| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Zukerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baillargeon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Dasilva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Adams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adam Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Aquino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Jolin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Larry Jolin denies the turnaround by James Dasilva | 35-29 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Christopher Brown snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Larry Jolin connects on the floater in the lane set up by Adam Smith and the foul's on James Dasilva - foul #2 on James Dasilva, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Larry Jolin makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | James Dasilva scores on a jumper in the paint | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Heiberger scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Adam Smith | 37-34 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Jolin | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Paul Robinson picks off the pass by John Heiberger | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon is hacked by Adam Smith - foul #1 on Adam Smith, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Buffalo | George Zukerman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Adam Smith steps in front of the Paul Robinson pass | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino misses the lay-in | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | John Heiberger gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Larry Jolin scores on a turnaround near the basket | 37-36 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon hits a jumper in the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Robinson - foul #3 on Paul Robinson, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Nay (PG), Matthew Brown (C) Paul Robinson, Vincent Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Elmer Carter (PF), John Capers (C) Larry Jolin, Christopher Brown | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | James Dasilva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | John Heiberger gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | John Heiberger misses short on a floater near the basket | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Baillargeon | 39-38 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon is hacked by John Heiberger - foul #3 on John Heiberger, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Nelson (SG), Steve Mott (SF), John Standifer (C) George Zukerman, James Baillargeon, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Landry (PG), Christopher Bradburn (SF), Wesley Vandeusen (C) Adam Smith, Kenneth Aquino, John Heiberger | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Standifer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wesley Vandeusen - foul #3 on Wesley Vandeusen, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Robinson (PG) Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Jolin (PF), Christopher Brown (C) John Capers, Wesley Vandeusen | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Standifer makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Standifer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Nay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Mott (fresh) PF - John Standifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Landry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Bradburn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Jolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Christopher Bradburn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Matthew Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Dasilva (PF), Vincent Adams (C) John Standifer, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Heiberger (SF) Christopher Bradburn | |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | John Landry picks off the pass by James Dasilva | 41-41 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | John Landry connects on the shot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Steve Mott hits a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Robinson | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Elmer Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Zukerman (SG), James Baillargeon (SF) Thomas Nay, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Smith (PG), John Capers (PF) Elmer Carter, Larry Jolin | |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Adam Smith steals it from George Zukerman | 43-43 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | John Landry banks in the layup on a great pass from Adam Smith | 43-45 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 43-45 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | John Landry is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Nay (PG), Matthew Brown (PF) Paul Robinson, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino (SG), Wesley Vandeusen (C) John Landry, Christopher Brown | |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Matthew Brown misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Wesley Vandeusen - foul #4 on Wesley Vandeusen, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Dasilva (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Jolin (PF) Wesley Vandeusen | |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | John Capers pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | John Heiberger is fouled on the floor by James Baillargeon - foul #1 on James Baillargeon, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Robinson (PG), Matthew Brown (C) Thomas Nay, Vincent Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | John Capers is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Kenneth Aquino takes the ball from Paul Robinson | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Zukerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baillargeon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dasilva (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adam Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Aquino (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Jolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Capers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | John Heiberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Nay (SG), Steve Mott (SF) George Zukerman, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Landry (PG), Christopher Brown (C) Adam Smith, John Capers | |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | James Dasilva comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 46-45 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Christopher Brown connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Kenneth Aquino | 46-47 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Paul Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | John Landry connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Aquino | 46-49 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Larry Jolin blocks the short jumper by Matthew Brown | 46-49 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | John Heiberger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | John Landry drills a floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Aquino | 46-51 |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | John Landry steps in front of the Thomas Nay pass | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Thomas Nay is called for the reach on John Heiberger - foul #1 on Thomas Nay, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Nelson (PG), George Zukerman (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), John Standifer (PF), Vincent Adams (C) Paul Robinson, Thomas Nay, Steve Mott, James Dasilva, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Smith (PG), Elmer Carter (SG), Christopher Bradburn (SF), John Capers (C) John Landry, Kenneth Aquino, John Heiberger, Christopher Brown | |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Larry Jolin scores on a shot from the right block | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Elmer Carter steals the ball from George Zukerman | 46-53 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | John Capers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vincent Adams - foul #3 on Vincent Adams, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Heiberger (SF) Larry Jolin | |
| 08:04 | Kent State | John Capers misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | John Capers misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams lays it up and in | 48-53 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Vincent Adams swats the dunk try by Christopher Bradburn | 48-53 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Zukerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baillargeon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Standifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adam Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Bradburn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Capers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | George Zukerman misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | John Standifer gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Joseph Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Robinson (PG), James Dasilva (PF) Joseph Nelson, John Standifer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino (SG), Christopher Brown (C) Christopher Bradburn, John Capers | |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Christopher Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Brown (C) Vincent Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Landry (SF), John Capers (PF) John Heiberger, Elmer Carter | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | James Dasilva steals it from Christopher Brown | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | George Zukerman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Adam Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Robinson - foul #4 on Paul Robinson, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Nay (SG), Steve Mott (SF) George Zukerman, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Bradburn (SG), John Heiberger (SF), Larry Jolin (PF) Adam Smith, Kenneth Aquino, John Capers | |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Christopher Brown is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Adams (C) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | James Dasilva's pass is intercepted by Larry Jolin | 53-53 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Landry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Heiberger | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Nay is fouled on the floor by John Heiberger - foul #4 on John Heiberger, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Nelson (SG) Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Elmer Carter (SG) Christopher Bradburn | |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Nay makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Nay misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Larry Jolin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | John Landry makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Steve Mott drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Nay | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Nay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Mott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dasilva (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Landry (fresh) 15 pts. 5 stl. SG - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Jolin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | John Landry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Robinson (PG), George Zukerman (SG), James Baillargeon (SF) Thomas Nay, Joseph Nelson, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Smith (PG), Kenneth Aquino (SG) John Landry, Elmer Carter | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | George Zukerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Christopher Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Vincent Adams is called for the reach on Christopher Brown - foul #4 on Vincent Adams, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Christopher Brown misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | James Dasilva grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Baillargeon, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Zukerman - foul #1 on George Zukerman, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Paul Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | John Heiberger misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-61 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 56-61 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | John Heiberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Baillargeon | 56-61 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Brown swats the layup by James Baillargeon | 56-61 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Adam Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | John Heiberger is fouled on the floor by Paul Robinson - foul #5 on Paul Robinson, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Nay (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:03 | Kent State | John Heiberger makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | John Heiberger misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Vincent Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | George Zukerman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Vincent Adams | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Kenneth Aquino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | James Dasilva snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | George Zukerman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Nay pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | George Zukerman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | John Heiberger gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | John Heiberger is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Nay - foul #2 on Thomas Nay, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Landry (PG), Elmer Carter (PF) Adam Smith, Larry Jolin | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | John Heiberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | John Heiberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | George Zukerman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-64 |