| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Duet (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marc Valenza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Walls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Wilder (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Henry Duet comes up short on the shot from close range | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Tom O'Donell is called for the reach on Leonard Herring - foul #2 on Tom O'Donell, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | David Fields connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-37 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Doherty | 32-37 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | John Doherty is called for the reach on Marc Valenza in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Doherty, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter (SG), Donald Haga (PF), Egidiusz Szumski (C) John Nason, Henry Duet, Michael Thornton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter (PG), Clifford Cole (SG), Timothy Cottingham (SF), William Cullen (PF), Leon Barger (C) Marc Valenza, Frederick Walls, Leonard Herring, Philip Wilder, David Fields | |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Tom O'Donell steals the ball from Timothy Cottingham | 32-37 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | John Doherty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ira Wadsworth (PG), William Pearce (SG) John Doherty, Tom O'Donell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Michael Lassiter picks off the pass by Duane Zachter | 32-37 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Leon Barger picks off the pass by Ira Wadsworth | 32-37 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Donald Haga pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Donald Haga is blocked by William Cullen | 32-37 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:37 | Western Michigan | William Cullen makes the floater from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Clifford Cole steals it from William Pearce | 32-39 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter is hacked by Timothy Cottingham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Cottingham, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Doherty (PG), John Nason (SG), Tom O'Donell (SF), Henry Duet (PF), Michael Thornton (C) Ira Wadsworth, William Pearce, Michael Lassiter, Donald Haga, Egidiusz Szumski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza (PG), Frederick Walls (SG), Leonard Herring (SF), Philip Wilder (PF), David Fields (C) Duane Zachter, Clifford Cole, Timothy Cottingham, William Cullen, Leon Barger | |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Henry Duet knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Thornton | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Duet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marc Valenza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Walls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Wilder (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Fields (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | John Nason steps in front of the Frederick Walls pass | 34-41 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | John Nason misses the lay-in | 34-41 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton tips it but misses | 34-41 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | John Nason can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | John Nason tips it home | 36-41 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | David Fields clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Thornton | 36-41 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thornton | 38-41 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls is hacked by John Nason - foul #3 on John Nason, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Henry Duet clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton tips it in | 40-43 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Tom O'Donell denies the turnaround by Philip Wilder | 40-43 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | John Doherty grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Marc Valenza steals it from John Nason in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-43 |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Walls | 40-43 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | David Fields's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Duet | 40-43 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | David Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | David Fields misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | John Doherty snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | John Doherty makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nason | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell misses the floater from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | John Nason snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell connects on the runner from close range set up by John Nason | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | John Nason snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nason (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom O'Donell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Duet (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thornton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marc Valenza (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Walls (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Herring (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Philip Wilder (tiring) 4 reb. C - David Fields (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Philip Wilder steals it from John Nason | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | John Nason takes the ball from Frederick Walls | 45-43 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | John Doherty banks in the layup set up by John Nason | 47-43 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring lays it in on a nice dish by David Fields | 47-45 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | John Doherty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Doherty - foul #2 on John Doherty, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ira Wadsworth (PG), William Pearce (SG), Michael Lassiter (SF), Donald Haga (PF), Egidiusz Szumski (C) John Doherty, John Nason, Tom O'Donell, Henry Duet, Michael Thornton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter (SG), Timothy Cottingham (SF), William Cullen (PF), Leon Barger (C) Frederick Walls, Leonard Herring, Philip Wilder, David Fields | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Egidiusz Szumski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | Donald Haga grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | William Pearce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Duane Zachter, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole (SG), Jesus Ramirez (SF) Marc Valenza, Leon Barger | |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Donald Haga is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-48 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Cullen | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham hits the finger roll set up by Clifford Cole and he's fouled by Egidiusz Szumski - foul #3 on Egidiusz Szumski, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell (SF), Shane Doyle (PF) William Pearce, Egidiusz Szumski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder (PF) Duane Zachter | |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Donald Haga grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Ira Wadsworth is fouled on the floor by William Cullen - foul #2 on William Cullen, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Doherty (PG) Ira Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls (SG) Timothy Cottingham | |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lassiter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom O'Donell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shane Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Haga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Clifford Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Walls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jesus Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Wilder (tiring) 4 reb. C - William Cullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Doherty - foul #3 on John Doherty, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Thornton (C) Donald Haga | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter (PG), Leonard Herring (SF), Leon Barger (C) Clifford Cole, Jesus Ramirez, William Cullen | |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Doherty | 53-52 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Michael Lassiter steps in front of the Frederick Walls pass | 53-52 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | John Doherty misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | John Doherty hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 55-52 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter lays it in on a great pass from Leon Barger | 55-54 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | John Doherty can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side but the foul's on Philip Wilder - foul #1 on Philip Wilder, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Pearce (SG), Ira Wadsworth (SF), Donald Haga (PF), Egidiusz Szumski (C) Michael Lassiter, Tom O'Donell, Shane Doyle, Michael Thornton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole (PG), Jesus Ramirez (SG), Timothy Cottingham (SF), William Cullen (PF), David Fields (C) Duane Zachter, Frederick Walls, Leonard Herring, Philip Wilder, Leon Barger | |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | John Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | John Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nason (SG) John Doherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Timothy Cottingham is called for the reach on William Pearce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Cottingham, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | John Nason is hacked by David Fields - foul #2 on David Fields, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Donald Haga lays it