| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Uren (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is fouled on the floor by Alden Peterson - foul #2 on Alden Peterson, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber lays it in | 35-26 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Allan Holland tips it in | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson is hacked by William Uren - foul #2 on William Uren, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | William Uren grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Leonard Erickson steals the ball from William Perry in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok lays it up and in on a great pass from John Ballard and he's hacked by William Perry - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | William Perry hits a floater from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 41-30 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | William Uren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | William Uren pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | William Uren scores on a shot from the right block set up by Alden Peterson | 41-32 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Jones | 44-32 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | William Perry is hacked by James Kwok - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Roy Bean (SF), Alfredo Mendoza (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Leonard Erickson, Kenneth Jones, James Kwok, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Thomas Hawker (SF), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Perry, Allan Holland, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Darron Coker knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Hawker | 44-34 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #3 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Wilson (PG), Donald Karcher (C) Alden Peterson, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar buries a floater from the left side | 46-34 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker loses the dribble to Dana Harrison | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dana Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfredo Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Melvin Wilson (fresh) SG - Darron Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Mendoza misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison tips it home | 48-34 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan travels with the ball | 48-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), James Kwok (PF), Richard Taber (C) Dana Harrison, John Ballard, Alfredo Mendoza, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Alden Peterson (SG), Allan Holland (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Melvin Wilson, Darron Coker, Thomas Hawker, Donald Karcher | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Taber - foul #2 on Richard Taber, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Taber | 48-34 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | Barry Presswood takes the ball from Richard Taber | 48-34 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | James Kwok steals it from Alden Peterson | 48-34 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-34 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Uren misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Leonard Erickson - foul #1 on Leonard Erickson, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (SG), Alfredo Mendoza (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Roy Bean, James Kwok, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Alden Peterson, Allan Holland, Barry Presswood | |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Uren makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Uren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Ballard | 53-36 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 53-36 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses short on a floater from the right block | 53-36 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | William Uren grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker is hacked by John Ballard - foul #1 on John Ballard, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Richard Taber (PF) Leonard Erickson, Alfredo Mendoza | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Alden Peterson (SG) William Perry, William Uren | |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alden Peterson | 53-38 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dana Harrison | 55-38 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dana Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Taber (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Dyar - foul #2 on Walter Dyar, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SF), James Kwok (PF) Kenneth Jones, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allan Holland (SF), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, Carlos Finnegan | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Barry Presswood - foul #1 on Barry Presswood, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG) Dana Harrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), William Uren (PF) Thomas Hawker, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Allan Holland double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Presswood - foul #2 on Barry Presswood, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar (C) Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Barry Presswood, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG) Alden Peterson | |
| 10:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Kwok | 58-39 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Allan Holland gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson travels with the ball | 58-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Roy Bean (SF), Richard Taber (C) Leonard Erickson, John Ballard, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alden Peterson (SG), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Allan Holland, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke tips it back up and in | 58-41 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alden Peterson is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on Alden Peterson, team foul #8 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG), Walter Dyar (C) Dana Harrison, James Kwok | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG) William Perry | |
| 08:22 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 58-41 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Taber (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Darron Coker pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darron Coker | 58-44 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Zuehlke is called for the reach on Roy Bean - foul #4 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #9 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (SG), James Kwok (PF) Kenneth Jones, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Allan Holland (SF), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, Thomas Hawker, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the fadeaway from the left side | 60-46 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 3 from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by William Perry | 63-49 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber is fouled on the floor by William Uren - foul #3 on William Uren, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Kenneth Jones (SF) Leonard Erickson, Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG) Alden Peterson | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | William Perry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allan Holland | 65-51 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood's pass is intercepted by John Ballard | 67-51 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard banks in the layup | 69-51 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | William Uren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Ballard | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dana Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ballard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Uren (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Presswood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | William Perry is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Taber | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 72-51 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | William Uren grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Allan Holland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the tip | 72-51 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-54 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood travels with the ball | 72-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SF), Alfredo Mendoza (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Kenneth Jones, James Kwok, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (SF), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Perry, Allan Holland, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Mendoza - foul #1 on Alfredo Mendoza, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Zuehlke steps in front of the Dana Harrison pass | 75-56 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to John Ballard | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Mendoza tips it home | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Bean - foul #2 on Roy Bean, team foul #7 | 77-56 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Mendoza gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison runs out the clock | 77-56 |