| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Warren Dildy and he's hacked by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Robinson | 28-24 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Boyer - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun (PF) David Boyer | |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is hacked by Thomas Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | David Jenkins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf loses the dribble to Jack Anderson | 30-24 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | John Robinson blocks the short jumper by Vule Kopinski | 30-26 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson loses the dribble to Michael Newman in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman hits the finger roll | 32-26 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Phillip Robertson | 32-28 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Newman | 34-28 |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Michael Newman is called for the reach on Phillip Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Jared Carter (PF) Phillip Robertson, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Earl Calhoun | |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Jared Carter is called for the reach on Nathaniel Gottfried - foul #2 on Jared Carter, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield slams it home set up by Edward Tate | 36-31 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (PF) Alberto Bruno | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) PF - Terry Lang (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Jared Carter (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Jared Carter snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Gilliland | 36-34 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Tate | 38-34 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | David Boyer can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Lang - foul #1 on Terry Lang, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Earl Calhoun (C) Andrew Cooper, Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter, John Robinson | |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | David Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | David Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Warren Dildy steps in front of the Phillip Robertson pass in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Warren Dildy - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 40-38 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | David Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #4 on Warren Dildy, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jed McNew (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Jack Anderson is called for the reach on Igor Zapf - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), Andrew Cooper (SG), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, David Jenkins, Earl Calhoun | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed McNew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gordon Wilensky (fresh) SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Boyer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jed McNew, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | John Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Jed McNew, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Jared Carter (PF) Gordon Wilensky, David Boyer | |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Danny Gilliland steals the ball from Shaun Robertson | 40-41 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Edward Tate | 42-43 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper is hacked by Igor Zapf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Igor Zapf, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Shaun Robertson, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Earl Calhoun (PF) Danny Gilliland, Alberto Bruno, Jared Carter | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Lang | 44-45 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Michael Newman takes the ball from David Jenkins in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jack Anderson | 44-48 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | John Robinson is hacked by Terry Lang - foul #2 on Terry Lang, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG) Andrew Cooper | |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), David Boyer (PF), Jared Carter (C) David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Earl Calhoun, John Robinson | |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jed McNew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Igor Zapf steals the ball from Jared Carter | 46-48 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | David Boyer lays it up and in | 48-50 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Dildy | 50-50 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | David Boyer banks in the wide open layup set up by Phillip Robertson | 50-52 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Dildy | 52-52 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf loses the dribble to Danny Gilliland | 52-52 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jared Carter - foul #3 on Jared Carter, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Terry Lang (C) Jed McNew, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Earl Calhoun (PF), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, Danny Gilliland, Alberto Bruno, David Boyer, Jared Carter | |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Michael Newman picks off the pass by Andrew Cooper in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl Calhoun - foul #1 on Earl Calhoun, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF) Igor Zapf | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Terry Lang - foul #3 on Terry Lang, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (C) Shaun Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 58-53 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Newman - foul #3 on Michael Newman, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Calhoun (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate tips it home | 60-55 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG) Edward Tate | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Earl Calhoun - foul #2 on Earl Calhoun, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), David Boyer (PF) David Jenkins, Earl Calhoun | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SF) Shaun Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Earl Calhoun (PF), Jared Carter (C) Gordon Wilensky, Andrew Cooper, David Boyer, John Robinson | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Edward Tate, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Jared Carter | |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SF) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (PF) Earl Calhoun | |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 62-55 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski is hacked by David Boyer - foul #4 on David Boyer, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | John Robinson is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by David Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jenkins, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (C) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | David Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Phillip Robertson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Warren Dildy is called for the reach on David Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Dildy, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Thomas Clark (C) Warren Dildy, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by Phillip Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | David Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (C) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | David Jenkins is called for the reach on Terry Lang in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jenkins, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Jenkins | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Phillip Robertson is called for the reach on Terry Lang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #15 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (C) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Phillip Robertson | |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper is hacked by Edward Tate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Tate, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Andrew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #16 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-67 |