| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) PF - Kenneth Raymer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Batson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jack Maiorano - foul #2 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Raymer | 29-29 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Morris Batson | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Maiorano | 29-29 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson tips it home | 29-31 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Martin Thomas | 29-31 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Wiliams is called for the reach on Martin Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (SF) Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer is fouled on the floor by Jack Maiorano - foul #3 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), James Jensen (PF) Kenneth Fecteau, Jack Maiorano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (SF), James Wilson (PF) Martin Thomas, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Bourque - foul #2 on David Bourque, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman (SG) Darrin Moore | |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | David Bourque tips it home | 31-33 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | James Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG) Wayne Nelson | |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman hits the finger roll set up by James Jensen | 33-33 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson lays it in | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Hardeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton Moffet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wilson (fresh) C - Morris Batson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Milton Moffet swats the layup by James Jensen | 33-35 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Milton Moffet | 33-37 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman hits a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | James Wilson lays it in set up by Milton Moffet and he's fouled by Ralph Blocher - foul #3 on Ralph Blocher, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Jack Maiorano (PF), David Bourque (C) Kenneth Fecteau, Ralph Blocher, James Jensen, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), Darrin Moore (SG), Martin Thomas (SF) Willie Murphy, Wayne Hardeman, Milton Moffet | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | James Wilson makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams is hacked by Martin Thomas - foul #3 on Martin Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG) Bruce Twyman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer (PF) James Wilson | |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | David Bourque blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Martin Thomas - foul #4 on Martin Thomas, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (SG) Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (SF) Martin Thomas | |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Wayne Nelson steals the ball from David Bourque | 36-42 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson is denied on a layup by David Bourque | 36-42 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-44 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Moffet (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris Batson (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams connects on the jump hook near the basket | 38-44 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Nelson | 38-46 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Paul Beck is called for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Beck, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG), Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Ralph Blocher (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, Richard Wiliams, Jack Maiorano, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG), Wayne Hardeman (SG), Abraham Oyer (SF), James Wilson (PF) Wayne Nelson, Darrin Moore, Milton Moffet, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | James Jensen pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | James Jensen travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) James Jensen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy is hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Blocher | 41-48 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) Bruce Twyman, Jack Maiorano, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG) Wayne Hardeman | |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | David Bourque can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Abraham Oyer's layup is rejected by James Jensen | 41-48 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Bourque | 41-48 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Darrin Moore is called for the reach on Kenneth Fecteau - foul #2 on Darrin Moore, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams (SF) Ralph Blocher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), Milton Moffet (SF), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Willie Murphy, Abraham Oyer, Morris Batson | |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Paul Beck hits a shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | James Wilson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | James Jensen gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), Ralph Blocher (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Kenneth Fecteau, James Jensen, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman (SG), Martin Thomas (SF) Darrin Moore, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Hardeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Moffet (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Moffet and he's hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #2 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) Paul Beck | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Abraham Oyer (PF) Kenneth Raymer | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Wayne Hardeman makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams can't connect on a floater in the paint | 43-51 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Wilson (PF) Abraham Oyer | |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Wayne Hardeman picks off the pass by Bruce Twyman | 43-51 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Hardeman | 43-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Twyman | 46-53 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas is whistled for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Kenneth Fecteau (SG), James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) Ralph Blocher, Bruce Twyman, Jack Maiorano, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Wayne Hardeman, Milton Moffet | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | David Bourque is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG), Morris Batson (C) Wayne Nelson, James Wilson | |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams is hacked by Martin Thomas - foul #5 on Martin Thomas, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (SF) Martin Thomas | |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau double dribbles | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (SF) James Jensen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Wilson (PF) Kenneth Raymer | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Paul Beck picks off the pass by Willie Murphy in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau loses the dribble to Milton Moffet | 46-53 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrin Moore | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG) Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG) Willie Murphy | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Moffet (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Batson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | James Wilson is called for the reach on Jack Maiorano - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (PF) Jack Maiorano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | James Jensen lays it up and in | 48-55 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Jack Maiorano (PF) Bruce Twyman, Ralph Blocher, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer (PF) James Wilson | |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams connects on the floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Wiliams | 50-57 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Moffet | 50-60 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Richard Wiliams is blocked by Milton Moffet | 50-60 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano tips it home | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Wiliams - foul #4 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Morris Batson steals it from Kenneth Fecteau | 52-61 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Nelson | 52-64 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-64 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson loses the dribble to Kenneth Fecteau | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by Paul Beck is denied by Morris Batson | 52-64 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG), Ralph Blocher (SF), James Jensen (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, Richard Wiliams, Jack Maiorano, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG), Wayne Hardeman (SG), Abraham Oyer (SF), James Wilson (PF) Wayne Nelson, Darrin Moore, Kenneth Raymer, Morris Batson | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy runs out the clock | 52-64 |