| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Tarrance and he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Robert Bazile picks off the pass by Brian McClester | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty throws it down on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 32-29 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Brian McClester can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Paul Tarrance - foul #2 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #2 on Thomas Ball, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Paul Tarrance - foul #3 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the tip | 37-35 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Keller | 37-35 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Bazile | 40-35 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it in | 40-37 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Thomas Ball steps in front of the Jing-Sheng Tao pass | 41-37 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney's floater is tipped away by Monroe Sanders | 41-37 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Ross Miller | 43-37 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ross Miller - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Thomas Ball is denied by Wayne Green | 43-38 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't throw it down | 43-38 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Brian McClester clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty jams it set up by Paul Tarrance | 47-38 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Bazile | 49-38 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Wayne Green is called for the reach on Joseph Keller - foul #2 on Wayne Green, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Sean Bennette (C) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile connects on the floater from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 53-40 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Robert Bazile is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Bazile, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF) Roger Hillyer, Carlos Mitchell | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-40 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao tips it home | 53-42 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Gurney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance tips it home | 55-42 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Miller | 57-45 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the runner in the paint set up by Geoffrey Whorton and the foul's on Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 57-50 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wilson | 57-50 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 57-52 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 59-52 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Brian McClester drills a runner from the left block set up by Geoffrey Whorton and he's hacked by Paul Tarrance - foul #4 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bazile and he's fouled by Wayne Green - foul #3 on Wayne Green, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Monroe Sanders - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Brian McClester connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Dennis Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson is hacked by Paul Tarrance - foul #5 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Richard Gurney (SG) Ross Miller, Paul Tarrance | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Dennis Wilson is called for the reach on Kurt Shue in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Wilson - foul #5 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG) Dennis Wilson | |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 68-62 |