| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | William Jeffers swats the short shot by Taylor Monk | 24-36 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Dean | 24-36 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Brian Oyama lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 26-36 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Larry Dean is called for the reach on Richard Thompson - foul #3 on Larry Dean, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | William Jeffers steals the ball from Fred Speed | 26-36 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 26-36 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Moseley | 26-39 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Fred Speed - foul #1 on Fred Speed, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson is whistled for a carry | 29-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Philip Buss (C) Dikembe Aoki, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Andrew Tait (C) Richard Thompson, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Baker and he's hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Moseley | 31-42 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Fred Speed steals it from Robert Baker in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk lays it in on a great pass from Fred Speed | 31-44 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Robert Baker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Robert Baker steals it from Jason Moseley | 34-44 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Baker | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Fred Speed loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Larry Dean (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Baker, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Fred Speed, Taylor Monk, Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Larry Dean is hacked by Alex Williams - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Aoki | 39-44 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the runner near the basket | 39-44 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Alex Williams | 42-46 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi is hacked by Sobieslaw Rupinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Stephen Kelly (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Dikembe Aoki, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Taylor Monk (SF), Jason Moseley (PF) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Alex Williams | |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Larry Dean swats the shot by Jason Moseley | 42-46 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Monk | 42-46 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (SG) Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SG), Andrew Tait (C) Richard Thompson, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 44-46 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk hits a jumper from close range set up by Greg Robinette and he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SG) Greg Robinette | |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Jason Moseley steals it from Larry Dean | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Otis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Switalski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Boris Switalski and he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Boris Switalski | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | William Jeffers drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Brian Oyama | 46-52 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Baker - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Jonathan Petillo (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Andrew Tait | |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-54 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 46-54 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF) Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Boris Switalski (SF) Fred Speed, Taylor Monk | |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Robert Baker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jason Moseley | 46-55 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Dean - foul #4 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Andres Cantu (PF), Philip Buss (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Alex Williams (PF) Richard Thompson, Jason Moseley | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | William Otis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Andres Cantu's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Williams | 46-57 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Alex Williams tips it home | 46-59 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | William Otis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Olsen | 48-59 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Robinette | 48-62 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Andres Cantu hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 48-62 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Greg Robinette | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andres Cantu (fresh) C - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Ronald Olsen steps in front of the Alex Williams pass | 48-62 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Otis - foul #1 on William Otis, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Andres Cantu, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Jeffers | 50-63 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Richard Thompson steals the ball from Brian Oyama | 50-63 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG) Greg Robinette | |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Larry Dean is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Larry Dean, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Jeffers - foul #1 on William Jeffers, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Brian Oyama can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #4 | 50-64 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Thompson | 52-67 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Robert Baker misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the driving attempt near the basket | 52-67 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 52-67 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | William Jeffers is hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #2 on Andrew Tait, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Fred Speed pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Thompson | 52-69 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Fred Speed - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Andres Cantu (PF), Philip Buss (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Boris Switalski (C) Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Philip Buss | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andres Cantu and he's fouled by Boris Switalski - foul #1 on Boris Switalski, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Jonathan Petillo (C) Fred Speed, Stanley Picklesimer | |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Williams | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andres Cantu (fresh) C - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-73 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Philip Buss pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Philip Buss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Jonathan Petillo | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer is hacked by Andres Cantu - foul #2 on Andres Cantu, team foul #12 | 55-73 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alex Williams - foul #2 on Alex Williams, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Andres Cantu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (C) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-75 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen is fouled on the floor by Boris Switalski - foul #2 on Boris Switalski, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Alex Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait is hacked by Philip Buss - foul #1 on Philip Buss, team foul #13 | 57-75 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #9 | 57-75 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Alex Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | William Otis gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | William Otis clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Alex Williams | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette runs out the clock | 59-75 |