| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) PF - Larry Dean (fresh) C - John Hilliard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Hilliard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | John Hilliard drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Aoki and the foul's on Gregory Gilchrist - foul #1 on Gregory Gilchrist, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Richard Mullins is denied by Larry Dean | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | John Hilliard buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Thompson | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Brian Oyama can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Taylor Monk - foul #1 on Taylor Monk, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #1 on Brian Oyama, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the dunk | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Fred Speed gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Thompson | 6-7 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 6-7 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Fred Speed knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Taylor Monk | 6-10 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Fred Speed in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins is fouled on the floor by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Ronald Olsen (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Boris Switalski (SG) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson | |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski lays it up and in | 6-12 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Andrew Tait (PF) Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) C - Ronald Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Robinette | 6-14 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Larry Dean (PF) Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG) Greg Robinette, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Taylor Monk (SF), Richard Mullins (PF) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Fred Speed connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Taylor Monk | 8-16 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Dean and he's hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF), John Hilliard (C) Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Andrew Tait is blocked by Larry Dean | 11-16 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Dean | 11-16 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | The jump hook by John Hilliard is blocked by Andrew Tait | 11-16 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Fred Speed pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Fred Speed clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Fred Speed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Thompson | 11-18 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Richard Thompson picks off the pass by John Hilliard | 11-18 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Taylor Monk, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Milton Morrison (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Frank Sullivan, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Richard Mullins, Andrew Tait | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Milton Morrison lays it in and he's fouled by Alex Williams - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Milton Morrison makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) C - Gregory Gilchrist (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Robert Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-21 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Milton Morrison tips it in | 16-21 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Alex Williams travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF) Brian Oyama | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki drills a shot from the right side set up by Robert Baker | 18-21 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski blows the layup | 18-21 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Mullins (PF) Alex Williams | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins hits the finger roll | 18-23 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Brian Oyama can't throw it down | 18-23 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Switalski | 18-26 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Greg Robinette - foul #1 on Greg Robinette, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Greg Robinette, Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins's pass is intercepted by Sobieslaw Rupinski | 20-26 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Brian Oyama throws it down on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Rupinski | 22-26 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | John Hilliard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hilliard, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (PF) Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Picklesimer is blocked by John Hilliard | 22-26 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tait | 22-26 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Thompson | 22-28 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Richard Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Milton Morrison can't tip it in | 22-28 |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Tait | 22-28 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Sullivan - foul #1 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF) Frank Sullivan, Stephen Kelly, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Stanley Picklesimer, Richard Mullins | |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Dean | 25-29 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Larry Dean swats the layup by Gregory Gilchrist | 25-29 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is hacked by Gregory Gilchrist - foul #2 on Gregory Gilchrist, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (C) Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (C) Fred Speed, Richard Thompson, Andrew Tait, Gregory Gilchrist | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-29 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Robert Baker (SG) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Mullins (PF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Robert Baker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Boris Switalski | |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | William Otis knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Baker | 30-31 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses the 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Robert Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | John Hilliard tips it home | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Richard Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alex Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Alex Williams snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Greg Robinette | 32-34 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Larry Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) William Otis, Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Boris Switalski (PF), Gregory Gilchrist (C) Greg Robinette, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Richard Mullins, Alex Williams | |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Fred Speed and he's fouled by Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly's layup is rejected by Gregory Gilchrist | 32-37 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Gregory Gilchrist pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aoki - foul #1 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Boris Switalski - foul #1 on Boris Switalski, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Brian Oyama - foul #2 on Brian Oyama, team foul #9 | 35-39 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Richard Thompson takes the ball from Dikembe Aoki | 35-40 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Fred Speed knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Thompson | 35-42 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Fred Speed grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Milton Morrison is called for the reach on Taylor Monk - foul #1 on Milton Morrison, team foul #10 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Mullins (PF) Boris Switalski | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-43 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Mullins | 35-43 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Richard Mullins misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-43 |