| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Evan Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas tips it in | 29-29 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from George Burns and he's fouled by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Evan Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Evan Davis picks off the pass by Oleg Zdanowicz | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Bradley Addis steals it from Robert Hoffman | 34-32 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall tips it in | 34-34 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the dunk | 34-34 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | George Burns misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Addis - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Terry Gaines (C) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Larry Smith (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| 16:50 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | John Bragg is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF) Louis Wyatt | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bragg (fresh) PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (SG), Evan Davis (PF) Ernest Thomas, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Lee Cochran is called for the reach on John Bragg - foul #3 on Lee Cochran, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF) John Bragg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Evan Davis drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Gaines | 36-34 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Michael Meagher - foul #1 on Michael Meagher, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG) Bruce Sanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Robert Hoffman steals the ball from Louis Wyatt | 36-34 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Louis Wyatt picks off the pass by Evan Davis | 36-34 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Michael Meagher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Lee Cochran swats the layup by George Burns | 36-35 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the jumper from the right block set up by Louis Wyatt | 36-37 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Burns | 36-37 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | George Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), John Bragg (SF), Michael Meagher (PF) George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Larry Smith (C) Louis Wyatt, Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Bolduc - foul #3 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | John Bragg can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Michael Meagher tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bragg (fresh) PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Juan Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG) Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Juan Castillo, Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Terry Gaines snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Wyatt - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) John Bragg, Terry Gaines | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Larry Smith | |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Evan Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Meagher | 42-39 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Evan Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 42-44 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | George Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Michael Meagher scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Evan Davis gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Burns | 48-46 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steve Woodall | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Meagher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Addis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | A charge is called on Michael Meagher - foul #2 on Michael Meagher, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Bruce Sanders (SG), John Bragg (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Michael Meagher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Louis Wyatt, Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran can't throw it down | 48-48 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Evan Davis takes the ball from Lee Cochran | 48-48 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Gaines | 51-48 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Evan Davis clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 51-48 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders is hacked by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Evan Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Juan Castillo | |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bruce Sanders | 52-48 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 52-48 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Bragg | 55-48 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Gaines - foul #1 on Terry Gaines, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) Bruce Sanders, John Bragg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Jared Speer, Lee Cochran | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | George Burns makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Gaines | 57-50 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | George Burns pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | George Burns misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is hacked by Robert Hoffman - foul #3 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (PF) Terry Gaines | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Larry Smith | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall connects on the shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | George Burns buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ernest Thomas | 62-52 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG), Bruce Sanders (SG), John Bragg (SF), Terry Gaines (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Larry Smith (C) Louis Wyatt, Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Larry Smith steps in front of the Bruce Sanders pass | 62-52 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Bruce Sanders picks off the pass by Juan Castillo in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Larry Smith, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Terry Gaines picks off the pass by Denny Yamasaki | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Denny Yamasaki is called for the reach on Bruce Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran lays it in | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Terry Gaines drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Adkins and the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #5 on Larry Smith, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz knocks in the runner from the right block | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Adkins runs out the clock | 67-56 |