| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Falls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dada Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Billy Falls grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel blows the layup | 28-34 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dada Abdel - foul #3 on Dada Abdel, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist (C) Dada Abdel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Billy Falls snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson's dunk attempt is rejected by Nicholas Mancuso | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | John Ward buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nelek Stanojevic | 28-38 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist drills a runner from close range set up by Ronald Kernan | 30-38 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Billy Falls gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Felix Pena | 30-38 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Mancuso | 30-41 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Fleming | 30-41 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | John Ward can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 30-41 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Boris Switalski | 30-41 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Billy Falls lays it up and in set up by Richard Thompson | 32-43 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Keith Thomas (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Dada Abdel (C) Ronald Kernan, Richard Thompson, Boris Switalski, Billy Falls, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), John Cotter (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Nicholas Mancuso, Douglas Fleming | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dada Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins makes the runner in the paint | 34-43 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | John Cotter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Henry Armstrong | 34-45 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Ronald Porter blocks the short jumper by Dada Abdel | 34-45 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | John Cotter snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Billy Falls (PF) Keith Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Michael Elias takes the ball from Greg Robinette | 34-45 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Richard Mullins - foul #4 on Richard Mullins, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG) Richard Mullins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF) Henry Armstrong, Michael Elias, Ronald Porter | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG) John Cotter | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Aaron Stenson - foul #2 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Dada Abdel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming (C) Aaron Stenson | |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso tips it in | 37-47 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Boris Switalski is blocked by Douglas Fleming | 37-47 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Falls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Nelek Stanojevic | 39-52 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Dada Abdel (C) Ronald Kernan, Keith Thomas, Boris Switalski, Billy Falls, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), John Cotter (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Nicholas Mancuso, Douglas Fleming | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | John Cotter comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Stenson - foul #3 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias tips it home | 40-54 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson scores on a jump hook in the paint | 42-54 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Greg Robinette picks off the pass by Michael Elias | 42-54 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-54 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | John Cotter gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is denied on a layup by Dada Abdel | 42-54 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Dada Abdel | 44-54 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | John Cotter drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Henry Armstrong | 44-56 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson is hacked by John Cotter - foul #1 on John Cotter, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG), Keith Thomas (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Billy Falls (PF), Richard Mullins (C) Greg Robinette, Richard Thompson, Arnulfo Rossi, Alex Williams, Dada Abdel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) Henry Armstrong, John Cotter, Michael Elias, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins clanks a jumper from the left block | 44-56 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Mullins is called for the reach on Douglas Fleming - foul #5 on Richard Mullins, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist (C) Richard Mullins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nelek Stanojevic | 46-58 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Nelek Stanojevic swats the short shot by Billy Falls | 46-58 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Gregory Gilchrist steals it from Nicholas Mancuso | 46-58 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fleming - foul #2 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Dada Abdel (C) Keith Thomas, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 48-58 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-58 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso is fouled on the floor by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Richard Thompson (SG) Ronald Kernan, Boris Switalski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SG), Aaron Stenson (C) Felix Pena, Douglas Fleming | |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | John Cotter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is hacked by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Billy Falls, Dada Abdel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Nelek Stanojevic, Nicholas Mancuso | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan (PG) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ronald Kernan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cotter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Kernan | 52-58 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Armstrong | 52-60 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron Stenson - foul #4 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (SF), Billy Falls (PF) Richard Thompson, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) Henry Armstrong, John Cotter, Michael Elias, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses the tip | 54-60 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena can't tip it in | 54-60 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dada Abdel (C) Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is fouled on the floor by Greg Robinette - foul #2 on Greg Robinette, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Boris Switalski (SF) Greg Robinette, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel misses badly on a runner from the left block | 54-60 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Ronald Kernan gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Boris Switalski | 56-60 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic lays it up and in on a great pass from John Ward | 56-62 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Billy Falls scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Thompson | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is hacked by Ronald Kernan - foul #1 on Ronald Kernan, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic is hacked by Richard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Billy Falls grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Kernan | 62-63 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | John Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Kernan - foul #2 on Ronald Kernan, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Fleming | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel buries a shot near the basket set up by Ronald Kernan and he's hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #3 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Dada Abdel misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Billy Falls pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Billy Falls is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Billy Falls misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Billy Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic can't finish the layup | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Billy Falls | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Billy Falls runs out the clock | 65-63 |