| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Li Xayasith | 27-33 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Penniman | 29-33 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Shaiming Wang | 29-33 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Li Xayasith snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang blows the layup | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the lay-in | 29-33 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | John Billings misses the dunk | 31-33 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Smith | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a runner in the paint | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Phillip Graves is called for the reach on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Phillip Graves, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | John Billings double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Aikens | 33-33 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away set up by Li Xayasith | 33-36 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | John Billings makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Aikens and the foul's on Phillip Graves - foul #3 on Phillip Graves, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Jack Penniman (PF) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Samuel Aikens in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Li Xayasith and the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Herrington (C) Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glen Tweedy | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Jack Penniman is called for the reach on John Billings - foul #1 on Jack Penniman, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #1 on Edward Herrington, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Ivan Jakubowski is called for the reach on Edward Herrington - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Li Xayasith | 38-44 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the shot from the left block set up by Samuel Aikens | 38-46 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Raymond McCoy steals it from Gary Laplant | 38-46 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy hits the finger roll | 38-48 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Li Xayasith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves connects on the shot near the basket | 42-48 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | John Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Samuel Aikens | 42-48 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | The jumper by Samuel Aikens is denied by Phillip Graves | 42-48 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Roseberry | 46-48 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Shaiming Wang | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Herrington (C) Robert Smith, Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Bertram Leech | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Keith Tully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | James Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Laplant | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Keith Tully (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Keith Tully can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Herrington | 50-51 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 50-51 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-51 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Laplant | 55-51 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Keith Tully scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 55-54 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Thomas | 58-54 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Keith Tully can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Keith Tully, Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| 05:33 | Kent State | John Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | John Billings is called for the reach on Jack Penniman - foul #2 on John Billings, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | John Billings is called for the reach on Jack Penniman - foul #3 on John Billings, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG) Gary Laplant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Herrington (C) Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Edward Herrington is called for the reach on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Edward Herrington, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 61-58 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Billings | 61-60 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Ivan Jakubowski steps in front of the Paul Roseberry pass | 61-60 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the jumper from close range | 61-60 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (PF) Paul Roseberry, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't throw it down | 61-60 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 61-60 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 61-60 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses long on a shot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Samuel Aikens steals the ball from Robert Smith | 61-60 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | John Billings gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | John Billings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Samuel Aikens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Wang - foul #3 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant is hacked by Li Xayasith - foul #2 on Li Xayasith, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-60 |