| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins inbounds the ball | 45-21 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-21 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins snags the offensive board | 45-21 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen is fouled on the floor by Lyle Kennell - foul #1 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #1 | 45-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Jerry Gold (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF) Dan Thorsen, Richard Tepperberg, John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | David Zechman blows the layup but the foul's on John Kravitz - foul #1 on John Kravitz, team foul #2 | 45-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg (SG), Tyron Smith (SF) George Pittman, Paul Mendivil | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 46-21 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-21 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay is called for traveling | 47-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG) Richard Tepperberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | George Pittman is hacked by Darrell Vaughn - foul #1 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #3 | 47-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF) George Pittman, Jerry Gold, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg loses the dribble to Curtis Kornegay | 47-21 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-21 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg snags the defensive board | 47-21 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-21 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-21 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses the easy layup | 47-21 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the offensive board | 47-21 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-21 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Kravitz | 47-21 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-21 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay tips it back up and in | 47-23 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-23 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell pulls down the rebound | 47-23 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Brooks (fresh) SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Mendivil (fresh) PF - Ryan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - David Zechman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Alston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Kravitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston drills a shot from the left side set up by John Kravitz out of the doubleteam | 47-25 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Brooks | 50-25 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | James Brooks picks off the pass by Lyle Kennell in the backcourt | 50-25 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins banks in the layup on a great pass from David Zechman and he's fouled by John Kravitz - foul #2 on John Kravitz, team foul #4 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG), Jerry Gold (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), Oren Gerry (C) James Brooks, Richard Tepperberg, Paul Mendivil, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the free throw | 53-25 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Dan Thorsen - foul #1 on Dan Thorsen, team foul #1 | 53-25 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-27 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins is denied on a layup by Theodore Morgan | 53-27 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry grabs the offensive rebound | 53-27 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-27 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert's pass is intercepted by Oren Gerry | 53-27 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith double dribbles | 53-27 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the fadeaway from the left side | 53-29 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG) Dan Thorsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay (SF) James Link | |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts can't finish the layup | 53-29 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-29 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Hawkins - foul #3 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #2 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG) George Pittman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Alston (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses the lay-in | 53-31 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-31 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dan Thorsen | 55-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Gold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyron Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oren Gerry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 3 from straight away set up by David Ruppert | 55-34 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Thorsen | 58-34 |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Ruppert, team foul #5 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF), David Zechman (PF) Dan Thorsen, Jerry Gold, Tyron Smith, Ryan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), John Kravitz (C) David Ruppert, Theodore Morgan, Richard Langford | |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Kravitz - foul #3 on John Kravitz, team foul #6 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG) Albert Alston | |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry makes the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by David Zechman - foul #1 on David Zechman, team foul #3 | 60-34 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-35 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell makes the 3rd free throw | 60-36 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Richard Tepperberg clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-36 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Paul Mendivil is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG), Tyron Smith (SF), Ryan Hawkins (PF) George Pittman, Paul Mendivil, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Alston (SG) Curtis Kornegay | |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lyle Kennell | 60-39 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tyron Smith | 62-39 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell is hacked by Ryan Hawkins - foul #4 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Jerry Gold (SG), David Zechman (PF) Dan Thorsen, Richard Tepperberg, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF) Ryan Roberts | |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Ryan Hawkins is called for the reach on John Kravitz - foul #5 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF) Ryan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-39 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | David Zechman pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | David Zechman scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-39 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Oren Gerry is called for the reach on Lyle Kennell - foul #4 on Oren Gerry, team foul #6 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF), John Hamilton (C) George Pittman, Jerry Gold, Tyron Smith, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Curtis Kornegay (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | James Link misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-39 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan tips it back up and in | 64-41 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Tepperberg | 67-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dan Thorsen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Tepperberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Mendivil (fresh) PF - David Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Link (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan is fouled on the floor by John Hamilton - foul #2 on John Hamilton, team foul #7 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gold (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), Oren Gerry (PF) Richard Tepperberg, Paul Mendivil, David Zechman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG) James Link | |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-43 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford pulls down the rebound | 67-43 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Richard Tepperberg (SG), David Zechman (PF) Dan Thorsen, Jerry Gold, John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Albert Alston (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), John Kravitz (C) David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, Theodore Morgan, Richard Langford | |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Curtis Kornegay | 67-43 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Kornegay | 67-46 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tyron Smith and he's hacked by Curtis Kornegay - foul #1 on Curtis Kornegay, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen (PG), Jerry Gold (SG), Paul Mendivil (SF) George Pittman, Richard Tepperberg, Tyron Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry misses the free throw | 69-46 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz snags the defensive board | 69-46 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Zechman | 69-46 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | John Kravitz denies the turnaround by Oren Gerry | 69-46 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dan Thorsen | 69-46 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Kornegay - foul #2 on Curtis Kornegay, team foul #8 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG), Tyron Smith (SF), John Hamilton (C) Paul Mendivil, David Zechman, Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Dan Thorsen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-46 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | John Hamilton snags the defensive board | 71-46 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-46 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith tips it back up and in | 73-46 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford is whistled for traveling | 73-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brooks (SG), Oren Gerry (C) George Pittman, Dan Thorsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | John Hamilton is called for 5 seconds | 73-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Zechman (PF) Oren Gerry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tyron Smith - foul #1 on Tyron Smith, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyron Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | David Zechman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | John Hamilton can't tip it in | 73-48 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Ruppert | 73-48 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-48 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford snags the offensive board | 73-48 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-48 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | David Zechman snags the defensive board | 73-48 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | David Zechman's layup is rejected by Richard Langford | 73-48 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold snags the offensive board | 73-48 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | David Zechman connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Tyron Smith | 75-48 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses the lay-in | 75-48 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brooks | 75-48 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Richard Langford is called for the reach on David Zechman - foul #2 on Richard Langford, team foul #9 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Pittman (PG) James Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Langford | 77-50 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Jerry Gold connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Pittman | 80-50 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert clanks a jumper from the left side | 80-50 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith grabs the board | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | David Zechman misses the jumper from the baseline | 80-50 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | David Zechman gets the offensive rebound | 80-50 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | George Pittman runs out the clock | 80-50 |