| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Norman Marks - foul #2 on Norman Marks, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Steve Woodall steals it from Norman Marks | 33-33 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't throw it down | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall tips it in | 35-33 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don lays it up and in set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 35-37 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Johnny Don steps in front of the Steve Woodall pass | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it in | 37-37 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Marks | 37-37 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (PG), Bradley Addis (SG), Jared Speer (SF) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Raymond Agee, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield, Johnny Don | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens is fouled on the floor by Lee Cochran - foul #3 on Lee Cochran, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens hits a jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Jason Oakley blocks the jumper by Bradley Addis | 37-41 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 37-41 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the dunk | 37-41 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Albert Strawn is called for the reach on Bradley Addis - foul #1 on Albert Strawn, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Steve Woodall (SF) Larry Smith, Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Agee (SG), Norman Marks (SF) Randy Logan, Albert Strawn, Charles Bentley | |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is fouled on the floor by Jason Oakley - foul #3 on Jason Oakley, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (PF), Johnny Don (C) Peter Owens, Jason Oakley | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Denny Yamasaki | 40-44 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louis Wyatt | 43-47 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is hacked by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Larry Smith (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the shot from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Larry Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 46-49 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee blows the layup but the foul's on Bradley Addis - foul #4 on Bradley Addis, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Jason Oakley is called for the reach on Denny Yamasaki - foul #4 on Jason Oakley, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Jared Speer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki and he's fouled by Charles Bentley - foul #3 on Charles Bentley, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG) Raymond Agee | |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens hits the finger roll set up by Randy Logan and he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the lay-in | 48-54 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #4 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Steve Woodall (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Juan Castillo, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Agee (SG), Norman Marks (SF) Randy Logan, Albert Strawn, Charles Bentley | |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Johnny Don - foul #2 on Johnny Don, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (PF) Peter Owens | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Louis Wyatt picks off the pass by Kerry Honeycutt in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall slams it home on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 52-56 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the easy layup | 52-56 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is hacked by Norman Marks - foul #3 on Norman Marks, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee clanks a runner from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 54-58 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Jared Speer (SF), Lee Cochran (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-58 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a fadeaway near the basket | 56-58 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt and he's hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #5 on Bradley Addis, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Larry Smith (C) Bradley Addis, Jared Speer, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Daniel Winfield (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Peter Owens | |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Randy Logan - foul #1 on Randy Logan, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG), Norman Marks (SF) Raymond Agee, Charles Bentley | |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Steve Woodall takes the ball from Jason Oakley | 58-64 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz tips it in | 60-64 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn travels with the ball | 60-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Peter Owens (PF), Johnny Don (C) Randy Logan, Daniel Winfield, Jason Oakley | |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SG) Albert Strawn | |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee blows the layup | 60-64 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Juan Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 60-64 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Lee Cochran - foul #4 on Lee Cochran, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Jared Speer (SG), Larry Smith (PF) Juan Castillo, Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bentley (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Norman Marks, Peter Owens | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is whistled for a carry | 60-65 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Larry Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Don | 60-67 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Bentley | 62-69 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran banks in the layup | 64-69 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt and the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #12 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Jared Speer, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (SF) Charles Bentley | |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt loses the dribble to Raymond Agee | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don throws it down and he's hacked by Lee Cochran - foul #5 on Lee Cochran, team foul #13 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Jared Speer (SF), Larry Smith (C) Louis Wyatt, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Raymond Agee, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield | |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Juan Castillo is called for the reach on Peter Owens - foul #1 on Juan Castillo, team foul #14 | 64-75 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Denny Yamasaki takes the ball from Peter Owens | 66-76 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Juan Castillo misses the easy layup | 66-76 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan runs out the clock | 66-76 |