| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) C - William Jeffers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | William Jeffers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo is hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #1 on Brian Oyama, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Fred Speed hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly is hacked by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #1 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | William Jeffers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | William Jeffers hits a floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Olsen | 7-3 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #1 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Fred Speed connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Petillo | 7-5 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Brian Oyama hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Jeffers | 10-5 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer misses the easy layup | 10-5 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #2 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (SF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 3rd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Alex Williams is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (C) Jonathan Petillo | |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley drills a 3 from the left wing | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Williams (fresh) PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Alex Williams takes the ball from William Jeffers | 12-8 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Alex Williams lays it up and in | 12-10 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Fred Speed steps in front of the Stephen Kelly pass | 12-10 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Andres Cantu (SF), Philip Buss (PF), Aaron Arms (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Jonathan Petillo (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Jason Moseley | |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Aaron Arms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Greg Robinette knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Wood | 12-13 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen is hacked by Greg Robinette - foul #1 on Greg Robinette, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF) Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Edward Wood, Greg Robinette, Andrew Tait | |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Arnulfo Rossi picks off the pass by Aaron Arms | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Fred Speed slams it home set up by Arnulfo Rossi and the foul's on William Otis - foul #1 on William Otis, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Aaron Arms | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses the jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Buss - foul #1 on Philip Buss, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF) Alex Williams | |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses short on a floater from close range | 12-17 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Fred Speed snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Fred Speed pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Fred Speed's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McMenamy | 12-17 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy lays it in | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Cantu (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Petillo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Fred Speed | 14-20 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Fred Speed | 14-20 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Andres Cantu snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Andres Cantu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andres Cantu | 17-20 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Fred Speed | 17-22 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 20-22 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth McMenamy steals the ball from Arnulfo Rossi | 20-22 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | William Jeffers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 22-22 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is hacked by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #2 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Roy Lydon (PF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Andres Cantu, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Keith Thomas (SG), Alex Williams (SF), David Allen (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Aaron Arms is called for the reach on Andrew Tait - foul #1 on Aaron Arms, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 22-23 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Philip Buss | 22-23 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Roy Lydon misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Allen | 22-23 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 22-23 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | William Otis pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen can't finish the layup | 22-23 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Edward Wood grabs the board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) PF - Roy Lydon (fresh) C - Philip Buss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Thomas (fresh) SF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas is hacked by William Otis - foul #2 on William Otis, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Andres Cantu (C) William Otis, Aaron Arms, Roy Lydon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Edward Wood, David Allen | |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Keith Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Brian Stevens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Moseley, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) Philip Buss, Andres Cantu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG) Keith Thomas | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Fred Speed steps in front of the Ronald Olsen pass | 22-25 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Fred Speed banks in the layup | 22-27 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Alex Williams snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Fred Speed comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Olsen - foul #1 on Ronald Olsen, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SG) Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Alex Williams, Andrew Tait | |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly loses the dribble to Arnulfo Rossi | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Speed | 22-31 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Brian Stevens buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Petillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Petillo, team foul #5 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (PF) Brian Stevens, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Alex Williams (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| 03:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 27-36 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Philip Buss buries a floater in the paint | 29-36 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Alex Williams clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-36 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Alex Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Olsen - foul #1 on Alex Williams, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Arms (C) William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Cantu (fresh) PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Arms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Tait (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Andres Cantu scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Olsen | 32-36 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Alex Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Greg Robinette | 32-38 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 34-38 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Alex Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Wood and he's hacked by Philip Buss - foul #2 on Philip Buss, team foul #10 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (SG), Brian Oyama (SF) Ronald Olsen, Andres Cantu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Greg Robinette, Stanley Picklesimer, Andrew Tait | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Alex Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Otis - foul #3 on William Otis, team foul #11 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (PF) William Otis, Aaron Arms | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 34-43 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses the easy layup | 34-43 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Alex Williams grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the tip | 34-43 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Olsen - foul #2 on Ronald Olsen, team foul #12 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), William Jeffers (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Ronald Olsen, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Alex Williams | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Jonathan Petillo steals the ball from Brian Stevens | 34-45 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley's floater is tipped away by William Jeffers | 34-45 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brian Oyama | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-45 |