| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stanley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Estep | 20-36 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski hits the follow up shot | 22-36 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-36 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force grabs the offensive board | 22-36 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs hits a 3 from straight away | 22-39 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Laurence Jennings takes the ball from Wayne Lee | 22-39 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | John Stanley drills a floater from close range | 24-40 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dima Pavloski - foul #3 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (C) Laurence Jennings | |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Richard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep | |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Araki | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Reginald Jacobs steals it from Rodney Riney | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Carothers steals it from Edmund Jackson | 24-44 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | John Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Carothers | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Kyle Carothers, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Reginald Jacobs, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lee - foul #2 on Wayne Lee, team foul #4 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG) Rodney Riney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG) Brian Reed | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #5 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leland Dionisio - foul #2 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #6 | 26-44 |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-45 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dima Pavloski | 32-45 |
| 13:43 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Dikembe Araki, James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 13:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Reginald Jacobs | 32-45 |
| 13:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-45 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney connects on the 3 from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dima Pavloski takes the ball from Robert Gray | 35-45 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers misses the lay-in | 35-45 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Riney is called for the reach on Edmund Jackson - foul #1 on Rodney Riney, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF) Brian Reed, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Richard Jones's pass is intercepted by Scott Force | 37-47 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings (C) Scott Force | |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin's pass is intercepted by George Estep | 37-49 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 37-49 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 40-51 |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Laurence Jennings | 40-54 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | John Brown scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Jones and the foul's on George Estep - foul #2 on George Estep, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Richard Jones, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Dikembe Araki, Edmund Jackson, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Brown blocks the short jumper by Brian Reed | 43-54 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | John Brown snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 09:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-54 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio tips it home | 45-54 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses the runner in the paint | 45-54 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio connects on the turnaround from the left block | 47-56 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Scott Force and he's hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Stanley (C) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings (C) Giovanni Rossi | |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Laurence Jennings - foul #1 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #2 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), George Estep (PF) James Ebbert, Robert Gray | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (SF) Scott Force | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-59 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Richard Jones comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 47-61 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the floater from close range | 47-61 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edmund Jackson - foul #2 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Rodney Riney (SF), John Brown (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones, Eric Rankin, Leland Dionisio, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Edmund Jackson, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Araki and he's hacked by Wayne Lee - foul #3 on Wayne Lee, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Robert Gray is called for the reach on Rodney Riney - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 50-64 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Rodney Riney and he's fouled by Scott Force - foul #1 on Scott Force, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stanley (C) Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep (PF) Robert Gray | |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | John Brown lays it up and in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #4 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Edmund Jackson (C) James Ebbert, Giovanni Rossi | |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | John Brown gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | John Brown is fouled on the floor by George Estep - foul #3 on George Estep, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray (C) Scott Force | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Brown denies the turnaround by Robert Gray | 55-64 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Dikembe Araki picks off the pass by Dima Pavloski | 55-64 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki banks in the layup | 55-66 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Edmund Jackson, Robert Gray | |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is called for traveling | 55-66 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force clanks a runner in the lane | 55-66 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 55-68 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Laurence Jennings - foul #2 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #12 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Brian Reed - foul #2 on Brian Reed, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson drills a jumper from close range | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Riney | 60-72 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Abel Bailey - foul #2 on Abel Bailey, team foul #13 | 60-72 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Giovanni Rossi - foul #2 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #11 | 60-74 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki runs out the clock | 62-74 |