| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Adam Darling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Weisz (fresh) PF - James Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Yoakum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | James Weisz inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | James Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling loses the dribble to Taylor Monk | 36-40 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 36-40 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Darling - foul #2 on Adam Darling, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles (SG), Justin Petersen (PF), Joe Durkin (C) John Allen, James Gray, William Yoakum | |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen is fouled on the floor by Richard Mullins - foul #2 on Richard Mullins, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Fred Speed, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner (PG), Tony Botello (SF) Adam Darling, James Weisz | |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Tony Botello misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin hits a shot from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Darling (PG), John Allen (SG), James Weisz (SF), James Gray (PF), William Yoakum (C) Peter Kushner, Adolph Myles, Tony Botello, Justin Petersen, Joe Durkin | |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Mullins - foul #3 on Richard Mullins, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (PF) Richard Mullins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | James Weisz takes the ball from Fred Speed | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Switalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Adam Darling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Weisz (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Yoakum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | James Weisz buries a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson scores on a shot in the lane | 42-47 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | John Allen can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Taylor Monk | 42-47 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Thompson | 44-47 |
| 14:43 | Western Michigan | John Allen travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Boris Switalski, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner (PG), Adolph Myles (SG), Tony Botello (SF), Dale Lechner (PF), Justin Petersen (C) Adam Darling, John Allen, James Weisz, James Gray, William Yoakum | |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi and he's hacked by Adolph Myles - foul #3 on Adolph Myles, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin (C) Dale Lechner | |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Tony Botello misses short on a runner in the paint | 47-47 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Adolph Myles picks off the pass by Richard Mullins in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles hits the finger roll | 47-49 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait is hacked by Joe Durkin - foul #1 on Joe Durkin, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Weisz (SF), Dale Lechner (PF) Tony Botello, Justin Petersen | |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Adolph Myles takes the ball from Arnulfo Rossi | 47-49 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | Dale Lechner lays it in on a great pass from Adolph Myles | 47-51 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist (C) Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Darling (PG), John Allen (SG), Tony Botello (C) Peter Kushner, Adolph Myles, Joe Durkin | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | John Allen makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG), Taylor Monk (SF) Greg Robinette, Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Gray (PF) Dale Lechner | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | John Allen makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | Tony Botello drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Weisz | 47-56 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | James Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk can't connect on a runner from close range | 49-56 |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Keith Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Mullins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Adam Darling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Weisz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Tony Botello (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Keith Thomas steals the ball from Tony Botello | 49-56 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Tony Botello picks off the pass by Gregory Gilchrist | 49-56 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | John Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Keith Thomas, Arnulfo Rossi, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner (PG), Dale Lechner (SF), Justin Petersen (PF), William Yoakum (C) Adam Darling, James Weisz, James Gray, Tony Botello | |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Lechner - foul #3 on Dale Lechner, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles (SG) John Allen | |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Fred Speed | 51-58 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Peter Kushner | 51-60 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait is whistled for traveling | 51-60 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 09:56 | Western Michigan | Dale Lechner snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Richard Thompson | 53-60 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles misses the lay-in | 53-60 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Richard Mullins (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Fred Speed, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dante Crow (PG), John Allen (SG), James Weisz (SF), James Gray (PF), Joe Durkin (C) Peter Kushner, Adolph Myles, Dale Lechner, Justin Petersen, William Yoakum | |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | James Weisz scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dante Crow | 53-63 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette tips it but misses | 53-63 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | James Weisz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | James Weisz makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dante Crow | 53-66 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer double dribbles | 53-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Boris Switalski (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Greg Robinette, Richard Thompson, Stanley Picklesimer, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Darling (PG), Adolph Myles (SG), Tony Botello (SF), Justin Petersen (PF), William Yoakum (C) Dante Crow, John Allen, James Weisz, James Gray, Joe Durkin | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Adam Darling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolph Myles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tony Botello (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Petersen (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Yoakum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles double dribbles | 53-66 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is hacked by Adolph Myles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adolph Myles, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Tony Botello pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Speed | 56-66 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by William Yoakum is denied by Andrew Tait | 56-66 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Fred Speed drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Taylor Monk | 58-66 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Tony Botello misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Adolph Myles steps in front of the Taylor Monk pass in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum hits a floater from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Fred Speed | 60-68 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Boris Switalski - foul #1 on Boris Switalski, team foul #5 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Taylor Monk, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner (PG), John Allen (SG), James Weisz (SF), Joe Durkin (C) Adam Darling, Adolph Myles, Tony Botello, William Yoakum | |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen makes the 3rd free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | John Allen steps in front of the Gregory Gilchrist pass | 60-70 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | James Weisz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | John Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen clanks a jumper in the lane | 60-70 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Alex Williams snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Greg Robinette | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Greg Robinette steps in front of the Peter Kushner pass | 62-70 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson can't finish the layup | 62-70 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | James Weisz pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Peter Kushner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Weisz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Petersen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Durkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Justin Petersen | 62-72 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF) Richard Thompson, Stanley Picklesimer, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Darling (PG), Adolph Myles (SG), James Gray (PF), Tony Botello (C) Peter Kushner, John Allen, Justin Petersen, Joe Durkin | |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist misses the easy layup | 62-72 |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Adolph Myles snags the defensive board | 62-72 |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Yoakum (C) Tony Botello | |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Allen (SG) Adolph Myles | |
| 01:40 | Western Michigan | John Allen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Fred Speed's pass is intercepted by Adam Darling in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | Adam Darling banks in the layup | 62-77 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | Fred Speed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk hits the follow up shot | 64-77 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Taylor Monk steals it from James Weisz | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Fred Speed | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | James Gray misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #3 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #6 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (PF), Alex Williams (C) Fred Speed, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner (PG), Adolph Myles (SG), Tony Botello (SF), Joe Durkin (C) Adam Darling, John Allen, James Weisz, William Yoakum | |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | James Gray misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Greg Robinette, team foul #7 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Justin Petersen (PF) James Gray | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Peter Kushner runs out the clock | 66-78 |