| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Phillip May connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Carl Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #1 on Eli Smith, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Stanley Carter steps in front of the Clarence Barnes pass | 36-27 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Barnes | 36-27 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Mike Kline takes the ball from Phillip May | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Kline | 38-27 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Eli Smith can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Zoran Denisov, Mike Kline, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Harold Burks - foul #3 on Harold Burks, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Eric Gray buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Loftin and he's fouled by Javier Marrero - foul #2 on Javier Marrero, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG) Phillip May | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter lays it in set up by Eric Gray | 41-33 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | The short jumper by Bryan Darrell is denied by Jessie Matthews | 41-33 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-33 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Javier Marrero - foul #3 on Javier Marrero, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Jessie Matthews, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Eric Gray, Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler | |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Robert Loftin pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Mike Kline pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Loftin - foul #1 on Robert Loftin, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Eli Smith (PF) Robert Loftin, Bryan Darrell | |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Smith | 43-35 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-35 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 43-35 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | John Norton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Phillip May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker's dunk attempt is rejected by Harold Burks | 46-35 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Phillip May hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Eric Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Phillip May grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Zoran Denisov steals it from Clarence Barnes | 46-35 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | John Norton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Phillip May pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Harold Burks's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Baker | 46-35 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 46-35 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Matthews (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Zoran Denisov, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Javier Marrero steals the ball from Eric Gray | 46-35 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | John Spinner buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Loftin - foul #2 on Robert Loftin, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the jumpshot from the right side | 49-37 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Darrell | 49-37 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Eric Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Ullery | 49-37 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Jessie Matthews swats the shot by Bryan Darrell | 49-37 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | John Spinner pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is hacked by Bryan Darrell - foul #1 on Bryan Darrell, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Jessie Matthews, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Eric Gray, Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell | |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov is called for traveling | 49-37 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks double dribbles | 49-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Robert Loftin | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | John Norton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Baker | 52-37 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter and the foul's on John Norton - foul #2 on John Norton, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Zoran Denisov | 55-39 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks drills a runner in the lane | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Carl Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Mike Kline tips it back up and in | 57-41 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Norton | 59-44 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-44 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes tips it but misses | 59-44 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Carl Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Eric Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Eric Gray blows the layup but he's fouled by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Matthews (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Zoran Denisov, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Berry | 61-44 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | John Spinner gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Matthews | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Eric Gray steps in front of the Jessie Ullery pass | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Eric Gray buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Darrell | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-47 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell can't tip it in | 64-47 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Robert Loftin gets the offensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Eric Gray connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bryan Darrell | 64-49 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Eric Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews lays it in set up by Melvin Berry and he's hacked by Paul Fiedler - foul #1 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray | |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey loses the ball out of bounds | 67-50 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the offensive board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Matthews is blocked by Ruben Carpenter | 67-50 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero runs out the clock | 67-52 |