| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Maroney | 21-41 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | James Allan knocks in the 3 from straight away | 24-41 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lester Luter | 24-44 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Lester Luter travels with the ball | 24-44 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Ryan Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-44 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess pulls down the rebound | 24-44 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess connects on the floater in the lane set up by Thomas Maroney | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Allan and he's fouled by Zachary Dingess - foul #2 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Yard (PF) Zachary Dingess | |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 27-47 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is called for traveling | 27-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF) Kevin Polinski, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Dale Lieu (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Thomas Tillman | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | James Allan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Russ | 30-47 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Harry Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Lloyd | 30-47 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Gary Raya steals the ball from Harry Comer | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Craig Russ tips it home | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard drills a floater from the right side | 32-49 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Russ | 32-49 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz double dribbles | 32-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard, Dale Lieu | |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Lester Luter clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 32-49 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Craig Russ snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Harry Comer snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess lays it in on a great pass from Harry Comer and the foul's on Monroe Sanders - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (C) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the free throw | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski is whistled for traveling | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 32-52 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-52 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the dunk | 32-52 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney tips it but misses | 32-52 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Raya | 32-52 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | James Schuelke steals it from Harry Comer in the backcourt | 32-52 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-52 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | Kevin Polinski swats the layup by Thomas Tillman | 32-52 |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman tips it in | 32-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #3 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Ryan Bell (C) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino, Kevin Polinski, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 32-56 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | James Allan makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gary Raya and he's fouled by Jacob Lloyd - foul #1 on Jacob Lloyd, team foul #2 | 34-56 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | James Allan makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-56 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Dale Lieu | |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Thomas Maroney picks off the pass by James Allan in the backcourt | 35-56 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney lays it in | 35-58 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the offensive board | 35-58 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Tillman - foul #2 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-58 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the offensive board | 37-58 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Tillman | 37-61 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Lester Luter - foul #1 on Lester Luter, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Gary Raya (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Craig Russ, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter's pass is intercepted by James Schuelke | 39-61 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Zachary Dingess steps in front of the Kenneth Bernardino pass | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lester Luter | 39-63 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-63 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino grabs the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | James Schuelke is hacked by Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Dale Lieu, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Kevin Polinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF) Thomas Maroney, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess | |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the finger roll set up by Sean Tims | 41-63 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-63 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Sean Tims pulls down the rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino gets the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Craig Russ scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Craig Russ is called for the reach on Jacob Lloyd - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Ryan Bell (C) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino, Gary Raya, Sean Tims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Thomas Tillman (C) Bobby Anderson, Dale Lieu | |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard clanks a jump hook near the basket | 44-63 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), James Schuelke (SG), Gary Raya (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Monroe Sanders, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG) Thomas Maroney | |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Greg Ropp travels with the ball | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG) Daniel Benjamin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Russ - foul #3 on Craig Russ, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Greg Ropp connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Craig Russ | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Yard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Sean Tims (C) James Schuelke, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-66 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Greg Ropp pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Sean Tims buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Greg Ropp | 48-66 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Anderson | 48-68 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Gary Raya buries a fadeaway from the right side | 50-68 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard hits the finger roll set up by Bobby Anderson | 50-70 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Gary Raya is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Raya, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Craig Russ (SF) Daniel Benjamin, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Sean Tims steals the ball from Dale Lieu | 50-70 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Sean Tims can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-70 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Gary Raya tips it in | 52-70 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard travels with the ball | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke is fouled on the floor by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Harry Comer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-70 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino misses the lay-in | 53-70 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Harry Comer runs out the clock | 53-70 |