| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Donald Lingo's layup is rejected by John Brown | 30-19 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman snags the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | John Stanley steals the ball from Herbert Fritsche | 30-19 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Donald Lingo - foul #1 on Donald Lingo, team foul #1 | 30-19 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Stanley | 30-21 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-21 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 30-21 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Jerry Williams takes the ball from Dima Pavloski | 30-21 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the lay-in | 30-21 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the tip | 30-21 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | John Stanley gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Fritsche - foul #1 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #2 | 30-21 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Donald Lingo gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | The jump hook by Dan Eby is blocked by John Brown | 30-22 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | John Brown gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-22 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 3 from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | John Brown is hacked by Anthony Bockman - foul #2 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (PF) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin | |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Jerry Williams - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #4 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek (C) Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | John Stanley tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins is hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG) Herbert Fritsche | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Leland Dionisio steals it from Cecil Hawkins | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Beverly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | James Beverly steals it from Kyle Carothers | 33-24 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Jerry Williams and he's hacked by Rodney Riney - foul #1 on Rodney Riney, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, James Beverly, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Abel Bailey | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dima Pavloski | 36-27 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 36-27 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is hacked by Cecil Hawkins - foul #3 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #5 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG) Edward Higgin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Richard Jones, Leland Dionisio | |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-27 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Donald Lingo gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-27 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin is whistled for traveling | 39-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), James Beverly (SF) Cecil Hawkins, Dan Eby | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | John Brown gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Bockman - foul #3 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Rodney Riney (SF) Dima Pavloski, Eric Rankin | |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Riney - foul #2 on Rodney Riney, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Leland Dionisio (PF) Wayne Lee, John Brown | |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF) Herbert Fritsche, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Kyle Carothers is called for the reach on Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Kyle Carothers, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Edward Higgin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) John Stanley | |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dan Eby | 43-29 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is whistled for traveling | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Donald Lingo (PF) Cecil Hawkins, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Beverly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Jerry Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Fritsche | 45-29 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Beverly - foul #1 on James Beverly, team foul #7 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Bockman (C) James Beverly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stanley (C) Richard Jones | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 45-30 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman tips it but misses | 45-30 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski gets the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Rankin, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF) Dan Eby | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Bockman | 50-30 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | John Brown is hacked by Herbert Fritsche - foul #2 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #8 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), James Beverly (PF) Herbert Fritsche, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman's pass is intercepted by John Stanley | 50-32 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin snags the offensive board | 50-32 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | James Beverly snags the offensive board | 50-32 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins clanks a jumper from the right block | 50-32 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-32 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Richard Jones tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Jerry Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Bockman | 53-34 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-34 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 53-34 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | John Stanley loses the dribble to James Beverly | 53-34 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by John Stanley | 53-34 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) SF - Cecil Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Beverly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Bockman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Higgin - foul #2 on Edward Higgin, team foul #9 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers misses the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Dan Eby scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Zmolek | 56-35 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | The jumper by Abel Bailey is denied by Kevin Zmolek | 56-35 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Dan Eby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Leland Dionisio is called for the reach on Herbert Fritsche - foul #1 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #6 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Richard Smoot (PF) Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF) Dima Pavloski | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #2 on Abel Bailey, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG) Edward Higgin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG) Kyle Carothers | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Richard Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Weingarten - foul #1 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #10 | 57-35 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Abel Bailey is called for the reach on Kevin Zmolek - foul #3 on Abel Bailey, team foul #8 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (PG), James Beverly (C) Christopher Cammack, Cecil Hawkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Richard Smoot gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Richard Smoot clanks a shot near the basket | 59-36 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds travels with the ball | 59-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF) Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG) Abel Bailey | |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten drills a floater in the paint | 61-36 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leland Dionisio | 61-39 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Richard Smoot throws it down on a great pass from Cecil Hawkins | 63-39 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Richard Jones hits a shot from the right side | 63-41 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #9 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Kevin Zmolek (PF) Howard Weingarten, Richard Smoot | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) Alan Reynolds | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Edward Higgin makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Edward Higgin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - James Beverly (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Carothers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Riney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Dionisio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers misses the floater from the free throw line | 65-41 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 65-41 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-41 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio hits the follow up shot | 65-43 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins scores on a 3 from straight away | 68-43 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-46 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | James Beverly hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Higgin and he's hacked by Leland Dionisio - foul #2 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #10 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Christopher Cammack | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:52 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the free throw | 71-46 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Cecil Hawkins takes the ball from Abel Bailey | 71-46 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | James Beverly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 71-46 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-46 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney grabs the defensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-46 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | James Beverly is hacked by Leland Dionisio - foul #3 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #11 | 71-46 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney gets the rebound | 72-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Richard Smoot steals the ball from Richard Jones | 72-46 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins runs out the clock | 72-46 |