| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blakeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Philbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas inbounds the ball | 32-51 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gries | 32-53 |
| 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) | |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Shelton | 34-53 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in | 34-53 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Craig Loar snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 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) | |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Walter Rock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the tip | 34-53 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Walter Rock can't tip it in | 34-53 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook blows the layup | 34-53 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Shelton | 34-53 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Walter Rock tips it but misses | 34-53 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Dean Warner grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Walter Rock - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 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) | |
| 17:42 | Kent State | David Gould is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Gould, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Douglas Murray (C) James Blakeman, David Gould | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving (C) Dean Warner | |
| 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) | |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson is called for traveling | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:05 | Kent State | David White can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-55 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Craig Loar tips it home | 36-55 |
| 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) | |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas is hacked by Walter Rock - foul #2 on Walter Rock, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Driscoll (SF) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (SG), David Sechrist (C) Paul Philbrook, Michael Gries | |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | David Sechrist drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Oliphant | 36-58 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Russell Wilson steals the ball from Douglas Murray | 36-58 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson misses the easy layup | 36-58 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Douglas Murray snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Douglas Murray is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), David Gould (PF) Nicholas Mason, Richard Driscoll, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon (SG), Richard Ashe (SF), Dean Warner (C) Russell Wilson, Robert Thomas, David Sechrist | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blakeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Karl Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karl Bohannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Karl Oliphant | 36-60 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | James Blakeman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | David Gould knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Kelvin Loving - foul #1 on Kelvin Loving, team foul #1 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF), Richard Driscoll (PF) David White, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Wilson (PG), Paul Philbrook (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Michael Gries (PF) Karl Oliphant, Karl Bohannon, Richard Ashe, Kelvin Loving | |
| 14:51 | Kent State | David Gould makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-60 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Samuel Shelton, team foul #4 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Loar (PF) Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook is fouled on the floor by Walter Rock - foul #3 on Walter Rock, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Michael Gries blows the layup | 39-60 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Dean Warner tips it but misses | 39-60 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Craig Loar pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG) James Blakeman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving (C) Dean Warner | |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Michael Gries clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Walter Rock pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | David White drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Wilson | 41-63 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | David White jams it set up by David Gould | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Gould (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Philbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook is fouled on the floor by David Gould - foul #4 on David Gould, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Richard Driscoll (SF), Douglas Murray (C) Nicholas Mason, David White, Walter Rock, David Gould | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (PG), Karl Bohannon (SG), Richard Ashe (SF), Dean Warner (C) Russell Wilson, Paul Philbrook, Robert Thomas, Michael Gries | |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Sechrist (PF) Kelvin Loving | |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll is fouled on the floor by Karl Bohannon - foul #1 on Karl Bohannon, team foul #2 | 43-63 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Craig Loar double dribbles | 43-63 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | David Sechrist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-63 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | David Sechrist grabs the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | David Sechrist tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | David Sechrist blows the layup | 43-63 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon hits the follow up shot | 43-65 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Dean Warner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-65 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG), David White (SF), Walter Rock (C) James Blakeman, Craig Loar, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Wilson (PG), Paul Philbrook (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Michael Gries (PF), Kelvin Loving (C) Karl Oliphant, Karl Bohannon, Richard Ashe, David Sechrist, Dean Warner | |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll lays it in set up by David White | 45-68 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Walter Rock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Loar (PF), David Gould (C) Samuel Shelton, Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Walter Rock takes the ball from Paul Philbrook | 45-68 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Nicholas Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Rock | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Gould (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Russell Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Philbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gries (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-68 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Russell Wilson tips it back up and in | 47-70 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | David Gould misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Michael Gries grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Russell Wilson | 47-72 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Paul Philbrook gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas is hacked by Craig Loar - foul #1 on Craig Loar, team foul #7 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Barclay (PG), Richard Driscoll (SF), Douglas Murray (C) Nicholas Mason, Walter Rock, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant (PG), Karl Bohannon (SG), David Sechrist (PF), Earl Diamond (C) Russell Wilson, Paul Philbrook, Michael Gries, Kelvin Loving | |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Douglas Murray snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Douglas Murray misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Karl Bohannon - foul #2 on Karl Bohannon, team foul #3 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Ashe (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Douglas Murray makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Douglas Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond comes up short on the runner from the right block | 48-72 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Barclay | 48-72 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | David White makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Barclay | 51-72 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe travels with the ball | 51-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF) David Gould | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving (PF) Earl Diamond | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Kelvin Loving denies the turnaround by David White | 51-72 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | David Sechrist snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | David Sechrist can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-72 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe grabs the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Barclay - foul #1 on Daniel Barclay, team foul #8 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (SG) David White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Douglas Murray pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Daniel Barclay misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Karl Oliphant - foul #2 on Karl Oliphant, team foul #4 | 51-73 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Daniel Barclay makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Daniel Barclay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Barclay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Karl Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Karl Bohannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Loving (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sechrist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving is fouled on the floor by Richard Driscoll - foul #1 on Richard Driscoll, team foul #9 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Gould (PF) Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Kelvin Loving misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Karl Oliphant | 53-77 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Daniel Barclay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG) Daniel Barclay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Murphy (SF), Earl Diamond (PF) Karl Bohannon, David Sechrist | |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Richard Ashe is called for traveling | 53-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Karl Bohannon (SG) Richard Ashe | |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Nicholas Mason clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Earl Diamond misses the floater from the right side | 53-77 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Diamond | 53-77 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant comes up short on the runner in the lane | 53-77 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Walter Rock gets the rebound | 53-77 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses badly on a floater from the left side | 53-77 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Karl Oliphant | 53-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Bohannon | 53-79 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses the shot in the paint | 53-79 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Matthew Murphy snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Karl Oliphant runs out the clock | 53-79 |