| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Fairweather (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sample (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Don Palomares (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles makes the 3rd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | William Sample is whistled for traveling | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joe McGruder | 40-35 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Don Palomares's pass is intercepted by Leonard Horton | 40-35 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | William Fairweather is hacked by Alfred Skiles - foul #2 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | The jump hook by William Sample is blocked by Harvey Donoghue | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Patrick Knudtson | 40-35 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | William Fairweather gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joe McGruder - foul #2 on Joe McGruder, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | William Sample misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Leonard Horton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Skiles | 43-38 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Fairweather | 46-38 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | William Sample misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | William Sample snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Leonard Horton snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue blows the layup but the foul's on William Sample - foul #2 on William Sample, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (PG), Matthew Murphy (SG), Andrew Childers (SF), Mike Horn (PF), David Sechrist (C) Brian Santoro, William Fairweather, Don Palomares, Jason Taylor, William Sample | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Earl Jeffery (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder | |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Benjamin Rymer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Murphy (fresh) SF - Andrew Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Horn (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Sechrist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Jeffery (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Andrew Childers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-42 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Childers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Charles Pace picks off the pass by Mike Horn | 46-42 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Charles Pace buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | David Sechrist is hacked by Stevie Cole - foul #2 on Stevie Cole, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Thomas (SF) David Sechrist | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (PF) Harvey Donoghue | |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Mike Horn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Walter Rock - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG), William Fairweather (SG), William Sample (C) Benjamin Rymer, Matthew Murphy, Andrew Childers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Mike Horn makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Mike Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:48 | Buffalo | Mike Horn makes the 3rd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Mike Horn misses the 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Charles Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Charles Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Taylor (PF) Mike Horn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF) Stevie Cole, Robert Reynolds, Walter Rock | |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Brian Santoro steals it from Alfred Skiles | 49-45 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | William Fairweather banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Santoro | 51-45 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Santoro | 51-45 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | William Fairweather drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Alfred Skiles - foul #3 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (PG), Don Palomares (SF), Mike Horn (C) Brian Santoro, Robert Thomas, William Sample | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (C) Charles Pace, Earl Jeffery | |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | William Fairweather makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Joe McGruder loses the dribble to Jason Taylor | 54-45 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Don Palomares comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Leonard Horton snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Benjamin Rymer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fairweather (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Don Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Horn (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevie Cole (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Don Palomares pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | William Fairweather scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Rymer | 56-45 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Horton - foul #2 on Leonard Horton, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Santoro (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), William Sample (C) William Fairweather, Don Palomares, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (SF), Earl Jeffery (PF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder | |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits a floater from the left wing set up by Patrick Knudtson and he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Childers (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Brian Santoro takes the ball from Harvey Donoghue | 61-48 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | William Sample can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Andrew Childers steals the ball from Earl Jeffery | 61-48 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | William Sample scores on a jump hook in the paint | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Childers - foul #2 on Andrew Childers, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Don Palomares (SG), Jason Taylor (PF) Benjamin Rymer, Mike Horn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | William Sample snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | William Sample drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Santoro | 66-49 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles buries a 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Childers misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 66-52 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles grabs the board | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Don Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Childers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Sample (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brian Santoro | 66-52 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | William Sample drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Santoro | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the easy layup | 68-52 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Don Palomares grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | William Sample tips it home | 70-54 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue's pass is intercepted by Don Palomares | 70-54 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Fairweather (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) Don Palomares, Andrew Childers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Earl Jeffery (C) Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | William Fairweather hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 70-54 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | William Fairweather takes the ball from Patrick Knudtson | 70-54 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas banks in the layup set up by William Fairweather | 72-54 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 72-54 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 72-54 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leonard Horton | 72-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brian Santoro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Fairweather (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Sample (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 74-54 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 74-54 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Joe McGruder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles snags the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Brian Santoro grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Alfred Skiles picks off the pass by Jason Taylor | 74-54 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-54 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 74-54 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson snags the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Joe McGruder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | William Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Knudtson - foul #3 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #7 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer (PG), Don Palomares (SG), Andrew Childers (SF), Mike Horn (C) Brian Santoro, William Fairweather, Robert Thomas, William Sample | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Walter Rock (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder | |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Jason Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Benjamin Rymer is called for the reach on Charles Pace - foul #2 on Benjamin Rymer, team foul #5 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Murphy (SG) Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-54 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Mike Horn snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Mike Horn misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 76-54 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery's layup is rejected by Mike Horn | 76-54 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Stevie Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Stevie Cole scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Pace | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Benjamin Rymer runs out the clock | 76-56 |