| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | John Beckmann is hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | John Beckmann is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh (C) John Stanley | |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Greg Sellers clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 35-28 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Beckmann - foul #1 on John Beckmann, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | John Beckmann knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Wallace | 41-32 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Walter Larkin | 41-35 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Timothy Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Burleigh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | John Beckmann knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 43-35 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Timothy Meyer and he's hacked by Bernardo Romano - foul #2 on Bernardo Romano, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SF), Murray Pearce (PF), Andrew Land (C) Stephen Wallace, John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (PG), Walter Rohe (SG), William Miller (SF), John Stanley (C) Douglas Pierson, Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen, Ricky Burleigh | |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders is hacked by William Miller - foul #4 on William Miller, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen (SF), Brian Bateman (PF) William Miller, Walter Larkin | |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Andrew Land hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Flanders | 45-38 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | David Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Bateman | 45-41 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Bateman | 45-41 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Andrew Land tips it home | 47-41 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | David Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Bateman | 47-44 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Land | 50-44 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Walter Rohe scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Smith | 50-46 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), John Beckmann (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF) Thomas Kiser, Joseph Flanders, Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Timothy Meyer (SG), Ricky Burleigh (SF) David Smith, Walter Rohe, Clarence Hagen | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Pierson | 50-49 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano hits the finger roll set up by Richard Blades | 52-49 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Sellers (C) Murray Pearce | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Larkin (PF) Brian Bateman | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Greg Sellers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 54-49 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Richard Blades snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Blades (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Burleigh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 54-49 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | John Beckmann hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Stephen Wallace and he's hacked by Ricky Burleigh - foul #1 on Ricky Burleigh, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Flanders (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG) Stephen Wallace, Richard Blades | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Rohe (SF), Brian Bateman (C) Ricky Burleigh, John Stanley | |
| 10:43 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Walter Rohe | 57-51 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Larkin - foul #2 on Walter Larkin, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (C) Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SG) Timothy Meyer | |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Murray Pearce and the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | David Smith misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bernardo Romano - foul #3 on Bernardo Romano, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG) Joseph Flanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Murray Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson drills a floater from the right side | 61-54 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Murray Pearce is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Murray Pearce, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Flanders (SF), Greg Sellers (C) John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), Ricky Burleigh (PF), John Stanley (C) Douglas Pierson, Walter Rohe, Walter Larkin, Brian Bateman | |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | David Smith is hacked by Joseph Flanders - foul #1 on Joseph Flanders, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (SG) Thomas Kiser | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Richard Blades tips it in | 63-56 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Stephen Wallace is called for the reach on Timothy Meyer - foul #1 on Stephen Wallace, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), John Beckmann (SF) Stephen Wallace, Joseph Flanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Miller (PF) Ricky Burleigh | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | David Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | John Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Murray Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses badly on a jumper from close range | 63-56 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Richard Blades comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | William Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | David Smith connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Meyer | 63-60 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Greg Sellers hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 63-60 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Richard Blades tips it home | 65-60 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Kiser is called for the reach on Clarence Hagen - foul #2 on Thomas Kiser, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Bernardo Romano (PF), Andrew Land (C) Richard Blades, Murray Pearce, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Walter Larkin (PF) David Smith, John Stanley | |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Andrew Land gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Walter Larkin swats the short shot by Bernardo Romano | 65-60 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace is hacked by Clarence Hagen - foul #3 on Clarence Hagen, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (SG) Thomas Kiser | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Rohe (SG), Ricky Burleigh (C) Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen | |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Andrew Land grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Richard Blades knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bernardo Romano | 68-60 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Miller | 68-63 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | John Beckmann comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Walter Larkin | 68-63 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Walter Rohe hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Burleigh | 68-65 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | John Beckmann is fouled on the floor by Walter Rohe - foul #1 on Walter Rohe, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Greg Sellers (C) Stephen Wallace, Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), John Stanley (C) Walter Rohe, William Miller, Ricky Burleigh | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Richard Blades drills a runner near the basket set up by John Beckmann | 70-65 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Douglas Pierson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Larkin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Greg Sellers | 72-65 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-65 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Greg Sellers snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Greg Sellers connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Kiser | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-65 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Timothy Meyer is called for the reach on Bernardo Romano - foul #1 on Timothy Meyer, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Flanders (SG), Timothy Boaz (SF), Murray Pearce (C) Thomas Kiser, John Beckmann, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (PG), Walter Rohe (SG), William Miller (SF), Ricky Burleigh (PF), Brian Bateman (C) Douglas Pierson, Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen, Walter Larkin, John Stanley | |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | William Miller misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 77-65 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh tips it in | 77-67 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Richard Blades loses the dribble to Walter Rohe | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Ricky Burleigh comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-67 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | William Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Murray Pearce pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Murray Pearce is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Land (PF), Richard Scott (C) Timothy Boaz, Bernardo Romano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Murray Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Murray Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | William Miller grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Brian Bateman hits a turnaround from the right block set up by David Smith | 77-69 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders, Andrew Land, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Timothy Meyer (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), Walter Larkin (PF), John Stanley (C) David Smith, Walter Rohe, William Miller, Ricky Burleigh, Brian Bateman | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Greg Sellers is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Pierson - foul #1 on Douglas Pierson, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | John Beckmann snags the defensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | John Beckmann is hacked by Douglas Pierson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pierson, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin snags the defensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Meyer is whistled for a carry | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Timothy Meyer is called for the reach on Greg Sellers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Meyer, team foul #13 | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Murray Pearce - foul #3 on Murray Pearce, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), Timothy Boaz (SF), Andrew Land (C) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, John Beckmann, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (PG), Walter Rohe (SG), William Miller (SF), Ricky Burleigh (C) Douglas Pierson, Timothy Meyer, Clarence Hagen, John Stanley | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Walter Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Murray Pearce pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Murray Pearce is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders, Timothy Boaz, Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Pierson (PG), Timothy Meyer (SG), Clarence Hagen (SF), John Stanley (C) David Smith, Walter Rohe, William Miller, Ricky Burleigh | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Murray Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Murray Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Clarence Hagen makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Larkin | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace runs out the clock | 81-72 |