| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Adkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 30-44 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 30-47 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Louis Wyatt steals it from Richard Adkins | 30-47 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Richard Adkins takes the ball from Larry Smith | 30-47 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Evan Davis buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hoffman | 33-47 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Lee Hyde steals it from Danny Shirley | 33-47 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Steve Woodall is called for the reach on Robert Hoffman - foul #1 on Steve Woodall, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Danny Shirley blocks the jumper by Robert Hoffman | 33-47 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it in | 33-49 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Evan Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF), Robert Fowler (C) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper lays it in set up by Michael Meagher and he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall | |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Michael Meagher steals it from Louis Wyatt | 39-49 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | John Gatton can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG) Richard Adkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:35 | Kent State | John Gatton makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | John Gatton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Gatton | 41-49 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Peter Gamble hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-49 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Gatton (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) C - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Oleg Zdanowicz and the foul's on Michael Meagher - foul #1 on Michael Meagher, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Lee Hyde (C) Peter Gamble, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz, Jared Speer | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the floater from the right side | 43-52 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Smith | 43-54 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Evan Davis is hacked by John Ruggles - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG) John Gatton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Bradley Addis | |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Lee Hyde's layup is rejected by Danny Shirley | 43-54 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Lee Hyde gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | John Ruggles is called for the reach on Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (C) Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) John Ruggles | |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Richard Adkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Evan Davis knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Adkins | 46-54 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Louis Wyatt steps in front of the Richard Adkins pass | 46-54 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt lays it up and in | 46-56 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Lee Hyde (C) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, Danny Shirley | |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | John Gatton snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Adkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gatton (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Louis Wyatt takes the ball from John Gatton | 47-56 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses the dunk attempt | 47-56 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | John Gatton grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Michael Meagher is hacked by John Ruggles - foul #3 on John Ruggles, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG), Edward Huynh (PF) Richard Adkins, Leonel Cooper | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF), Jared Speer (C) Louis Wyatt, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Jared Speer snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Peter Gamble takes the ball from Bradley Addis | 48-56 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Peter Gamble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Huynh | 50-56 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 50-59 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Jared Speer steps in front of the Edward Huynh pass | 50-59 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 50-62 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Peter Gamble scores on a jump hook in the lane | 52-62 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jared Speer | 52-65 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-65 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Jared Speer grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Michael Meagher snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Gatton | 54-65 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Lee Hyde is called for the reach on Jared Speer - foul #1 on Lee Hyde, team foul #2 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG), John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Leonel Cooper (C) Peter Gamble, John Gatton, Michael Meagher, Edward Huynh, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Bradley Addis, Denny Yamasaki, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Jared Speer | |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Larry Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Richard Adkins comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Shirley - foul #3 on Danny Shirley, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz blows the layup | 55-65 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 55-67 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Adkins - foul #2 on Richard Adkins, team foul #3 | 55-67 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Evan Davis | 55-68 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a shot near the basket | 58-70 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Louis Wyatt | 58-70 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leonel Cooper - foul #2 on Leonel Cooper, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Edward Huynh (PF), Robert Fowler (C) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Leonel Cooper | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Edward Huynh knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 60-71 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG), Lee Hyde (C) Richard Adkins, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (C) Danny Shirley | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Kent State | John Gatton misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-71 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Meagher | 60-71 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Gatton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF) Edward Huynh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki | |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Woodall | 60-73 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-73 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) Peter Gamble, Michael Meagher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) John Ruggles | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-73 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gatton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Lee Hyde takes the ball from Larry Smith | 60-73 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Steve Woodall picks off the pass by Lee Hyde | 60-73 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Addis and the foul's on Lee Hyde - foul #2 on Lee Hyde, team foul #5 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG), Michael Meagher (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF), Robert Fowler (C) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Larry Smith | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Peter Gamble comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Robert Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | John Gatton can't throw it down | 60-76 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 60-76 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Michael Meagher is called for the reach on Steve Woodall - foul #2 on Michael Meagher, team foul #6 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Huynh (SF) John Gatton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (PF) Steve Woodall | |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-76 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz tips it but misses | 60-76 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke tips it home | 60-78 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Edward Huynh is hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Edward Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Edward Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Zdanowicz | 62-81 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | John Gatton misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-81 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki and he's fouled by John Gatton - foul #1 on John Gatton, team foul #7 | 62-83 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Fowler (C) Edward Huynh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the free throw | 62-84 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 62-84 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper can't tip it in | 62-84 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Peter Gamble tips it back up and in | 64-84 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Bradley Addis is denied by Leonel Cooper | 64-84 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 64-84 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-84 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jared Speer runs out the clock | 64-84 |