| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Mullins | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | John Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-33 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | John Ward grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Cotter - foul #3 on John Cotter, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Elias (SF) John Cotter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 27-33 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Gregory Gilchrist steps in front of the Aaron Stenson pass | 27-33 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Fred Speed can't connect on a floater near the basket | 27-33 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Fred Speed - foul #1 on Fred Speed, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming (PF), Michael Knight (C) Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Boris Switalski (SF) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk | |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Elias - foul #2 on Michael Elias, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG) John Ward, Felix Pena | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Fleming | 29-37 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Alex Williams drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Greg Robinette | 29-39 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Michael Elias | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Greg Robinette | 29-42 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Percy | 31-42 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses the floater from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF) Howard Percy, Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Greg Robinette, Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Douglas Fleming is called for the reach on Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Fred Speed knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Thompson | 32-44 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gregory Gilchrist | 32-44 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #4 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SF) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Mullins | 32-46 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Thompson is called for the reach on Felix Pena - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Boris Switalski (SG) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson | |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Boris Switalski takes the ball from Ronald Porter | 32-46 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | John Ward scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Felix Pena | 35-46 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk's pass is intercepted by John Ward | 35-46 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory Gilchrist - foul #1 on Gregory Gilchrist, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF) John Ward, Felix Pena, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Andrew Tait (C) Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias is hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Knight (C) John Cotter, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (C) Boris Switalski | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Fleming | 39-48 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Alex Williams scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 39-50 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Fred Speed steps in front of the Michael Knight pass | 39-50 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Speed | 39-52 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer is fouled on the floor by Richard Thompson - foul #2 on Richard Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Aaron Stenson (PF) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Boris Switalski (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Arnulfo Rossi, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson throws it down on a great pass from John Ward | 41-52 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Ward | 43-52 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Felix Pena is called for the reach on Richard Mullins - foul #2 on Felix Pena, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Michael Elias, Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | John Ward buries a floater from the right side | 45-55 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins lays it in and he's fouled by Felix Pena - foul #3 on Felix Pena, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Knight (PF) John Ward, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Greg Robinette, Boris Switalski, Taylor Monk, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | John Cotter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Felix Pena, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Alex Williams (C) Stanley Picklesimer, Richard Mullins | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-58 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | John Cotter pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 45-58 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Alex Williams clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Douglas Fleming (PF) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, John Cotter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Richard Thompson | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Speed | 47-62 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #2 on Andrew Tait, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson (PF) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Fred Speed, Stanley Picklesimer, Alex Williams, Andrew Tait | |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Knight - foul #1 on Michael Knight, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Taylor Monk picks off the pass by Nelek Stanojevic | 48-64 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | John Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk can't finish the layup | 48-64 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Taylor Monk takes the ball from Felix Pena | 48-64 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi and he's fouled by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), John Cotter (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Michael Knight (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight loses the dribble to Taylor Monk | 48-67 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Taylor Monk | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses short on a jump hook from close range | 48-67 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Elias | 48-67 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is hacked by Alex Williams - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Fleming - foul #2 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #10 | 50-67 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Andrew Tait is called for the reach on Michael Knight - foul #3 on Andrew Tait, team foul #9 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Boris Switalski (PF) Keith Thomas, Andrew Tait | |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Boris Switalski | 50-68 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Henry Armstrong steps in front of the Stanley Picklesimer pass | 50-68 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias grabs the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | John Cotter connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 52-68 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski tips it in | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Douglas Fleming is blocked by Boris Switalski | 52-70 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (PF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Knight, team foul #11 | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette runs out the clock | 52-70 |