| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Epstein (fresh) PF - William Peden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett | 29-34 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein is fouled on the floor by Robert Bennett - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-34 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Bo Finn hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Guardado | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Charles Whyte steals the ball from Bo Finn | 32-36 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Epstein blocks the jumper by Kenneth Leggett | 32-36 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | William Peden gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Gary Guardado is called for the reach on William Peden - foul #3 on Gary Guardado, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (PF) William Peden | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 32-38 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bo Finn | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bennett | 34-40 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Bo Finn knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bennett | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Epstein (fairly fresh) PF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Whyte (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Bible | 36-46 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Ed Bible picks off the pass by Mark Owen | 36-46 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bennett | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ed Bible - foul #1 on Ed Bible, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF), William Peden (C) Marcus Butler, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Gary Guardado (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Charles Whyte, Trevor Bangs | |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | John Holloman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | John Holloman tips it in | 39-48 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Ritter - foul #1 on Robert Ritter, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG) Bo Finn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Theodore Norcross steals the ball from Justin Nelson | 39-49 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | William Peden buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ritter | 41-49 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard can't finish the layup | 41-49 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Peden - foul #2 on William Peden, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Elijah Whiteside (C) Robert Ritter, Justin Nelson, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | William Peden misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | William Peden can't connect on a shot in the lane | 41-51 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) SF - Larry Brainard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Peden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Elijah Whiteside (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 43-53 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), John Holloman (PF), Mark Owen (C) Larry Brainard, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG), Charles Whyte (PF) Ed Bible, Gary Guardado | |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bo Finn | 46-53 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-53 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Mark Owen snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Epstein steals it from Charles Whyte | 49-53 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Charles Whyte swats the short shot by Bo Finn | 49-53 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Robert Bolden (PF) Donald Epstein, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Trevor Bangs (C) Theodore Norcross, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Whyte - foul #1 on Charles Whyte, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF) Robert Bolden | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG) Kenneth Leggett | |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-55 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Trevor Bangs | 51-55 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Whyte and the foul's on Bo Finn - foul #1 on Bo Finn, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), John Holloman (PF), William Peden (C) Marcus Butler, Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Theodore Norcross, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Bo Finn knocks in the runner from close range | 53-58 |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | William Peden blocks the short jumper by Robert Bennett | 53-58 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Peden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Larry Brainard denies the turnaround by Ed Bible | 53-58 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Bible | 53-58 |
| 07:19 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 53-60 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter buries a shot from the right side set up by Bo Finn | 55-60 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses badly on a runner near the basket | 55-60 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is fouled on the floor by Ed Bible - foul #2 on Ed Bible, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Justin Nelson (SG), Donald Epstein (SF), Geoffrey Seymour (PF), Mark Owen (C) Robert Ritter, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, William Peden | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Robert Bennett, Trevor Bangs | |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:15 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross is hacked by Geoffrey Seymour - foul #2 on Geoffrey Seymour, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte (PF) Gary Guardado | |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Whyte | 55-60 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Marcus Butler is called for the reach on Charles Whyte - foul #1 on Marcus Butler, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones is hacked by Justin Nelson - foul #1 on Justin Nelson, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Leggett | 55-62 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses the jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Justin Nelson | 59-62 |
| 04:15 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF) Justin Nelson, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Gary Guardado (PF) Theodore Norcross, Charles Whyte | |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by John Holloman - foul #4 on John Holloman, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bo Finn - foul #2 on Bo Finn, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Bo Finn | 59-69 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-69 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Bo Finn tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Leggett | 61-71 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | John Holloman throws it down on a nice dish by Marcus Butler and the foul's on Gary Guardado - foul #4 on Gary Guardado, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | John Holloman makes the free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Leggett | 64-73 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jo-Long Hou | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | John Holloman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Butler | 67-75 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Butler - foul #2 on Marcus Butler, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | William Peden travels with the ball | 67-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-81 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #7 | 67-81 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross runs out the clock | 69-81 |