| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy tips it in | 35-35 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 35-37 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Jack Selph and the foul's on Jonathan Petillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Petillo, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jonathan Petillo | 37-37 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Porter - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Earl Henderson, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jack Selph | 37-38 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Percy | 39-38 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Michael Knight is called for the reach on Jason Moseley - foul #3 on Michael Knight, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp (PG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Howard Percy, Michael Knight, Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Stanley Picklesimer, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley drills a 3 from straight away set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 39-41 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp is hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG) Stephen Meyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SF) Fred Speed, Jason Moseley | |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Greg Robinette - foul #2 on Greg Robinette, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SF) Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Allen (PF) Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Alex Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Gerald Kelly - foul #1 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF) Gerald Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | David Allen grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Williams | 39-42 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Edward Wood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alex Williams | 39-44 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Greene (fresh) SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | David Allen connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Wood | 39-46 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Edward Wood is called for the reach on Brian Greene - foul #2 on Edward Wood, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Brian Greene, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Jason Moseley (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Greg Robinette, Alex Williams, David Allen, Andrew Tait | |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Howard Percy - foul #2 on Howard Percy, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Ronald Porter takes the ball from Arnulfo Rossi | 39-48 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Jason Moseley picks off the pass by Stephen Meyer | 39-48 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Speed and he's hacked by Gerald Kelly - foul #2 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF) Gerald Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Fred Speed buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jason Moseley | 39-54 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Knight | 42-54 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-56 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Stanley Picklesimer is called for the reach on Stephen Meyer - foul #3 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Alex Williams (SF), David Allen (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Greg Robinette is called for the reach on Brian Greene - foul #3 on Greg Robinette, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene is denied on a layup by Andrew Tait | 42-59 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Wood | 42-61 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Edward Wood misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Blake Sharp - foul #2 on Blake Sharp, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF) Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Greg Robinette, David Allen | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Edward Wood makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Edward Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Edward Wood picks off the pass by Jack Selph | 42-62 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Wood | 42-65 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-65 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the tip | 42-65 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley is fouled on the floor by Jack Selph - foul #1 on Jack Selph, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Knight (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Andrew Tait | |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-67 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Selph | 42-67 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Alex Williams - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #7 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Brian Greene | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF) Alex Williams | |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight snags the offensive board | 43-67 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-67 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Selph - foul #2 on Jack Selph, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF) Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (PF) Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley | |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter lays it in | 45-67 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer tips it in | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter blows the dunk | 45-69 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight tips it back up and in | 47-69 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Fred Speed | 47-71 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (SG), Jason Moseley (PF), Alex Williams (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Andrew Tait, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Edward Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-71 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Alex Williams - foul #2 on Alex Williams, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (SF) Earl Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG), Greg Robinette (SF), David Allen (PF) Fred Speed, Stanley Picklesimer, Jason Moseley | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Michael Knight is called for the reach on Greg Robinette - foul #4 on Michael Knight, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Brian Greene, Michael Knight, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Edward Wood, Keith Thomas, David Allen | |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Porter | 51-73 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette double dribbles | 51-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Stephen Meyer, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), David Allen (PF) Arnulfo Rossi, Jason Moseley | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-73 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Michael Knight steals the ball from Greg Robinette | 51-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-73 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | David Allen gets the rebound | 51-73 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait can't tip it in | 51-73 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly grabs the board | 51-73 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Greene (fresh) SG - Blake Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ernest Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Kelly | 53-73 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Ernest Herring is called for the reach on Alex Williams - foul #1 on Ernest Herring, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre (C) Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG) Greg Robinette | |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-73 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Edward Wood pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait's floater is knocked away by Robert Jeanpierre | 53-73 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Wood | 53-73 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-73 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tait | 53-73 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-73 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-73 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Edward Wood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene is hacked by Keith Thomas - foul #1 on Keith Thomas, team foul #9 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring (C) Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SG) Keith Thomas | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | David Allen is fouled on the floor by Ernest Herring - foul #2 on Ernest Herring, team foul #11 | 55-75 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | David Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-76 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Edward Wood runs out the clock | 55-76 |