| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Wiles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) PF - Justin Janssen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Beauford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lin Mang inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Marvin Reynoso - foul #2 on Marvin Reynoso, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dale Wiles - foul #2 on Dale Wiles, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova is hacked by Justin Janssen - foul #2 on Justin Janssen, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz is fouled on the floor by Lin Mang - foul #1 on Lin Mang, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Lin Mang's pass is intercepted by Marvin Reynoso | 30-40 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Justin Janssen, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Carl Hirt (PF) Lin Mang, Justin Janssen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford tips it back up and in | 30-44 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonardo Russo | 30-46 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Craig Beauford blocks the jumper by Carl Hirt | 30-46 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz misses the shot from the left block | 30-46 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonardo Russo - foul #1 on Leonardo Russo, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (SG), Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF) Paul Sane, Carmelo Jimenez, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG), John Johnson (SG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Leonardo Russo, Salvatore Ortiz, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Wiles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francesco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) PF - Justin Janssen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Hirt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Earl Coles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Grubbs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Lin Mang makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-46 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles gets the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-46 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Francesco Romano | 34-46 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Ronald Lee swats the layup by Dale Wiles | 34-46 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Lee | 34-46 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed loses the dribble to Dale Wiles | 34-46 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Francesco Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Dale Wiles | 36-46 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Hirt - foul #2 on Carl Hirt, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Sane (SG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Dale Wiles, Lin Mang, Justin Janssen, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), Salvatore Ortiz (SF), Clarence Cordova (PF) Earl Coles, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Steven Grubbs | |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Paul Sane clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 36-48 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Salvatore Ortiz, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford (C) Ronald Lee | |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | John Johnson picks off the pass by Paul Sane | 36-48 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 36-48 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Francesco Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (PG) Francesco Romano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo (SG) John Johnson | |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova grabs the board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cordova (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Beauford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Paul Sane grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova misses the fadeaway in the paint | 38-48 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Paul Sane is fouled on the floor by Leonardo Russo - foul #2 on Leonardo Russo, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Wiles (PG), Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF) William Hall, Carmelo Jimenez, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG), John Johnson (SG), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Salvatore Ortiz, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno is denied on a layup by Steven Grubbs | 38-48 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Janssen | 38-48 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Lin Mang pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen tips it in | 40-48 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Paul Sane gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Paul Sane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Justin Janssen steals it from Earl Coles | 40-48 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Gabriel Bruno takes the ball from Ronald Lee | 43-48 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Paul Sane hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Johnson | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Wiles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Janssen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Earl Coles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonardo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Coles - foul #2 on Earl Coles, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (PG), William Hall (SG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), Anthony Williams (C) Dale Wiles, Paul Sane, Lin Mang, Justin Janssen, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Salvatore Ortiz (SF), Clarence Cordova (PF), Craig Beauford (C) Earl Coles, John Johnson, Leonardo Russo, Steven Grubbs, Ronald Lee | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt loses the dribble to Marvin Reynoso | 45-50 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso is fouled on the floor by Carl Hirt - foul #3 on Carl Hirt, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso is hacked by Carl Hirt - foul #4 on Carl Hirt, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | William Hall pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Craig Beauford steals the ball from Francesco Romano | 45-50 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed and he's fouled by Carl Hirt - foul #5 on Carl Hirt, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Wiles (PG), Justin Janssen (PF) William Hall, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Craig Beauford is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Craig Beauford, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Coles - foul #3 on Earl Coles, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Sane (SG) Francesco Romano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (SG) Earl Coles | |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the 3rd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Paul Sane pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Paul Sane buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lin Mang (SF) Carmelo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz is hacked by Lin Mang - foul #2 on Lin Mang, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno (C) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-55 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles tips it in | 49-57 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (PG), Carmelo Jimenez (PF) Dale Wiles, Justin Janssen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), Leonardo Russo (SG), Clarence Cordova (PF), Craig Beauford (C) John Johnson, Salvatore Ortiz, Steven Grubbs, Ronald Lee | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Reynoso | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francesco Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Coles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cordova (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Beauford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford buries a jumper in the paint set up by Marvin Reynoso | 49-62 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the lay-in | 49-62 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova can't throw it down | 49-62 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Lin Mang pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cordova - foul #2 on Clarence Cordova, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Hall (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) Paul Sane, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Grubbs | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Francesco Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Francesco Romano buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo is called for a backcourt violation | 52-64 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses long on a floater in the lane | 52-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles runs out the clock | 52-64 |