| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Robert Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk makes the turnaround from close range | 38-26 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Jason Moseley blocks the short jumper by Larry Dean | 38-26 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Dean | 38-26 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Larry Dean gets the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Taylor Monk steals the ball from Brian Oyama | 38-26 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk lays it up and in | 40-26 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Larry Dean hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-26 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Thompson | 40-26 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-26 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Brian Oyama scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 40-29 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Fred Speed clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Brian Oyama is whistled for a carry | 40-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Philip Buss (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, William Jeffers | |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tait | 40-29 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi loses the dribble to Larry Dean | 40-29 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Fred Speed grabs the board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boris Switalski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Speed | 43-29 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't throw it down | 43-29 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Philip Buss gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-29 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is hacked by Sobieslaw Rupinski - foul #3 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Fred Speed, Boris Switalski, Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), William Jeffers (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Larry Dean, Philip Buss | |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk loses the dribble to William Jeffers | 43-29 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Brian Oyama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Williams and he's fouled by William Jeffers - foul #1 on William Jeffers, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (PF) Stephen Kelly | |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk misses the free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the lay-in | 45-29 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | William Jeffers is called for the reach on Jonathan Petillo - foul #2 on William Jeffers, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF) Philip Buss | |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 48-29 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:57 | Kent State | William Jeffers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG) Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Taylor Monk hits the follow up shot | 50-29 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Robert Baker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Thompson and he's hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #3 on Brian Oyama, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SF), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Philip Buss (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, William Jeffers | |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette makes the free throw | 53-32 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Boris Switalski (SF) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Larry Dean | |
| 10:39 | Kent State | William Otis is fouled on the floor by Jason Moseley - foul #2 on Jason Moseley, team foul #1 | 53-32 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Otis | 53-35 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 56-35 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Fred Speed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 58-35 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski's floater is tipped away by Andrew Tait | 58-35 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't tip it in | 58-35 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Fred Speed buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 61-35 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #2 on Andrew Tait, team foul #2 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Thompson (SG), Taylor Monk (SF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Boris Switalski, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Stephen Kelly, Philip Buss | |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Richard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-36 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan Petillo - foul #2 on Jonathan Petillo, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Alex Williams (PF) Fred Speed, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG) Ronald Olsen | |
| 07:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the offensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses badly on a shot in the paint | 61-36 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive board | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Taylor Monk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Boris Switalski (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Richard Thompson, Taylor Monk, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Andres Cantu (SF), Philip Buss (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, William Jeffers | |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette gets the offensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Andres Cantu steals it from Boris Switalski | 61-36 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Andres Cantu connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 61-39 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andres Cantu - foul #1 on Andres Cantu, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SF) Stephen Kelly | |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Boris Switalski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen travels with the ball | 63-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (C) Philip Buss | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Williams | 66-39 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Greg Robinette is called for the reach on William Otis - foul #1 on Greg Robinette, team foul #4 | 66-39 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Williams | 66-39 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly tips it but misses | 66-39 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Alex Williams gets the rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-39 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen pulls down the rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-39 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly tips it home | 66-41 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Alex Williams double dribbles | 66-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Greg Robinette, Boris Switalski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (PF) Andres Cantu | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Philip Buss clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #5 | 66-41 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Alex Williams is denied by Philip Buss | 66-43 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | William Otis snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | William Otis clanks a floater from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-43 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the board | 66-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Alex Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Olsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | William Otis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 66-45 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer grabs the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Alex Williams comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Buss - foul #3 on Philip Buss, team foul #7 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG), Boris Switalski (SG) Keith Thomas, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SF) William Otis | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Philip Buss pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Andres Cantu can't finish the layup | 67-45 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Alex Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen scores on a floater from the left side | 67-47 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Alex Williams comes up short on the floater in the lane | 67-47 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Alex Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Greg Robinette | 69-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is fouled on the floor by Greg Robinette - foul #2 on Greg Robinette, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Andres Cantu | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Alex Williams gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-47 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait can't tip it in | 69-47 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski drills a 3 from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette runs out the clock | 69-50 |