| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Bainter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Mash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sadiki Banda (fresh) SG - Vance Washington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Musick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses the floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Robert Mash grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Mash | 35-37 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Gendron | 35-40 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Vance Washington steals the ball from Robert Mash | 35-40 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Sadiki Banda steals the ball from Scott Patterson | 35-40 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Mash - foul #1 on Robert Mash, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Paul Bowles (PF) Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Robert Mash | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Shaiming Chu (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Victor Dorsey (PF) Sadiki Banda, Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Clifford Gendron | |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Ward | 35-45 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (SG), Brian Sneed (C) Scott Patterson, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney (C) Clarence Carter | |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Brian Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | William Fairweather is called for the reach on Shaiming Chu - foul #1 on William Fairweather, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Rex Bainter (SF), Ryan Burgess (C) Benjamin Rymer, Brian Mitchell, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron (PF) Victor Dorsey | |
| 16:48 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter is fouled on the floor by Bobby Ward - foul #1 on Bobby Ward, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), Robert Mash (PF) William Fairweather, Paul Bowles | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Vance Washington (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF), Harry Willis (C) Andreas Esposito, Shaiming Chu, Bobby Ward, Rolland Stickney | |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ryan Burgess | 40-47 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-47 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Bainter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mash (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sadiki Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vance Washington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Gendron (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mash | 40-47 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Robert Mash is fouled on the floor by Victor Dorsey - foul #2 on Victor Dorsey, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (PG), Benjamin Rymer (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Brian Sneed (PF), Dean Powers (C) Scott Patterson, Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Robert Mash, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (PG), Tony Musick (SF), Rolland Stickney (C) Sadiki Banda, Victor Dorsey, Harry Willis | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | William Fairweather comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rolland Stickney - foul #1 on Rolland Stickney, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shaiming Chu | 42-49 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | William Fairweather can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron is hacked by William Fairweather - foul #2 on William Fairweather, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), Paul Bowles (PF) Benjamin Rymer, Dean Powers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Bobby Ward (PF), Clarence Carter (C) Vance Washington, Clifford Gendron, Rolland Stickney | |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward is hacked by Paul Bowles - foul #2 on Paul Bowles, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Mitchell | 42-49 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Brian Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chu - foul #3 on Shaiming Chu, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (SG), Dean Powers (SF), Ryan Burgess (C) William Fairweather, Brian Mitchell, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG) Shaiming Chu | |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Andreas Esposito | 42-51 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Rex Bainter (SF), Robert Mash (PF) Scott Patterson, Dean Powers, Paul Bowles | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vance Washington (SG), Victor Dorsey (PF), Rolland Stickney (C) Andreas Esposito, Bobby Ward, Clarence Carter | |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Musick | 42-51 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Benjamin Rymer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Bainter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sadiki Banda (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vance Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tony Musick (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rolland Stickney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer's pass is intercepted by Sadiki Banda in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Mash | 42-54 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Robert Mash misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney tips it home | 44-56 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Rex Bainter | 46-56 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey is hacked by Robert Mash - foul #2 on Robert Mash, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), William Fairweather (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Paul Bowles (PF), Brian Sneed (C) Benjamin Rymer, Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Robert Mash, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Shaiming Chu (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Harry Willis (C) Sadiki Banda, Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Victor Dorsey, Rolland Stickney | |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 46-56 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles misses the tip | 46-56 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bobby Ward - foul #2 on Bobby Ward, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Bainter (SF), Dean Powers (PF), Ryan Burgess (C) Brian Mitchell, Paul Bowles, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vance Washington (SG), Clarence Carter (C) Bobby Ward, Harry Willis | |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Clifford Gendron, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG) William Fairweather | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward (SF) Shaiming Chu | |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Andreas Esposito takes the ball from Christopher Wagner in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito lays it in | 48-58 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess grabs the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Dean Powers lays it in | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Scott Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Bainter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Powers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Bobby Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington tips it home | 50-60 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Andreas Esposito - foul #2 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Paul Bowles (PF), Brian Sneed (C) Christopher Wagner, Rex Bainter, Dean Powers, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Shaiming Chu (SF), Victor Dorsey (PF) Andreas Esposito, Bobby Ward, Clifford Gendron | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles clanks a shot near the basket | 52-60 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter is fouled on the floor by Brian Mitchell - foul #2 on Brian Mitchell, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG), Benjamin Rymer (SG), Dean Powers (SF), Robert Mash (PF), Ryan Burgess (C) Scott Patterson, William Fairweather, Brian Mitchell, Paul Bowles, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Tony Musick (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Rolland Stickney (C) Sadiki Banda, Vance Washington, Shaiming Chu, Clarence Carter | |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Andreas Esposito | 55-62 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Rolland Stickney - foul #2 on Rolland Stickney, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Rex Bainter (SF) Brian Santoro, Dean Powers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Bobby Ward (SF) Victor Dorsey, Tony Musick | |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Christopher Wagner steps in front of the Clifford Gendron pass | 56-62 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sadiki Banda - foul #1 on Sadiki Banda, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Bowles (PF), Brian Sneed (C) Robert Mash, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (PG), Vance Washington (SG), Harry Willis (C) Sadiki Banda, Andreas Esposito, Rolland Stickney | |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis loses the dribble to Brian Sneed | 58-62 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifford Gendron | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Harry Willis is called for the reach on Christopher Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Willis, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (PG), Brian Mitchell (SF), Ryan Burgess (C) Benjamin Rymer, Rex Bainter, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tony Musick (SF), Victor Dorsey (PF) Bobby Ward, Clifford Gendron | |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Paul Bowles grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Tony Musick picks off the pass by Christopher Wagner | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Fairweather (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Ryan Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Tony Musick (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Willis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Brian Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Fairweather | 63-65 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | William Fairweather is called for the reach on Shaiming Chu - foul #3 on William Fairweather, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Patterson (PG), Rex Bainter (SF), Robert Mash (PF), Brian Sneed (C) Christopher Wagner, Brian Mitchell, Paul Bowles, Ryan Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Rolland Stickney (C) Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Victor Dorsey, Harry Willis | |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Brian Sneed snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Shaiming Chu - foul #4 on Shaiming Chu, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG) Shaiming Chu | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Scott Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron hits a floater from the right block set up by Bobby Ward | 65-67 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | William Fairweather is hacked by Andreas Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter (C) Clifford Gendron | |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | William Fairweather misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Brian Sneed takes the ball from Bobby Ward | 65-67 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Wagner (SG), Ryan Burgess (C) William Fairweather, Brian Sneed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vance Washington (SG), Tony Musick (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF) Andreas Esposito, Bobby Ward, Rolland Stickney | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter is hacked by Vance Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vance Washington, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Rex Bainter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Tony Musick steals the ball from Ryan Burgess in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda lays it in set up by Tony Musick | 66-69 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Robert Mash buries a floater near the basket | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Mash | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by Sadiki Banda - foul #2 on Sadiki Banda, team foul #14 | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Ryan Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |