| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) SG - Bo Finn (fresh) SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) PF - John Holloman (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Holloman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | John Holloman scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Butler | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer connects on the floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the shot from the left wing set up by Avery Wahl | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Pickett swats the short shot by Bo Finn | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer banks in the layup set up by Rex Dickey | 2-8 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) John Holloman, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Bo Finn's pass is intercepted by Christopher Pickett | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Bo Finn picks off the pass by Rex Dickey | 4-8 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside double dribbles | 4-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Geoffrey Seymour - foul #1 on Geoffrey Seymour, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Owen (C) Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG) Rex Dickey | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | William Peden gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) PF - William Peden (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) C - James Barrett (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | William Peden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses the tip | 4-9 |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Rafael Folkes | 4-11 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour is fouled on the floor by Rafael Folkes - foul #1 on Rafael Folkes, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Bo Finn (SG), John Holloman (PF) Robert Ritter, Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Stjepan Osenkowski, Rafael Folkes, Marlon Bishop | |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Kowalski and the foul's on Bo Finn - foul #1 on Bo Finn, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF) Donald Epstein | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, James Barrett | |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso misses the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Mark Owen pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Avery Wahl is called for the reach on Marcus Butler - foul #1 on Avery Wahl, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | John Holloman can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Pickett - foul #2 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (C) Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marlon Bishop (PF) Christopher Pickett | |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | John Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | John Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer blows the dunk but the foul's on William Peden - foul #1 on William Peden, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Bo Finn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Avery Wahl hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Bo Finn snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | John Holloman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | William Peden banks in the layup | 14-14 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | John Holloman travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG), Donald Epstein (SF), Geoffrey Seymour (PF), Mark Owen (C) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Brandon Christofferso, Boris Zipperer | |
| 12:01 | Ball State | James Barrett comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Marcus Butler - foul #1 on Marcus Butler, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG) Marcus Butler | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:01 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | James Barrett takes the ball from Geoffrey Seymour | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) SF - Donald Epstein (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Barrett (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Geoffrey Seymour picks off the pass by Stjepan Osenkowski | 14-17 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Geoffrey Seymour | 16-17 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | James Barrett lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Kowalski | 16-19 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Owen | 19-19 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), William Peden (PF) Justin Nelson, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rex Dickey (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski, Marlon Bishop | |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter makes the 3rd free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | James Barrett hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 21-21 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard's pass is intercepted by Rex Dickey | 21-21 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Rex Dickey lays it in | 21-23 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | William Peden can't tip it in | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Rex Dickey grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | William Peden denies the turnaround by James Barrett | 21-23 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Barrett - foul #1 on James Barrett, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), John Holloman (PF) Robert Ritter, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Marlon Bishop (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Avery Wahl, Rafael Folkes, James Barrett | |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski is fouled on the floor by Marcus Butler - foul #2 on Marcus Butler, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (PG), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso's fadeaway is rejected by John Holloman | 22-23 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Rex Dickey tips it in | 22-25 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso lays it up and in | 25-27 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein is fouled on the floor by Manuel Kowalski - foul #1 on Manuel Kowalski, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (C) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) PF - John Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | John Holloman picks off the pass by Rex Dickey | 27-27 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Boris Zipperer swats the short shot by William Peden | 27-27 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | William Peden travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Owen (C) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), James Barrett (C) Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, Brandon Christofferso, Boris Zipperer | |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski is fouled on the floor by Donald Epstein - foul #1 on Donald Epstein, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF) Geoffrey Seymour | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Avery Wahl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes can't finish the layup | 30-27 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | William Peden misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG) Donald Epstein | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SG), Boris Zipperer (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, James Barrett | |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | William Peden misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | William Peden misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Robert Ritter is called for the reach on Avery Wahl - foul #1 on Robert Ritter, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (PG), John Holloman (PF) Robert Ritter, William Peden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Holloman | 30-29 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Boris Zipperer | 30-29 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Avery Wahl is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Nelson - foul #1 on Justin Nelson, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Larry Brainard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF) Manuel Kowalski | |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Justin Nelson, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (PG) Justin Nelson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG) Avery Wahl | |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses short on a runner from close range | 30-31 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Marlon Bishop - foul #1 on Marlon Bishop, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Larry Brainard (SF) Donald Epstein, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF), James Barrett (C) Rex Dickey, Marlon Bishop, Boris Zipperer | |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Marcus Butler steals the ball from James Barrett | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Bo Finn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Kowalski | 30-34 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SG), William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Bo Finn, Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rex Dickey (SG) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 30-34 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Rex Dickey grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Avery Wahl can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Brainard | 30-34 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 33-36 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Christopher Pickett takes the ball from Marcus Butler | 33-36 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Avery Wahl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Avery Wahl, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), John Holloman (PF) Larry Brainard, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Avery Wahl, Brandon Christofferso, James Barrett | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | John Holloman takes the ball from Rafael Folkes | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Peden is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |