| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer lays it up and in set up by Ian Darcy | 41-38 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Milton Parsons is hacked by Ian Darcy - foul #1 on Ian Darcy, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 41-38 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales connects on the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ian Darcy - foul #2 on Ian Darcy, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy's fadeaway is rejected by Johnathon Simpson | 41-40 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Tony Davis misses the fadeaway from the right block | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronnie Couch - foul #1 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ian Darcy | 41-40 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wade Drummond | 43-40 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Couch | 43-40 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Tony Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Hamer - foul #3 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG), John Morissette (SF), Charles Wright (PF), Lee Reed (C) Ian Darcy, Ronnie Couch, Andrew Hamer, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Tony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Tony Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Charles Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Drummond | 46-41 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Christopher Davis is fouled on the floor by John Morissette - foul #1 on John Morissette, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Angelo Barrera (C) Tony Davis | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | James Vidrine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG) Wade Drummond | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Christopher Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Charles Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | James Vidrine misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Charles Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor misses short on a jumper in the paint | 46-41 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Michael Palmer grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | James Vidrine misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Charles Wright snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Charles Wright can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-41 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Charles Wright snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Taylor | 49-41 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Lee Reed picks off the pass by Antonio Rivera | 49-41 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by James Vidrine - foul #2 on James Vidrine, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, John Morissette, Charles Wright, Lee Reed | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Johnathon Simpson (PF), Timothy Alfaro (C) James Vidrine, Antonio Rivera, Christopher Davis, Michael Palmer, Angelo Barrera | |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-41 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Townsley | 51-41 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Couch and the foul's on Alfonso Gonzales - foul #3 on Alfonso Gonzales, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Davis (C) Timothy Alfaro | |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Tyburski | 54-44 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG) Ian Darcy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Townsley | 54-44 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Wade Drummond steals the ball from Milton Parsons | 56-44 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Wade Drummond | 58-44 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Townsley | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond can't throw it down but the foul's on Ivan Tyburski - foul #1 on Ivan Tyburski, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Wade Drummond steps in front of the Tony Davis pass | 60-44 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor throws it down set up by Wade Drummond | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski loses the dribble to Wade Drummond in the backcourt | 62-44 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond lays it up and in | 64-44 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Tyburski | 64-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley can't finish the layup | 64-46 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales hits the finger roll set up by Milton Parsons | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Taylor | 67-48 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Charles Townsley swats the shot by Milton Parsons | 67-48 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch double dribbles | 67-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Joshua Taylor, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF), Angelo Barrera (C) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson, Tony Davis | |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Christopher Davis clanks a shot from the right side | 67-48 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Wade Drummond | 69-48 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera blows the layup | 69-48 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera tips it in | 69-50 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-50 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy gets the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Charles Wright misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 69-50 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | John Morissette tips it home | 71-50 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Antonio Rivera, team foul #5 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG) Wade Drummond | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | James Vidrine gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Taylor - foul #2 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Reed (SF), Cecil Flynn (C) John Morissette, Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Johnathon Simpson (PF) James Vidrine, Antonio Rivera, Michael Palmer | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Lee Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF) Lee Reed, Andrew Hamer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Parsons (SF), Timothy Alfaro (C) Christopher Davis, Angelo Barrera | |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-54 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn clanks a turnaround from the right block | 71-54 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Timothy Alfaro pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Timothy Alfaro misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-54 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Milton Parsons tips it but misses | 71-54 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Cecil Flynn | 71-54 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy loses the dribble to Ivan Tyburski | 71-54 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Alfonso Gonzales | 71-56 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Gonzales - foul #4 on Alfonso Gonzales, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Joshua Taylor, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF), Tony Davis (C) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson, Timothy Alfaro | |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ian Darcy | 73-56 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | James Vidrine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Reed (SF) Ian Darcy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 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) | |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | John Morissette clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-56 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Christopher Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Reed (fresh) PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | James Vidrine clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Charles Wright snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Antonio Rivera steps in front of the Andrew Hamer pass | 73-56 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Michael Palmer misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-56 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Lee Reed gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-56 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | John Morissette grabs the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer misses badly on a shot in the lane | 73-56 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Tony Davis snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera misses the turnaround from the right block | 73-56 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Lee Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Charles Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Lee Reed lays it up and in | 75-56 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Christopher Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Palmer and the foul's on Lee Reed - foul #2 on Lee Reed, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (PG) Wade Drummond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Angelo Barrera (C) Tony Davis | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses the free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Hamer | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Charles Wright clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | James Vidrine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Antonio Rivera and he's hacked by Andrew Hamer - foul #4 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | James Vidrine makes the free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor runs out the clock | 75-61 |