| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fresh) SG - William Fairweather (fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) C - William Sample (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joe McGruder 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) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue blows the layup but he's fouled by William Sample - foul #1 on William Sample, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Santoro | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Knudtson | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Santoro | 5-5 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | William Sample hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Santoro | 5-7 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Taylor | 8-9 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Jason Taylor takes the ball from Joe McGruder | 8-9 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | William Fairweather's layup is rejected by Harvey Donoghue | 8-9 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Santoro | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Fairweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sample (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | William Sample misses the shot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Leonard Horton snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson knocks in the shot in the lane | 10-12 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Leonard Horton is called for the reach on Brian Santoro - foul #1 on Leonard Horton, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Walter Rock (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (SG), Don Palomares (SF), Mike Horn (PF), Andrew Childers (C) William Fairweather, Robert Thomas, Jason Taylor, William Sample | |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Palomares and he's hacked by Charles Pace - foul #1 on Charles Pace, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Benjamin Rymer picks off the pass by Walter Rock | 10-15 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro hits the finger roll set up by Benjamin Rymer | 10-17 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Walter Rock is called for a charge - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF) Robert Reynolds, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), Jason Taylor (PF), William Sample (C) Brian Santoro, Mike Horn, Andrew Childers | |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | William Fairweather hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 10-17 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 10-17 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 10-17 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | William Sample can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Charles Pace, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Thomas (SF) Don Palomares | |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | William Sample misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | William Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue can't finish the layup | 10-18 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Skiles | 10-18 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-18 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | William Sample gets the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | William Fairweather hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Thomas and the foul's on Harvey Donoghue - foul #1 on Harvey Donoghue, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Earl Jeffery (PF) Alfred Skiles, Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG), Mike Horn (PF) Benjamin Rymer, Jason Taylor | |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the free throw | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Fairweather (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Horn (fresh) C - William Sample (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Stevie Cole clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Fairweather - foul #1 on William Fairweather, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Mike Horn pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | William Fairweather scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by William Sample | 11-23 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-23 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Mike Horn gets the rebound | 11-23 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 11-25 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is whistled for traveling | 11-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (SG), Don Palomares (SF), Jason Taylor (PF) William Fairweather, Robert Thomas, William Sample | |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro misses the jumper from the right wing | 11-25 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe McGruder | 11-25 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 11-25 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Don Palomares hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Rymer | 11-28 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles double dribbles | 11-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Leonard Horton, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), William Sample (C) Benjamin Rymer, Mike Horn | |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Stevie Cole takes the ball from Don Palomares | 11-28 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles lays it up and in on a great pass from Stevie Cole | 13-28 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Don Palomares is fouled on the floor by Charles Pace - foul #2 on Charles Pace, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG) Charles Pace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Thomas (SF) Don Palomares | |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro is called for traveling | 13-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (PG), Mike Horn (PF) Brian Santoro, Jason Taylor | |
| 08:16 | Kent State | William Fairweather is called for the reach on Patrick Knudtson - foul #2 on William Fairweather, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Don Palomares (SG) William Fairweather | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (SF), Walter Rock (PF) Alfred Skiles, Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Childers (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Don Palomares misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stevie Cole - foul #1 on Stevie Cole, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), Earl Jeffery (PF) Walter Rock, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Don Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Don Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Don Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Rymer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Childers (fresh) PF - Mike Horn (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Sample (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-30 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Benjamin Rymer - foul #1 on Benjamin Rymer, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG), Jason Taylor (PF) Andrew Childers, William Sample | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-30 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Don Palomares gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Don Palomares is fouled on the floor by Stevie Cole - foul #2 on Stevie Cole, team foul #8 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Don Palomares misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue (C) Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Childers (SF), William Sample (C) Don Palomares, Mike Horn | |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Sample | 17-33 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-33 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Andrew Childers takes the ball from Harvey Donoghue | 17-33 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Childers | 17-35 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-35 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue tips it in | 19-35 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-35 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harvey Donoghue | 19-35 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue's layup is rejected by Jason Taylor | 19-35 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Childers | 19-35 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro misses the 3 from straight away | 19-35 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer tips it home | 19-37 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Benjamin Rymer steps in front of the Robert Reynolds pass | 19-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Skiles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) PF - Joe McGruder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Rymer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Childers (fresh) PF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sample (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor's pass is intercepted by Alfred Skiles | 19-37 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Skiles | 21-37 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joe McGruder - foul #1 on Joe McGruder, team foul #9 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Andrew Rake (SG), Stevie Cole (SF), Walter Rock (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Robert Reynolds, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Don Palomares (PG), William Fairweather (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Mike Horn (C) Brian Santoro, Benjamin Rymer, Andrew Childers, William Sample | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Stevie Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery can't tip it in | 21-39 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Don Palomares knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-42 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses short on a floater from close range | 21-42 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Don Palomares misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-42 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor snags the offensive board | 21-42 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jason Taylor and he's fouled by Stevie Cole - foul #3 on Stevie Cole, team foul #10 | 21-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Joe McGruder (PF) Andrew Rake, Stevie Cole, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Sample (C) Jason Taylor | |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas makes the free throw | 21-45 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery buries a floater from close range and the foul's on William Sample - foul #2 on William Sample, team foul #7 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue (C) Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG) Don Palomares | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Sample | 24-48 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-48 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | William Fairweather buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Thomas and the foul's on Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #11 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Joe McGruder (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Don Palomares (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the free throw | 27-51 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | The jump hook by Joe McGruder is blocked by William Sample | 27-51 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Don Palomares misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-51 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Charles Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Pace hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-51 |