| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | John Mullenax can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | William Perry tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Earl McGraff tips it but misses | 25-37 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Cecil Fett pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Christopher Acuff is called for the reach on Cecil Fett - foul #2 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | William Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan clanks a runner from the right block | 25-37 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Earl McGraff pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Fett | 27-37 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Burgess - foul #3 on David Burgess, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SF) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Barry Presswood swats the layup by Michael Partridge | 27-37 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carlos Finnegan | 27-37 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Michael Partridge is called for the reach on Barry Presswood - foul #2 on Michael Partridge, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Christopher Acuff, Barry Presswood | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | William Perry is called for the reach on Allen Rich - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Donald Karcher steals it from Cecil Fett | 27-37 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | William Perry scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mullenax | 27-40 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donald Karcher - foul #1 on Donald Karcher, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Melvin Jobe (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Donald Karcher | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerry Clark | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) SG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Darron Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Jerry Clark is denied by Dustin Taggart | 28-40 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Jobe | 30-40 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg's floater is knocked away by Dustin Taggart | 30-40 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Edward Jones is called for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF) Edward Jones, Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF) Darron Coker, Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Earl McGraff is whistled for a carry | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Karcher (C) Barry Presswood | |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan loses the ball out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (C) Donald Karcher | |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the shot from the left side | 30-40 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Cecil Fett lays it in on a great pass from Michael Partridge | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan is fouled on the floor by Earl McGraff - foul #1 on Earl McGraff, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Perry | 32-43 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Earl McGraff gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Michael Partridge buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Burgess | 35-43 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke can't finish the layup | 35-43 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Cecil Fett snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Acuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | David Burgess buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl McGraff and he's hacked by Carlos Finnegan - foul #1 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Melvin Jobe (SG), Dustin Taggart (PF) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Jerry Clark (SF), Donald Karcher (PF), Barry Presswood (C) John Mullenax, Carlos Finnegan, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski drills a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Barry Presswood - foul #3 on Barry Presswood, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Allen Rich (SF) Melvin Jobe, David Burgess | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg (SF) William Perry | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Rich - foul #1 on Allen Rich, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG) Clyde Gragg | |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Cecil Fett pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | The jumper by Allen Rich is denied by Barry Presswood | 41-43 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Mullenax | 41-45 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Presswood - foul #4 on Barry Presswood, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF) Edward Jones, Allen Rich | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Darron Coker, Jerry Clark, Donald Karcher, Barry Presswood | |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan clanks a jumper from close range | 43-45 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Michael Partridge loses the dribble to John Mullenax | 43-47 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Earl McGraff | 45-47 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke is fouled on the floor by Cecil Fett - foul #2 on Cecil Fett, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), John Mioduszewski (C) Earl McGraff, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (C) John Mullenax, Christopher Acuff | |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Darron Coker snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darron Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by William Perry | 45-49 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Cecil Fett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Allen Rich (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) Edward Jones, David Burgess, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Darron Coker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Earl McGraff gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan tips it in | 45-51 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Carlos Finnegan - foul #2 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF) Michael Partridge, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Jerry Clark (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF) Darron Coker, Carlos Finnegan, Donald Karcher | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 3rd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Earl McGraff takes the ball from Christopher Acuff | 48-51 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Edward Jones lays it up and in set up by Earl McGraff | 50-51 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Clark and the foul's on John Mioduszewski - foul #2 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Earl McGraff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the floater from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | David Burgess's pass is intercepted by William Perry | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | John Mullenax lays it up and in on a great pass from William Perry | 53-58 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Cecil Fett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Cecil Fett | 53-58 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Edward Jones hits the finger roll set up by Earl McGraff | 55-58 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | John Mullenax tips it home | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Presswood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Edward Jones hits a fadeaway from the left side | 57-60 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-60 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Earl McGraff pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Edward Jones, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (SF) Jerry Clark | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Earl McGraff | 60-60 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Michael Partridge scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-60 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Barry Presswood, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (C) Barry Presswood | |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Cecil Fett tips it home | 64-60 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by David Burgess - foul #4 on David Burgess, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Cecil Fett is fouled on the floor by John Mullenax - foul #3 on John Mullenax, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | William Perry drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Earl McGraff buries a fadeaway from the right side | 67-65 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |