| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Avitia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Ingram (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Scott Henderson inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | James Avitia steps in front of the Scott Henderson pass | 31-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alonso Alphin - foul #1 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Michael Brewer tips it home | 32-34 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Walker | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Hukill | 35-37 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits the finger roll set up by Michael Brewer | 35-39 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron is hacked by Michael Brewer - foul #3 on Michael Brewer, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (C) Michael Brewer | |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | James Avitia tips it in | 37-39 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | George Ingram is hacked by James Avitia - foul #3 on James Avitia, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Derek Smith (SF), Stephen Brown (PF) Brian Chapell, James Avitia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Van Jackson | 37-41 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Derek Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is called for a backcourt violation | 37-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Harold Rene (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Joseph Cintron | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (SG) Eric Hukill | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Ingram - foul #2 on George Ingram, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Chapell (SF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SF), Michael Brewer (C) James Ford, Van Jackson, Darrell Lugo | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Rene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Ruben Laws knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 38-44 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | William Cottrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Avitia (PF) Harold Rene | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer tips it home | 38-46 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown knocks in the shot from the right block | 40-46 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | James Avitia gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell hits a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Joseph Cintron (C) Franjo Zeilman, William Cottrell, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Michael Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Derek Smith (SF), Stephen Brown (PF) Brian Chapell, James Avitia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Van Jackson grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Ingram | 43-49 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-49 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ruben Laws | 43-49 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Michael Brewer buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ruben Laws | 43-51 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | George Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Ruben Laws clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Cintron | 43-51 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Ronald Wilkins picks off the pass by Joseph Cintron | 43-51 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Michael Brewer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Walker - foul #2 on Joshua Walker, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), Brian Chapell (SF), James Avitia (PF), Harold Rene (C) Joshua Walker, Derek Smith, Stephen Brown, Joseph Cintron | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF), Darrell Lugo (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Ruben Laws, Van Jackson, George Ingram | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Rene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-51 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Lugo | 43-51 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Scott Henderson | 43-53 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Franjo Zeilman | 45-53 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Eric Hukill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Michael Brewer snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Eric Hukill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo tips it in | 45-58 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | James Avitia hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Scott Henderson can't tip it in | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Lugo | 47-58 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Henderson | 47-61 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Eric Hukill misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Chapell | 47-61 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the finger roll set up by Eric Hukill and the foul's on James Avitia - foul #4 on James Avitia, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Derek Smith (SF), Stephen Brown (PF), Joseph Cintron (C) Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, James Avitia, Harold Rene | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF), George Ingram (PF) Eric Hukill, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, Darrell Lugo | |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Derek Smith double dribbles | 50-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG) Franjo Zeilman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) PF - George Ingram (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins knocks in the shot from the left wing | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | William Cottrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Van Jackson - foul #1 on Van Jackson, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | William Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the 3rd free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (SG) William Cottrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Ruben Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Derek Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Michael Brewer snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Van Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Wilkins | 52-69 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by George Ingram - foul #3 on George Ingram, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF) Franjo Zeilman, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF), Darrell Lugo (C) Van Jackson, Michael Brewer | |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Scott Henderson and he's hacked by Stephen Brown - foul #3 on Stephen Brown, team foul #5 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Avitia (PF) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the free throw | 54-72 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the floater from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Walker - foul #3 on Joshua Walker, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), Stephen Brown (C) Joshua Walker, Joseph Cintron | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) Darrell Lugo | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | George Ingram snags the offensive board | 56-72 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Brown - foul #4 on Stephen Brown, team foul #7 | 56-72 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | James Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman hits the follow up shot | 58-72 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Michael Brewer banks in the layup set up by Alonso Alphin and he's fouled by Brian Chapell - foul #2 on Brian Chapell, team foul #8 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Joseph Cintron (C) Michael Ortego, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF), Darrell Lugo (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, George Ingram | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the free throw | 58-75 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | James Avitia is called for a charge - foul #5 on James Avitia, team foul #9 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Harold Rene (PF), David Charest (C) Joshua Walker, Brian Chapell, James Avitia, Joseph Cintron | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF) Michael Brewer | |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo loses the ball out of bounds | 58-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Brown (PF) David Charest | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Van Jackson takes the ball from William Cottrell | 58-75 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Van Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Ruben Laws steals it from Derek Smith | 58-75 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 58-75 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Eric Hukill is called for the reach on Harold Rene - foul #1 on Eric Hukill, team foul #6 | 58-75 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Darrell Lugo steals it from Derek Smith | 58-75 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Eric Hukill's pass is intercepted by Harold Rene | 58-75 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Harold Rene makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Franjo Zeilman | 61-75 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Eric Hukill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Van Jackson and he's hacked by Franjo Zeilman - foul #2 on Franjo Zeilman, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Eric Hukill makes the free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Derek Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zeilman and he's hacked by Van Jackson - foul #2 on Van Jackson, team foul #7 | 63-78 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ruben Laws pulls down the rebound | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Eric Hukill runs out the clock | 63-78 |