| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Berry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Darren Sevier - foul #2 on Darren Sevier, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | David Story gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Steven Bunton is called for the reach on Haywood Goolsby - foul #1 on Steven Bunton, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (C) Joseph Berry | |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Darren Sevier steals it from David Story | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier hits the finger roll | 28-38 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | John Swasey hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Knotts | 31-38 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans is fouled on the floor by Haywood Goolsby - foul #1 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Haywood Goolsby, John Swasey, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (PG), John Lovins (SG), William Banas (SF), Joseph Berry (C) Darren Sevier, Steven Bunton, Jerry Evans, Geoffrey Santillo | |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carl Hirt | 34-38 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is hacked by James Ferreira - foul #2 on James Ferreira, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG), Roger Jackson (SF) Mark Knotts, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) SG - David Whalen (fresh) SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dasilva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Banas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Berry (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-38 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira is hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #4 on Roger Jackson, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), David Story (C) David Whalen, Roger Jackson, Carl Hirt, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier (PG), Steven Bunton (SG), Geoffrey Santillo (PF) James Ferreira, John Lovins, Joseph Berry | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton's pass is intercepted by David Story | 34-38 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it home | 36-38 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Darren Sevier | 36-40 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish is hacked by Darren Sevier - foul #3 on Darren Sevier, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Haywood Goolsby (SG), Carl Hirt (C) Tim Parrish, James Baillargeon, David Story | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans (SF), Efrain Alberto (C) William Banas, Wade Penland | |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Steven Bunton picks off the pass by John Swasey | 36-40 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Bunton | 36-42 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-42 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Evans | 36-42 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Geoffrey Santillo is denied by Anthony Williams | 36-42 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Baillargeon (SF), David Story (C) John Swasey, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (SG), Joseph Berry (C) Steven Bunton, Geoffrey Santillo | |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Efrain Alberto | 36-48 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from James Ferreira | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Baillargeon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Evans (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Berry (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Efrain Alberto swats the short shot by James Baillargeon | 39-52 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | David Story snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hirt | 39-52 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), David Whalen (SG), John Swasey (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby, James Baillargeon, Carl Hirt, David Story | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins (PG), Steven Bunton (SG), William Banas (SF), Geoffrey Santillo (PF), Wade Penland (C) Darren Sevier, James Ferreira, Jerry Evans, Efrain Alberto, Joseph Berry | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish is whistled for traveling | 39-52 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland travels with the ball | 39-52 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | John Swasey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | James Dasilva grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | David Whalen misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-52 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) SG - David Whalen (fresh) SF - John Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dasilva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Banas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | John Swasey is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), David Story (C) Tim Parrish, David Whalen, John Swasey, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier (PG), Jerry Evans (SF) John Lovins, William Banas | |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans makes the turnaround from close range set up by Wade Penland | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | David Story is denied on a layup by Wade Penland | 39-54 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | David Story tips it home | 41-54 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo hits a runner in the paint set up by Darren Sevier | 41-56 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (PF) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (SG), Efrain Alberto (PF), Joseph Berry (C) Steven Bunton, Geoffrey Santillo, Wade Penland | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans is fouled on the floor by Roger Jackson - foul #5 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | David Story gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-56 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Knotts steps in front of the Darren Sevier pass | 41-56 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | John Swasey banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Knotts | 43-56 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry is whistled for a carry | 43-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) Haywood Goolsby, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SG), William Banas (SF), Geoffrey Santillo (PF) James Ferreira, Jerry Evans, Efrain Alberto | |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tim Parrish | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton can't tip it in | 46-56 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | John Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | David Story hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas tips it back up and in | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Swasey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Banas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Berry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | John Swasey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it in | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | John Swasey grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG) Tim Parrish | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans (SF), Wade Penland (C) William Banas, Joseph Berry | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is fouled on the floor by Wade Penland - foul #2 on Wade Penland, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), David Whalen (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby, John Swasey, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (PG), John Lovins (SG), William Banas (SF), Efrain Alberto (C) Darren Sevier, Steven Bunton, Jerry Evans, Geoffrey Santillo | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tim Parrish | 48-58 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | David Whalen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | William Banas steals it from David Whalen | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Dasilva - foul #1 on James Dasilva, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG) David Whalen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | John Swasey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-59 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Ferreira | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira runs out the clock | 48-59 |