| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Maloy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the floater from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Terry Baley - foul #1 on Terry Baley, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Malcolm Doane | 30-30 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert and the foul's on Malcolm Doane - foul #2 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter connects on the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Entwistle | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert tips it in | 35-32 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Baley | 35-34 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon tips it in | 37-34 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carter - foul #3 on Matthew Carter, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG), Jimmy Smoot (SG), Charles Holst (SF), James Hammond (PF), James Luke (C) Lee Ginyard, Larry Barber, Matthew Dixon, Joseph Lambert, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Calvin Apple (SG), Stefan Russo (SF), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Joseph Entwistle, Malcolm Doane, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Stefan Russo steals the ball from James Hammond | 37-34 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo is fouled on the floor by James Luke - foul #3 on James Luke, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton (PF) James Luke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Smoot gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond makes the floater near the basket set up by Mark Benton and he's hacked by Donnell Weedman - foul #1 on Donnell Weedman, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG) Jimmy Smoot | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG) Thomas Muldoon | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Donnell Weedman | 39-34 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Calvin Apple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Luke (C) Mark Benton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG) Calvin Apple | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Holst (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Luke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donnell Weedman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Michigan | Stefan Russo takes the ball from James Luke | 39-34 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard is fouled on the floor by Joseph Entwistle - foul #2 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG), Matthew Dixon (SF), Joseph Lambert (PF), Douglas Maloy (C) Daniel Prins, Charles Holst, James Hammond, James Luke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Stefan Russo, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Entwistle is called for the reach on Lee Ginyard - foul #3 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Barber | 42-34 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle misses the floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Baley - foul #2 on Terry Baley, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG) Lee Ginyard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG), Calvin Apple (SG) Joseph Entwistle, Malcolm Doane | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst (SF), James Hammond (C) Matthew Dixon, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leon Blossom (SF) Matthew Carter | |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom can't finish the layup | 44-34 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 44-34 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Apple | 44-36 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Holst and he's fouled by Terry Baley - foul #3 on Terry Baley, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG), James Luke (C) Larry Barber, Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Malcolm Doane (SG), Donnell Weedman (C) Calvin Apple, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Malcolm Doane | 47-38 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-38 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Holst (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Luke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donnell Weedman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses the driving attempt near the basket | 47-38 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Blossom and he's fouled by Charles Holst - foul #1 on Charles Holst, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon (SF), Mark Benton (PF), Douglas Maloy (C) Charles Holst, James Hammond, James Luke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF) Joseph Entwistle, Donnell Weedman | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Ginyard and he's fouled by Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG), Joseph Lambert (PF) Daniel Prins, Mark Benton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Donnell Weedman (C) Stefan Russo, Leon Blossom | |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Donnell Weedman | 49-41 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Maloy - foul #1 on Douglas Maloy, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Baley (C) Donnell Weedman | |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Joseph Lambert is called for the reach on Roger Marsh - foul #2 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Terry Baley loses the dribble to Joseph Lambert | 49-43 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber is hacked by Malcolm Doane - foul #3 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #10 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG) Lee Ginyard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Terry Baley drills a turnaround in the lane | 51-45 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Carter is called for the reach on Matthew Dixon - foul #4 on Matthew Carter, team foul #11 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Smoot (SG) Larry Barber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Leon Blossom (SF), Donnell Weedman (PF) Malcolm Doane, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Terry Baley gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-45 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Calvin Apple gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Entwistle | 52-47 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy's layup is rejected by Leon Blossom | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Terry Baley is hacked by Matthew Dixon - foul #1 on Matthew Dixon, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG), Larry Barber (SG), Charles Holst (SF), James Hammond (PF), James Luke (C) Daniel Prins, Jimmy Smoot, Matthew Dixon, Joseph Lambert, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG), Malcolm Doane (SG), Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF) Joseph Entwistle, Calvin Apple, Donnell Weedman, Terry Baley | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Barber (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Holst (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Luke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Blossom (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | James Hammond steals the ball from Roger Marsh | 52-47 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leon Blossom blocks the short jumper by James Hammond | 52-47 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Lee Ginyard steals the ball from Stefan Russo | 52-47 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Donnell Weedman (C) Stefan Russo, Leon Blossom | |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Charles Holst steals it from Matthew Carter | 52-47 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Lee Ginyard is blocked by Roger Marsh | 52-47 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Hammond - foul #3 on James Hammond, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Baley (C) Donnell Weedman | |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Ginyard | 54-49 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle travels with the ball | 54-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (SG), Matthew Dixon (SF), Joseph Lambert (PF), Douglas Maloy (C) Larry Barber, Charles Holst, James Hammond, James Luke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SF), Leon Blossom (PF) Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Leon Blossom picks off the pass by Douglas Maloy | 54-49 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Douglas Maloy swats the shot by Joseph Entwistle | 54-49 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy jams it | 56-49 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo grabs the board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Douglas Maloy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Doane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Terry Baley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Leon Blossom | 56-51 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Entwistle takes the ball from Lee Ginyard | 56-51 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Douglas Maloy is denied by Leon Blossom | 56-53 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG), James Hammond (C) Daniel Prins, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF) Stefan Russo, Terry Baley | |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Dixon gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Entwistle | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Entwistle | 56-57 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond clanks a runner from the left block | 56-57 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Matthew Carter - foul #5 on Matthew Carter, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy (C) James Hammond | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SF), Terry Baley (C) Matthew Carter, Leon Blossom | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Larry Barber steals it from Stefan Russo | 57-57 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Entwistle - foul #4 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #13 | 57-57 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber loses the dribble to Malcolm Doane | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane is hacked by Lee Ginyard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Ginyard, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh runs out the clock | 58-61 |