| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Rogers (fresh) SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Kyle Carothers (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is hacked by Joel Brown - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Scott Rogers is called for the reach on Joshua Morgan - foul #1 on Scott Rogers, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Carothers | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Joshua Morgan picks off the pass by Jimmy Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers loses the dribble to Joel Brown | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root's floater is knocked away by Alan Reynolds | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dima Pavloski | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds drills a jumper from the right block set up by Joshua Morgan | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Rogers | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (PG), Michael Guertin (SG), Jonathan Warren (C) Scott Rogers, Kenneth Root, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Louis Webb (fresh) SG - Michael Guertin (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Kyle Carothers steps in front of the Michael Guertin pass | 5-6 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan banks in the layup set up by Kyle Carothers | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen buries a jump hook in the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers (PG), Kenneth Root (SG), Jimmy Smith (C) Louis Webb, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Anthony Morey (PF), Michael Jefferson (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Alan Reynolds, Abel Bailey | |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Rogers | 9-8 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Massey | 9-10 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren blows the dunk but he's fouled by Kyle Carothers - foul #1 on Kyle Carothers, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF) Michael Guertin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF) Jeffrey Massey, Kyle Carothers | |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jimmy Smith | 10-10 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers can't tip it in | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson is hacked by Louis Webb - foul #1 on Louis Webb, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Michael Keen (C) Louis Webb, Jonathan Warren, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Alan Reynolds (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Vernon Jones, Jeffrey Anderson, Anthony Morey | |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan and he's hacked by Joel Brown - foul #2 on Joel Brown, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin (SF) Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Root | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Keen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Root | 12-13 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-13 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin is hacked by Alan Reynolds - foul #1 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Haynes (PG), Louis Webb (SG), Jimmy Smith (C) Scott Rogers, Kenneth Root, Michael Keen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SF) Joshua Morgan, Michael Jefferson | |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen is hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #2 on Abel Bailey, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dobromierz Zieman (SG) Michael Guertin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Morey (C) Abel Bailey | |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | William Haynes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-13 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Jones and he's hacked by Dobromierz Zieman - foul #1 on Dobromierz Zieman, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Keen (SF) Dobromierz Zieman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Alan Reynolds | |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Anthony Morey steals the ball from Christopher Christensen | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is hacked by William Haynes - foul #1 on William Haynes, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers (PG), Kenneth Root (SG), Michael Guertin (SF), Jonathan Warren (PF) William Haynes, Louis Webb, Michael Keen, Christopher Christensen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (PF) Dima Pavloski | |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Anthony Morey is called for the reach on Michael Guertin - foul #1 on Anthony Morey, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Keen (C) Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers's pass is intercepted by Anthony Morey | 15-16 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds lays it in set up by Anthony Morey | 15-18 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin misses long on a shot from the right block | 15-18 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Guertin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Keen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Morey (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Morey - foul #2 on Anthony Morey, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen (PF) Michael Keen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson (C) Anthony Morey | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Reynolds - foul #2 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Curtis Kirby (SG) Joshua Morgan, Alan Reynolds | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Massey | 16-21 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Kirby - foul #1 on Curtis Kirby, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SG), Michael Keen (SF), Jimmy Smith (C) Kenneth Root, Michael Guertin, Jonathan Warren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF) Curtis Kirby, Kyle Carothers | |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Michael Jefferson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Anderson | 18-23 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Smith | 20-23 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Haynes (PG) Scott Rogers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Jeffrey Massey | |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Vernon Jones - foul #1 on Vernon Jones, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG) William Haynes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SF) Jeffrey Anderson | |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Jimmy Smith is called for the reach on Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Jimmy Smith, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin (SF) Michael Keen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Christensen | 24-25 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dima Pavloski | 24-28 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith can't tip it in | 24-28 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Smith - foul #2 on Jimmy Smith, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Rogers (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Jonathan Warren (PF), Michael Keen (C) Louis Webb, Michael Guertin, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Michael Jefferson | |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Keen, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dobromierz Zieman (SG) Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby (SG) Vernon Jones | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dobromierz Zieman (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Keen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Dobromierz Zieman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SG) Dobromierz Zieman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Anderson (SF) Kyle Carothers | |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Curtis Kirby connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Michael Keen is denied by Abel Bailey | 24-34 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Jonathan Warren | 24-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Louis Webb, Jonathan Warren, Michael Keen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Kyle Carothers (SF) Joshua Morgan, Curtis Kirby, Jeffrey Anderson | |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeffrey Massey | 24-36 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Alan Reynolds swats the short shot by Jimmy Smith | 24-36 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jimmy Smith - foul #3 on Jimmy Smith, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (PG), Jonathan Warren (C) Scott Rogers, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG) Jeffrey Massey | |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joel Brown | 27-37 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones is hacked by Christopher Christensen - foul #1 on Christopher Christensen, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Morey (PF), Michael Jefferson (C) Alan Reynolds, Abel Bailey | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-39 |