| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Robert Jury knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Robert Jury denies the turnaround by Kurt Shue | 34-35 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Robert Jury is hacked by Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lester Luter - foul #3 on Lester Luter, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Lester Luter is denied by Monroe Sanders | 36-37 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's floater is tipped away by Robert Jury | 36-37 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jing-Sheng Tao | 36-37 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Richard Gurney - foul #1 on Richard Gurney, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Zachary Dingess (C) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Kurt Shue swats the short shot by Carlos Mitchell | 36-37 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 36-37 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Carlos Mitchell steps in front of the Lester Luter pass | 36-37 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer loses the dribble to Thomas Maroney | 36-37 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney banks in the layup | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carlos Mitchell and he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Kurt Shue | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for the reach on Richard Gurney - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Ross Miller | |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Craig Russ - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-43 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Craig Russ hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Richard Gurney is called for the reach on Andrew Savitz - foul #2 on Richard Gurney, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Tillman | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | James Allan buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Monroe Sanders | 43-45 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 43-48 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Kurt Shue denies the turnaround by Roger Hillyer | 43-48 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 43-48 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 43-50 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 43-52 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | James Allan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jury | 43-52 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Luter (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 25 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lester Luter | 43-54 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 43-54 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it but misses | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harry Comer - foul #4 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Johnny Yard (PF) Harry Comer, Kurt Shue | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Lloyd | 45-57 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Greg Ropp is blocked by Thomas Tillman | 45-57 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Gary Raya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-57 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard drills a runner from the right block | 45-59 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is hacked by Richard Gurney - foul #3 on Richard Gurney, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Richard Gurney, Johnny Yard | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a shot from the baseline set up by Thomas Maroney and he's hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 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) | |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 45-63 |
| 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) | |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Ross Miller steps in front of the Roger Hillyer pass | 45-63 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the easy layup | 45-63 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Ross Miller tips it home | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 31 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Gary Raya knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 47-65 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 47-65 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it back up and in | 47-67 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Craig Russ, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd, Thomas Tillman | |
| 06:11 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue blows the layup | 47-67 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-67 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jury | 47-67 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Lester Luter hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ross Miller | 47-69 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is fouled on the floor by Lester Luter - foul #4 on Lester Luter, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Johnny Yard (C) Harry Comer, Kurt Shue | |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 48-69 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Gary Raya steals the ball from Richard Gurney | 48-69 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Gary Raya's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Yard | 48-69 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Ropp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Savitz - foul #1 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Craig Russ (SF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Johnny Yard | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Greg Ropp snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Tillman - foul #3 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #10 | 48-70 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-70 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino grabs the defensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino is whistled for a carry | 49-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Richard Gurney | |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bernardino is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bernardino, team foul #8 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Thomas Maroney, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd | |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-72 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Gary Raya - foul #2 on Gary Raya, team foul #9 | 49-72 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Thomas Tillman swats the layup by Craig Russ | 49-73 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Lester Luter gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Tillman | 49-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Ross Miller is called for the reach on Craig Russ - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #11 | 49-75 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney lays it in on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 50-77 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Greg Ropp drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Allan and the foul's on Lester Luter - foul #5 on Lester Luter, team foul #12 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the free throw | 52-77 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Ross Miller runs out the clock | 52-77 |