| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Sellers and he's hacked by Joshua Walker - foul #2 on Joshua Walker, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Walker and he's fouled by Joe Lewis - foul #3 on Joe Lewis, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Michael Cervantez steps in front of the Joe Lewis pass | 33-24 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez's pass is intercepted by Joe Lewis | 33-24 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon hits the finger roll set up by Joe Lewis | 35-24 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 35-24 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon hits a runner from the right block | 37-24 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez is fouled on the floor by Larry Hughes - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Danny Connelly (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Jack Gaffney (SF), John Johnson (PF), James Moses (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | John Johnson knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jack Gaffney | 37-26 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Pendley | 40-26 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney lays it up and in | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Moses (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Danny Connelly slams it home set up by Christopher Pendley | 42-28 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | William Cottrell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Franjo Zeilman - foul #2 on Franjo Zeilman, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Everett Brasfield, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Brian Chapell (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Franjo Zeilman, William Cottrell, Jack Gaffney, John Johnson, James Moses | |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Walker | 44-32 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Cervantez | 44-32 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Danny Connelly knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Carlos Gammon and he's hacked by Christopher Brooks - foul #1 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks is hacked by Danny Connelly - foul #1 on Danny Connelly, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Larry Hughes is called for the reach on Michael Ortego - foul #3 on Larry Hughes, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Danny Connelly swats the shot by Joshua Walker | 47-32 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brian Chapell | 47-34 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Robert Sellers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-34 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 47-34 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Ortego - foul #2 on Michael Ortego, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), John Johnson (PF), Jack Gaffney (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Cottrell | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield double dribbles | 49-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moses (C) Brian Chapell | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is hacked by William Cottrell - foul #3 on William Cottrell, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Michael Cervantez (C) Franjo Zeilman, William Cottrell, James Moses | |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks (PF) John Johnson | |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the dunk attempt | 49-40 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Cervantez | 49-40 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney is called for traveling | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Chapell (SF) Jack Gaffney | |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Danny Connelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-40 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Sellers | 51-40 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Joe Lewis's layup is rejected by Christopher Brooks | 51-40 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon's floater is tipped away by Michael Cervantez | 51-40 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks misses long on a jumper from the left block | 51-40 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 51-40 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is whistled for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), Jack Gaffney (SF), John Johnson (PF), James Moses (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Brian Chapell, Christopher Brooks, Michael Cervantez | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zeilman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Gaffney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Moses (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Danny Connelly - foul #2 on Danny Connelly, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Danny Connelly connects on the turnaround from the right block | 53-41 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney can't connect on a shot from the right side | 53-41 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Danny Connelly pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zeilman - foul #3 on Franjo Zeilman, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | James Moses is fouled on the floor by Larry Hughes - foul #4 on Larry Hughes, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Chapell (SF) James Moses | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney is hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #5 on Larry Hughes, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Danny Connelly (C) Christopher Pendley, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG), Michael Cervantez (C) William Cottrell, Brian Chapell | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Shawn Parsons, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Brian Chapell (SF), Christopher Brooks (PF) Franjo Zeilman, Jack Gaffney, John Johnson | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks drills a 3 from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Joe Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 55-46 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Danny Connelly gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Chapell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Cervantez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Joe Lewis is hacked by Michael Ortego - foul #3 on Michael Ortego, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Wade Gilbert (PF) Carlos Gammon, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG), William Cottrell (SG), John Johnson (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Michael Cervantez | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | William Cottrell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Lewis - foul #4 on Joe Lewis, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Gaffney (C) Christopher Brooks | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Shawn Parsons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Christopher Brooks (PF) William Cottrell, Jack Gaffney | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is fouled on the floor by Joshua Walker - foul #3 on Joshua Walker, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ortego (SG), Michael Cervantez (C) Franjo Zeilman, John Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Joe Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Christopher Brooks denies the turnaround by Danny Connelly | 55-48 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Christopher Brooks hits a fadeaway from the right block | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Danny Connelly's floater is tipped away by Brian Chapell | 55-50 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wade Gilbert - foul #2 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Cervantez | 55-52 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wade Gilbert - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Brian Chapell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Joshua Walker is called for the reach on Robert Sellers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Walker, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Michael Cervantez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Joshua Walker is called for the reach on Wade Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Walker, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zeilman (PG) Joshua Walker | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-54 |