| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Donald Deal 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) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Brandon Carnegie steals it from Ted Krug | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Hans Zentz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Donald Deal tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Carnegie | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses long on a floater in the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi makes the 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Patrick Vanwyk blocks the jumper by Pedro Cabrera | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek loses the dribble to Hans Zentz | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Ted Krug banks in the layup on a great pass from Hans Zentz | 7-8 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Donald Deal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Daniel Davis (C) Christopher Sears, Olin Zarek, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), James Frye (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Luka Abramowski is called for the reach on Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Luka Abramowski, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (SG) Mazi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on James Frye - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Terry Nunes | |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Donald Deal steals it from Fadey Zic | 7-8 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski hits the finger roll | 7-10 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser is fouled on the floor by Luka Abramowski - foul #2 on Luka Abramowski, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Christopher Sears, Fadey Zic, Daniel Davis, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF) Wilfredo Reyes, James Frye, Luka Abramowski | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Ted Krug grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Carnegie - foul #2 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (PF) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Charles Becker | |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Patrick Vanwyk blocks the short jumper by Robert Phillips | 9-12 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Robert Phillips tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Hans Zentz snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Olin Zarek is called for the reach on Pedro Cabrera - foul #1 on Olin Zarek, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG) Franjo Zaiser | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Charles Becker (SF), David Benson (PF) Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal | |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 9-15 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sears - foul #1 on Christopher Sears, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PF) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Frye (SG), Terry Nunes (C) Ted Krug, Robert Phillips | |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin misses the lay-in | 9-15 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Sears and the foul's on Wilfredo Reyes - foul #1 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (PF) Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF) James Frye, David Benson, Terry Nunes | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes is whistled for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Fadey Zic (SF) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Olin Zarek | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Wilfredo Reyes picks off the pass by Franjo Zaiser | 11-15 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Hans Zentz can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Franjo Zaiser takes the ball from Pedro Cabrera | 11-15 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis is fouled on the floor by Hans Zentz - foul #1 on Hans Zentz, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Christopher Sears, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Robert Phillips (C) Wilfredo Reyes, Charles Becker | |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis is called for 5 seconds | 11-15 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Robert Phillips can't tip it in | 11-15 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Ted Krug connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the floater in the paint | 13-17 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic tips it in | 15-17 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Robert Phillips drills a turnaround in the paint | 15-19 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Davis | 15-19 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Pedro Cabrera is called for the reach on Fadey Zic - foul #1 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Sears (SG), Raymundo Martin (PF), Jimmy Parrish (C) Franjo Zaiser, Daniel Davis, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Charles Becker (SF) Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Charles Becker can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Parrish - foul #1 on Jimmy Parrish, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Olin Zarek (SF) Fadey Zic | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Benson (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymundo Martin - foul #1 on Raymundo Martin, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG) Mazi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Nunes (C) Robert Phillips | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Jimmy Parrish misses short on a jumper from the right side | 18-23 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Terry Nunes gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Terry Nunes drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Wilfredo Reyes | 18-25 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser makes the 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Charles Becker clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Olin Zarek - foul #2 on Olin Zarek, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Franjo Zaiser, Raymundo Martin, Jimmy Parrish | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, David Benson, Terry Nunes | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Becker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Robert Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Vanwyk - foul #1 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG) Charles Becker | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the tip | 21-27 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Christopher Sears scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mazi Ashalintubbi | 23-27 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Robert Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Christopher Sears steps in front of the Hans Zentz pass | 23-30 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses the easy layup | 23-30 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Hans Zentz grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi makes the jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Wilfredo Reyes steps in front of the Brandon Carnegie pass | 25-32 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 25-32 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek is fouled on the floor by Hans Zentz - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Fadey Zic (SG), Daniel Davis (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Christopher Sears, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), James Frye (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Wilfredo Reyes, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Terry Nunes | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Terry Nunes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-32 |