| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Theodore Spann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Cochran (fresh) SF - Tommy Person (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Tommy Person inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | George Burns snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Western Michigan | Hugh Donato is called for the reach on George Burns - foul #2 on Hugh Donato, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas King | 37-29 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:28 | Western Michigan | George Burns tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | George Burns picks off the pass by Tommy Person | 39-32 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | George Burns is fouled on the floor by Hugh Donato - foul #3 on Hugh Donato, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Clark Skradski (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Donald Hammons, Jaroslav Polinski, George Burns, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (PG), William Davidson (SG), Bobby Cook (SF), Willie Turnage (PF), Michael Mullins (C) Theodore Spann, Garrett Cochran, Tommy Person, Hugh Donato, Bryan Anderson | |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dingbang Chinn - foul #3 on Dingbang Chinn, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Ellington | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Bobby Cook is called for the reach on Dingbang Chinn - foul #2 on Bobby Cook, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nathan Lewis (C) Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Crabtree (SG) Willie Turnage | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Bobby Cook - foul #3 on Bobby Cook, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Vincent Dennis, Leonard Reynolds, Clark Skradski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Theodore Spann (PG), Tommy Person (SF), John Stiltner (C) Maynard Rentas, William Davidson, Bobby Cook | |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Tommy Person grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dingbang Chinn (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Hammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Lewis (fresh) C - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Theodore Spann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Crabtree (fresh) SF - Tommy Person (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mullins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stiltner (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Hammons - foul #3 on Donald Hammons, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF) Dingbang Chinn, Donald Hammons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran (SG), Hugh Donato (PF) Brian Crabtree, John Stiltner | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Theodore Spann steals the ball from Nathan Lewis | 39-36 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann banks in the layup | 39-38 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), George Burns (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Michael Robinson, Jaroslav Polinski, Nathan Lewis, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (PG), William Davidson (SF), Bryan Anderson (C) Theodore Spann, Tommy Person, Michael Mullins | |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Cook (SF) Garrett Cochran | |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | George Burns snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Maynard Rentas - foul #1 on Maynard Rentas, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Anderson | 41-40 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Donald Hammons (SG), Clark Skradski (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Nicholas King, Vincent Dennis, George Burns, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Theodore Spann (PG), Brian Crabtree (SG), Willie Turnage (PF) Maynard Rentas, William Davidson, Hugh Donato | |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 41-40 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Dingbang Chinn | 43-40 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Donald Hammons steals it from Brian Crabtree in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 12:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons lays it up and in | 45-40 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | 3 seconds is called on Brian Crabtree | 45-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), Joseph Ellington (C) Donald Hammons, Leonard Reynolds, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (PG), Garrett Cochran (SG), Tommy Person (SF), Hugh Donato (PF) Theodore Spann, Brian Crabtree, Bobby Cook, Bryan Anderson | |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Maynard Rentas is called for the reach on Clark Skradski - foul #2 on Maynard Rentas, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Burns (PF) Clark Skradski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Mullins (C) Willie Turnage | |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dingbang Chinn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Maynard Rentas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garrett Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Person (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Jaroslav Polinski takes the ball from Hugh Donato in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski slams it home | 47-40 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Tommy Person is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Michael Robinson, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Davidson (PG) Maynard Rentas | |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | George Burns clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | George Burns hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | William Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas King - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski (PF) George Burns | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Theodore Spann (PG) William Davidson | |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Tommy Person | 49-42 |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jaroslav Polinski | 51-42 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Tommy Person hits the finger roll on a great pass from Theodore Spann | 51-44 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Nathan Lewis (PF) Vincent Dennis, Jaroslav Polinski, Clark Skradski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (PG), William Davidson (SG), Bobby Cook (SF), Willie Turnage (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) Theodore Spann, Garrett Cochran, Tommy Person, Hugh Donato, Michael Mullins | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Bobby Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Reynolds - foul #2 on Leonard Reynolds, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG) Nicholas King | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | William Davidson is fouled on the floor by Donald Hammons - foul #4 on Donald Hammons, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | William Davidson is fouled on the floor by Donald Hammons - foul #5 on Donald Hammons, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SG), George Burns (PF) Donald Hammons, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | William Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | William Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | George