| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) SG - Mark Peters (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #1 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo is hacked by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #2 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (SF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Peters | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi loses the dribble to Jeffrey Salcedo | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Michigan | Alex Williams steals the ball from Mark Peters | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits the finger roll set up by Alex Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters lays it in set up by Jeffrey Salcedo | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Alex Williams tips it home | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo misses the shot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Speed and he's hacked by Jeffrey Salcedo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salcedo, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Fred Speed, Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Robinette (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Walter Allison (fresh) C - Louis Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Edward Wood | 10-6 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), David Allen (PF) Arnulfo Rossi, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Erick Wright is called for the reach on Fred Speed - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Edward Wood misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Alex Williams pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Speed | 13-6 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright travels with the ball | 13-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo (C) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Edward Wood misses the jump hook from the left block | 13-6 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Alex Williams tips it back up and in | 15-6 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Moore | 15-8 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Rhynes steals the ball from Edward Wood | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | Alex Williams steps in front of the Jeffrey Salcedo pass | 15-8 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Alex Williams banks in the layup | 17-8 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes hits a shot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Edward Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Rhynes | 17-10 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes can't tip it in | 17-10 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Scott Cooper steals the ball from Fred Speed | 17-10 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Troy Moore and the foul's on Alex Williams - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), David Allen (SF), Jason Moseley (PF) Fred Speed, Edward Wood, Alex Williams, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (C) Mark Dorsey, Troy Moore, Scott Cooper, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright grabs the board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Allen (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Petillo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Allison (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 17-15 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Jason Moseley is blocked by Jeffrey Salcedo | 17-15 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley can't tip it in | 17-15 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | David Allen steals it from Mark Peters | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Allison - foul #1 on Walter Allison, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Mark Peters is denied by Jason Moseley | 19-15 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges tips it home | 19-17 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG), Alex Williams (SF), David Allen (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Fadey Kwiatkowski (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper is hacked by Alex Williams - foul #2 on Alex Williams, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Moseley (PF) Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Thomas - foul #1 on Keith Thomas, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Fred Speed, Keith Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG) Erick Wright | |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper is whistled for a carry | 23-19 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Edward Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fadey Kwiatkowski (fresh) C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Greg Robinette (SF) Edward Wood, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF) Mark Dorsey, Troy Moore, Scott Cooper, Fadey Kwiatkowski | |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Fred Speed comes up short on the jumper from close range | 23-19 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Peters | 23-19 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison is fouled on the floor by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Moseley (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) David Allen, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (PF) Daniel Rhynes | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 23-22 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo blows the layup | 26-22 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Fred Speed buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Greg Robinette | 28-22 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (SG), David Allen (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Fadey Kwiatkowski (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison | |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is whistled for a carry | 28-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Fred Speed, Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Scott Cooper (SF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Louis Hodges | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG) Mark Peters | |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Fadey Kwiatkowski - foul #1 on Fadey Kwiatkowski, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (PF) Fadey Kwiatkowski | |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Edward Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | David Allen grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Edward Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Keith Thomas, David Allen, Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Mark Dorsey, Troy Moore, Scott Cooper | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Daniel Rhynes swats the layup by Alex Williams | 30-26 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Salcedo | 30-26 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Peters | 30-28 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Hodges - foul #1 on Louis Hodges, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (C) Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 32-28 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 34-28 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Tait swats the short shot by Walter Allison | 34-28 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Fred Speed pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Peters - foul #1 on Mark Peters, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), David Allen (SF), Jason Moseley (PF) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey clanks a jump hook in the lane | 36-31 |