| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Coe | 23-39 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the shot in the paint | 23-41 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Branham - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | David Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Robinson (C) Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-42 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it in | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Cary Woolf is blocked by Pete Armstrong | 24-44 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 24-44 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-44 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 24-44 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-44 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Anthony Price is fouled on the floor by Joseph Satterfield - foul #2 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF) Cary Woolf, David Jenkins, Joseph Satterfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Andrew Cooper steals it from Swietomierz Bachinski | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-44 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Quentin Brown - foul #2 on Quentin Brown, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brandt (SF) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown's pass is intercepted by Deshi Sun | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Boyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski and he's hacked by Andrew Cooper - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #4 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Jack Anderson (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Quentin Brown, Michael Brandt, Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the free throw | 27-48 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | David Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-48 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson tips it in | 29-48 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 29-50 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson drills a jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's floater is knocked away by Kevin Howard | 31-50 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 31-50 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-50 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 31-52 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 31-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Joseph Satterfield (PF) Andrew Cooper, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Deshi Sun | 31-54 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Anderson | 34-54 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Branham | 34-56 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits the follow up shot | 36-56 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is denied on a layup by Kevin Howard | 36-56 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes tips it but misses | 36-56 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the tip | 36-56 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Jenkins | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | David Jenkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Jenkins, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (PG), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Jack Anderson, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun | |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Jenkins | 38-56 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar loses the dribble to John Robinson | 38-56 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the easy layup | 38-56 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), David Boyer (SF) David Jenkins, Joseph Satterfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matthew Coyne | 39-59 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun steals it from Quentin Brown | 39-59 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | David Boyer grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Jack Anderson (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Quentin Brown, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #4 on Jack Anderson, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Joseph Satterfield (PF) Andrew Cooper, Jack Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes takes the ball from Joseph Satterfield | 39-59 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't finish the layup | 39-59 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-59 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard tips it home | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF) Joseph Satterfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf loses the dribble to Claudio Rizzo in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Cary Woolf out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Anthony Price - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG) David Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Tony Branham pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 43-61 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the jumper from the right block set up by Pete Armstrong | 43-63 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jack Anderson - foul #5 on Jack Anderson, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Quentin Brown (SG), David Boyer (SF), Joseph Satterfield (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Jack Anderson, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski drills a 3 from straight away set up by Deshi Sun | 43-67 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brandt (SG) Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | David Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 44-67 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the driving attempt near the basket | 44-69 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #8 | 44-69 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Joseph Satterfield is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #8 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Michael Brandt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) SG - Quentin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Anthony Price is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #9 | 46-71 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Quentin Brown - foul #3 on Quentin Brown, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brandt (SF) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the easy layup | 48-73 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | John Robinson tips it back up and in | 50-73 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Tony Branham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-73 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 50-73 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #4 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #10 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (SF) Michael Brandt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-75 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Pete Armstrong | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes steps in front of the Quentin Brown pass | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pete Armstrong and he's fouled by David Boyer - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #11 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Quentin Brown's layup is rejected by Pete Armstrong | 52-80 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Anthony Price pulls down the rebound | 52-80 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes runs out the clock | 52-80 |