Burns grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds's floater is tipped away by Bobby Cook | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage is called for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Nathan Lewis (C) Dingbang Chinn, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Theodore Spann (PG), Brian Crabtree (SG), John Stiltner (C) Maynard Rentas, Willie Turnage, Bryan Anderson | |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | George Burns banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Reynolds | 53-45 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | John Stiltner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis (SG), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Leonard Reynolds, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tommy Person (SF), Hugh Donato (PF) William Davidson, Bobby Cook | |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski (PF) George Burns | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran (SG), Michael Mullins (C) Brian Crabtree, John Stiltner | |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Theodore Spann steals the ball from Nicholas McGlothen | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clark Skradski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Theodore Spann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garrett Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Person (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Hugh Donato lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Garrett Cochran | 53-50 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Dennis | 56-50 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Nicholas McGlothen is called for the reach on Michael Mullins - foul #3 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), George Burns (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Michael Robinson, Clark Skradski, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (PG), William Davidson (SG), Bobby Cook (SF), Bryan Anderson (C) Theodore Spann, Garrett Cochran, Tommy Person, Hugh Donato | |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Michael Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | George Burns snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis's pass is intercepted by Michael Mullins | 56-51 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | William Davidson is hacked by Vincent Dennis - foul #1 on Vincent Dennis, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Turnage (PF) Michael Mullins | |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | William Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | William Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn tips it home | 58-53 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski (PF) George Burns | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | William Davidson is called for the reach on Vincent Dennis - foul #2 on William Davidson, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds (SF), Nathan Lewis (C) Jaroslav Polinski, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Crabtree (SG) Bobby Cook | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Brian Crabtree makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), George Burns (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Vincent Dennis, Leonard Reynolds, Clark Skradski, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Theodore Spann (PG), Garrett Cochran (SG), Tommy Person (SF), Hugh Donato (PF) Maynard Rentas, Brian Crabtree, William Davidson, Willie Turnage | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Bryan Anderson | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Turnage (C) Bryan Anderson | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-56 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Tommy Person grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen blows the layup | 58-56 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Willie Turnage grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Tommy Person can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Burns (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Theodore Spann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garrett Cochran (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Person (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hugh Donato (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Turnage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jaroslav Polinski | 61-58 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Donato and the foul's on Nicholas McGlothen - foul #4 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Clark Skradski (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Michael Robinson, Jaroslav Polinski, George Burns, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Maynard Rentas (SG), William Davidson (SF), Bobby Cook (PF), Bryan Anderson (C) Garrett Cochran, Tommy Person, Hugh Donato, Willie Turnage | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Cook | 61-60 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | William Davidson is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Maynard Rentas | 61-63 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), George Burns (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Clark Skradski, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran (SG), Tommy Person (SF), Hugh Donato (PF) Maynard Rentas, William Davidson, Bobby Cook | |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Bryan Anderson swats the short shot by Nicholas McGlothen | 61-63 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Dennis | 61-63 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Hugh Donato is called for the reach on Nicholas King - foul #4 on Hugh Donato, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF) Vincent Dennis, Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Hugh Donato | 62-63 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Bryan Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | George Burns gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann travels in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis (SG) Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski connects on the shot from the left side set up by Nicholas King | 64-63 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Garrett Cochran | 64-66 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Hugh Donato - foul #5 on Hugh Donato, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Turnage (PF) Hugh Donato | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | George Burns makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | George Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Theodore Spann misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | George Burns grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas King | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Tommy Person misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas King - foul #3 on Nicholas King, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Tommy Person misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Tommy Person makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Theodore Spann is called for the reach on Nicholas McGlothen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Spann, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Garrett Cochran misses the halfcourt shot | 70-67 |