| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Vasily Slominski blocks the short jumper by Charles Norman | 21-32 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton clanks a floater from the right side | 21-32 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kyle Florio | 21-32 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is hacked by David Holcomb - foul #2 on David Holcomb, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Thornton - foul #2 on Larry Thornton, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Charles Norman pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | David Holcomb scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kyle Florio | 24-33 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | John Guillory scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brent Horne | 24-36 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Larry Thornton is denied by Vasily Slominski | 24-36 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Vincent Goad scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Guillory | 24-38 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Vasily Slominski is called for the reach on Jerome Shelton - foul #2 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Brandon Carnegie (C) Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Ross Caley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brandon Carnegie | 27-38 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-38 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 27-38 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie's layup is rejected by Donald Deal | 27-38 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Charles Norman tips it home | 29-38 |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Donald Deal travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) SG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 6 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Carnegie | 32-38 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Ross Caley takes the ball from Vincent Goad | 32-38 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth lays it up and in on a great pass from Ross Caley | 34-38 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Charles Norman (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) Stephen Blackburn, Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Ross Caley makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Ross Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Ross Caley snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Ross Caley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 38-38 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton lays it up and in | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | John Guillory is called for the reach on Ross Caley - foul #1 on John Guillory, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF) Andrew Faircloth, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Charles Norman knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by John Guillory - foul #2 on John Guillory, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (C) Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 43-41 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 43-41 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 43-41 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Brent Horne loses the dribble to Charles Norman | 43-41 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman drills a shot in the lane set up by Kyle Florio | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | David Holcomb scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Gerald Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) Larry Thornton, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Robert Phillips | |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-41 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it home | 49-41 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (SG) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (PF) David Holcomb | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 49-44 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ross Caley | 52-44 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Vincent Goad hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Reinaldo Gallo | 52-44 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Donald Deal knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Vincent Goad | 52-46 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Ross Caley tips it home | 54-46 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 54-49 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Charles Norman (PF), Brandon Carnegie (C) Andrew Faircloth, Kyle Florio, Daniel Davis, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Larry Thornton steals it from Gerald Avery | 54-49 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ross Caley | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox tips it in | 56-51 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | John Guillory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (C) Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Charles Norman drills a runner near the basket set up by David Holcomb | 58-51 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 58-54 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | John Guillory picks off the pass by Larry Thornton | 58-54 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gerald Avery | 58-54 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Jerome Shelton (C) Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Charles Norman pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Charles Norman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 58-54 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 58-54 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 58-54 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Charles Norman is called for the reach on Vasily Slominski - foul #3 on Charles Norman, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Guillory | 61-56 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ross Caley and he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #3 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Brandon Carnegie (C) David Holcomb, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the dunk attempt | 64-56 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) Andrew Faircloth, Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio buries a jump hook from close range set up by David Holcomb | 66-56 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Thornton - foul #3 on Larry Thornton, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Ross Caley lays it up and in | 68-57 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #2 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Vincent Goad | |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by Stephen Blackburn - foul #1 on Stephen Blackburn, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Avery | 68-59 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) Andrew Faircloth, Stephen Blackburn, Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton is hacked by John Guillory in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Guillory, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (PG), Ross Caley (SG) David Holcomb, Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 70-61 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it but misses | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Vasily Slominski swats the layup by Stephen Blackburn | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton tips it home | 73-61 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the jumper from the left block | 73-61 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton runs out the clock | 73-61 |