| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a floater in the lane | 22-30 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Ross Miller is called for the reach on Charles Adams - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford's 3 pointer is rejected by Ross Miller | 22-32 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeremiah Miller - foul #1 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks travels with the ball | 22-33 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ross Miller | 22-35 |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris lays it in | 24-35 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Donald Morris | 26-38 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico (SF), James Marshall (PF) Jeremiah Miller, Donald Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-40 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess is fouled on the floor by James Marshall - foul #3 on James Marshall, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Morris (PF) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney | |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess's floater is tipped away by Clarence Errico | 26-40 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris grabs the board | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Weeks (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lester Luter | 26-43 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Lester Luter scores on a jump hook in the lane | 29-45 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-45 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 29-45 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Morris | 31-45 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), James Marshall (PF) Christopher Oxford, Clarence Errico, Donald Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Johnny Yard | |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Freeberg | 34-45 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd connects on the shot from the right side | 34-47 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-47 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller blows the layup but he's fouled by Ross Miller - foul #3 on Ross Miller, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG) Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Ross Miller connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Gurney | 35-49 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 12:15 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 11:52 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Freeberg | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Gay (fresh) SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Weeks (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | John Gay picks off the pass by Jacob Lloyd | 39-49 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 39-49 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd's pass is intercepted by John Gay | 39-49 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | John Gay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), Donald Morris (PF) John Gay, Robert Freeberg, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the lay-in | 39-49 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Lester Luter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Miller | 39-51 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 42-51 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Morris - foul #3 on Donald Morris, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks (C) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Zachary Dingess | |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico hits a jump hook in the lane | 44-52 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Adams - foul #3 on Charles Adams, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller (SF) Clarence Errico | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Maroney, Johnny Yard | |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is hacked by Lester Luter - foul #1 on Lester Luter, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue lays it in on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 47-56 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Ross Miller is called for the reach on Jeremiah Miller - foul #4 on Ross Miller, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Marshall (C) Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Kurt Shue | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Ross Miller clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits the finger roll | 47-58 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by James Marshall - foul #4 on James Marshall, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Thomas Tillman | |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Harry Comer tips it home | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | John Gay loses the dribble to Thomas Maroney | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | John Gay grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | John Gay is hacked by Thomas Maroney - foul #2 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), Allen Weeks (C) John Gay, Jeremiah Miller, James Marshall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer | |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Shue | 47-60 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 04:24 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris tips it back up and in | 49-63 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Morris - foul #4 on Donald Morris, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Jeremiah Miller (SF) Robert Freeberg, Clarence Errico | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd, Zachary Dingess | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Harry Comer steps in front of the Christopher Oxford pass | 49-65 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is hacked by Charles Adams - foul #4 on Charles Adams, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), James Marshall (PF) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Zachary Dingess (C) Ross Miller, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Gay (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Morris (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Johnny Yard is called for the reach on Clarence Errico - foul #1 on Johnny Yard, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris misses the lay-in | 49-67 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris gets the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 02:44 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-67 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg is fouled on the floor by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks (C) Donald Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | John Gay scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Errico | 52-67 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Harry Comer drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 52-70 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is fouled in the backcourt by John Gay - foul #1 on John Gay, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Gay | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 54-72 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Allen Weeks | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney runs out the clock | 57-72 |