| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Gary Bright steals the ball from Larry Thornton | 24-39 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Bright | 24-41 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | David Holcomb scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Larry Thornton steals the ball from Shawn Boucher | 27-41 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | David Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Jerome Shelton blocks the jumper by Shawn Boucher | 27-41 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 27-41 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses long on a shot from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Gary Bright comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher tips it back up and in | 27-43 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the easy layup | 27-43 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 27-45 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Arthur Brown blocks the jumper by Kyle Florio | 27-45 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Brandon Carnegie (C) Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-45 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the lay-in | 27-45 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | David Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled on the floor by Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), James Perkins (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses short on a runner from close range | 27-45 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 27-45 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-45 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Faircloth | 30-47 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Ronald Austin lays it up and in | 30-49 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ross Caley | 32-49 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-49 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Timothy Anderson is called for the reach on Larry Thornton - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Larry Thornton, Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Charles Norman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Gary Bright connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Faircloth | 36-52 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Brown | 36-54 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 36-54 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Andrew Faircloth steals it from Christopher Johnson | 36-54 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | David Holcomb can't finish the layup | 36-54 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis tips it back up and in | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Faircloth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Arthur Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 38-56 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Holcomb | 41-56 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Andrew Faircloth is called for the reach on Shawn Boucher - foul #2 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) Andrew Faircloth, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey is fouled on the floor by Kyle Florio - foul #2 on Kyle Florio, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Austin (C) Christopher Johnson | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Arthur Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (PG) David Holcomb | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG) Gary Bright | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kyle Florio | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Norman - foul #3 on Charles Norman, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SF) Kyle Florio | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Arthur Brown, Ronald Austin | |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Timothy Anderson steps in front of the Stephen Blackburn pass in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Brandon Carnegie (PF) Stephen Blackburn, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Shawn Boucher | |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson loses the dribble to Jerome Shelton | 41-59 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits a floater from the right wing | 41-61 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | David Holcomb clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #3 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF) Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey, Christopher Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | David Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Austin | 42-61 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits a jumper in the paint set up by Gary Bright | 42-63 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | David Holcomb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses the tip | 42-63 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Ross Caley hits the follow up shot | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Bright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Ronald Austin | |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Florio | 46-63 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 46-66 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis loses the dribble to Shawn Boucher | 46-66 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 46-68 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG) Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG) Shawn Boucher | |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Brown | 48-71 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton knocks in the jumper near the basket | 50-71 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton banks in the layup | 52-74 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-74 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Florio - foul #3 on Kyle Florio, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Grier (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Stephen Cowell (C) Andrew Faircloth, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), James Perkins (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Anthony Grier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-76 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie can't tip it in | 52-76 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Grier (fresh) SG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Cowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) SG - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) PF - Teddy Crane (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lloyd Nunes | 52-79 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Anthony Grier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | James Perkins blows the layup | 52-79 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Ross Caley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Ronald Austin pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Teddy Crane misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-79 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen double dribbles | 52-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Daniel Davis (C) Anthony Grier, Stephen Cowell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Jerry Mickey (SF) Lloyd Nunes, Teddy Crane | |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth misses the tip | 52-79 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn travels with the ball | 52-79 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-79 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Daniel Davis blocks the short jumper by Jerry Mickey | 52-79 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Austin - foul #2 on Ronald Austin, team foul #4 | 52-79 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Fred Nguyen is called for the reach on Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson runs out the clock | 52-79 |