| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Ramey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Scheerer (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane inbounds the ball | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is hacked by Micheal Boyd - foul #2 on Micheal Boyd, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | James Hanke is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Hanke, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | William Scheerer pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Milton Farrar snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | James Hanke is called for the reach on Milton Farrar - foul #3 on James Hanke, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eugene Gould (SF) James Hanke | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:11 | Kent State | William Scheerer denies the turnaround by Dwayne Caldwell | 45-43 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Eugene Gould can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | William Scheerer steals it from Milton Farrar | 45-43 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Garf Zeidan steps in front of the Eugene Gould pass | 45-43 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Rodney Ramey steals the ball from Clifford McGrane | 45-43 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey banks in the layup | 47-43 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodney Ramey - foul #2 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), John Bivens (SG), Robert Gause (PF) Rodney Ramey, Micheal Boyd, David Murguia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Robert Gause gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Alfred Cherry steals it from Dustin Winship | 47-44 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | John Dailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Farrar | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dustin Winship (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Gould (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Gause (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Scheerer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randall Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | William Scheerer scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Randall Griggs misses short on a jumper in the lane | 49-47 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | John Dailey tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | William Scheerer clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), Micheal Boyd (SG), James Hanke (SF) Dustin Winship, John Bivens, Eugene Gould | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Milton Farrar, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | William Scheerer makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | William Scheerer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | William Scheerer misses the 3rd free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell scores on a 3 from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Scheerer | 51-52 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Ramey and he's fouled by Thomas Nesmith - foul #1 on Thomas Nesmith, team foul #2 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Murguia (PF), Randy Utz (C) Robert Gause, William Scheerer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF) Thomas Nesmith | |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Randy Utz steals the ball from Dwayne Caldwell | 54-52 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Garf Zeidan - foul #2 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (SG) Micheal Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG) Alfred Cherry | |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Randy Utz makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Caldwell | 55-52 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Richard Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Hanke | 55-52 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 55-52 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Rodney Ramey picks off the pass by Dwayne Caldwell | 55-52 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | John Bivens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Murguia - foul #2 on David Murguia, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eugene Gould (SG), Robert Gause (C) Rodney Ramey, Randy Utz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG), John Dailey (C) Richard Cooper, Garf Zeidan | |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Gould (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Gause (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | James Hanke is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd (SG) James Hanke | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Griggs (C) Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Milton Farrar connects on the 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | John Bivens lays it in | 57-57 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Griggs | 57-59 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | David Murguia is hacked by Milton Farrar - foul #1 on Milton Farrar, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), James Hanke (SF), Randy Utz (PF) John Bivens, David Murguia, Robert Gause | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (PF) Milton Farrar, Clifford McGrane, Randall Griggs | |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | James Hanke hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Micheal Boyd | 59-59 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (SG), William Scheerer (C) Micheal Boyd, Eugene Gould | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry | |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Randy Utz - foul #4 on Randy Utz, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Gause (PF) Randy Utz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG) John Dailey | |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | William Scheerer gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Robert Gause blows the layup | 59-63 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | The short jumper by Milton Farrar is denied by Robert Gause | 59-63 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | John Bivens pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | John Bivens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | William Scheerer gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | James Hanke comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Cooper - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Murguia (PF) Robert Gause | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Randall Griggs (C) Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan | |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Milton Farrar hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Cooper and the foul's on William Scheerer - foul #2 on William Scheerer, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd (SG), Eugene Gould (SF) Rodney Ramey, James Hanke | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (C) Randall Griggs | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Richard Cooper loses the dribble to John Bivens | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Gould (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Scheerer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | William Scheerer misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Milton Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Milton Farrar travels with the ball | 64-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), James Hanke (SF), Robert Gause (C) John Bivens, Eugene Gould, William Scheerer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SG), Garf Zeidan (PF) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Clifford McGrane is called for the reach on James Hanke - foul #1 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Utz (C) David Murguia | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | James Hanke's fadeaway is rejected by John Dailey | 64-66 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Nesmith | 64-66 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | John Dailey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Robert Gause tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | James Hanke steps in front of the Alfred Cherry pass | 66-66 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd can't tip it in | 66-66 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Murguia (PF), William Scheerer (C) Robert Gause, Randy Utz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Milton Farrar connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by William Scheerer - foul #3 on William Scheerer, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | James Hanke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Ramey | 68-69 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Ramey - foul #3 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF) Clifford McGrane | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | David Murguia pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Dwayne Caldwell picks off the pass by James Hanke | 68-69 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | James Hanke picks off the pass by Dwayne Caldwell | 68-69 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Ramey | 71-69 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Milton Farrar knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Nesmith | 71-71 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rodney Ramey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Boyd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hanke (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Milton Farrar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell tips it back up and in | 71-73 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | William Scheerer gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | William Scheerer connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Milton Farrar - foul #2 on Milton Farrar, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), John Bivens (SG), Eugene Gould (SF), Robert Gause (PF) Rodney Ramey, Micheal Boyd, James Hanke, David Murguia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Jason McCament (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Thomas Nesmith, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | William Scheerer makes the free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Ramey (PG), James Hanke (SF) Dustin Winship, Eugene Gould | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 74-75 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd (SG), David Murguia (PF) John Bivens, Robert Gause | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | William Scheerer's pass is intercepted by Garf Zeidan | 74-75 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-75 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the tip | 74-75 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | David Murguia grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | David Murguia knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Ramey and the foul's on Dwayne Caldwell - foul #1 on Dwayne Caldwell, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | David Murguia makes the free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Cooper | 77-78 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | James Hanke clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 77-78 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Garf Zeidan | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Rodney Ramey is called for the reach on Garf Zeidan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Dwayne Caldwell is called for the reach on James Hanke - foul #2 on Dwayne Caldwell, team foul #9 | 77-80 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | James Hanke makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Ramey - foul #5 on Rodney Ramey, team foul #11 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (PG) Rodney Ramey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | David Murguia misses the easy layup | 79-81 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to David Murguia | 79-81 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | James Hanke misses the jumper from the left block | 79-81 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell grabs the board | 79-81 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by John Bivens - foul #2 on John Bivens, team foul #12 | 79-81 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | David Murguia grabs the defensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Boyd clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-82 |