| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) SG - Ivan Zenger (fresh) SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) C - Ronald Strickland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | James Hendley takes the ball from Dima Pavloski | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Cecil Shannon | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger clanks a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott misses the jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is hacked by Ronald Strickland - foul #1 on Ronald Strickland, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | Vernon Jones takes the ball from Cecil Shannon | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Strickland - foul #2 on Ronald Strickland, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (SG), Lawrence Mandujano (SF), Alva Zenz (PF), Daniel Curtis (C) Ivan Zenger, Benjamin Hiott, Cecil Shannon, Ronald Strickland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio grabs the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-1 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Leland Dionisio is called for the reach on Daniel Curtis - foul #1 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson (SG) James Hendley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Wayne Lee (SF) Jeffrey Massey, Eric Rankin | |
| 16:02 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 4-1 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Curtis (fresh) SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mandujano (fresh) PF - Alva Zenz (fresh) C - Daniel Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz misses the floater from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Alva Zenz swats the layup by Leland Dionisio | 4-1 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 6-5 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-5 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Jones | 6-5 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lawrence Mandujano | 8-5 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Morgan | 8-7 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Lawrence Mandujano is called for the reach on Joshua Morgan - foul #1 on Lawrence Mandujano, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Cecil Shannon (PF) Carl Curtis, Richard Anderson, Lawrence Mandujano, Daniel Curtis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joshua Morgan, Vernon Jones, Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Alva Zenz blocks the short jumper by Dima Pavloski | 8-7 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Cecil Shannon | 9-7 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 10-7 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Zenger (fresh) SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alva Zenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon blows the layup | 10-7 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Jones is called for the reach on James Hendley - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano (C) Alva Zenz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Wayne Lee (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Anthony Morey (C) Jeffrey Massey, Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley loses the dribble to Joshua Morgan | 10-10 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Anthony Morey grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Hendley - foul #1 on James Hendley, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Robert Fuson (SF), Daniel Curtis (C) James Hendley, Ivan Zenger, Benjamin Hiott, Cecil Shannon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (SG) Dima Pavloski | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Michigan | Leland Dionisio steals the ball from Lawrence Mandujano | 10-11 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Fuson | 10-11 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Morgan - foul #1 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG) Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF) Joshua Morgan, Wayne Lee, Anthony Morey | |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio lays it in | 11-13 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Daniel Curtis is blocked by Alan Reynolds | 11-13 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Leland Dionisio picks off the pass by Carl Curtis | 11-13 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Fuson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Curtis (fresh) SF - Robert Fuson (fresh) PF - Daniel Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Mandujano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Dionisio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Fuson | 13-15 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fuson - foul #1 on Robert Fuson, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Cecil Shannon (PF), Alva Zenz (C) James Hendley, Carl Curtis, Robert Fuson, Daniel Curtis, Lawrence Mandujano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Abel Bailey (PF), Anthony Morey (C) Jeffrey Massey, Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Leland Dionisio | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alva Zenz, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Vernon Jones | |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey misses long on a runner from close range | 13-15 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Morgan steals the ball from Richard Anderson in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan loses the dribble to Alva Zenz | 13-15 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Morey swats the dunk try by Cecil Shannon | 13-15 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Alva Zenz | 13-15 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Morey - foul #1 on Anthony Morey, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG) Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (PF), Leland Dionisio (C) Abel Bailey, Anthony Morey | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger is hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #2 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano (C) Alva Zenz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (SG) Dima Pavloski | |
| 04:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Mandujano - foul #2 on Lawrence Mandujano, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (SG), Robert Fuson (SF), Alva Zenz (C) Ivan Zenger, Benjamin Hiott, Lawrence Mandujano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Wayne Lee | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Shannon | 19-16 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan clanks a floater from the right side | 19-16 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Curtis (fresh) SF - Robert Fuson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cecil Shannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Alva Zenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Fuson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-16 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vernon Jones | 19-16 |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Morgan | 19-19 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-19 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 19-21 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Hendley | 21-21 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon connects on the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Alan Reynolds - foul #1 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Ronald Strickland (C) James Hendley, Carl Curtis, Robert Fuson, Alva Zenz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Abel Bailey (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joshua Morgan, Vernon Jones, Eric Rankin, Alan Reynolds, Leland Dionisio | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Richard Anderson | 27-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG), Lawrence Mandujano (PF) Richard Anderson, Cecil Shannon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG), Leland Dionisio (PF) Jeffrey Massey, Abel Bailey | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 27-21 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | The clock runs out | 27-21 |