| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) SG - John Stallman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gene McNeese - foul #2 on Gene McNeese, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) Michael Ray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland (PF) Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG) John Stallman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is hacked by Glenn Laduke - foul #1 on Glenn Laduke, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) Jeff Veal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Michael Fields gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 36-39 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is hacked by Michael Fields - foul #1 on Michael Fields, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) SG - Glenn Laduke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Camargo (fresh) PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | James Camargo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Drew Gambrell | 36-44 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Ray | 38-44 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), John Stallman (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (PF) Drew Gambrell, Marcus Lee | |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the lay-in | 38-44 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults tips it home | 40-44 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Michael Fields drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 40-46 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Stallman - foul #3 on John Stallman, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Jeff Veal, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Gene McNeese (PF), Marcus Lee (C) Steven Seitz, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Wayne Wheaton | 45-47 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Wayne Wheaton - foul #2 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Norman Shoults (PF), John Cherry (C) John Stallman, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG) David Harrison, Anthony Crouse | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | John Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Norman Shoults, John Cherry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Reginald Reinhart, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Gene McNeese is called for the reach on Todd Gammage - foul #3 on Gene McNeese, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Norman Shoults (PF) Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Steven Seitz | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Stallman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Gammage (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults's floater is tipped away by James Camargo | 45-49 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | James Camargo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell | 45-52 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults is hacked by Gene McNeese - foul #4 on Gene McNeese, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Jeff Veal, John Stallman, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Marcus Lee (C) James Camargo, Gene McNeese | |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland tips it but misses | 45-52 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Norman Shoults (PF), John Cherry (C) Michael Ray, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG) Drew Gambrell | |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland (PF) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart (SG) Anthony Crouse | |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the dunk but he's hacked by Todd Gammage - foul #3 on Todd Gammage, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton (C) Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), James Camargo (SF) Reginald Reinhart, Stevie Smith | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Steven Seitz | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage travels with the ball | 49-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), David Barnes (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) John Stallman, Glenn Laduke, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Stevie Smith (PF) Steven Seitz, Michael Fields | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Crouse | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton drills a jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Drew Gambrell | 51-65 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland is fouled on the floor by Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), John Stallman (SF), Norman Shoults (C) Jeff Veal, David Barnes, Todd Gammage, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Gene McNeese (PF) Drew Gambrell, Stevie Smith | |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz is fouled on the floor by Norman Shoults - foul #2 on Norman Shoults, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee blows the layup but the foul's on Norman Shoults - foul #3 on Norman Shoults, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Todd Gammage (SF), John Cherry (C) Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) Steven Seitz | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is whistled for traveling | 52-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) John Stallman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee lays it in | 52-71 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-71 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Norman Shoults denies the turnaround by Marcus Lee | 54-71 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Michael Fields snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), John Stallman (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Glenn Laduke, Norman Shoults, John Cherry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Stevie Smith steals the ball from Wayne Wheaton | 54-71 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Wayne Wheaton picks off the pass by James Camargo | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Stallman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Gammage (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gene McNeese (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | John Stallman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-73 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wayne Wheaton | 57-73 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Stevie Smith blocks the short jumper by Wayne Wheaton | 57-73 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage tips it in | 59-73 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Veal | 61-73 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | John Stallman is called for the reach on Steven Seitz - foul #4 on John Stallman, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), John Cherry (C) John Stallman, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG) Gene McNeese | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | John Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Harrison | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland tips it back up and in | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Harrison runs out the clock | 63-75 |