| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-26 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:28 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Davis | 27-26 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis's pass is intercepted by Paul Beck | 27-26 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Beck | 27-28 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (SG), Larry Sampson (PF) Raymond Davis, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (PF) Jack Maiorano | |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel is fouled on the floor by Richard Wiliams - foul #1 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Darrell Coleman (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Travis Daniel, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), Jack Maiorano (PF) Kenneth Fecteau, Richard Wiliams | |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson's floater is tipped away by David Bourque | 27-28 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | David Bourque gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Donald Clark and he's hacked by Ralph Blocher - foul #2 on Ralph Blocher, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Darrell Coleman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, David Bourque | |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Maiorano | 29-31 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 31-31 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Donald Clark steps in front of the Kenneth Fecteau pass in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Bruce Twyman | 31-31 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Donald Scott, Larry Sampson, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Richard Wiliams (SF), James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) Bruce Twyman, Ralph Blocher, Jack Maiorano, Kenneth Williams | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bourque (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is hacked by Richard Wiliams - foul #2 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | James Jensen is called for the reach on Santo Ramirez - foul #4 on James Jensen, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) James Jensen | |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez is hacked by Paul Beck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Beck, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson (PF) Darrell Coleman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams (C) David Bourque | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Larry Sampson steps in front of the Kenneth Fecteau pass | 34-31 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Raymond Davis takes the ball from Kenneth Williams | 34-31 |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 13:14 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Robison | 34-31 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel buries a shot from the right side set up by Larry Sampson | 36-31 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau is called for 10 seconds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Raymond Davis, Travis Daniel, Larry Sampson, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), Ralph Blocher (PF), David Bourque (C) Kenneth Fecteau, Jack Maiorano, Kenneth Williams | |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Paul Beck - foul #3 on Paul Beck, team foul #7 | 38-31 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | David Bourque is fouled on the floor by Donald Clark - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams clanks a jump hook in the paint | 39-31 |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Blocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bourque (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Paul Beck steps in front of the Phillip Gillespie pass | 39-31 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Phillip Gillespie takes the ball from Richard Wiliams | 39-31 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams's pass is intercepted by Darrell Coleman | 39-31 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Clark | 42-31 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | David Bourque is hacked by Phillip Gillespie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Gillespie, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Donald Scott, Darrell Coleman, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Jack Maiorano (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, Ralph Blocher, David Bourque | |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Fecteau | 42-33 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Bruce Twyman steals it from Santo Ramirez | 42-33 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau's pass is intercepted by Travis Daniel | 42-33 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is fouled on the floor by Jack Maiorano - foul #1 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Ralph Blocher (SF) Bruce Twyman, Richard Wiliams | |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Williams | 43-33 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Herrin - foul #2 on Charles Herrin, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (PF) Santo Ramirez, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (PF), David Bourque (C) Jack Maiorano, Kenneth Williams | |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Paul Beck grabs the board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Herrin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Sampson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Blocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Bourque (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | James Jensen comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-35 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | James Jensen tips it in | 43-37 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark's fadeaway is rejected by James Jensen | 43-37 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Bourque | 43-37 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Paul Beck loses the dribble to Charles Herrin in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is hacked by Paul Beck - foul #4 on Paul Beck, team foul #9 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Charles Herrin, Travis Daniel, Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Ralph Blocher, David Bourque | |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams lays it in on a great pass from James Jensen | 45-39 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 48-39 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | James Jensen scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Beck | 48-41 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Fecteau - foul #2 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Larry Sampson, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG), Jack Maiorano (PF), David Bourque (C) Paul Beck, James Jensen, Kenneth Williams | |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano is whistled for traveling | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Travis Daniel (SF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Darrell Coleman, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Ralph Blocher (SF) Kenneth Fecteau, Richard Wiliams | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Craig Robison - foul #1 on Craig Robison, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Twyman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Blocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Maiorano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-41 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Travis Daniel steps in front of the Bruce Twyman pass in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Bourque - foul #1 on David Bourque, team foul #11 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Raymond Davis, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Jack Maiorano, David Bourque | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | James Jensen hits the finger roll | 54-43 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Paul Beck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Paul Beck double dribbles | 56-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Larry Sampson (SF) Santo Ramirez, Charles Herrin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG) Paul Beck | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Clark | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Jensen | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark runs out the clock | 58-45 |