| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Lester Luter pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 37-26 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Lester Luter banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Gurney | 39-26 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the finger roll | 39-28 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Monroe Sanders is called for the reach on Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #3 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Roger Hillyer | |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 42-28 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Robert Jury knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Mitchell - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is whistled for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the shot from the left block | 44-31 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Ross Miller tips it home | 46-31 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) Richard Gurney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Harry Comer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kurt Shue | 49-31 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is hacked by Harry Comer - foul #3 on Harry Comer, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Johnny Yard (C) Harry Comer, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Robert Jury | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the easy layup | 49-31 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the offensive board | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Johnny Yard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) C - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Greg Ropp comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Maroney - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF) Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Greg Ropp - foul #2 on Greg Ropp, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (C) Greg Ropp | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Harry Comer steps in front of the Gary Raya pass | 50-32 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is called for traveling | 52-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Maroney | 54-32 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Gary Raya | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #5 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the offensive board | 54-32 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Lester Luter can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is fouled on the floor by Richard Gurney - foul #2 on Richard Gurney, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Robert Jury is hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #2 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #5 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd (SF) Lester Luter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is hacked by Richard Gurney - foul #3 on Richard Gurney, team foul #6 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Gurney | 56-35 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue blows the layup | 56-35 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #6 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Lester Luter (SF) Richard Gurney, Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is fouled on the floor by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 58-35 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Harry Comer knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 60-35 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | James Allan double dribbles | 60-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) Andrew Savitz, Greg Ropp | |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Harry Comer and he's fouled by Craig Russ - foul #1 on Craig Russ, team foul #8 | 62-35 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the free throw | 62-35 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Raya | 62-35 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-35 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 62-35 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 62-35 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it home | 64-35 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Gary Raya banks in the layup on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao and the foul's on Harry Comer - foul #4 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the free throw | 64-38 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Ross Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Shue | 67-38 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 67-40 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Ross Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Ross Miller picks off the pass by Carlos Mitchell | 67-40 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Lester Luter can't finish the layup | 67-40 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Luter (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 24 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Lester Luter lays it up and in on a great pass from Kurt Shue | 69-40 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Gary Raya scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 69-42 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the easy layup | 69-42 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-42 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 69-44 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Lester Luter's floater is tipped away by Robert Jury | 69-44 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 69-44 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-44 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue double dribbles | 69-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Kurt Shue, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Greg Ropp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-44 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Gary Raya tips it home | 69-46 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess misses long on a floater in the paint | 69-46 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard tips it but misses | 69-46 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Gary Raya pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | James Allan is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Allan, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd hits a floater from the left block | 71-46 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the floater from the right block | 71-46 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the tip | 71-46 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Craig Russ pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Comer - foul #5 on Harry Comer, team foul #8 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Johnny Yard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Raya (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Zachary Dingess | 73-48 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Greg Ropp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard snags the defensive board | 73-48 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the shot from the left side | 73-48 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the defensive board | 73-48 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Richard Gurney steps in front of the James Allan pass | 73-48 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney slams it home | 75-48 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Craig Russ's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Dingess | 75-48 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | James Allan tips it back up and in | 75-50 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney connects on the 3 from the right corner | 78-50 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-50 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard gets the rebound | 78-50 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 78-50 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard hits the follow up shot | 80-50 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the fadeaway from the left block | 80-50 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the offensive board | 80-50 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Greg Ropp's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Yard | 80-50 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 80-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess scores on a floater from the right wing | 82-50 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Greg Ropp hits a runner in the paint | 82-52 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney runs out the clock | 82-52 |