| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) SF - David Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Zorc inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Robert Eng misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Zorc - foul #2 on David Zorc, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Robert Priestley hits a 3 from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Norman Adger misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Hugh Whitehurst steals the ball from David Zorc | 33-43 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Robert Eng swats the short shot by Josh Sedlak | 33-43 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci tips it home | 33-45 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Robert Priestley is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (SG), John Stanton (PF), Brent Issac (C) Norman Adger, Robert Eng, Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Steven Bock (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Zorc - foul #3 on David Zorc, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (SG), Charles Hatten (SF) Robert Priestley, David Zorc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SG) Larry Gorman | |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Shayne Johnson swats the short shot by John Stanton | 33-47 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Brent Issac's pass is intercepted by Tom Rutledge | 33-47 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses the easy layup | 33-47 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Charles Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Charles Hatten buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Casey and he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG), Norman Adger (SG), Robert Eng (PF), Carlos Perkins (C) Gordon Casey, Kenneth Bowler, John Stanton, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Donald Bowling, Tom Rutledge, Steven Bock, Shayne Johnson, John Kaufman | |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Charles Hatten makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) SF - Charles Hatten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 36-50 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Brian Funderburk blocks the jumper by Robert Eng | 36-50 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeremy Marcucci, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Zorc (SF) Charles Hatten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Brian Funderburk steals the ball from Robert Eng | 36-50 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Marcucci | 36-53 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Robert Priestley is whistled for a carry | 36-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Steven Bock (C) Josh Sedlak, Brian Funderburk | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses the jumper from the right side | 36-53 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-53 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | David Zorc gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | David Zorc clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Robert Eng pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Robert Eng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), Kenneth Bowler (SG), John Stanton (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Priestley, Norman Adger, Robert Eng, Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Shayne Johnson (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Steven Bock knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Shayne Johnson | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:37 | Ball State | David Zorc scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gordon Casey | 38-55 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Brent Issac blocks the short jumper by Steven Bock | 38-55 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | John Stanton pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Brent Issac drills a fadeaway near the basket | 40-55 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Steven Bock is hacked by John Stanton - foul #3 on John Stanton, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Adger (SG), Robert Eng (PF) David Zorc, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Tom Rutledge (SF) Donald Bowling, Steven Bock | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-55 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Gordon Casey grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | The jump hook by Kenneth Bowler is blocked by Brian Funderburk | 40-55 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Funderburk | 40-55 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-55 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Robert Eng grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Gordon Casey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | John Stanton blocks the short jumper by Brian Funderburk | 40-55 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowler | 40-55 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | John Stanton misses badly on a shot in the lane | 40-55 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Shayne Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Eng - foul #2 on Shayne Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG), Duane Scott (SG), David Zorc (SF), Brent Issac (PF), Carlos Perkins (C) Gordon Casey, Norman Adger, Kenneth Bowler, Robert Eng, John Stanton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Steven Bock (C) Josh Sedlak, Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson, Brian Funderburk | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Duane Scott misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Donald Bowling | 40-55 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling scores on a jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Duane Scott misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Gorman - foul #1 on Larry Gorman, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SG) Larry Gorman | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Duane Scott misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Duane Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | David Zorc steals the ball from Steven Bock | 41-57 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins drills a jumper from close range set up by Duane Scott and he's hacked by Steven Bock - foul #1 on Steven Bock, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Adger (SG), Robert Eng (PF) Duane Scott, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Robert Eng pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:05 | Ball State | David Zorc comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst buries a floater from the left side | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins blows the layup | 43-59 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Robert Eng snags the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Zorc hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Hugh Whitehurst - foul #3 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Brian Funderburk (C) Donald Bowling, Tom Rutledge, Steven Bock | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Zorc makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Zorc makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) SF - David Zorc (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 7 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci loses the ball out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (SF) David Zorc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF) Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-59 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 45-62 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Robert Priestley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Funderburk | 45-62 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Josh Sedlak is denied by Robert Eng | 45-62 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 45-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), David Zorc (SF), John Stanton (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Priestley, Norman Adger, Robert Eng, Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Steven Bock (C) Josh Sedlak, Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson, Brian Funderburk | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Gordon Casey is called for the reach on Larry Gorman - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-65 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Brent Issac misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-65 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler hits the follow up shot | 47-65 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Gordon Casey steals it from Larry Gorman | 47-65 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Gordon Casey misses the easy layup | 47-65 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Steven Bock snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-65 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Brent Issac grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Zorc (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brent Issac (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Bock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Ball State | David Zorc is fouled on the floor by Larry Gorman - foul #2 on Larry Gorman, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Duane Scott (SG), Charles Hatten (C) Kenneth Bowler, John Stanton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Larry Gorman, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci, Steven Bock | |
| 03:06 | Ball State | David Zorc misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Bowling | 47-68 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Tom Rutledge is called for the reach on David Zorc - foul #2 on Tom Rutledge, team foul #9 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Stanton (C) Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:34 | Ball State | David Zorc misses the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Graham (SF) David Zorc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Jerry Graham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-68 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | John Stanton gets the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | John Stanton buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Casey | 49-68 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Charles Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Gordon Casey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | John Kaufman gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-68 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Charles Hatten grabs the board | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Shayne Johnson steals it from John Stanton | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Bowling and he's hacked by Charles Hatten - foul #2 on Charles Hatten, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (SG), Brent Issac (C) Duane Scott, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Bock (SF) Tom Rutledge | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | The jumper by Gordon Casey is denied by Shayne Johnson | 49-71 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 49-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling runs out the clock | 49-71 |