| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 44-26 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is fouled on the floor by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #3 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (SF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Oyama - foul #3 on Brian Oyama, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SF) Brian Oyama | |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-26 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 47-26 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Philip Buss connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andres Cantu | 47-29 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McMenamy | 47-29 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Alex Williams is called for the reach on Andres Cantu - foul #3 on Alex Williams, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Roy Lydon (PF), Aaron Arms (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Philip Buss, William Jeffers | |
| 16:43 | Kent State | William Otis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-29 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Speed | 50-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Otis | 50-32 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andres Cantu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Lydon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Arms (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi blows the dunk but the foul's on Aaron Arms - foul #2 on Aaron Arms, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Fred Speed, Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Ronald Olsen, Roy Lydon, Aaron Arms | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Stanley Picklesimer steals the ball from Brian Oyama | 53-32 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Edward Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the tip | 53-32 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the shot from the left side | 53-32 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Alex Williams snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-32 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Andres Cantu can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-32 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the floater near the basket | 53-32 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Jonathan Petillo swats the short shot by Andres Cantu | 53-32 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Edward Wood grabs the board | 53-32 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 55-32 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Williams - foul #4 on Alex Williams, team foul #4 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), David Allen (SF), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Edward Wood, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Andres Cantu, William Jeffers | |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Moseley | 57-33 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Arms (SF), Roy Lydon (PF) Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allen (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Lydon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Aaron Arms's pass is intercepted by Jason Moseley | 57-36 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait tips it but misses | 57-36 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley tips it but misses | 57-36 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley tips it back up and in | 59-36 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Philip Buss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-36 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the board | 59-36 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Greg Robinette and the foul's on Philip Buss - foul #1 on Philip Buss, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Greg Robinette, David Allen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), William Jeffers (C) Ronald Olsen, Aaron Arms, Roy Lydon | |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the free throw | 61-36 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-36 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Buss | 61-36 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the lay-in | 61-36 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the lay-in | 61-36 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait tips it in | 63-36 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | William Otis is hacked by Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Andrew Tait, team foul #5 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Allen (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Jason Moseley, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF), Roy Lydon (PF) William Otis, Philip Buss | |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-36 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | David Allen gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses badly on a floater from the right block | 63-36 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 63-36 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Andres Cantu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-36 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jonathan Petillo | 63-36 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 63-36 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Jeffers | 63-36 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Andres Cantu hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Oyama and he's fouled by Jonathan Petillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Petillo, team foul #6 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Brian Oyama, Roy Lydon | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Andres Cantu makes the free throw | 63-39 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | William Jeffers steals the ball from Jason Moseley | 63-39 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andres Cantu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Edward Wood knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Robinette | 65-39 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Andres Cantu scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Otis | 65-42 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo is fouled on the floor by William Jeffers - foul #2 on William Jeffers, team foul #4 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (C) Edward Wood, Greg Robinette, David Allen, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Philip Buss (C) William Otis, Andres Cantu, William Jeffers | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 65-42 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brian Oyama | 65-42 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Thomas (PG), Edward Wood (SG), Greg Robinette (SF), Alex Williams (PF) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Roy Lydon (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Ronald Olsen, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly | |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Thomas | 68-42 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Aaron Arms comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-42 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Alex Williams snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Alex Williams is whistled for traveling | 68-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Allen (PF) Edward Wood | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (SG) Andres Cantu | |
| 04:36 | Kent State | William Otis clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-42 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the board | 68-42 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | David Allen misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-42 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Roy Lydon pulls down the rebound | 68-42 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Philip Buss is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Philip Buss, team foul #5 | 68-42 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Greg Robinette | 71-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Tait (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brian Stevens (fairly fresh) SG - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Lydon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Buss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | David Allen is called for the reach on Philip Buss - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #7 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SG) Brian Stevens | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Williams | 71-44 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-44 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Andres Cantu | 71-44 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Aaron Arms is fouled on the floor by Alex Williams - foul #5 on Alex Williams, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF) Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (PG) Roy Lydon | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Aaron Arms makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Aaron Arms makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Edward Wood buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Thomas | 74-46 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Brian Stevens's pass is intercepted by Keith Thomas | 74-46 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Edward Wood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Thomas | 76-46 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Brian Stevens is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Stevens, team foul #6 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Lydon (PF) Brian Stevens | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas travels with the ball | 76-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-46 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Roy Lydon tips it home | 76-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-48 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Aaron Arms buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Philip Buss | 76-51 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Edward Wood runs out the clock | 76-51 |