| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Richard Gurney is called for the reach on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Shue is blocked by Wayne Green | 25-39 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney tips it home | 25-41 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 25-43 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Wayne Green double dribbles | 25-43 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-46 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:55 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Jing-Sheng Tao is blocked by Thomas Tillman | 25-46 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton tips it in | 27-46 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Monroe Sanders | 29-47 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 29-49 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Green | 31-49 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty's dunk attempt is rejected by Monroe Sanders | 31-49 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the tip | 31-49 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile can't tip it in | 31-49 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Wayne Green scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the fadeaway near the basket | 34-49 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 34-49 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Richard Gurney steps in front of the Roger Hillyer pass | 34-49 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Bazile | 34-51 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the jumper from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 36-53 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Kurt Shue steps in front of the Monroe Sanders pass | 36-53 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Thomas Maroney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Robert Bazile, Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Roger Hillyer steps in front of the Thomas Tillman pass | 36-53 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Robert Jury is whistled for a carry | 36-53 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Doucette (SG) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller's floater is tipped away by Robert Jury | 36-53 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | David Doucette grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Lester Luter drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Maroney and the foul's on David Doucette - foul #1 on David Doucette, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Doucette | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Doucette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Miller | 40-58 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Wayne Green (C) David Doucette, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Joseph Keller | |
| 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) | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-58 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Robert Jury is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (C) Lester Luter, Thomas Tillman | |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Ross Miller loses the dribble to Carlos Mitchell | 40-58 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for 3 seconds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Ross Miller | |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 40-61 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 40-61 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 40-61 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's floater is tipped away by Monroe Sanders | 40-61 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the tip | 40-61 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-61 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it back up and in | 42-61 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Ross Miller steals it from Geoffrey Whorton | 42-61 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Ross Miller lays it up and in | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Ross Miller gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney lays it up and in set up by Ross Miller | 42-65 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Richard Gurney, Zachary Dingess | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Kurt Shue is denied by Monroe Sanders | 44-65 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | James Allan's pass is intercepted by Harry Haggerty | 44-65 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is called for traveling | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Robert Jury (PF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Carlos Mitchell is called for the reach on Ross Miller - foul #4 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #7 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), David Doucette (SG), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Thomas Tillman | |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-67 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ross Miller and the foul's on Craig Russ - foul #1 on Craig Russ, team foul #8 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG) David Doucette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Ross Miller, Lester Luter | |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the free throw | 44-70 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Haggerty - foul #1 on Harry Haggerty, team foul #5 | 44-70 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Kurt Shue | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Craig Russ is called for a charge - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF) Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | John Thomas takes the ball from Joseph Keller | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) C - Craig Russ (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | John Thomas banks in the layup set up by James Allan | 47-70 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty hits a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Gurney | 47-73 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-73 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-73 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | John Thomas swats the short shot by Harry Haggerty | 47-73 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman snags the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Thomas Tillman is blocked by John Thomas | 47-73 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller snags the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 47-75 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | John Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Joseph Keller | |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Shue | 47-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Richard Gurney - foul #2 on Richard Gurney, team foul #6 | 47-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 3rd free throw | 49-77 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #10 | 49-77 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #7 | 49-79 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Roger Hillyer blocks the short jumper by Thomas Tillman | 51-79 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Jury | 51-79 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | John Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-79 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it but misses | 51-79 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Russ | 51-79 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Craig Russ hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-79 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the tip | 51-79 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the tip | 51-79 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile snags the defensive board | 51-79 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile runs out the clock | 51-79 |