| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) SG - Willie Ross (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) PF - William Danner (fresh) C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | George Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly can't connect on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | William Danner tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #1 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | William Danner can't connect on a shot from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Ross | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun steals it from George Kelly | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Matthew Coyne swats the shot by George Kelly | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | George Kelly comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Guadalupe Medina - foul #2 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne blows the dunk but the foul's on Edwin Coe - foul #1 on Edwin Coe, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), James Bingham (SG), Blake Canada (SF) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, George Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Esteban Guerra | |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Kevin Howard steals the ball from Deshi Sun | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - Blake Canada (fresh) PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | James Bingham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), George Kelly (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) Steven Brown, James Bingham, Blake Canada, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Deshi Sun | |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for the reach on Willie Ross - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Willie Ross can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF) William Danner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne connects on the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Micheal Kelly - foul #2 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Howard (C) Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (SG), Deshi Sun (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Willie Ross - foul #1 on Willie Ross, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF) George Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Stephen Manns, Hai Wen | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Blake Canada scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 10-9 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fairly fresh) SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Kevin Howard is denied by Deshi Sun | 10-12 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 10-14 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 12-14 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 12-14 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG), George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF), Joseph Satterfield (C) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Stephen Manns (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Stephen Manns steals it from George Kelly | 12-14 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | George Kelly pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | William Danner pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | William Danner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Blake Canada grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | William Danner misses the floater from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Blake Canada grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Stephen Manns loses the dribble to Blake Canada | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blake Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Danner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hai Wen (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-14 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Hai Wen grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #1 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) James Bingham, Blake Canada, William Danner, Joseph Satterfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Esteban Guerra (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Hai Wen, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 12-15 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 14-15 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Edwin Coe, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SF), Steven Wilks (PF) George Kelly, Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Deshi Sun lays it up and in on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 14-17 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Wilks | 16-17 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 16-19 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | James Bingham clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (PF) Cary Woolf | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Stephen Manns, Deshi Sun | |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the jumper from close range | 18-19 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the follow up shot | 18-21 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 20-24 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | William Danner clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Esteban Guerra - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), George Kelly (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) James Bingham, Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG) Hai Wen, Esteban Guerra | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | William Danner misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | William Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Willie Ross takes the ball from Matthew Coyne | 21-24 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Willie Ross hits the finger roll | 23-24 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is hacked by William Danner - foul #1 on William Danner, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) Willie Ross | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits a shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from George Kelly and the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), Edwin Coe (PF) Blake Canada, William Danner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF), Deshi Sun (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Micheal Kelly - foul #3 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Ross (SG), Kevin Howard (C) James Bingham, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | George Kelly is whistled for traveling | 28-30 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-30 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Willie Ross gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Willie Ross clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-30 |