| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Harold Green inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is fouled on the floor by Cecil Flynn - foul #3 on Cecil Flynn, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer (C) Cecil Flynn | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Harold Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Greg Maclin tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ronnie Couch | 38-36 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wade Drummond - foul #1 on Wade Drummond, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy tips it home | 40-38 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Greg Maclin buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Green | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Ebling | 42-38 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-38 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Hamer | 44-40 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Greg Maclin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ian Darcy - foul #1 on Ian Darcy, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond tips it but misses | 45-40 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Wade Deleon - foul #2 on Wade Deleon, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (C) Harold Green, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SF), Charles Wright (C) Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley | |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Jaime Harris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-42 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Jaime Harris swats the short shot by Andrew Hamer | 45-42 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Charles Wright pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wade Drummond | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) PF - Greg Maclin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hamer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Greg Maclin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Harold Green (SF), Darrell Fessler (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Greg Maclin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Wade Drummond, Ian Darcy, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Jaime Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rory Pounds | 48-45 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is hacked by Jaime Harris - foul #1 on Jaime Harris, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Edmund Bluhm (PF) Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley is fouled on the floor by Edmund Bluhm - foul #1 on Edmund Bluhm, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG) Joshua Taylor | |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Morissette | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG) William Moller, Rory Pounds | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Wade Deleon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maclin (PF) Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG) Wade Drummond | |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Ronnie Couch steals it from Darrell Fessler | 51-45 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley lays it in set up by Ronnie Couch | 51-47 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Wade Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) John Morissette | |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Green - foul #2 on Harold Green, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF) Harold Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor's pass is intercepted by Jaime Harris | 51-49 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Jaime Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wade Deleon | 53-49 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SF) Wade Drummond | |
| 10:44 | Ball State | William Moller drills a fadeaway from the left block | 55-49 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Charles Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF) William Moller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-49 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Robert Weaver grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | John Morissette is called for the reach on Harold Green - foul #1 on John Morissette, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG), Greg Maclin (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Rory Pounds, Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver, Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF) Wade Drummond, Ian Darcy | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley's floater is tipped away by Darrell Fessler | 57-49 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Greg Maclin picks off the pass by John Morissette | 57-49 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Cecil Flynn - foul #4 on Cecil Flynn, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF) Harold Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) John Morissette, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Greg Maclin | 58-49 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Wade Deleon buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Ebling and he's hacked by Ronnie Couch - foul #1 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Joshua Taylor | |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrell Ebling - foul #1 on Darrell Ebling, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Weaver (C) Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Wade Drummond is called for the reach on Wade Deleon - foul #2 on Wade Drummond, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF) Jaime Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Greg Maclin snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Wade Deleon lays it up and in on a great pass from Darrell Ebling | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wade Drummond | 65-53 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Andrew Hamer is called for the reach on Greg Maclin - foul #2 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Fessler (C) Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG), John Morissette (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Wade Drummond, Ronnie Couch, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | John Morissette buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Taylor | 66-56 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Green and the foul's on Charles Townsley - foul #3 on Charles Townsley, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Robert Weaver (PF) Wade Deleon, Greg Maclin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 70-56 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | John Morissette hits the follow up shot | 70-58 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ian Darcy steals it from Robert Weaver | 70-58 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy lays it up and in | 70-60 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Rory Pounds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling tips it but misses | 70-60 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Jaime Harris (SF) Darrell Ebling, Harold Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG) Ian Darcy | |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Joshua Taylor steals the ball from Wade Deleon | 70-60 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Deleon - foul #3 on Wade Deleon, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch (SF) John Morissette | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Jaime Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Rory Pounds drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Deleon | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Robert Weaver snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF) Rory Pounds, Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Joshua Taylor | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Couch - foul #2 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Harold Green makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Harold Green | 74-62 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling is whistled for a carry | 74-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG), John Morissette (SG), Lee Reed (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Wade Drummond, Ian Darcy, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 74-62 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Robert Weaver grabs the board | 74-62 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | William Moller knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Rory Pounds and he's fouled by Joshua Taylor - foul #2 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #11 | 76-62 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | William Moller makes the free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-62 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Robert Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #7 | 77-62 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | A charge is called on William Moller - foul #2 on William Moller, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Charles Wright misses long on a runner in the lane | 77-64 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edmund Bluhm | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Moller runs out the clock | 77-64 |