| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cesar Torrez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Cameron (fresh) SF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 24-37 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Michael Brust tips it home | 24-39 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Michael Brust is called for the reach on Cesar Torrez - foul #2 on Michael Brust, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | The short jumper by James Davis is denied by Bob Donnellan | 24-39 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez loses the dribble to Bryan Natal | 24-39 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley lays it up and in set up by Bryan Natal | 24-41 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez grabs the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | James Davis buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Cameron | 26-41 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Michael Brust lays it up and in set up by Bryan Natal | 26-43 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Bryan Natal steals it from Cesar Torrez in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses the dunk attempt | 26-43 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Bryan Natal picks off the pass by Edward Cameron | 26-43 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Zanders | 26-45 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Michael Brust swats the short shot by Jeffrey Coplin | 26-45 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cesar Torrez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Cameron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stuart Neeley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin jams it and the foul's on Bryan Natal - foul #1 on Bryan Natal, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis (PG), John Kerstetter (SG), Robert Dickenson (SF), John Hall (PF) Cesar Torrez, Edward Cameron, James Davis, Scott Vaden | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Reginald Vallee | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Robert Dickenson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kendall Williams | 29-47 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Shannon Lewis takes the ball from Michael Brust | 29-47 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis is fouled on the floor by Kendall Williams - foul #1 on Kendall Williams, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez (PG), James Davis (SF), Scott Vaden (PF) John Kerstetter, Robert Dickenson, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Michael Brust | |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis grabs the offensive board | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | John Hall makes the shot from the right side set up by Cesar Torrez | 31-47 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is hacked by Scott Vaden - foul #2 on Scott Vaden, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Cameron (SG) Shannon Lewis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF) Marcus Barwick, Kendall Williams, Bob Donnellan | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Zanders | 31-50 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | John Hall misses the fadeaway from close range | 31-50 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez grabs the offensive board | 31-50 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-50 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gary Zanders | 31-50 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Albert Reeves | 31-53 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis (PG), Robert Dickenson (C) Cesar Torrez, John Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Reginald Vallee, Albert Reeves | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | James Davis is called for the reach on Gary Zanders - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Oliver (C) Scott Vaden | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (SF) Gary Zanders | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shannon Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dickenson (fresh) C - Robert Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | James Davis gets the rebound | 31-53 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-53 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Davis | 31-53 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | James Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-53 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Michael Brust lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 31-55 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 31-55 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bob Donnellan | 31-57 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | James Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-57 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | James Davis gets the offensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Brust - foul #3 on Michael Brust, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez (PG), Scott Vaden (PF), Jeffrey Coplin (C) Shannon Lewis, James Davis, Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Gary Zanders (SF), Reginald Vallee (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron makes the free throw | 34-57 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 34-57 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Robert Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 34-57 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders double dribbles | 34-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis (SG), John Hall (SF) Edward Cameron, Robert Dickenson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (SG) Kendall Williams | |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Marcus Barwick and he's fouled by Jeffrey Coplin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Coplin, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kerstetter (SG), Keith Lucero (PF), Robert Oliver (C) Cesar Torrez, Scott Vaden, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (SF) Gary Zanders | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the free throw | 34-60 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Keith Lucero buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee loses the dribble to John Hall | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shannon Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kerstetter (fresh) SF - John Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Lucero (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) SF - Kendall Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 37-60 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses the lay-in | 37-60 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Oliver and the foul's on Jerry Shutts - foul #1 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez (PG), James Davis (SF), Scott Vaden (PF), Jeffrey Coplin (C) John Kerstetter, John Hall, Keith Lucero, Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Bob Donnellan (C) Marcus Barwick, Jerry Shutts, Kendall Williams, Albert Reeves | |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis misses the free throw | 39-60 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Zanders | 39-62 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-62 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden can't tip it in | 39-62 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-62 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stuart Neeley | 39-65 |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | James Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-65 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vallee - foul #2 on Reginald Vallee, team foul #6 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kerstetter (SG), Robert Dickenson (SF), John Hall (PF), Robert Oliver (C) Cesar Torrez, James Davis, Scott Vaden, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Jerry Shutts (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | John Hall is fouled on the floor by Marcus Barwick - foul #1 on Marcus Barwick, team foul #7 | 39-65 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Oliver - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #4 | 41-65 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shannon Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kerstetter (fresh) SF - Robert Dickenson (fresh) PF - John Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) SF - Kendall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Robert Oliver can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Marcus Barwick | 41-69 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves comes up short on the runner from the left block | 41-69 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Robert Oliver pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Robert Oliver tips it in | 43-69 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Marcus Barwick picks off the pass by Robert Oliver | 43-71 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts lays it in on a great pass from Marcus Barwick | 43-73 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Robert Oliver misses the lay-in | 43-73 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the board | 43-73 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Shutts | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | John Hall connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Shannon Lewis | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee loses the ball out of bounds | 45-75 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Jerry Shutts steps in front of the Shannon Lewis pass | 45-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick runs out the clock | 45-75 |