| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) PF - John Holloman (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Boris Zipperer | 23-40 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bo Finn | 26-40 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Holloman - foul #3 on John Holloman, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | William Peden makes the jump hook in the paint | 28-42 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a floater from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Avery Wahl picks off the pass by Marcus Butler in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Avery Wahl hits the finger roll | 28-46 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler is denied on a layup by Christopher Pickett | 28-46 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-46 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer can't tip it in | 28-46 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Brainard | 28-46 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Avery Wahl picks off the pass by Marcus Butler in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Avery Wahl jams it | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-48 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Bo Finn tips it back up and in | 30-48 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Pickett and the foul's on Mark Owen - foul #1 on Mark Owen, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside (C) Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Marlon Bishop (PF) Avery Wahl, Christopher Pickett | |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses the free throw | 30-50 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 30-50 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso grabs the board | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 30-50 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | William Peden gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brandon Christofferso - foul #1 on Brandon Christofferso, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), John Holloman (PF), Mark Owen (C) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), James Barrett (C) Rex Dickey, Brandon Christofferso, Marlon Bishop, Boris Zipperer | |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Brainard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Owen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes misses the lay-in | 31-50 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | James Barrett tips it back up and in | 31-52 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | James Barrett snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | James Barrett drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Kowalski | 31-54 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Mark Owen is whistled for traveling | 31-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Robert Ritter, Larry Brainard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rex Dickey (SG) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski | |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Avery Wahl clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-54 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 31-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), William Peden (C) Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF) Rafael Folkes, Christopher Pickett | |
| 13:55 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-54 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso snags the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 31-56 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | William Peden is denied on a layup by James Barrett | 31-56 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Marlon Bishop | 31-56 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Rex Dickey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bo Finn - foul #1 on Bo Finn, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Owen (C) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Pickett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Marlon Bishop, James Barrett | |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | William Peden is called for traveling | 31-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG) Rex Dickey | |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso loses the dribble to Bo Finn | 31-58 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-58 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Pickett | 31-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Epstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Peden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #3 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #2 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Larry Brainard (SF), Geoffrey Seymour (PF) Marcus Butler, Donald Epstein, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rex Dickey (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF) Avery Wahl, Stjepan Osenkowski, Brandon Christofferso | |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 32-60 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Mark Owen blocks the short jumper by Boris Zipperer | 32-60 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard gets the rebound | 32-60 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Bo Finn loses the ball out of bounds | 32-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG), John Holloman (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Bo Finn, Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marlon Bishop (PF), James Barrett (C) Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Holloman - foul #4 on John Holloman, team foul #4 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Geoffrey Seymour (PF) Robert Ritter, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-61 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop hits a runner in the lane | 32-63 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-63 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso pulls down the rebound | 32-63 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | James Barrett can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Nelson - foul #1 on Justin Nelson, team foul #5 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), William Peden (PF) Marcus Butler, Justin Nelson, Larry Brainard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Christopher Pickett (PF) Manuel Kowalski, Marlon Bishop | |
| 09:38 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 32-63 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-63 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein snags the defensive board | 32-63 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Brandon Christofferso steals the ball from Geoffrey Seymour | 32-63 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Rex Dickey misses the dunk attempt | 32-63 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | James Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 32-63 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is hacked by Donald Epstein - foul #1 on Donald Epstein, team foul #6 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Boris Zipperer (C) Rex Dickey, James Barrett | |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Avery Wahl is fouled on the floor by Donald Epstein - foul #2 on Donald Epstein, team foul #7 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG) Geoffrey Seymour | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF) Brandon Christofferso | |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses the 1st free throw | 32-63 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | William Peden grabs the defensive rebound | 32-63 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside buries a 3 from the right wing | 35-63 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Peden - foul #2 on William Peden, team foul #8 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bolden (C) Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rex Dickey (SG) Avery Wahl, Stjepan Osenkowski | |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Pickett - foul #1 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marlon Bishop (PF) Christopher Pickett | |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Epstein (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bolden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses short on a shot in the lane | 37-64 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-64 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein pulls down the rebound | 37-64 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | William Peden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Boris Zipperer - foul #3 on Boris Zipperer, team foul #4 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Justin Nelson, Robert Bolden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), James Barrett (C) Manuel Kowalski, Rafael Folkes, Boris Zipperer | |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | William Peden makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | William Peden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | James Barrett misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-64 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | The jump hook by James Barrett is blocked by William Peden | 39-64 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG), Robert Bolden (PF) Donald Epstein, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Rex Dickey, Marlon Bishop, James Barrett | |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso tips it but misses | 39-64 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer tips it in | 39-66 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside is fouled on the floor by Boris Zipperer - foul #4 on Boris Zipperer, team foul #5 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SF) Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG) Avery Wahl | |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 41-66 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is hacked by Geoffrey Seymour - foul #1 on Geoffrey Seymour, team foul #9 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (C) Geoffrey Seymour | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SG), James Barrett (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Boris Zipperer | |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Robert Bolden is blocked by Christopher Pickett | 41-68 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | James Barrett gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Epstein (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Bolden (fresh) C - William Peden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Epstein - foul #3 on Donald Epstein, team foul #10 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside (C) William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-70 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bolden gets the offensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Brandon Christofferso, James Barrett | |
| 02:35 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Avery Wahl is blocked by Donald Epstein | 41-70 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett tips it but misses | 41-70 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 41-70 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-70 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes grabs the board | 41-70 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett connects on the shot from the free throw line | 41-72 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 01:30 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Avery Wahl | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Robert Bolden travels with the ball | 44-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (PF) Justin Nelson, Robert Bolden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Robert Ritter is blocked by Christopher Pickett | 44-76 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Rex Dickey gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | William Peden steps in front of the Christopher Pickett pass | 44-76 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | William Peden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-76 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Avery Wahl runs out the clock | 44-76 |