| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Hill (fresh) SG - Richard Kircher (fresh) SF - Eric Brandon (fresh) PF - Russell Jenkins (fresh) C - Ronald Boyles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill buries a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | James Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Jenkins | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler's pass is intercepted by Eric Brandon | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Hill - foul #1 on Daniel Hill, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | James Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Kircher | 1-2 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles buries a jumper from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | David Bourque banks in the layup set up by Jordan Clay | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher can't connect on a floater from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay is hacked by Daniel Hill - foul #2 on Daniel Hill, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson (PG), Edward Nichols (SF), Larry Zumalt (PF), Fred Jain (C) Daniel Hill, Eric Brandon, Russell Jenkins, Ronald Boyles | |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | James Jensen drills a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt hits a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Fred Jain is called for the reach on Jordan Clay - foul #1 on Fred Jain, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Burkett (SF) Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon (SF) Richard Kircher | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) SF - Marcus Burkett (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Ferguson (fresh) SG - Edward Nichols (fresh) SF - Eric Brandon (fresh) PF - Larry Zumalt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Jain (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Edward Nichols steals it from Sean Sattler | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Jordan Clay - foul #1 on Jordan Clay, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (SG), Kenneth Williams (PF) Sean Sattler, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Russell Jenkins (PF), Ronald Boyles (C) Larry Zumalt, Fred Jain | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Eric Brandon denies the turnaround by David Bourque | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Paul Beck drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jordan Clay | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon hits a shot in the lane set up by Russell Jenkins | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Mark Ferguson steals it from Jordan Clay | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson is hacked by Marcus Burkett - foul #1 on Marcus Burkett, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), James Jensen (PF) Jordan Clay, Paul Beck, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein (PG), Richard Kircher (SG), Charlie Slusarski (SF), Larry Zumalt (PF), Fred Jain (C) Mark Ferguson, Edward Nichols, Eric Brandon, Russell Jenkins, Ronald Boyles | |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Jain | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Marcus Burkett - foul #2 on Marcus Burkett, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG) Marcus Burkett | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Beck | 13-14 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Williams takes the ball from Richard Kircher | 13-14 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a jumper from close range | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Fred Jain grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), David Bourque (C) Paul Beck, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson (PG), Eric Brandon (SF), Russell Jenkins (PF), Ronald Boyles (C) Harry Hein, Charlie Slusarski, Larry Zumalt, Fred Jain | |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Ferguson (fresh) SG - Richard Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jenkins (fresh) C - Ronald Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Ferguson | 16-16 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | David Bourque can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Russell Jenkins - foul #1 on Russell Jenkins, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (SG), Kenneth Fecteau (SF) Sean Sattler, Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | David Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Fecteau - foul #1 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols (SG) Richard Kircher | |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | David Bourque buries a shot from the left block | 19-18 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson can't finish the layup | 19-18 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | David Bourque is called for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, James Jensen, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein (PG), Richard Kircher (SG), Larry Zumalt (PF), Fred Jain (C) Mark Ferguson, Eric Brandon, Russell Jenkins, Ronald Boyles | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Michigan | Fred Jain pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols connects on the jumper in the paint | 19-22 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the reach on Harry Hein - foul #2 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), David Bourque (C) Jordan Clay, Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson (PG), Eric Brandon (SF) Harry Hein, Edward Nichols | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Fred Jain's layup is rejected by Kenneth Williams | 19-22 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a floater from the left block | 19-22 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Sattler picks off the pass by Richard Kircher | 19-22 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Beck | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Sattler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Wiliams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Kircher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Zumalt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Jain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon is hacked by Sean Sattler - foul #1 on Sean Sattler, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), James Jensen (PF) Sean Sattler, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein (PG), Edward Nichols (SG), Russell Jenkins (PF), Ronald Boyles (C) Mark Ferguson, Richard Kircher, Larry Zumalt, Fred Jain | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Paul Beck snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Paul Beck is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charlie Slusarski (SF) Eric Brandon | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Charlie Slusarski clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Paul Beck - foul #1 on Paul Beck, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams (C) David Bourque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Charlie Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Charlie Slusarski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | James Jensen snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay makes the 3 from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Hein is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Hein, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG) Paul Beck | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher (SG), Mark Ferguson (SF) Edward Nichols, Charlie Slusarski | |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | James Jensen buries a jump hook from close range set up by Sean Sattler | 27-23 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Ferguson | 27-26 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Jensen | 29-26 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Menjivar (PG), Paul Beck (SG), David Bourque (C) Jordan Clay, Sean Sattler, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon (SF), Larry Zumalt (PF) Harry Hein, Russell Jenkins | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | David Bourque pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-26 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Boyles | 29-26 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Wiliams - foul #1 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Fred Jain (C) Ronald Boyles | |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | James Jensen grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | David Menjivar connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Jensen | 32-26 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Wiliams | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Menjivar (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Kircher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Zumalt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Jain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Fred Jain grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Fred Jain - foul #2 on Fred Jain, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), Sean Sattler (SG), Marcus Burkett (SF) David Menjivar, Paul Beck, Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill (PG), Edward Nichols (SG), Russell Jenkins (PF) Mark Ferguson, Richard Kircher, Fred Jain | |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Zumalt is whistled for a carry | 33-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams (PF) James Jensen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Boyles (C) Larry Zumalt | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Nichols is denied on a layup by Kenneth Williams | 33-26 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Jenkins tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Marcus Burkett makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Eric Brandon - foul #1 on Eric Brandon, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (PF) David Bourque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charlie Slusarski (SF) Eric Brandon | |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Marcus Burkett makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Burkett and he's fouled by Charlie Slusarski - foul #1 on Charlie Slusarski, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher (SG), Larry Zumalt (PF) Charlie Slusarski, Russell Jenkins | |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Boyles | 38-28 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Williams - foul #2 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #10 | 38-28 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Kircher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jordan Clay - foul #2 on Jordan Clay, team foul #11 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (SG), David Bourque (C) Sean Sattler, Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon (SF), Fred Jain (C) Edward Nichols, Ronald Boyles | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | David Bourque buries a jumper in the paint | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Brandon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 42-31 |