| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Jerry Williams travels with the ball | 33-25 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-25 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Dan Eby snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eric Rankin - foul #3 on Eric Rankin, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (SF) Eric Rankin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses short on a floater in the paint | 33-27 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | John Stanley takes the ball from Dan Eby | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | John Stanley hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dima Pavloski | 37-29 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the tip | 37-29 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | John Stanley is hacked by Anthony Bockman - foul #1 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Rodney Riney | 37-29 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | John Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | John Stanley snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Bockman | 37-29 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins is hacked by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Rodney Riney, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Dan Eby (SF), James Beverly (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Beverly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Zmolek - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Dan Eby drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Cecil Hawkins and he's fouled by Leland Dionisio - foul #1 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG) Edward Higgin | |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Dan Eby clanks a floater from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Beverly - foul #2 on James Beverly, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stanley (C) Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by James Beverly - foul #3 on James Beverly, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), John Brown (PF) Richard Jones, Kyle Carothers, Leland Dionisio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF) Dan Eby | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | John Stanley drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Jerry Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Bockman | 40-32 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 40-35 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | John Stanley connects on the jump hook from the right block | 42-35 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Beverly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Anthony Bockman picks off the pass by Wayne Lee | 42-35 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Jerry Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Fritsche | 42-38 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Jerry Williams picks off the pass by Eric Rankin | 42-38 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Williams | 42-40 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | John Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley tips it in | 44-40 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Edward Higgin (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, James Beverly, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Richard Smoot clanks a shot in the lane | 48-41 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Smoot | 48-41 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Dan Eby scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Higgin | 48-43 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Smoot - foul #2 on Richard Smoot, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Kyle Carothers, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, Edward Higgin, Richard Smoot | |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek's layup is rejected by Rodney Riney | 49-43 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Dan Eby - foul #1 on Dan Eby, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SF) Richard Jones, Rodney Riney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | John Brown misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Hawkins - foul #2 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Kyle Carothers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Williams | 50-46 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (C) Anthony Bockman | |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Beverly - foul #4 on James Beverly, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Jerry Williams double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (SF) Eric Rankin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Cecil Hawkins | |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | John Brown blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Dan Eby comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Donald Lingo tips it home | 52-51 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | John Brown tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Donald Lingo buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dan Eby | 54-53 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney is denied on a layup by Dan Eby | 54-53 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Beverly (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | John Stanley can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | John Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Beverly | 54-53 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | James Beverly buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Williams and he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Edward Higgin (SG), Kevin Zmolek (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (PG) Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG) Kevin Zmolek | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin tips it in | 56-56 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Rodney Riney, Richard Jones, Leland Dionisio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Edward Higgin, Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Donald Lingo jams it on a great pass from Herbert Fritsche and he's hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee's layup is rejected by Donald Lingo | 56-59 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | John Brown grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Donald Lingo blocks the jumper by Wayne Lee | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Williams | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Donald Lingo - foul #1 on Donald Lingo, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Donald Lingo runs out the clock | 58-61 |