| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tyree Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Taub (fresh) PF - Kurt King (fresh) 5 reb. C - Karl Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Vernon Taub inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | Kurt King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 19:50 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is hacked by Tyree Isaac - foul #1 on Tyree Isaac, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Billie (C) Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Vernon Taub misses the jumper from the left side | 25-35 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-35 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann tips it home | 25-37 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Kurt King is fouled on the floor by Donald Bennett - foul #2 on Donald Bennett, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Buddy Eady (SG), Karl Sullivan (C) Andrew Goff, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Vernon Taub misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-37 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis misses the lay-in | 25-37 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Everett Lewis picks off the pass by Buddy Eady | 25-37 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan is fouled on the floor by Tyree Isaac - foul #2 on Tyree Isaac, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Elmer Clapp (PF), Herman Billie (C) Buddy Eady, Kurt King, Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Herman Billie picks off the pass by Robert Gray | 25-37 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Vernon Taub grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Tyree Isaac | 27-37 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Nicholas Rhinehart (PG), Buddy Eady (SF), Kurt King (PF), Karl Sullivan (C) Tyree Isaac, Vernon Taub, Elmer Clapp, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Mark Everett (SG), Robert Wolford (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray, James Zachmann, Bradley Fierros | |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Teddy Messina is called for the reach on Andrew Goff - foul #1 on Teddy Messina, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio (SG) Andrew Goff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett (C) Curtis Bopp | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Nicholas Rhinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Newton Dalessio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Eady (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt King (fresh) 5 reb. C - Karl Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Teddy Messina (fresh) SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Wolford (fresh) PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Sullivan | 27-37 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Buddy Eady | 30-37 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Kurt King snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Mark Everett takes the ball from Newton Dalessio | 30-37 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford hits the finger roll set up by Mark Everett | 30-39 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Nicholas Rhinehart connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Newton Dalessio | 32-39 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Rhinehart | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan double dribbles | 35-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG), Vernon Taub (SF), Elmer Clapp (PF) Nicholas Rhinehart, Buddy Eady, Kurt King | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Teddy Messina, Mark Everett, Robert Wolford, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac is fouled on the floor by Bradley Fierros - foul #2 on Bradley Fierros, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Herman Billie (C) Tyree Isaac, Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | James Zachmann is called for the reach on Andrew Goff - foul #1 on James Zachmann, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG), Karl Sullivan (C) Vernon Taub, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gray | 37-42 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros loses the dribble to Tyree Isaac | 39-42 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Goff | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tyree Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Newton Dalessio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Clapp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Sullivan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis is hacked by Tyree Isaac - foul #3 on Tyree Isaac, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Taub (SF), Kurt King (PF), Herman Billie (C) Tyree Isaac, Elmer Clapp, Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Curtis Bopp, Bradley Fierros | |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 41-42 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Kurt King connects on the jump hook from close range | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Vernon Taub - foul #2 on Vernon Taub, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG) Andrew Goff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray | |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Herman Billie gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kurt King | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kurt King - foul #2 on Kurt King, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Karl Sullivan (C) Tyree Isaac, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG) James Zachmann | |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Taub and the foul's on Mark Everett - foul #1 on Mark Everett, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (C) Donald Bennett | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kurt King - foul #3 on Kurt King, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp (PF) Kurt King | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG) Robert Wolford | |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG), Kurt King (PF) Andrew Goff, Elmer Clapp | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), James Zachmann (SF) Teddy Messina, Mark Everett | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Bopp | 47-50 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Kurt King lays it up and in and the foul's on Curtis Bopp - foul #2 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Buddy Eady (SF), Herman Billie (C) Tyree Isaac, Vernon Taub, Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros (C) Bill Donovan | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Kurt King makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Kurt King grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Herman Billie comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 50-50 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Zachmann, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG), Vernon Taub (SF), Elmer Clapp (PF), Karl Sullivan (C) Andrew Goff, Buddy Eady, Kurt King, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Donald Bennett (C) Robert Gray, Bradley Fierros | |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio is hacked by Curtis Bopp - foul #3 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan (PF) Curtis Bopp | |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tyree Isaac (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Newton Dalessio (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Taub (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elmer Clapp (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Karl Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Vernon Taub steps in front of the Mark Everett pass | 52-50 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Bennett | 52-50 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio makes the fadeaway from the right side | 54-53 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett's pass is intercepted by Elmer Clapp | 54-53 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bill Donovan | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Goff (SG), Buddy Eady (SF), Kurt King (PF), Herman Billie (C) Tyree Isaac, Vernon Taub, Elmer Clapp, Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG) Mark Everett | |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Kurt King is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan (C) Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Bill Donovan and the foul's on Newton Dalessio - foul #4 on Newton Dalessio, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Billie (C) Karl Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Kurt King buries a driving attempt in the lane | 56-56 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Everett Lewis | 56-59 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio misses the floater from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Herman Billie tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt King | 58-59 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Newton Dalessio (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Goff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Eady (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt King (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Billie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Herman Billie is called for the reach on James Zachmann - foul #2 on Herman Billie, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG), Vernon Taub (SF), Elmer Clapp (PF), Karl Sullivan (C) Newton Dalessio, Buddy Eady, Kurt King, Herman Billie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Everett Lewis, Curtis Bopp, Bradley Fierros | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-61 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray clanks a turnaround from the left block | 58-61 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Elmer Clapp tips it home | 60-61 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Karl Sullivan is called for the reach on Donald Bennett - foul #1 on Karl Sullivan, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Newton Dalessio (PG), Kurt King (PF) Tyree Isaac, Elmer Clapp | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Robert Wolford (SF) Robert Gray, James Zachmann | |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff is fouled on the floor by Robert Wolford - foul #3 on Robert Wolford, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyree Isaac (PG) Newton Dalessio | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF) Teddy Messina, Mark Everett, Robert Wolford | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Andrew Goff steps in front of the Everett Lewis pass | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Kurt King hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is called for traveling | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Zachmann - foul #3 on James Zachmann, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Everett Lewis and he's fouled by Vernon Taub - foul #3 on Vernon Taub, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Karl Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Goff buries a shot from the right side | 67-65 |