| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Claude Gales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Creasey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | David Smith inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | David Smith is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 40-42 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hightower - foul #3 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 40-42 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hightower | 42-42 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | David Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Hugh Donato picks off the pass by Donald Clemmons | 42-42 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette can't connect on a runner near the basket | 42-42 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | David Mohamed's pass is intercepted by Sherman Monette in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 42-42 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 42-42 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Clemmons (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Claude Gales (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Creasey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Clemmons | 47-44 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato blows the layup | 47-44 |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Walter - foul #2 on Thomas Walter, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, David Smith, Robert Creasey | |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg is whistled for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson (C) Hugh Donato | |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Goldberg - foul #1 on George Goldberg, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 47-48 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Jackson - foul #3 on Patrick Jackson, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Hubbs | 49-50 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Patrick Jackson | 49-50 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson lays it up and in | 49-52 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Wagner - foul #2 on Mark Wagner, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), John Bellard (PF) Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Hugh Donato (PF) Norman Valenti, Mark Wagner, Bryan Anderson | |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Thompson | 50-52 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Nicholas King is called for the reach on Donald Tilley - foul #4 on Nicholas King, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Hugh Donato, Patrick Jackson | |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Falkowski | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Clemmons (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert O'Connel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bellard (fresh) C - Claude Gales (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brandon Falkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Creasey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is denied on a layup by Robert Creasey | 50-55 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it in | 52-55 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Falkowski | 52-57 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Brandon Falkowski is called for the reach on Nicholas King - foul #1 on Brandon Falkowski, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Nicholas King, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Hugh Donato (PF), Patrick Jackson (C) Brandon Falkowski, Donald Tilley, Scott Hubbs, Robert Creasey | |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is whistled for traveling | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (SF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Smith, Patrick Jackson | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is denied on a layup by Thomas Walter | 52-57 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Bryan Anderson steals it from Donald Johnson | 52-57 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Mark Wagner is called for the reach on Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Wagner, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Robert O'Connel (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF), Claude Gales (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Patrick Jackson (C) Mark Wagner, Bryan Anderson | |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | John Bellard banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is hacked by John Bellard in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bellard, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Scott Hubbs | |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 09:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Bellard | 54-57 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is fouled on the floor by Norman Valenti - foul #3 on Norman Valenti, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG) Nicholas King, Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski (SG), Robert Creasey (C) Norman Valenti, Patrick Jackson | |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 54-57 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is denied on a dunk by John Bellard | 54-57 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Bellard | 57-57 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 07:56 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is fouled on the floor by Hugh Donato - foul #2 on Hugh Donato, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Patrick Jackson (SF), Scott Hubbs (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Brandon Falkowski, David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Hubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Bryan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Bryan Anderson picks off the pass by Donald Johnson | 57-59 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley is fouled on the floor by George Goldberg - foul #2 on George Goldberg, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG) Donald Tilley | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter is hacked by Scott Hubbs - foul #3 on Scott Hubbs, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Sherman Monette (SF) Nicholas King, George Goldberg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hightower | 60-59 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the floater from the left block | 62-59 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Ellington is called for the reach on Norman Valenti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ellington, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Robert Creasey (C) Mark Wagner, Bryan Anderson, Patrick Jackson | |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | John Bellard pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Clemmons | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Tilley | 65-61 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Clemmons | 67-61 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), David Smith (SF), Hugh Donato (PF) Brandon Falkowski, Norman Valenti, Scott Hubbs | |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter's pass is intercepted by Hugh Donato | 67-61 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato lays it in uncontested | 67-63 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the shot in the lane | 67-63 |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 69-63 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | David Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Goldberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Claude Gales (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Creasey (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Robert O'Connel (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (PG), Brandon Falkowski (SG), Patrick Jackson (SF), Scott Hubbs (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hightower in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Patrick Jackson steps in front of the Bruce Hightower pass | 69-63 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sherman Monette - foul #1 on Sherman Monette, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG) Brandon Falkowski | |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Thomas Walter (PF) Robert O'Connel, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG) Scott Hubbs | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the lay-in | 69-63 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Donald Clemmons steals the ball from Mark Wagner in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is hacked by Sherman Monette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sherman Monette, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Tilley (SG), David Smith (SF), Hugh Donato (PF), Robert Creasey (C) Mark Wagner, Norman Valenti, Patrick Jackson, Bryan Anderson | |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | David Mohamed makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | David Mohamed makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Walter | 71-65 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | David Mohamed's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hightower in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Tilley - foul #2 on Donald Tilley, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Mohamed is hacked by Thomas Walter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Walter, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Mohamed makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Mohamed makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales connects on the floater from the right side set up by Bruce Hightower | 74-67 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | David Mohamed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses the 3 from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | David Mohamed is called for the reach on Bruce Hightower in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Mohamed, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson (C) Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western 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 (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey buries a jump hook from the right block | 78-69 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is hacked by Donald Tilley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Tilley, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, David Smith, Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Hightower | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-69 |