| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lesure (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Gerald Smith steals the ball from Eric Rankin | 36-38 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown double dribbles | 36-38 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Lee and the foul's on Brian Foss - foul #3 on Brian Foss, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG) Brian Foss | |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 38-38 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root misses the shot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Root | 38-40 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, Richard Jones, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Robert Lowder (SG), Michael Guertin (SF), Albert Walker (C) Randal Patchen, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Gerald Smith | |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Walker | 38-41 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer banks in the layup set up by Michael Guertin | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lowder (fresh) SF - Michael Guertin (fresh) PF - Dennis Lesure (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Albert Walker is called for the reach on Kyle Carothers - foul #2 on Albert Walker, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Brown (PF) Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Quincy Barlowe (C) Michael Guertin, Dennis Lesure | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Matthew Studer and he's hacked by Leland Dionisio - foul #2 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Brown (SF) Matthew Studer | |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Quincy Barlowe - foul #1 on Quincy Barlowe, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stanley (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG) Robert Lowder | |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brian Foss | 39-47 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Randal Patchen steals it from John Stanley | 39-47 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-47 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | John Stanley is hacked by Quincy Barlowe - foul #2 on Quincy Barlowe, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Rodney Riney, Kyle Carothers, Alan Reynolds, Leland Dionisio | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Gerald Smith (C) Randal Patchen, Albert Walker | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 39-47 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Brown | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Barlowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee loses the dribble to Joel Brown | 43-50 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown is hacked by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG), Robert Lowder (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Dennis Lesure (PF), Albert Walker (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Quincy Barlowe, Gerald Smith | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leland Dionisio - foul #3 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio tips it home | 45-51 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Leland Dionisio - foul #4 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF) Leland Dionisio | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 3rd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen is hacked by Rodney Riney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Riney, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Kyle Carothers, Alan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Christopher Christensen (C) Robert Lowder, Albert Walker | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Jones | 49-54 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by Christopher Christensen | 49-54 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Dennis Lesure blocks the short jumper by Wayne Lee | 49-54 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 49-54 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Riney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randal Patchen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Studer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Lesure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Christensen (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lee - foul #1 on Wayne Lee, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Alan Reynolds (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Rodney Riney, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, Richard Jones, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Albert Walker (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Randal Patchen, Matthew Studer, Dennis Lesure, Christopher Christensen | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #3 on Kenneth Root, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (SG) Kenneth Root | |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 51-54 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | John Stanley connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dima Pavloski | 53-54 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Gerald Smith is denied by John Brown | 53-54 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-54 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | John Brown misses badly on a runner from the left block | 53-54 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Dima Pavloski steps in front of the Gerald Smith pass | 53-54 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers, Alan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Dennis Lesure (PF) Robert Lowder, Albert Walker | |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Richard Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Lee | 55-54 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith loses the dribble to John Stanley | 55-54 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | John Brown snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Richard Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Stanley | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Lesure (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Leland Dionisio (PF) Richard Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Walker (C) Gerald Smith | |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Foss | 57-57 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Wayne Lee, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Abel Bailey (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG) Kenneth Root | |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG) Randal Patchen | |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker misses the dunk attempt | 57-57 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | John Stanley clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Lesure - foul #2 on Dennis Lesure, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (C) Albert Walker | |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith drills a shot from the left side set up by Brian Foss | 58-61 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lesure - foul #3 on Dennis Lesure, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #4 on Kenneth Root, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Dima Pavloski is called for the reach on Gerald Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Walker (PF) Dennis Lesure | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Brian Foss takes the ball from Wayne Lee | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root misses the easy layup | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker tips it back up and in | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Stanley snags the offensive board | 58-66 |