| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Charles Norman can't connect on a runner in the lane | 35-28 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Kyle Florio | 35-30 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | John Guillory's pass is intercepted by Charles Norman | 35-30 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio clanks a jumper near the basket | 35-30 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski knocks in the floater in the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | John Guillory drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brent Horne | 40-32 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Larry Thornton and the foul's on Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Brandon Carnegie (C) Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | John Guillory buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 42-35 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio | |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Phillips | 42-35 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Guillory | 44-35 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Robert Phillips loses the dribble to Charles Norman | 44-35 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is whistled for traveling | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Jerome Shelton (C) Andrew Faircloth, Brandon Carnegie, Charles Norman, Daniel Davis | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Holcomb | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Vincent Goad comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Ted Krug gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | David Holcomb double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Ross Caley | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Guillory | 46-38 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | John Guillory can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | David Holcomb makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Thornton | 46-40 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Vincent Goad knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | John Guillory is called for the reach on David Holcomb - foul #1 on John Guillory, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Ross Caley (SG), Brandon Carnegie (SF), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Jerome Shelton | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Charles Norman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Fredrick Palafox - foul #2 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Charles Norman is called for the reach on Fredrick Palafox - foul #3 on Charles Norman, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo's pass is intercepted by Daniel Davis | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | John Guillory drills a 3 from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Charles Norman drills a turnaround from the left block | 52-44 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth is hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #3 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Kyle Florio (SF) Andrew Faircloth, Charles Norman, Daniel Davis | |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-44 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 52-44 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 52-44 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG) Andrew Faircloth | |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | David Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | David Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Charles Norman is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #4 on Donald Deal, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | John Guillory is denied on a dunk by Charles Norman | 54-48 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Charles Norman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled on the floor by David Holcomb - foul #3 on David Holcomb, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Gerald Avery, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Brent Horne loses the dribble to Ross Caley | 54-51 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Ross Caley's pass is intercepted by John Guillory | 54-51 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the fadeaway near the basket | 56-51 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Andrew Faircloth, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ross Caley makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Ross Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Ross Caley | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton double dribbles | 58-53 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it but misses | 58-53 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SF) Charles Norman | |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Gerald Avery can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Ross Caley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Daniel Davis swats the short shot by Gerald Avery | 58-56 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Deal | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 58-56 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kyle Florio, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Shelton - foul #3 on Jerome Shelton, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | John Guillory pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | John Guillory misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | John Guillory buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it in | 62-58 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Brent Horne is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Thornton - foul #1 on Larry Thornton, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio blows the layup | 62-58 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Vincent Goad snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Larry Thornton is called for the reach on Vincent Goad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Thornton, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by David Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Holcomb, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | David Holcomb is called for the reach on Donald Deal in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Holcomb, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Andrew Faircloth is called for the reach on Brent Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #5 on Donald Deal, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ted Krug runs out the clock | 68-60 |