| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Janssen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lin Mang inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Lin Mang buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dale Wiles | 33-33 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Butler | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Paul Sane drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (SG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Jon Page grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Jon Page's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Janssen | 36-35 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Terry London gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Terry London can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the runner from close range | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | James McCarthy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | James McCarthy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Paul Sane snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen loses the dribble to Edmund Ridley | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Jon Page scores on a turnaround from the right block | 38-35 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Edmund Ridley swats the short shot by Lin Mang | 38-35 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno tips it in | 38-37 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Jon Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Vince Brown (SF), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy, Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (PG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), Anthony Williams (C) Dale Wiles, Lin Mang, Justin Janssen, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francesco Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Terry London hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Vince Brown steals the ball from Francesco Romano | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | James Suggs is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Jimenez - foul #2 on Carmelo Jimenez, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Donald Barrientes (PF), Edmund Ridley (C) Terry London, Jon Page, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Wiles (PG) Paul Sane | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Robert Butler clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Barrientes - foul #2 on Donald Barrientes, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) James Suggs, Donald Barrientes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno (C) Anthony Williams | |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | James McCarthy lays it in | 40-41 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno buries a runner from the right block set up by Francesco Romano | 40-43 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Carmelo Jimenez - foul #3 on Carmelo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jon Page (PF) Vince Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Sane (SG), Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF) Francesco Romano, Carmelo Jimenez, Carl Hirt | |
| 13:36 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Robert Butler picks off the pass by Dale Wiles in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Brad Arcand hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gabriel Bruno - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Brad Arcand makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Paul Sane is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vince Brown (C) Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Justin Janssen steals it from Robert Butler | 43-43 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (PG) Dale Wiles | |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Lin Mang steals it from Vince Brown | 43-43 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Jon Page snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francesco Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Janssen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Robert Butler makes the shot from the left wing set up by Terry London and he's hacked by Francesco Romano - foul #1 on Francesco Romano, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edmund Ridley (C) Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), Anthony Williams (C) Lin Mang, Justin Janssen, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Robert Butler misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Paul Sane connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Carmelo Jimenez and he's fouled by Vince Brown - foul #1 on Vince Brown, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) Robert Butler, Vince Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Wiles (PG) Francesco Romano | |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Paul Sane misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses short on a shot from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | James McCarthy grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Jon Page drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it home | 47-47 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Jon Page can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Hirt - foul #1 on Carl Hirt, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (SG), Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Paul Sane, Carmelo Jimenez, Carl Hirt, Anthony Williams | |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Jon Page makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Jon Page misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gabriel Bruno | 48-49 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Jon Page drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Arcand | 51-49 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | James McCarthy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jon Page | 54-49 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Brad Arcand steals the ball from Lin Mang | 54-49 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Terry London lays it in on a nice dish by Brad Arcand | 56-49 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Justin Janssen, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Robert Butler (SG), Vince Brown (SF), Donald Barrientes (PF), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, Terry London, James McCarthy, Jon Page, Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Sane (SG), Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Carl Hirt (PF) Dale Wiles, Lin Mang, Justin Janssen | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Carmelo Jimenez is called for the reach on James Suggs - foul #4 on Carmelo Jimenez, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | James Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | James Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Norris | 57-49 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | James Suggs buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Vince Brown | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francesco Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Francesco Romano buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Jimenez | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Paul Sane steps in front of the Robert Butler pass | 60-52 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Paul Sane lays it in | 60-54 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Vince Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 60-54 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt can't finish the layup | 60-54 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Norris | 60-54 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Francesco Romano steals it from Donald Barrientes | 60-54 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF), Jon Page (PF), Edmund Ridley (C) James Suggs, Vince Brown, Donald Barrientes, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Wiles (PG), Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF) Francesco Romano, Carmelo Jimenez, Carl Hirt | |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Jon Page drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brad Arcand | 62-57 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Paul Sane is denied on a layup by Edmund Ridley | 62-57 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Brad Arcand connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 64-57 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gabriel Bruno | 64-60 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley drills a shot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #4 on Robert Butler, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (C) Gabriel Bruno | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Paul Sane is hacked by Jon Page - foul #3 on Jon Page, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Paul Sane is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #5 on Robert Butler, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (SG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carmelo Jimenez (SF), Anthony Williams (C) Lin Mang, Justin Janssen | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry London (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Wiles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Brad Arcand steps in front of the Carmelo Jimenez pass | 66-60 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Paul Sane is called for the reach on Terry London - foul #1 on Paul Sane, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Vince Brown (SF) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) James Suggs, Vince Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lin Mang (SF), Justin Janssen (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Carmelo Jimenez, Carl Hirt, Anthony Williams | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-60 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Brad Arcand gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Gabriel Bruno is called for the reach on Jon Page - foul #2 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Jon Page misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Sane | 68-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Brad Arcand comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 68-62 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | James McCarthy grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Jon Page tips it back up and in | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Paul Sane drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lin Mang | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Dale Wiles is called for the reach on Terry London in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Wiles, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vince Brown (SF), Donald Barrientes (PF) James McCarthy, Jon Page | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Sane | 72-67 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Vince Brown is hacked by Dale Wiles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Wiles, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Justin Janssen gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Paul Sane clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Vince Brown snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Paul Sane is called for the reach on Vince Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Sane, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | James McCarthy (SF) Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Lin Mang snags the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Dale Wiles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Barrientes | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edmund Ridley (C) James McCarthy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Terry London is hacked by Dale Wiles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Wiles, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francesco Romano (PG) Dale Wiles | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Terry London misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Terry London misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Paul Sane gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Lin Mang knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Vince Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Francesco Romano - foul #2 on Francesco Romano, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | James McCarthy (SF) Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Paul Sane hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-73 |