| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Harland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheerer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Richard Cooper drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Farrar | 33-24 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Chad Harland is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 33-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Garf Zeidan (C) Chad Harland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | James Hanke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-24 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by William Scheerer - foul #1 on William Scheerer, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | John Bivens dunks the ball | 35-26 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Richard Cooper knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Milton Farrar | 38-26 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Hanke | 38-29 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Milton Farrar's fadeaway is rejected by William Scheerer | 38-29 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | William Scheerer pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Milton Farrar is called for the reach on John Bivens - foul #3 on Milton Farrar, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG) Milton Farrar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | John Bivens drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Scheerer | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | David Murguia swats the layup by Clifford McGrane | 38-32 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Caldwell | 40-32 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | William Scheerer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clifford McGrane | 40-32 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane throws it down set up by Garf Zeidan | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Hanke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Murguia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheerer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd scores on a jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | James Hanke snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | James Hanke clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford McGrane - foul #1 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), Eugene Gould (SG), Robert Gause (PF), Randy Utz (C) John Bivens, Micheal Boyd, David Murguia, William Scheerer | |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | John Dailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Eugene Gould | 42-36 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Randall Griggs takes the ball from Robert Gause | 42-36 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Robert Gause swats the short shot by Randall Griggs | 42-36 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Randall Griggs hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Robert Gause loses the dribble to Thomas Nesmith | 44-36 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Nesmith | 46-36 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | James Hanke drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Ramey | 46-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | The short jumper by Randall Griggs is denied by Robert Gause | 46-38 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | John Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Randall Griggs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Nesmith and he's fouled by Randy Utz - foul #3 on Randy Utz, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (SG) James Hanke | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Randall Griggs makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | John Bivens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Eugene Gould snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Eugene Gould loses the dribble to Thomas Nesmith | 49-38 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Milton Farrar blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | John Bivens picks off the pass by Randall Griggs | 51-41 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Robert Gause's pass is intercepted by Milton Farrar | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Griggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bivens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Gould (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Gause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Utz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith is fouled on the floor by Robert Gause - foul #1 on Robert Gause, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Milton Farrar, Thomas Nesmith, Randall Griggs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), David Murguia (PF), William Scheerer (C) Rodney Ramey, Eugene Gould, Robert Gause, Randy Utz | |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-41 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | David Murguia gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Richard Cooper buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Garf Zeidan and he's fouled by Micheal Boyd - foul #2 on Micheal Boyd, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (C) Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG) John Bivens | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Winship | 54-44 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | David Murguia swats the short shot by John Dailey | 54-44 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | David Murguia grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | William Scheerer tips it home | 54-46 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | John Dailey misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Scheerer - foul #2 on William Scheerer, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Richard Cooper, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), James Hanke (SF), Robert Gause (PF) Dustin Winship, Kenneth Peters, David Murguia | |
| 09:08 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | James Hanke scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Ramey | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Milton Farrar clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Robert Gause grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | James Hanke banks in the layup | 56-50 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Milton Farrar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Clifford McGrane, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (SG), Randy Utz (C) Micheal Boyd, William Scheerer | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bivens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gause (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Utz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | James Hanke comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Robert Gause tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell is hacked by Robert Gause - foul #2 on Robert Gause, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Murguia (PF) Robert Gause | |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Milton Farrar drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Garf Zeidan and he's hacked by Rodney Ramey - foul #4 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | James Hanke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Ramey | 59-55 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Richard Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Milton Farrar snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Richard Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | James Hanke knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Garf Zeidan - foul #2 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), John Dailey (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd (SG), Robert Gause (PF), William Scheerer (C) Rodney Ramey, David Murguia, Randy Utz | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eugene Gould (SF) James Hanke | |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Robert Gause misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford McGrane - foul #2 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Robert Gause makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Robert Gause makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is whistled for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG) Thomas Nesmith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | John Bivens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Dailey | 65-63 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd is hacked by Jason McCament - foul #1 on Jason McCament, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), James Hanke (SF), David Murguia (PF) John Bivens, Eugene Gould, Robert Gause | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-63 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Milton Farrar snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Micheal Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Milton Farrar drills a fadeaway from the right side | 67-63 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | James Hanke scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Boyd | 67-66 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Richard Cooper travels with the ball | 67-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Clifford McGrane, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Gause (C) William Scheerer | |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milton Farrar - foul #4 on Milton Farrar, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses the 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Richard Cooper grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan is hacked by David Murguia - foul #2 on David Murguia, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF) Thomas Nesmith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Scheerer (C) Robert Gause | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Scheerer | 69-71 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | William Scheerer steals the ball from Clifford McGrane | 69-71 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | James Hanke can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 69-71 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | William Scheerer can't tip it in | 69-71 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 72-71 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | James Hanke's layup is rejected by Garf Zeidan | 72-71 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Milton Farrar gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is hacked by Rodney Ramey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (PG) Rodney Ramey | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | William Scheerer grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Boyd and the foul's on Clifford McGrane - foul #3 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses the free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the turnaround in the lane | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | David Murguia grabs the board | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Milton Farrar grabs the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Cooper | 76-73 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | David Murguia loses the dribble to Clifford McGrane | 76-73 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Richard Cooper hits the finger roll set up by Clifford McGrane | 78-73 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | John Bivens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Caldwell | 78-73 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell buries a turnaround from the baseline | 80-73 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | John Bivens can't connect on a shot from the right side | 80-73 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Bivens | 80-73 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | John Bivens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-73 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | David Murguia tips it home | 80-75 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Richard Cooper clanks a 3 from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | David Murguia pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | John Bivens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Milton Farrar knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Cooper | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses the easy layup | 83-75 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | William Scheerer tips it home | 83-77 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Richard Cooper double dribbles | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd double dribbles | 83-77 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Milton Farrar's pass is intercepted by Micheal Boyd in the backcourt | 83-77 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd lays it in | 83-79 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | James Hanke steps in front of the Milton Farrar pass | 83-79 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | William Scheerer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 83-79 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan grabs the board | 83-79 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hanke (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Murguia (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scheerer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 83-79 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Scheerer | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-79 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane pulls down the rebound | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Micheal Boyd is called for the reach on Clifford McGrane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Boyd, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG) Milton Farrar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Hanke | 84-79 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | James Hanke travels with the ball | 84-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF), John Dailey (PF) Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is fouled in the backcourt by John Bivens - foul #3 on John Bivens, team foul #11 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG) Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | William Scheerer gets the rebound | 85-79 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Scheerer | 85-82 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is hacked by John Bivens in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bivens, team foul #12 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Milton Farrar, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 87-82 |