| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) C - Robert Creasey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler 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) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | David Havel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Zachary Kessler | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 3-3 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Donald Tilley - foul #1 on Donald Tilley, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | David Havel lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | David Smith hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Mohamed | 6-5 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Walker Butters | 6-8 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | David Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler lays it in on a great pass from David Havel and he's fouled by Hugh Donato - foul #1 on Hugh Donato, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (C) David Smith, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel | |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the board | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) PF - Hugh Donato (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) SG - David Dunkel (fresh) SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Hubbs | 8-11 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Walker Butters | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Brian Robey | 8-13 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley is fouled on the floor by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, Hugh Donato, Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Richard Wright (C) Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti clanks a fadeaway from close range | 8-13 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey | |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Wagner | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | David Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Valenti | 15-13 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Mark Wagner - foul #1 on Mark Wagner, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Hugh Donato (PF), Patrick Jackson (C) Norman Valenti, Mark Wagner, David Smith, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Ruben Harrill | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Havel | 15-15 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Greer - foul #1 on Richard Greer, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson (C) Scott Hubbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Richard Wright | |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski tips it in | 17-17 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Jackson | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Jackson (fresh) PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Dunkel | 19-19 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Patrick Jackson, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey | |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Mohamed - foul #1 on David Mohamed, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | David Havel grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Creasey denies the turnaround by Walker Butters | 19-21 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | David Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Hugh Donato denies the turnaround by Richard Greer | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Havel | 19-21 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley's pass is intercepted by Walker Butters | 19-21 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mohamed - foul #2 on David Mohamed, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Patrick Jackson (PF) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, David Smith, Hugh Donato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Creasey | 22-23 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright banks in the layup set up by David Dunkel | 22-25 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Dunkel - foul #2 on David Dunkel, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson (C) Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Richard Greer | |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zlatko Gostomski - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is hacked by Brian Robey - foul #1 on Brian Robey, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Richard Wright | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs hits the finger roll | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Jackson (fresh) C - Bryan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey blows the layup | 25-25 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is hacked by Brian Robey - foul #2 on Brian Robey, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Tilley (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Creasey (C) Mark Wagner, Patrick Jackson, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Wright (C) Brian Robey, David Havel | |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Norman Valenti - foul #1 on Norman Valenti, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Donato (PF) Scott Hubbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler (C) Richard Wright | |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Ruben Harrill steps in front of the Robert Creasey pass | 27-27 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) Ruben Harrill | |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Walker Butters takes the ball from Donald Tilley | 27-27 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley clanks a floater from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey tips it home | 29-27 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Donald Tilley - foul #2 on Donald Tilley, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Wagner (PG), Brandon Falkowski (SG), Patrick Jackson (C) Norman Valenti, Donald Tilley, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (PF) Walker Butters | |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | David Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 31-28 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is hacked by Patrick Jackson - foul #1 on Patrick Jackson, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (SF), Bryan Anderson (C) David Smith, Hugh Donato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Ruben Harrill (SF) Neal Niblett, David Havel | |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Brandon Falkowski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ruben Harrill | 31-28 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Robert Creasey (C) Brandon Falkowski, Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Zachary Kessler | |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Mark Wagner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mohamed (PG), Donald Tilley (SG) Norman Valenti, Mark Wagner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Brian Robey (SF) Zlatko Gostomski, Richard Wright | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Robert Creasey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Creasey, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Donato (PF) Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) Richard Greer | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Mohamed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Creasey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ruben Harrill and he's fouled by Hugh Donato - foul #2 on Hugh Donato, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Scott Hubbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) David Dunkel | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley connects on the floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Hugh Donato - foul #3 on Hugh Donato, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs (PF), Patrick Jackson (C) Hugh Donato, Robert Creasey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler (C) Ruben Harrill | |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | David Smith loses the dribble to Brian Robey | 33-33 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters hits a jump hook near the basket | 33-35 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG) Neal Niblett, David Havel | |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Patrick Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Zachary Kessler | 33-40 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Dunkel - foul #3 on David Dunkel, team foul #8 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (PG), Mark Wagner (SG), Robert Creasey (C) David Mohamed, Donald Tilley, Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) David Dunkel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Bryan Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) Brian Robey | |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | David Smith clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-42 |