| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 39-40 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't connect on a runner in the paint | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Dino Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kurt Shue | 41-40 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Dino Russo steps in front of the Thomas Tillman pass | 41-40 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Oscar Danek clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Richard Gurney is blocked by Douglas Eason | 41-40 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 44-40 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Edward Mounce scores on a shot from the right block | 44-42 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ross Miller | 47-42 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Dino Russo clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-42 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Edward Mounce - foul #3 on Edward Mounce, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Zachary Dingess (C) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Lester Luter throws it down | 51-42 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Russell Aubry clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Victor Howe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Johnny Yard (C) Ross Miller, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF) Long Hong, Victor Howe, Casey Jensen | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Johnny Yard swats the short shot by Russell Aubry | 53-42 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #4 on Edward Mounce, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Edward Mounce, Russell Aubry | |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) James Hunsucker | |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the 3rd free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Douglas Eason lays it in on a great pass from Long Hong and the foul's on Zachary Dingess - foul #2 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Brewer is called for the reach on Kurt Shue - foul #3 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd double dribbles | 55-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (SF), James Hunsucker (PF) Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer | |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Russell Aubry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Douglas Eason | |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 57-45 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Oscar Danek hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney loses the dribble to Casey Jensen | 57-47 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue blows the layup but he's hacked by Russell Aubry - foul #4 on Russell Aubry, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jacob Molino (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Oscar Danek, Long Hong, Russell Aubry, James Hunsucker, Casey Jensen | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 28 pts. 9 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jacob Molino (fresh) SG - Victor Howe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Thomas Maroney is called for the reach on Jacob Molino - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (C) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Lester Luter swats the shot by Dino Russo | 59-50 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 59-50 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Lester Luter tips it in | 61-50 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Molino | 61-52 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess is hacked by Dino Russo - foul #3 on Dino Russo, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Maroney, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the finger roll set up by Harry Comer and the foul's on Victor Howe - foul #1 on Victor Howe, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), James Hunsucker (C) Jacob Molino, Douglas Eason | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | James Hunsucker gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Lester Luter takes the ball from Dino Russo | 63-52 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Oscar Danek picks off the pass by Harry Comer | 63-52 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer loses the ball out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (SG), Casey Jensen (C) Victor Howe, Andrew Brewer | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Oscar Danek takes the ball from Lester Luter | 63-52 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the shot from the left side | 63-54 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Casey Jensen blocks the short jumper by Lester Luter | 63-54 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 63-54 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Dino Russo snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Long Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Ross Miller steals it from Long Hong | 63-54 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Tillman | 66-54 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Oscar Danek can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 66-54 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Lester Luter scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Kurt Shue | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman is fouled on the floor by Casey Jensen - foul #1 on Casey Jensen, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jacob Molino (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Oscar Danek, Long Hong, Dino Russo, James Hunsucker, Casey Jensen | |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Jacob Molino can't connect on a floater from the left side | 68-54 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 68-54 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Russell Aubry gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Harry Comer takes the ball from Jacob Molino in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is hacked by Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Douglas Eason, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Johnny Yard (C) Ross Miller, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason travels with the ball | 70-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the lay-in | 70-54 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Russell Aubry grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Edward Mounce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the easy layup | 70-54 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Russell Aubry tips it home | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SF) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Long Hong (SG), Dino Russo (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Jacob Molino, Edward Mounce, Russell Aubry, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 30 pts. 9 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Long Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #3 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #4 | 70-56 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't throw it down | 70-57 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Long Hong, Casey Jensen, James Hunsucker | |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Zachary Dingess | 72-57 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Richard Gurney is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #2 on Richard Gurney, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Russell Aubry comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Maroney - foul #2 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Yard | 75-58 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | James Hunsucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Long Hong | 75-61 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is whistled for traveling | 75-61 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Zachary Dingess blocks the jumper by Victor Howe | 75-61 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is hacked by Victor Howe - foul #2 on Victor Howe, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the board | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney runs out the clock | 76-61 |