley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Cahoon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Miller | 26-28 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Lester Luter blocks the short jumper by James Cahoon | 26-28 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a jumper in the lane | 26-28 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon misses long on a jumper near the basket | 26-28 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | William Finch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Thomas Belford pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Alley | 26-30 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | William Finch grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | William Finch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Harry Comer, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Steven Riggs (SG), William Benavides (SF), Tyrone Pittard (PF), Joseph Warkentin (C) Thomas Belford, Oscar Slaughter, William Finch, Michael Alley, James Cahoon | |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Joseph Warkentin is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Joseph Warkentin, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman tips it home | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Riggs (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Benavides (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Thomas Maroney takes the ball from Gregory Miller in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Maroney | 31-33 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Zachary Dingess is called for the reach on Steven Riggs - foul #2 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Lester Luter (SF), Johnny Yard (PF) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | William Benavides throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Kurt Shue picks off the pass by Joseph Warkentin | 31-33 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Ross Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lester Luter | 34-33 |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs loses the dribble to Ross Miller | 34-33 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Ross Miller steals the ball from Tyrone Pittard | 36-33 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Pittard - foul #2 on Tyrone Pittard, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Zachary Dingess (C) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Belford (PG), Oscar Slaughter (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF), James Cahoon (C) Gregory Miller, Steven Riggs, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard, Joseph Warkentin | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Zachary Dingess | 38-33 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | William Finch is fouled on the floor by Ross Miller - foul #3 on Ross Miller, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (C) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Johnny Yard picks off the pass by James Cahoon | 38-33 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Belford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Finch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Alley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Cahoon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | James Cahoon is called for the reach on Ross Miller - foul #1 on James Cahoon, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Steven Riggs (SG), William Benavides (SF), Tyrone Pittard (PF) Thomas Belford, Oscar Slaughter, William Finch, Michael Alley | |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Gurney and he's fouled by Tyrone Pittard - foul #3 on Tyrone Pittard, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard blows the dunk | 41-33 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Ross Miller gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Ross Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Miller | 43-35 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Lloyd | 45-35 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon makes the jumper near the basket set up by William Benavides and he's hacked by Ross Miller - foul #4 on Ross Miller, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter (SG) Gregory Miller | |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it home | 47-38 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Riggs | 47-40 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Lester Luter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Thomas Tillman denies the turnaround by Oscar Slaughter | 47-40 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Kurt Shue is blocked by James Cahoon | 47-40 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | William Benavides misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-40 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard tips it in | 47-42 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses short on a floater in the paint | 47-42 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs buries a runner from close range set up by William Benavides | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Benavides (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Cahoon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Zachary Dingess (PF) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF), Joseph Warkentin (C) Steven Riggs, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard, James Cahoon | |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Miller and the foul's on William Finch - foul #2 on William Finch, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Miller - foul #4 on Gregory Miller, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin makes the floater in the lane set up by Oscar Slaughter | 52-51 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Michael Alley swats the short shot by Kurt Shue | 52-51 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Benavides (SF), Tyrone Pittard (PF), James Cahoon (C) William Finch, Michael Alley, Joseph Warkentin | |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Ross Miller grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it home | 54-51 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Ross Miller gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Gregory Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Miller, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs (PG) Gregory Miller | |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Ross Miller picks off the pass by Oscar Slaughter | 56-51 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses the lay-in | 56-51 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tyrone Pittard | 56-51 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | William Benavides misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | William Benavides gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | William Benavides comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | William Benavides misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Steven Riggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Riggs, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Lester Luter (C) Harry Comer, Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-51 |