| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Lindholm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Terry Baley blocks the jumper by Larry Fenwick | 34-38 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Malcolm Doane - foul #2 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Larry Fenwick takes the ball from Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Entwistle - foul #3 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Riley (SF), Timothy Sumner (PF) Robert Lindholm, Keith Weitzel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG), Leon Blossom (SF) Joseph Entwistle, Matthew Carter | |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses the jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Daniel Mills tips it in | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom's layup is rejected by Timothy Sumner | 40-38 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Daniel Mills gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Malcolm Doane steals it from Maurice Geiger | 40-38 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Terry Baley scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Leon Blossom | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Geiger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Malcolm Doane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Baley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Maurice Geiger - foul #1 on Maurice Geiger, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Sam Manning (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Matthew Carter (SF), Donnell Weedman (C) Stefan Russo, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | James Dycus scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Benjamin Riley | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Entwistle | 43-43 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Benjamin Riley and the foul's on Leon Blossom - foul #2 on Leon Blossom, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG) Benjamin Riley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SG) Malcolm Doane | |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman scores on a jump hook in the paint | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Sam Manning connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-45 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 48-45 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter tips it home | 48-47 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Walter Bailey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Walter Bailey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Donnell Weedman | 48-47 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter is fouled on the floor by Sam Manning - foul #4 on Sam Manning, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Benjamin Humphrey (PF), Daniel Mills (C) Walter Bailey, James Dycus, Sam Manning, Keith Weitzel, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Matthew Carter, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Apple | 48-50 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Terry Baley steps in front of the Daniel Mills pass | 48-50 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh lays it up and in on a great pass from Stefan Russo and the foul's on Benjamin Humphrey - foul #1 on Benjamin Humphrey, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG) Calvin Apple | |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Fenwick | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lindholm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Larry Fenwick picks off the pass by Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Stefan Russo is called for the reach on Maurice Geiger - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), William McKiernan (SF) Joseph Entwistle, Stefan Russo | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Sumner (PF) Benjamin Humphrey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF) William McKiernan | |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Muldoon | 51-56 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Carter - foul #2 on Matthew Carter, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (SG) Maurice Geiger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses long on a floater near the basket | 53-56 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | James Dycus is whistled for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG), Benjamin Riley (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF) Larry Fenwick, Robert Lindholm, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Thomas Muldoon, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Riley - foul #1 on Benjamin Riley, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | James Dycus scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Riley | 55-57 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Walter Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | James Dycus buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Riley | 57-59 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Malcolm Doane | 57-62 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Leon Blossom is called for the reach on Keith Weitzel - foul #3 on Leon Blossom, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Sam Manning (SF), Timothy Sumner (PF), Benjamin Humphrey (C) Walter Bailey, James Dycus, Benjamin Riley, Keith Weitzel, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SG), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Malcolm Doane, Matthew Carter, Donnell Weedman | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stefan Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger is fouled on the floor by Stefan Russo - foul #2 on Stefan Russo, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Terry Baley | 57-64 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey makes the fadeaway from the right block | 59-64 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Baley | 59-64 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Malcolm Doane (SG) Joseph Entwistle, Leon Blossom | |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner is called for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Mills (C) Benjamin Humphrey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane loses the ball out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Sam Manning hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 59-64 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Sam Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Sam Manning | 61-64 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane loses the ball out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Benjamin Riley (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Matthew Carter (SF), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Thomas Muldoon, Stefan Russo, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel banks in the layup set up by James Dycus and he's fouled by Leon Blossom - foul #4 on Leon Blossom, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG) Malcolm Doane | |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom is whistled for a carry | 64-64 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Daniel Mills knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Dycus | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lindholm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Weitzel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Apple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donnell Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom scores on a floater from the right side | 66-66 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | James Dycus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Carter - foul #3 on Matthew Carter, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Geiger (SG), Sam Manning (SF), Timothy Sumner (C) Benjamin Riley, Robert Lindholm, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Calvin Apple, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | James Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | James Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Keith Weitzel - foul #1 on Keith Weitzel, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG) James Dycus | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Terry Baley grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Larry Fenwick steals it from Matthew Carter | 68-69 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Doane - foul #3 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Mills (C) Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SF) Matthew Carter | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Entwistle | 70-71 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel is whistled for traveling | 70-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Baley | 70-73 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Daniel Mills hits the follow up shot | 72-73 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh lays it up and in | 72-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sam Manning - foul #5 on Sam Manning, team foul #6 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lindholm (SF) Sam Manning | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm is called for traveling | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Fenwick - foul #1 on Larry Fenwick, team foul #7 | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 75-79 |