| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-43 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it in | 34-45 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the lay-in | 34-45 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Terry Gaines gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | James Brown swats the dunk try by Daniel Ruby | 34-45 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Greg Thomas | 34-48 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is whistled for traveling | 34-48 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Charles Eastland steals it from James Brown | 34-48 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Keene and the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Herman Gardner, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | William Lim steals it from Vincent Lorkowski | 37-48 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Rene Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Ernest Thomas steals it from Rafael Enriquez | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) SG - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Tom Hawkins, William Lim, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Augustus Zurich | 37-51 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Robert Keene is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Keene, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Robert Keene | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Rafael Enriquez is blocked by Henry Carpenter | 37-51 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Charles Eastland pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-51 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-51 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 37-51 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 37-53 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Charles Eastland knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Carpenter | 39-53 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich loses the ball out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (PG), William Lim (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Augustus Zurich | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses long on a shot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Robert Keene tips it home | 41-53 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas clanks a turnaround in the paint | 41-53 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Daniel Ruby, William Lim, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, James Brown | |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (PF) Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Rene Russo | |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits a floater from the right block set up by Robert Keene | 45-53 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich lays it in on a nice dish by Herman Gardner and he's fouled by Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | William Lim gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Keene (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is hacked by Robert Keene - foul #2 on Robert Keene, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SG) Robert Keene | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is fouled on the floor by William Lim - foul #1 on William Lim, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Henry Carpenter (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Greg Thomas is called for the reach on Charles Eastland - foul #3 on Greg Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Howard Anchondo (C) Rafael Enriquez, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-57 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Herman Gardner - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), William Lim (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Rene Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Gaines | 52-57 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF) Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Rene Russo steals the ball from Charles Eastland | 52-57 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Charles Eastland gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (PG), Henry Carpenter (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rene Russo, Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo | |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is denied on a layup by Henry Carpenter | 54-57 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Keene (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the shot in the paint | 54-57 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Augustus Zurich is denied by Henry Carpenter | 54-57 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Charles Eastland's layup is rejected by Augustus Zurich | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), William Lim (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Tom Hawkins, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF) Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Howard Anchondo is called for the reach on William Lim - foul #3 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Augustus Zurich | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | James Brown drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Vincent Lorkowski swats the layup by William Lim | 56-59 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Robert Keene | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) William Lim, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) James Brown | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is hacked by Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF) Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Greg Thomas (SF) Herman Gardner, Howard Anchondo | |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Vincent Lorkowski swats the layup by Henry Carpenter | 57-59 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-59 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Vincent Lorkowski steals it from Daniel Ruby | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 57-61 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the shot near the basket set up by Rafael Enriquez | 60-63 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Carpenter | 62-63 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Herman Gardner picks off the pass by Terry Gaines in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Greg Lamarche denies the turnaround by Augustus Zurich | 62-63 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Lamarche | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 64-66 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 64-66 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Gaines | 66-66 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses badly on a shot from the right block | 66-66 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-69 |