| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Bennette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it in | 30-44 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Lester Luter is called for the reach on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #4 on Lester Luter, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Kurt Shue steals it from Brian McClester | 30-44 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Robert Bazile picks off the pass by Monroe Sanders | 30-45 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 30-47 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Wilson | 33-48 |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Brian McClester pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Wayne Green is hacked by Harry Haggerty - foul #3 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Kurt Shue, Sean Bennette | |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Paul Tarrance | |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Brian McClester hits a floater in the lane | 35-51 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball is whistled for traveling | 35-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester, Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Kurt Shue (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Robert Bazile, Joseph Keller, Thomas Ball | |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-51 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Haggerty | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty hits the follow up shot | 35-56 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer's dunk attempt is rejected by Kurt Shue | 35-56 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney lays it in and he's hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #4 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #4 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Paul Tarrance | |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the free throw | 35-59 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton snags the offensive board | 35-59 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Bazile - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #3 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Ball (C) Sean Bennette | |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the free throw | 38-59 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 38-59 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Thomas Ball steals the ball from Monroe Sanders | 38-59 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-62 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tips it but misses | 38-62 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton tips it but misses | 38-62 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 38-62 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney's fadeaway is rejected by Monroe Sanders | 38-62 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 38-62 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Brian McClester's layup is rejected by Harry Haggerty | 38-62 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 38-62 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Green | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Haggerty (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Wayne Green is hacked by Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #4 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-62 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter gets the rebound | 38-62 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG) Brian McClester | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is called for traveling | 38-64 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Lester Luter's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jury | 38-64 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette grabs the offensive board | 38-64 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance loses the dribble to Robert Jury | 38-64 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a 3 from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #3 on Robert Jury, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is fouled on the floor by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Brian McClester comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-66 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Brian McClester can't tip it in | 41-66 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance gets the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Whorton is called for the reach on Robert Bazile - foul #4 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Brian McClester comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-67 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the board | 41-67 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Harry Haggerty | 41-69 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Wayne Green loses the ball out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Sean Bennette (C) Paul Tarrance, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball | |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | John Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-69 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the board | 41-69 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled on the floor by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #8 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | The jump hook by Roger Hillyer is blocked by Lester Luter | 41-71 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Lester Luter pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | John Thomas steals the ball from Joseph Keller | 41-71 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-71 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the tip | 41-71 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 43-71 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is called for traveling | 43-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter, Joseph Keller | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Jing-Sheng Tao is blocked by Kurt Shue | 43-71 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Bennette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Gurney | 43-73 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao and he's hacked by Harry Haggerty - foul #4 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #6 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Ball (C) Richard Gurney, Sean Bennette | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the free throw | 45-73 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Ball | 45-76 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-76 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-76 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 47-76 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Mitchell | 50-76 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-76 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty tips it back up and in | 50-78 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harry Haggerty | 50-78 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Jury - foul #4 on Robert Jury, team foul #9 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Thomas (C) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Lester Luter (SF), Sean Bennette (C) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball | |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 50-80 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the floater from the right side | 52-80 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 52-82 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-82 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Thomas | 52-82 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Hillyer | 55-82 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile runs out the clock | 55-82 |