| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is fouled on the floor by Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Evan Davis gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 39-38 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | George Burns buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 39-41 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is called for traveling | 39-41 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 39-41 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Hoffman | 39-41 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | George Burns hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Evan Davis | 39-43 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 42-43 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Bolduc - foul #3 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Larry Smith (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), John Bragg (SF), Michael Meagher (PF) George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bragg (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Terry Gaines connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bragg | 44-45 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 46-45 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SF) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (SG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 3rd free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Terry Gaines steps in front of the Lee Cochran pass | 46-48 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Jared Speer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | John Bragg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Terry Gaines takes the ball from Jared Speer | 46-48 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Jared Speer steps in front of the Michael Meagher pass | 46-48 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki lays it in on a great pass from Jared Speer | 48-48 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Larry Smith is called for the reach on Terry Gaines - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki, Larry Smith, Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Bruce Sanders, John Bragg, Michael Meagher, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Steve Woodall steals the ball from George Burns | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Evan Davis snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | George Burns grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Woodall | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Terry Gaines buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Evan Davis | 50-51 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (C) Terry Gaines | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Evan Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas tips it in | 50-53 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Burns | 50-53 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Michael Meagher hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hoffman | 50-55 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Meagher - foul #2 on Michael Meagher, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (SG), John Bragg (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 51-57 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Michael Meagher hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Sanders | 51-60 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Jared Speer clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Michael Meagher pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 51-62 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is fouled on the floor by John Bragg - foul #1 on John Bragg, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Jared Speer, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), George Burns (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Ernest Thomas, Bruce Sanders, John Bragg, Michael Meagher | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits the finger roll | 53-62 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Evan Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Evan Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-62 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | George Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Evan Davis is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (C) Denny Yamasaki, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), John Bragg (SF), Michael Meagher (C) Terry Gaines, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 56-62 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | George Burns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Larry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 56-62 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Oleg Zdanowicz and the foul's on George Burns - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) George Burns, John Bragg | |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Evan Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Evan Davis double dribbles | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Lee Cochran (C) Bradley Addis, Steve Woodall, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Evan Davis | |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PF) Michael Meagher | |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Cochran (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Hoffman | 59-65 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #4 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is fouled on the floor by John Bragg - foul #2 on John Bragg, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Larry Smith (PF) Louis Wyatt, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (PF) Terry Gaines | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) John Bragg, Michael Meagher | |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman is hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | George Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 64-68 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Cochran | 67-68 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hoffman | 67-70 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Addis - foul #4 on Bradley Addis, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Evan Davis snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Oleg Zdanowicz is called for the reach on Evan Davis - foul #5 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis travels with the ball | 67-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Terry Gaines (PF) John Bragg, Evan Davis | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Terry Gaines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradley Addis, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Denny Yamasaki is called for the reach on Kevin Bolduc in the backcourt - foul #2 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | George Burns gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas runs out the clock | 67-76 |