| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) SF - John Kinsey (fresh) PF - Jody Morse (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond is hacked by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson is hacked by Paul Rhodes - foul #1 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Jody Morse clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | John Kinsey grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Rhodes | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Stephen Barnett is called for the reach on Ira Barnes - foul #1 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rick Daniels | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Davis Drummond - foul #1 on Davis Drummond, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Jody Morse grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | John Kinsey can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Munk - foul #1 on Peter Munk, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG) John Jackson | |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | John Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | John Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | James Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | John Kinsey is hacked by Scott Matthias in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Matthias, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Myers (PF) Jody Morse | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Jason Butler, Rick Daniels | |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | James Adams gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott tips it in | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Kinsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Myers (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Munk (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Ervin Alfano (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ira Barnes (SG), John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF) James Adams, Scott Matthias, Clark Hathaway, Peter Munk | |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Jason Zeleznik steals it from Ira Barnes | 4-8 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Coonrod | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jason Butler | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Myers, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Jody Morse (PF) Brett Chatfield, Jason Zeleznik, Ervin Alfano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Ira Barnes, John Jackson, Rick Daniels, Robert Scott | |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jody Morse | 6-10 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod is hacked by Clark Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clark Hathaway, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) Gerald Coonrod, Ralph Myers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Paul Rhodes (C) Scott Matthias, Peter Munk | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Willard Dufault denies the turnaround by Davis Drummond | 6-10 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes knocks in the floater from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Jody Morse hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Barnett - foul #2 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jason Zeleznik (PF) Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Jody Morse | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Munk - foul #2 on Peter Munk, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG) Davis Drummond | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), John Jackson (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Jason Butler, Ira Barnes, Peter Munk | |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | James Adams buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Matthias | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Myers (fresh) PF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Zeleznik | 13-16 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels clanks a floater from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | John Jackson takes the ball from Jason Zeleznik in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kinsey (SF), Ervin Alfano (C) Ralph Myers, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF) Scott Matthias, John Jackson, Rick Daniels | |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Kinsey | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is called for a backcourt violation | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), William Petterson (SG), Jody Morse (PF) Brett Chatfield, Gerald Coonrod, Jason Zeleznik | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Rick Daniels (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, Willard Dufault, Robert Scott | |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Willard Dufault (PF) Jason Butler, Paul Rhodes | |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Myers (SF) John Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SF), John Jackson (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Rick Daniels | |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | William Petterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jason Butler | 15-18 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | William Petterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jody Morse - foul #1 on Jody Morse, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Davis Drummond, William Petterson, Jody Morse, Ervin Alfano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Rick Daniels (C) Jason Butler, Scott Matthias, John Jackson, Paul Rhodes | |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | James Adams scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willard Dufault | 15-20 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | John Kinsey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rick Daniels - foul #1 on Rick Daniels, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik (PF) Ralph Myers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias (SG), Robert Scott (C) Ira Barnes, Rick Daniels | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | John Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | John Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott misses the lay-in | 16-20 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault misses badly on a floater from the right side | 16-20 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | John Kinsey grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Coonrod, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), William Petterson (SG), Ervin Alfano (SF) Brett Chatfield, Gerald Coonrod, John Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG), John Jackson (PF), Rick Daniels (C) Scott Matthias, Willard Dufault, Robert Scott | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | John Jackson hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | James Adams gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels misses the shot in the lane | 16-22 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond is fouled in the backcourt by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Myers (SF), Jody Morse (PF) Ervin Alfano, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Scott Matthias (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, Clark Hathaway, John Jackson, Rick Daniels | |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond snags the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | William Petterson is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-28 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Willard Dufault steals it from Jody Morse | 18-28 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Matthias | 18-30 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | William Petterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-30 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | William Petterson gets the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Petterson (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Myers (fairly fresh) PF - Jody Morse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Zeleznik (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Matthias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willard Dufault (tiring) 2 pts. C - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Butler - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Ervin Alfano (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Petterson, Ralph Myers, Jody Morse, Jason Zeleznik | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Scott Matthias, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Davis Drummond steals the ball from Rick Daniels | 20-30 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond hits the finger roll | 22-30 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Stephen Barnett steps in front of the Rick Daniels pass | 22-30 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ervin Alfano | 24-30 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway hits the follow up shot | 24-32 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (PG) Davis Drummond | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), Robert Scott (PF) James Adams, Ira Barnes, Rick Daniels | |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 26-32 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson clanks a runner from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the turnaround in the paint | 26-34 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-34 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 26-34 |