| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Robert Hess (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Carl Baker blocks the short jumper by Tommy Frazier | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Mike Kline gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Zoran Denisov is blocked by Raymond Johnson | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Robert Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Trenton Jackson - foul #1 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG), John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (C) Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | John Spinner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willis Terry | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Johnnie Rogers (C) Zoran Denisov, Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG), Joe Bryant (PF) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Tommy Frazier | |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | John Spinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Hess (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Melvin Berry, Willis Terry, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Darryl Flickinger, Raymond Johnson | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Joe Bryant is called for the reach on Mike Kline - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Trenton Jackson is called for the reach on Mike Kline - foul #2 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) John Spinner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joel Terhune | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) SG - Robert Hess (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joe Bryant (fresh) SG - Paul Ransom (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Mike Kline drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hess | 9-6 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is hacked by Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Javier Marrero, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (C) Javier Marrero, Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Joe Bryant, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck and he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #1 on John Spinner, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Steinbeck steps in front of the Jerry Kessler pass | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson is hacked by Willis Terry - foul #1 on Willis Terry, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG) Jerry Kessler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PG) Paul Ransom | |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant lays it in set up by Raymond Johnson | 9-11 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Carl Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Willis Terry tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Willis Terry takes the ball from Raymond Johnson | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 11-13 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Carl Baker lays it in | 13-13 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Melvin Berry (fairly fresh) SF - John Spinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Willis Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck | 13-15 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Willis Terry blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker connects on the floater near the basket set up by Willis Terry and the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Zoran Denisov, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Joe Bryant, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (PF) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy's layup is rejected by Joel Terhune | 16-17 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk lays it up and in and the foul's on Charles Dowdy - foul #1 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Darryl Flickinger | |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy double dribbles | 16-20 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Dowdy | 16-20 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero loses the dribble to Geoffrey Steinbeck in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour banks in the layup on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck | 16-22 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dwayne Sisk - foul #1 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Joel Terhune | |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (PF) Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Randy Gochenour | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Ransom - foul #1 on Paul Ransom, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Carl Baker (PF), Willis Terry (C) Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Dwayne Sisk | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the jumper from the baseline | 18-24 |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Marrero | 20-24 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Ransom and the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #2 on Willis Terry, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SG), Joe Bryant (SF) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger | |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is whistled for a carry | 20-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Joe Bryant steals it from Mike Kline | 20-27 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant banks in the layup | 20-29 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Mike Kline can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 20-29 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hess - foul #1 on Robert Hess, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF) Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joel Terhune (PF) Paul Ransom, Randy Gochenour, Raymond Johnson | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #1 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG) Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joel Terhune | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Flickinger | 22-33 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | John Spinner scores on a turnaround from the left block | 24-33 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Zoran Denisov - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Hess (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Zoran Denisov, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Joe Bryant, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Carl Baker pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Raymond Johnson swats the layup by Mike Kline | 24-34 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour makes the 3 from the right corner | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spinner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Mike Kline buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Javier Marrero and he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, John Spinner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Darryl Flickinger and he's hacked by Charles Dowdy - foul #2 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #10 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Randy Gochenour | |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler is hacked by Darryl Flickinger - foul #1 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #9 | 27-40 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), John Spinner (SF) Jerry Kessler, Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (SF) Darryl Flickinger | |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | John Spinner is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG) Robert Hess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joel Terhune | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is hacked by John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #11 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG) Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is fouled on the floor by Trenton Jackson - foul #3 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #10 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG), Willis Terry (PF) Melvin Berry, Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SG), Dwayne Sisk (C) Trenton Jackson, Raymond Johnson | |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Javier Marrero picks off the pass by Dwayne Sisk | 30-42 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero lays it up and in | 32-42 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Willis Terry takes the ball from Randy Gochenour | 32-42 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Zoran Denisov takes the ball from Joe Bryant | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-42 |