| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) C - Aaron Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) SG - Johnathan Wilson (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Harold Burks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Eli Smith clanks a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Vincent Delee is called for the reach on Ruben Carpenter - foul #1 on Vincent Delee, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Eli Smith knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Johnnie Rogers - foul #1 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks is hacked by Vincent Delee - foul #2 on Vincent Delee, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG) Vincent Delee | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Javier Marrero | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Johnathan Wilson | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Walker, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the jump hook in the paint | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Melvin Berry | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Harold Burks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Eli Smith picks off the pass by Zoran Denisov | 7-9 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eli Smith | 7-12 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Harold Burks double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Oliver Wong (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Zoran Denisov, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF), James Taylor (C) Ruben Carpenter, Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bergren swats the short shot by Charles Dowdy | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Chester Jordan | 7-12 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Sam Oakes is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Sam Oakes, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF) Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren buries a fadeaway from the right block | 7-14 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | William Spangler is fouled on the floor by Chester Jordan - foul #1 on Chester Jordan, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF) Ronald Biehl | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 7-14 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bergren | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses long on a floater near the basket | 7-14 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry's pass is intercepted by Chester Jordan | 7-14 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Tim Widener drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chester Jordan | 7-16 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong grabs the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Tim Widener connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Chester Jordan | 7-18 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | William Spangler clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chester Jordan - foul #2 on Chester Jordan, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Oliver Wong, Charles Dowdy, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Johnathan Wilson (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Mark Aguiar, Tim Widener, Kenneth Bergren, James Taylor | |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | William Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | William Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnnie Rogers - foul #2 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #7 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Ronald Biehl (PF) William Spangler, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-20 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov snags the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Eli Smith snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) C - Aaron Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the lay-in | 8-20 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Eli Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 8-22 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 10-22 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Harold Burks banks in the layup set up by Johnathan Wilson | 10-24 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-24 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 10-24 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Harold Burks hits the follow up shot | 10-26 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SG), Charles Dowdy (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF) Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Biehl - foul #1 on Ronald Biehl, team foul #8 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lamar Gaston (PG), William Spangler (SG) Zoran Denisov, Ronald Biehl | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the 2nd free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Lamar Gaston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-28 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong tips it but misses | 10-28 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren pulls down the rebound | 10-28 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 10-30 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Lamar Gaston double dribbles | 10-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG) Lamar Gaston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Tim Widener, Harold Burks | |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Eli Smith connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Javier Marrero, team foul #9 | 10-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Aaron Walker (C) William Spangler, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the free throw | 10-33 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bergren is called for the reach on Javier Marrero - foul #1 on Kenneth Bergren, team foul #3 | 10-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnathan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-33 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Charles Dowdy picks off the pass by Mark Aguiar | 13-33 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 15-33 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Javier Marrero - foul #2 on Javier Marrero, team foul #10 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF), Ronald Biehl (PF), Sam Oakes (C) Javier Marrero, Charles Dowdy, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes's floater is tipped away by Eli Smith | 15-34 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-34 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lamar Gaston (PG), William Spangler (SG) Zoran Denisov, Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SF), James Taylor (PF) Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith | |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Sam Oakes's layup is rejected by James Taylor | 15-34 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Tim Widener pulls down the rebound | 15-34 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Melvin Berry picks off the pass by Ruben Carpenter | 15-34 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Tim Widener steals it from Sam Oakes | 15-34 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter lays it in set up by Tim Widener | 15-36 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | William Spangler blows the layup but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SG), Charles Dowdy (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Lamar Gaston, Ronald Biehl, Sam Oakes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Johnathan Wilson, James Taylor | |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | William Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | William Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Charles Dowdy picks off the pass by Mark Aguiar | 15-36 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | William Spangler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-36 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Eli Smith gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Tim Widener hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #11 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Johnnie Rogers (PF) William Spangler, Oliver Wong, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (SG) Mark Aguiar | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Tim Widener makes the free throw | 15-39 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #1 on Eli Smith, team foul #5 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF) Melvin Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Tim Widener | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the 1st free throw | 15-39 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses long on a shot from close range | 16-39 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee pulls down the rebound | 16-39 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Barnes | 16-39 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong gets the offensive rebound | 16-39 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF), Charles Dowdy (C) Oliver Wong, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Tim Widener (PF), Kenneth Bergren (C) Ruben Carpenter, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson is hacked by Melvin Berry - foul #2 on Melvin Berry, team foul #12 | 16-39 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 16-39 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-40 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Zoran Denisov is blocked by Kenneth Bergren | 16-40 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the board | 16-40 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren travels with the ball | 16-40 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee can't finish the layup | 16-40 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes pulls down the rebound | 16-40 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Tim Widener hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Zoran Denisov - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #13 | 16-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Aaron Walker (C) Zoran Denisov, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Clarence Barnes, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Tim Widener makes the 1st free throw | 16-41 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Tim Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 16-42 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee double dribbles | 16-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF), Ronald Biehl (PF) Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG) Johnathan Wilson | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Javier Marrero - foul #3 on Javier Marrero, team foul #14 | 16-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar misses the 1st free throw | 16-42 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar makes the 2nd free throw | 16-43 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-43 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-43 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Aguiar | 16-45 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 18-45 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Tim Widener comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 18-45 |