| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-39 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Heiberger | 28-39 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | John Heiberger drills a driving attempt near the basket | 30-39 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Knotts | 30-41 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Henry Norris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Simcox - foul #1 on David Simcox, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Haywood Goolsby takes the ball from Henry Norris | 33-44 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby lays it up and in | 33-46 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | John Heiberger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Heiberger, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | David Story hits a turnaround near the basket | 33-48 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | John Heiberger double dribbles | 33-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Riter (PF), Mike Collins (C) David Simcox, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim Parrish | 33-50 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | John Heiberger's pass is intercepted by David Story | 33-50 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Mark Knotts | 33-52 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-52 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Riter | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Riter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Swasey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams is denied on a layup by Mike Collins | 33-52 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Riter | 33-52 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Jerry Petty clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-52 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Petty - foul #2 on Jerry Petty, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Arnold Brown (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), David Simcox (PF), Henry Norris (C) Gayle White, Jerry Petty, John Heiberger, Gary Riter, Mike Collins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, John Swasey, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tim Parrish - foul #3 on Tim Parrish, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (PG) Tim Parrish | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Haywood Goolsby | 34-55 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Arnold Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson is called for traveling | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG) David Whalen | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | James Suggs can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses the tip | 34-55 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt is fouled on the floor by David Simcox - foul #2 on David Simcox, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), John Heiberger (SF) James Suggs, Arnold Brown, Elmer Carter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Williams (PF) James Dasilva | |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-55 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams snags the offensive board | 34-55 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson is hacked by John Heiberger - foul #2 on John Heiberger, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Riter (PF), Mike Collins (C) David Simcox, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF), David Story (C) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Carl Hirt | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Riter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Swasey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mike Collins | 34-55 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Mark Knotts picks off the pass by Gayle White in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | John Heiberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Arnold Brown (SF), David Simcox (PF) Gayle White, John Heiberger, Mike Collins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jackson (SF) John Swasey | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | David Story buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Knotts | 34-57 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Roger Jackson steps in front of the James Suggs pass | 34-57 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arnold Brown - foul #1 on Arnold Brown, team foul #6 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), John Heiberger (SF), Henry Norris (C) James Suggs, Arnold Brown, Gary Riter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG) Mark Knotts | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Tim Parrish steps in front of the Jerry Petty pass | 34-59 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Gary Riter (PF) Jerry Petty, David Simcox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (PF) Anthony Williams | |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses the lay-in | 34-59 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Henry Norris snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Gayle White misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tim Parrish - foul #4 on Tim Parrish, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), John Swasey (SF), James Dasilva (C) Tim Parrish, Roger Jackson, David Story | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Gayle White misses the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Gayle White makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt travels with the ball | 35-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG), Arnold Brown (SF), David Simcox (PF) Gayle White, John Heiberger, Gary Riter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | David Simcox knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Arnold Brown | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Suggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arnold Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Simcox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Swasey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dasilva (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | David Simcox snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-59 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to David Simcox | 37-59 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | James Dasilva swats the short shot by David Simcox | 37-59 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | John Swasey gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt can't connect on a runner from the left block | 37-59 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | James Dasilva can't tip it in | 37-59 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Arnold Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | David Simcox misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Hirt - foul #2 on Carl Hirt, team foul #5 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Elmer Carter (SF), Gary Riter (C) Jerry Petty, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), James Baillargeon (SF) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby | |
| 05:58 | Kent State | David Simcox misses the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | David Simcox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mike Collins (C) David Simcox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG) James Dasilva | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Gary Riter's pass is intercepted by Carl Hirt | 38-59 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Gary Riter takes the ball from David Whalen | 38-59 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Gary Riter hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Suggs | 40-59 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish is hacked by Elmer Carter - foul #1 on Elmer Carter, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval (SG) James Suggs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Mott (SF) John Swasey | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval makes the fadeaway from the right block | 42-61 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Mike Collins steps in front of the Carl Hirt pass | 42-61 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Gary Riter misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-61 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon dunks the ball | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval's pass is intercepted by Tim Parrish | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arnold Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eduardo Sandoval (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Riter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Mott (fresh) PF - James Baillargeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Hirt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Eduardo Sandoval steals it from James Baillargeon | 42-63 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Gary Riter drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arnold Brown | 44-63 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-63 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Steve Mott tips it home | 44-65 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Arnold Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Mott - foul #1 on Steve Mott, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SF), Christopher Brown (PF) Elmer Carter, Mike Collins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (PG), James Dasilva (C) Tim Parrish, James Baillargeon | |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Arnold Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Arnold Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | John Swasey's layup is rejected by Christopher Brown | 46-65 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | James Suggs pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | The short jumper by Arnold Brown is denied by James Dasilva | 46-65 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Christopher Brown snags the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Christopher Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Suggs | 48-65 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | John Swasey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Hirt and he's fouled by Eduardo Sandoval - foul #1 on Eduardo Sandoval, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Elmer Carter (SF), Mike Collins (C) Eduardo Sandoval, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), James Baillargeon (SF) David Whalen, Steve Mott | |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | John Swasey makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Mike Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-68 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-68 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt grabs the offensive board | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Mike Collins - foul #2 on Mike Collins, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-70 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Carter | 48-70 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Arnold Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | James Dasilva snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish runs out the clock | 48-70 |