| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | David Smith inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | David Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | William Williams lays it in on a nice dish by John Little | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #2 on Robert Liddle, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is hacked by John Little - foul #2 on John Little, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Justin Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | John Little can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Smith | 31-33 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Valenti | 31-36 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Warf | 31-36 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Sam Warf is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #3 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | William Williams blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly tips it in | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Valenti | 33-39 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 33-39 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Robert Liddle's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Lucero | 33-39 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on Norman Valenti - foul #3 on Robert Liddle, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), George Scott (SG), Ben Jones (SF), William Gunn (PF), Steven Peterson (C) Robert Liddle, John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Tilley (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Cristopher Stewart (PF), Oleg Stachurski (C) Norman Valenti, David Smith, Justin Brown, Christopher Lucero | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | George Scott gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ben Jones (fresh) PF - William Gunn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hubbs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cristopher Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oleg Stachurski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Parikh (C) Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Reginald Raygoza (PF) Scott Hubbs, Oleg Stachurski | |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Ben Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Scott | 36-39 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeremy Ryan | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Erick Coker's pass is intercepted by Reginald Raygoza | 36-42 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Tilley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), John Little (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF) Erick Coker, George Scott, Ben Jones, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Norman Valenti (SG), David Smith (SF), Justin Brown (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Ryan, Donald Tilley, Reginald Raygoza, Cristopher Stewart | |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Paul Parikh can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Valenti - foul #1 on Norman Valenti, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gilbert Dolly - foul #3 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | John Little lays it in set up by William Williams | 40-44 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti is fouled on the floor by John Little - foul #3 on John Little, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gilbert Dolly - foul #4 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | George Scott can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Justin Brown | 40-46 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by David Smith is blocked by Paul Parikh | 40-46 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | George Scott gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Christopher Lucero swats the short shot by George Scott | 40-46 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | David Smith snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Scott (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | George Scott knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Liddle | 42-49 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Justin Brown can't throw it down | 42-49 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Little | 42-49 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the driving attempt from close range | 42-49 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | David Smith snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | David Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | David Smith steals it from John Little | 42-49 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | David Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 42-51 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | George Scott loses the dribble to Jeremy Kennedy | 42-51 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #4 on Paul Parikh, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SF), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Donald Tilley (SG), Reginald Raygoza (SF), Cristopher Stewart (PF) Jeremy Kennedy, Norman Valenti, David Smith, Justin Brown | |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | John Little makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Erick Coker and the foul's on Donald Tilley - foul #2 on Donald Tilley, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Stachurski (C) Christopher Lucero | |
| 08:51 | Kent State | John Little makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Jeremy Ryan is denied by Ben Jones | 45-52 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Oleg Stachurski tips it home | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | William Gunn misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-54 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Ben Jones tips it in | 47-54 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Donald Tilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the floater from the left side | 47-54 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Ben Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tilley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cristopher Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oleg Stachurski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Cristopher Stewart denies the turnaround by Sam Warf | 47-54 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Oleg Stachurski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Cristopher Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-54 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Sam Warf gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Ben Jones gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Ben Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Gunn | 50-54 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Sam Warf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, John Little, Ben Jones, Sam Warf, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Norman Valenti (SG), Scott Hubbs (SF), Justin Brown (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Ryan, Donald Tilley, Reginald Raygoza, Cristopher Stewart, Oleg Stachurski | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Scott Hubbs travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF) Scott Hubbs | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Gilbert Dolly takes the ball from Christopher Lucero | 51-54 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Robert Liddle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Scott | 53-54 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | David Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is called for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (SF), Cristopher Stewart (C) David Smith, Christopher Lucero | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Justin Brown scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Cristopher Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Erick Coker is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #4 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | William Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Erick Coker | 55-60 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Liddle | 55-60 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Paul Parikh's pass is intercepted by Norman Valenti | 55-60 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG) Erick Coker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Smith (SF), Christopher Lucero (C) Reginald Raygoza, Cristopher Stewart | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | David Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Jeremy Kennedy picks off the pass by Gilbert Dolly | 55-60 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Norman Valenti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremy Kennedy | 55-62 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | William Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Dolly | 58-62 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | David Smith loses the dribble to John Little | 58-62 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeremy Kennedy - foul #5 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | John Little snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | William Williams buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Liddle and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | William Williams makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Robert Liddle steals it from Christopher Lucero | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Liddle runs out the clock | 63-62 |