in set up by William Pearce | 59-54 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | David Fields's fadeaway is rejected by Egidiusz Szumski | 59-54 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Donald Haga pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | William Cullen swats the layup by John Nason | 59-54 |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | William Cullen gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Jesus Ramirez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Egidiusz Szumski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | William Cullen grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Timothy Cottingham knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Cole | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nason (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ira Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Haga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Egidiusz Szumski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Clifford Cole (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesus Ramirez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Cottingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Cullen (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fields (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | John Nason is hacked by Jesus Ramirez - foul #1 on Jesus Ramirez, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter (SF), Henry Duet (PF), Michael Thornton (C) William Pearce, Donald Haga, Egidiusz Szumski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza (PG), Frederick Walls (SG), Duane Zachter (SF), Philip Wilder (PF) Clifford Cole, Jesus Ramirez, Timothy Cottingham, William Cullen | |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | John Nason makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | John Nason misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to David Fields | 60-58 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Henry Duet snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | John Nason tips it in | 62-58 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Lassiter | 62-58 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Henry Duet hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Nason | 65-58 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder hits a fadeaway in the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Doherty (PG), William Pearce (SG), Donald Haga (C) Ira Wadsworth, John Nason, Michael Thornton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole (SG), Timothy Cottingham (SF), Leon Barger (C) Frederick Walls, Duane Zachter, David Fields | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter loses the dribble to Marc Valenza in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza lays it in | 65-62 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Henry Duet hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Wilder - foul #2 on Philip Wilder, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nason (SG), Tom O'Donell (SF), Michael Thornton (C) William Pearce, Michael Lassiter, Donald Haga | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls (SG), Leonard Herring (SF), David Fields (C) Clifford Cole, Timothy Cottingham, Leon Barger | |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Henry Duet misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Henry Duet misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Philip Wilder | 65-62 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | David Fields scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Leonard Herring and he's hacked by Michael Thornton - foul #1 on Michael Thornton, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | David Fields misses the free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Henry Duet gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | John Nason misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Henry Duet grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | John Doherty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder travels with the ball | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell's layup is rejected by Philip Wilder | 65-64 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | David Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | David Fields is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Fields, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton is hacked by Frederick Walls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Walls, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | David Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Nason misses short on a fullcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nason (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tom O'Donell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Duet (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marc Valenza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Walls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Herring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Philip Wilder (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Fields (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | John Doherty's pass is intercepted by Leonard Herring | 67-67 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | David Fields lays it in | 67-69 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-69 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | David Fields lays it up and in | 69-71 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | John Doherty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Marc Valenza - foul #1 on Marc Valenza, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Lassiter (SG), Ira Wadsworth (SF), Donald Haga (PF), Egidiusz Szumski (C) John Nason, Tom O'Donell, Henry Duet, Michael Thornton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter (PG), Clifford Cole (SG), Timothy Cottingham (SF), William Cullen (PF), Leon Barger (C) Marc Valenza, Frederick Walls, Leonard Herring, Philip Wilder, David Fields | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | John Doherty misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | John Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | John Doherty makes the 3rd free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole is hacked by Donald Haga - foul #2 on Donald Haga, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Pearce (SG) John Doherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Egidiusz Szumski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 71-73 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Clifford Cole drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Zachter | 71-75 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Henry Duet (PF) Egidiusz Szumski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Ira Wadsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 71-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom O'Donell (SF) William Pearce | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Doherty (PG) Ira Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls (SG) Clifford Cole | |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Donald Haga - foul #3 on Donald Haga, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Thornton (C) Donald Haga | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring (SF) Timothy Cottingham | |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Leon Barger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nason (SG) Michael Lassiter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza (PG), Philip Wilder (PF), David Fields (C) Duane Zachter, Leon Barger, William Cullen | |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Frederick Walls knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Valenza | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Michael Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 71-79 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Duet | 71-79 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | John Doherty buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tom O'Donell | 74-79 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Doherty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nason (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tom O'Donell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Duet (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marc Valenza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Walls (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Herring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Philip Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Fields (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza is fouled on the floor by John Doherty - foul #4 on John Doherty, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Zachter (SF) Leonard Herring | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Henry Duet snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | John Doherty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-80 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | David Fields snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | John Doherty is called for the reach on David Fields in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Doherty, team foul #11 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ira Wadsworth (PG) John Doherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Herring (SF) Duane Zachter | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | David Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Thornton | 74-81 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Marc Valenza picks off the pass by John Nason in the backcourt | 74-81 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Ira Wadsworth is called for the reach on Marc Valenza - foul #3 on Ira Wadsworth, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Thornton | 74-82 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | John Nason is hacked by Frederick Walls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Walls, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | John Nason makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | John Nason misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Philip Wilder snags the defensive board | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Marc Valenza runs out the clock | 75-82 |