| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | George Brinton inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-27 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | James Robinson buries a jumper near the basket set up by Clarence Bishop | 41-27 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | David Dunn steps in front of the Clarence Bishop pass | 41-27 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | David Dunn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Britt | 41-30 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Robinson | 43-30 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | David Dunn is fouled on the floor by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley McLucas | 43-32 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | David Dunn is called for the reach on James Robinson - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), Quon Tang (SF), Casimir Karpin (PF), Diego Rodriguez (C) James Robinson, Clarence Bishop, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Ronald Johns (SF), Jim Cantor (PF), Joseph Murray (C) Bradley McLucas, Bryan Deleon, David Dunn, Corey Thompson, Paul Britt | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Murray - foul #3 on Joseph Murray, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Parker (SF) Joseph Murray | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-32 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor lays it up and in on a great pass from James Crawley | 45-34 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by James Crawley | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) SG - Terrence Dejohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quon Tang (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casimir Karpin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Grandberry (fresh) SF - Ivan Parker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Terrence Dejohn - foul #2 on Terrence Dejohn, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), Clarence Bishop (SG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF), Dikembe Azim (C) Mario Castellanos, Terrence Dejohn, Quon Tang, Diego Rodriguez, Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (SG), David Dunn (SF), Corey Thompson (PF), Paul Britt (C) James Crawley, Ivan Parker, Jim Cantor, Ronald Johns | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG) Paul Grandberry | |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | George Brinton can't finish the layup | 45-35 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-35 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | James Robinson is fouled on the floor by Bradley McLucas - foul #1 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin (C) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (SG), Jim Cantor (PF), Ronald Johns (C) Bryan Deleon, Corey Thompson, Paul Britt | |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Brinton | 48-35 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | James Crawley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | James Robinson loses the dribble to Ronald Johns | 48-35 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | David Dunn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Crawley | 48-38 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Sean Selig is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), Quon Tang (SF), Diego Rodriguez (C) James Robinson, Clarence Bishop, George Brinton, Sean Selig | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray (C) David Dunn | |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns is hacked by Casimir Karpin - foul #1 on Casimir Karpin, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry (SG) Bradley McLucas | |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry misses badly on a shot in the paint | 48-38 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Quon Tang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Quon Tang, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (SG), Paul Britt (C) Paul Grandberry, Joseph Murray | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mario Castellanos (fresh) SG - Terrence Dejohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quon Tang (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Karpin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Mario Castellanos is called for the reach on James Crawley - foul #1 on Mario Castellanos, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), Dikembe Azim (C) Mario Castellanos, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson (PF) Jim Cantor | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt loses the dribble to Dikembe Azim | 48-40 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Ronald Johns picks off the pass by Casimir Karpin | 48-40 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | James Crawley is hacked by Quon Tang - foul #2 on Quon Tang, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop (SG), George Brinton (SF), Sean Selig (PF) Terrence Dejohn, Quon Tang, Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), David Dunn (SF) James Crawley, Ronald Johns | |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | David Dunn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley McLucas | 48-43 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Sean Selig scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Robinson | 51-43 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | David Dunn is denied on a layup by Dikembe Azim | 51-43 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Brinton | 54-43 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Sean Selig | 54-43 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Sean Selig | 54-43 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | James Robinson's layup is rejected by Paul Britt | 54-43 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Sean Selig denies the turnaround by David Dunn | 54-43 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Sean Selig picks off the pass by Paul Britt | 54-43 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | George Brinton scores on a shot near the basket | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Bishop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Deleon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Corey Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Clarence Bishop takes the ball from Paul Britt | 56-43 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Corey Thompson steps in front of the Clarence Bishop pass | 56-43 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Clarence Bishop is called for the reach on Paul Britt - foul #1 on Clarence Bishop, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos (PG), Terrence Dejohn (SG), Quon Tang (SF), Casimir Karpin (PF), Diego Rodriguez (C) James Robinson, Clarence Bishop, George Brinton, Sean Selig, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Ronald Johns (SF), Jim Cantor (PF) Bradley McLucas, Bryan Deleon, David Dunn, Corey Thompson | |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Terrence Dejohn is called for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray (C) Paul Britt | |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-45 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Diego Rodriguez gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin misses the lay-in | 56-45 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Mario Castellanos loses the dribble to Joseph Murray | 56-45 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Quon Tang steps in front of the Jim Cantor pass | 56-45 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Casimir Karpin is called for a backcourt violation | 56-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop (SG), Sean Selig (PF) Mario Castellanos, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (SF) Joseph Murray | |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor blows the dunk but he's fouled by Sean Selig - foul #3 on Sean Selig, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Robinson (PG), George Brinton (SF) Terrence Dejohn, Quon Tang | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Ivan Parker (SG), Paul Britt (C) James Crawley, Paul Grandberry, Ronald Johns | |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Pena (C) Casimir Karpin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | David Dunn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt tips it home | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Brinton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Selig (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Cesar Pena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Sean Selig snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Cesar Pena blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Ivan Parker gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim (C) Cesar Pena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (SG), Corey Thompson (PF) Ivan Parker, Paul Britt | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Sean Selig grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | David Dunn travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Britt (C) Jim Cantor | |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Corey Thompson - foul #2 on Corey Thompson, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Clarence Bishop connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas hits a floater from the right side set up by David Dunn | 59-51 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley McLucas - foul #2 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Paul Britt is called for the reach on James Robinson - foul #1 on Paul Britt, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | George Brinton is fouled on the floor by David Dunn - foul #4 on David Dunn, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | James Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley McLucas - foul #3 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | David Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bradley McLucas | 63-57 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | George Brinton is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley McLucas - foul #4 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | George Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley McLucas | 65-60 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley McLucas - foul #5 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG) Bradley McLucas | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Sean Selig steals it from Corey Thompson | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | James Robinson is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Crawley, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | James Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-60 |