| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Donald Son grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Donald Son buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Miller and he's fouled by Claude Myers - foul #2 on Claude Myers, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Donald Son makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | William Britten hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Donmoyer and he's hacked by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | William Britten makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Peter Miller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Donmoyer - foul #2 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Claude Myers gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Claude Myers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Peter Macaluso | 34-41 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Claude Myers steals it from Peter Miller | 34-41 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Claude Myers hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Martin McClaughry and the foul's on Peter Macaluso - foul #1 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF), Kent Hollaway (C) Barry Brown, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair (C) William Britten | |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Peter Miller drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 36-44 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Peter Miller | 36-44 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Dale Pacholski (SF), Donald Son (C) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Donald Son misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Dale Pacholski grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - Dale Pacholski (fresh) PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) PF - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Gregory Whitehair steps in front of the Ernie Meissner pass | 36-44 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Dale Pacholski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF) Dale Pacholski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Szaflarski | 36-47 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Britten | 36-47 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski lays it up and in set up by Adam Culpepper and the foul's on Ernie Meissner - foul #1 on Ernie Meissner, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (PF) Daniel Moberly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Adam Culpepper, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Ernest Brown buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Barry Brown | 38-50 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Francis Szaflarski | 38-52 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Ernest Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ernest Brown, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Kent Hollaway (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Claude Myers (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven, William Britten | |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Peter Miller hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Macaluso | 40-52 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer tips it in | 40-54 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF), William Britten (C) Russell Donmoyer, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Andrew Steven steals it from Peter Macaluso | 40-54 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Claude Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | William Britten tips it back up and in | 40-56 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-56 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Andrew Steven is called for the reach on Kent Hollaway - foul #2 on Andrew Steven, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF), Donald Son (C) Peter Macaluso, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Gregory Whitehair (PF) Andrew Schwenk, Claude Myers | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Peter Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | William Britten misses the tip | 40-59 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Peter Miller pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Martin McClaughry, William Britten | |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven is fouled on the floor by Edward Gold - foul #4 on Edward Gold, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (PF) Edward Gold, Daniel Moberly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Donald Son denies the turnaround by Russell Donmoyer | 40-59 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski tips it back up and in | 40-61 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Donald Son misses long on a floater from the left block | 40-61 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Ernest Brown snags the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Ernest Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Francis Szaflarski | 40-61 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski is called for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Kent Hollaway (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-61 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #1 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG) Andrew Schwenk | |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Peter Miller | 42-62 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry buries a jumper in the lane set up by Francis Szaflarski | 42-64 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Russell Donmoyer - foul #3 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF), Donald Son (C) Peter Macaluso, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SF) Russell Donmoyer | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-64 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Moberly - foul #2 on Daniel Moberly, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, William Britten | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Edward Gold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-66 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper misses the 3 from straight away | 42-66 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Donald Son gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Miller | 44-66 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Claude Myers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Whitehair | 44-69 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-69 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Adam Culpepper | 44-69 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Culpepper | 44-72 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Adam Culpepper | 44-72 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Claude Myers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Claude Myers, team foul #7 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Dale Pacholski (PF), Kent Hollaway (C) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Daniel Moberly, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Claude Myers, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-72 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-72 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-72 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway gets the rebound | 44-72 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Edward Gold hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Francis Szaflarski - foul #1 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #8 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harley Kelly (PG) Adam Culpepper | |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-72 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Ernest Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gold (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Dale Pacholski (fresh) C - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harley Kelly (fresh) SG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) PF - Andrew Steven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Dale Pacholski connects on the turnaround near the basket | 46-72 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Gold - foul #5 on Edward Gold, team foul #8 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet (SF) Edward Gold | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SG), Gregory Whitehair (C) Harley Kelly, Andrew Steven | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott misses the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner is denied on a layup by Gregory Whitehair | 46-73 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Ernest Brown snags the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Ernest Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Whitehair | 46-73 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Ernest Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Whitehair - foul #1 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #9 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (PF) Kenneth Scott | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ernest Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 47-73 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ernest Brown | 50-73 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Moberly - foul #3 on Daniel Moberly, team foul #9 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott (C) Jeffrey Bingman | |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven lays it up and in | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-76 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski runs out the clock | 50-76 |