| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) SG - John Stallman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hal Pigford | 31-21 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dison - foul #2 on Anthony Dison, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (PG), David Barnes (SG) Michael Ray, John Stallman | |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Hal Pigford | 31-21 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) David Barnes | |
| 18:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Hal Pigford is called for the reach on Norman Shoults - foul #1 on Hal Pigford, team foul #3 | 31-21 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Hal Pigford - foul #2 on Hal Pigford, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign (C) Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 31-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG) Michael Rogalski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG) John Stallman | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Wheaton | 31-26 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton lays it up and in set up by Todd Gammage | 34-28 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson, Hal Pigford, Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) Michael Ray | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Stallman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Laduke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Stallman | 34-31 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Kennedy, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Walter Windham (SG) Stephen Guiterrez, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Barnes (SG) Glenn Laduke | |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Norman Shoults - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) David Barnes, Norman Shoults | |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | John Stallman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Todd Gammage | 34-34 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | John Stallman grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Stallman | 34-36 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Wheaton is called for the reach on Walter Windham - foul #2 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG), Hal Pigford (SF) Michael Rogalski, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), David Barnes (SG), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Glenn Laduke, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) David Barnes, Jonathan Bland | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses the floater from the left block | 34-36 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | John Stallman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the dunk | 34-36 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF) Irving Jackson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Jeff Veal, John Stallman, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Loren Ensign (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Ray is called for the reach on Michael Rogalski - foul #1 on Michael Ray, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Anthony Dison (C) Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Jonathan Bland | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Gammage - foul #3 on Todd Gammage, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Dison - foul #3 on Anthony Dison, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Loren Ensign (PF) Stephen Guiterrez, Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), David Barnes (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) John Stallman, Glenn Laduke, Norman Shoults | |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Irving Jackson and he's fouled by Jonathan Bland - foul #2 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Norman Shoults (C) Michael Ray, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Dison - foul #4 on Anthony Dison, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (PG), Kenneth Pica (C) Irving Jackson, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG) John Stallman, David Barnes | |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Pica pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Hal Pigford (PF) Rodney Vickrey, Kenneth Pica | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), John Stallman (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Jeff Veal, Glenn Laduke, Norman Shoults | |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Michael Rogalski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) Michael Ray | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Loren Ensign | 40-39 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland is hacked by Loren Ensign - foul #1 on Loren Ensign, team foul #9 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Lewis (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) SG - Glenn Laduke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), John Stallman (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage's pass is intercepted by Hal Pigford | 40-41 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Irving Jackson out of the doubleteam | 43-41 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Anthony Dison swats the short shot by Wayne Wheaton | 43-41 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Kennedy | 45-43 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Gammage - foul #4 on Todd Gammage, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Michael Rogalski (SF) Irving Jackson, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Jeff Veal, John Stallman, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is fouled on the floor by James Kennedy - foul #5 on James Kennedy, team foul #10 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Loren Ensign (C) James Kennedy, Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton (C) Norman Shoults | |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Guiterrez | 49-48 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Rogalski | 49-48 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Bland - foul #3 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Norman Shoults (C) Michael Ray, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | John Stallman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Windham (fresh) 14 pts. C - Loren Ensign (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Stallman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG) John Stallman | |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Windham - foul #1 on Walter Windham, team foul #11 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Michael Ray, Norman Shoults | |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis (PF) Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Windham | 53-53 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Bland | 53-56 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Irving Jackson out of the doubleteam | 55-56 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Norman Shoults (PF) Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Shoults denies the turnaround by Michael Lewis | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Michael Ray snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Irving Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irving Jackson, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Michael Ray makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Michael Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults is fouled in the backcourt by Irving Jackson - foul #3 on Irving Jackson, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is hacked by Michael Rogalski - foul #1 on Michael Rogalski, team foul #14 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) Michael Ray | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |