| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SG - Todd Harris (fresh) SF - Michael Amann (fresh) PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) C - Steven Ives (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | David Bourque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | James Jensen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jordan Clay - foul #1 on Jordan Clay, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | David Bourque travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Richard Eubank scores on a jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Steven Ives grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Richard Eubank clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | James Jensen grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | David Bourque tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Bourque - foul #1 on David Bourque, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Raymond Tomasini picks off the pass by Sean Sattler | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Michael Amann is fouled on the floor by Richard Wiliams - foul #1 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Sander (C) Steven Ives | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (SG), Marcus Burkett (SF), Kenneth Williams (PF) Sean Sattler, Richard Wiliams, James Jensen | |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Jordan Clay is called for the reach on Richard Eubank - foul #2 on Jordan Clay, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG) Richard Eubank | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Menjivar (PG), Kenneth Fecteau (PF) Jordan Clay, David Bourque | |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Joseph Sander hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | David Menjivar grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | David Menjivar misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Warren Arner - foul #1 on Warren Arner, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG), James Johnson (SF) Todd Harris, Michael Amann | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | David Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | David Menjivar makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sander misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | James Johnson tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | David Menjivar makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Beck | 6-9 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman is whistled for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Steven Ives (C) Warren Arner, Raymond Tomasini | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) David Menjivar, Paul Beck, Kenneth Fecteau, Kenneth Williams | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | David Bourque is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF) Dustin Penniman, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) SF - Michael Amann (fresh) PF - Joseph Sander (fresh) C - Steven Ives (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Burkett (fresh) SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | James Jensen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sander - foul #1 on Joseph Sander, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Harris - foul #1 on Todd Harris, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | David Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | David Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Michael Amann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Wiliams | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams scores on a runner from the left block | 6-13 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | James Jensen steals the ball from Joseph Sander | 6-13 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Steven Ives grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Steven Ives's pass is intercepted by Marcus Burkett | 6-13 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses badly on a floater from the left block | 6-13 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Joseph Sander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 8-13 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Todd Harris - foul #2 on Todd Harris, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), James Johnson (SF), Raymond Tomasini (PF) Richard Eubank, Todd Harris, Michael Amann, Joseph Sander | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Menjivar (PG), Paul Beck (SG), Kenneth Fecteau (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Marcus Burkett, Sean Sattler, Richard Wiliams, David Bourque | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the 3rd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Kenneth Williams steals the ball from James Johnson | 8-16 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | James Johnson steals the ball from James Jensen | 8-16 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams misses the lay-in | 8-16 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Beck | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) SG - Dustin Penniman (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Ives (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Menjivar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Beck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams can't finish the layup | 8-16 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau grabs the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the jumper from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Steven Ives buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Tomasini | 11-16 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | James Jensen lays it in | 11-18 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dustin Penniman, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Michael Barlowe (SG), Michael Amann (SF), Joseph Sander (C) Warren Arner, Dustin Penniman, James Johnson, Steven Ives | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Burkett (PG), Sean Sattler (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), David Bourque (C) David Menjivar, Paul Beck, Kenneth Fecteau, James Jensen | |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Burkett | 11-20 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Barlowe | 14-20 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Marcus Burkett and the foul's on Michael Barlowe - foul #1 on Michael Barlowe, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (C) Raymond Tomasini | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | David Bourque steals it from Michael Amann | 14-23 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Barlowe - foul #2 on Michael Barlowe, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG) Michael Barlowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (PF) Kenneth Williams | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler makes the 3rd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Michael Amann drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 17-26 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman is called for traveling | 17-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG) Richard Wiliams | |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Marcus Burkett is blocked by Raymond Tomasini | 17-26 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dustin Penniman | 17-26 |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Fecteau - foul #2 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Christopher Crissman (SF) Richard Eubank, Michael Amann | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Menjivar (PG), Kenneth Williams (PF) Sean Sattler, Kenneth Fecteau | |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) SG - Dustin Penniman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Sander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Menjivar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Beck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Burkett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (SF) Christopher Crissman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams (SF), James Jensen (PF) Marcus Burkett, David Bourque | |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Shelby (PG), Steven Ives (C) Dustin Penniman, Joseph Sander | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | James Jensen's pass is intercepted by Raymond Tomasini | 19-26 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | James Jensen is called for the reach on Charles Shelby - foul #1 on James Jensen, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Amann (SF) Steven Ives | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Marcus Burkett (SF), David Bourque (C) David Menjivar, Richard Wiliams, Kenneth Williams | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Charles Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Charles Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Paul Beck is fouled on the floor by Charles Shelby - foul #1 on Charles Shelby, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), Joseph Sander (C) Charles Shelby, Warren Arner, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Paul Beck makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Paul Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | David Bourque steps in front of the Richard Eubank pass | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Sander - foul #2 on Joseph Sander, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Ives (C) Joseph Sander | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Menjivar (PG), Kenneth Williams (PF) Paul Beck, James Jensen | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Richard Eubank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (PF) Raymond Tomasini | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-28 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Steven Ives grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Richard Eubank comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-28 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | David Bourque gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Michael Amann is called for the reach on Sean Sattler - foul #1 on Michael Amann, team foul #11 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Harris (SG), Raymond Tomasini (PF), Joseph Sander (C) Dustin Penniman, Michael Amann, Steven Ives | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Kenneth Fecteau (PF) David Menjivar, Marcus Burkett, David Bourque | |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Todd Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Sattler - foul #1 on Sean Sattler, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (SG) Sean Sattler | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | James Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Todd Harris | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Sander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) SG - Paul Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Beck | 24-32 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | James Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 27-32 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay's floater is knocked away by Raymond Tomasini | 27-32 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Joseph Sander gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Joseph Sander misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Richard Eubank buries a jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams's floater is knocked away by James Johnson | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | James Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | James Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Richard Wiliams is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Michael Amann (SF) Richard Eubank, Raymond Tomasini | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Marcus Burkett (SF), James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) Paul Beck, Richard Wiliams, Kenneth Fecteau, Kenneth Williams | |
| 01:03 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | David Bourque gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | James Jensen clanks a turnaround in the lane | 30-32 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler tips it in | 30-34 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Michael Amann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-34 |