| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Richard Jones blocks the jumper by Dan Eby | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Donald Lingo tips it home | 35-41 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is called for a backcourt violation | 35-41 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Morgan and the foul's on Howard Weingarten - foul #1 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), Gerald Merino (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Schafer and he's hacked by Jeffrey Massey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Massey, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey is fouled on the floor by Erick Rhoden - foul #1 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Erick Rhoden - foul #2 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SF) Eric Rankin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG) Robert Schafer | |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Merino (fresh) C - Lester Restivo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey is fouled on the floor by Gerald Merino - foul #1 on Gerald Merino, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG) Jeffrey Massey, Vernon Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), James Beverly (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Richard Smoot, Gerald Merino, Lester Restivo | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio buries a shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Donald Lingo can't tip it in | 43-48 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 43-50 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek is hacked by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), Dan Eby (SF) Howard Weingarten, James Beverly | |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Richard Jones swats the layup by Kevin Zmolek | 43-50 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones scores on a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Schafer - foul #2 on Robert Schafer, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (SG) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), James Beverly (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG) Joshua Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Schafer - foul #3 on Robert Schafer, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SF) Jeffrey Massey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Kevin Zmolek (C) Robert Schafer, Lester Restivo | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the jumper near the basket | 47-54 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Kevin Zmolek is called for the reach on Wayne Lee - foul #2 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG) Eric Rankin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Donald Lingo (PF) Erick Rhoden, James Beverly | |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-54 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Vernon Jones, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Dan Eby | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 11:31 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski clanks a floater from the left side | 49-54 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Wayne Lee steals it from Howard Weingarten | 49-54 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is fouled on the floor by Howard Weingarten - foul #2 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Lester Restivo (C) Howard Weingarten, Richard Smoot, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Robert Schafer is hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (SG) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG) Christopher Cammack | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Lester Restivo's pass is intercepted by Eric Rankin | 50-54 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the finger roll set up by Erick Rhoden | 50-56 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Jones | 52-56 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Robert Schafer travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joshua Morgan, Eric Rankin, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Robert Schafer, Donald Lingo, Lester Restivo | |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (PF) James Beverly | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten scores on a floater from the left side | 52-58 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Richard Smoot blocks the short jumper by Alan Reynolds | 52-58 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds tips it in | 54-58 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Richard Smoot grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-61 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #2 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Eric Rankin (SG), Kyle Carothers (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Vernon Jones, Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), Donald Lingo (PF), James Beverly (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, Richard Smoot, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Lingo | 54-63 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | James Beverly misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Dan Eby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Joshua Morgan | 56-63 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Robert Schafer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | James Beverly pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Donald Lingo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Lingo, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Eric Rankin, Kyle Carothers, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), Gerald Merino (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Robert Schafer, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, James Beverly | |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Kevin Zmolek blocks the jumper by Alan Reynolds | 56-63 |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Alan Reynolds is called for the reach on Kevin Zmolek - foul #2 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG) Joshua Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gerald Merino (fresh) C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-63 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Kevin Zmolek steals it from Vernon Jones | 58-63 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Gerald Merino drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Smoot and he's fouled by Alan Reynolds - foul #3 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (SF) Richard Smoot | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Gerald Merino misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones lays it in and the foul's on James Beverly - foul #4 on James Beverly, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF) Gerald Merino | |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Vernon Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-65 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Beverly | 61-65 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek's pass is intercepted by Joshua Morgan | 61-65 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Donald Lingo snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses the lay-in | 61-65 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 61-65 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Donald Lingo is hacked by Joshua Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) James Beverly | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Cammack | 61-65 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack is hacked by Joshua Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 64-67 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Joshua Morgan is called for the reach on Christopher Cammack in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG) Joshua Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee is whistled for traveling | 64-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Pavloski - foul #3 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Jones | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Steven Patterson | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten is hacked by Dima Pavloski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Dima Pavloski is called for the reach on Howard Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SG) Dima Pavloski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 67-74 |