| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Randy Logan (fresh) PF - Norman Marks (fresh) C - Johnny Don (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Johnny Don, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Ruggles | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks clanks a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Woodall and the foul's on Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | John Ruggles snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Don | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | John Ruggles drills a shot from the right wing set up by Danny Shirley | 5-9 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | John Ruggles is called for the reach on Albert Strawn - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Albert Strawn, Randy Logan, Norman Marks, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-9 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jared Speer | 5-9 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - Peter Owens (fresh) C - Jason Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) C - Jared Speer (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the fadeaway from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Jared Speer grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Speer and he's hacked by Peter Owens - foul #1 on Peter Owens, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Randy Logan (SF), Norman Marks (PF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer | |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bradley Addis - foul #1 on Bradley Addis, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Bradley Addis | |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Louis Wyatt | 7-12 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Shirley - foul #1 on Danny Shirley, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Danny Shirley | |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Randy Logan is called for the reach on John Ruggles - foul #1 on Randy Logan, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Norman Marks, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, John Ruggles | |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Louis Wyatt steals it from Peter Owens | 8-12 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Jared Speer buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 8-14 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oleg Zdanowicz | 8-16 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens is hacked by Louis Wyatt - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Norman Marks (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Albert Strawn, Randy Logan, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Danny Shirley (C) Louis Wyatt, Steve Woodall | |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks is whistled for a carry | 8-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - Norman Marks (fresh) C - Jason Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), John Ruggles (PF) Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-19 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Marks, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Randy Logan (SF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Bradley Addis | |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Danny Shirley is blocked by Norman Marks | 8-19 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses badly on a floater from the left side | 8-19 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks snags the offensive board | 8-19 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan is whistled for a carry | 8-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (PF) Norman Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 8-21 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens is called for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Owens, team foul #6 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Peter Owens, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Wade Wilke (PF) Louis Wyatt, Steve Woodall | |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Kerry Honeycutt steps in front of the Oleg Zdanowicz pass | 8-21 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan slams it home on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 10-21 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Denny Yamasaki | 10-24 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt and he's fouled by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Walter Laplant (SF) Kerry Honeycutt, Randy Logan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Denny Yamasaki, Bradley Addis, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) SG - Albert Strawn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-24 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Strawn | 15-24 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Ruggles and the foul's on Jason Oakley - foul #1 on Jason Oakley, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG), Johnny Don (PF) Albert Strawn, Norman Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-27 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Laplant - foul #1 on Walter Laplant, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Randy Logan (SG), Norman Marks (PF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt loses the dribble to Louis Wyatt in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith blows the layup | 17-29 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall tips it but misses | 17-29 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Norman Marks is called for the reach on Larry Smith - foul #2 on Norman Marks, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner (C) Norman Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner blows the dunk | 17-31 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner gets the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don is hacked by John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #6 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG), Jason Oakley (C) Walter Laplant, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-31 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley tips it back up and in | 19-31 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz slams it home on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 19-33 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Logan | 21-33 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki | |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Norman Marks (PF) Randy Logan, Albert Strawn, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz, Jared Speer | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Tim Simmons picks off the pass by Danny Shirley | 22-33 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson hits the finger roll set up by Tim Simmons | 24-33 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Louis Wyatt | 24-35 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Ruggles - foul #3 on John Ruggles, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Randy Logan (SF), Jason Oakley (C) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith, John Ruggles | |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Albert Strawn | 28-35 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis banks in the layup on a great pass from Oleg Zdanowicz | 28-37 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steve Woodall | 28-37 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Albert Strawn, Randy Logan, Norman Marks, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (PF), Jared Speer (C) Louis Wyatt, Steve Woodall, Oleg Zdanowicz, Danny Shirley | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Larry Smith takes the ball from Walter Laplant | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-37 |