| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Bober (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier inbounds the ball | 27-46 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Arthur Lamay is called for the reach on Filip Osenkowski - foul #2 on Arthur Lamay, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-46 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | William Bober clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Derosier - foul #1 on Jeremy Derosier, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | William Bober makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 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) | |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Bober - foul #3 on William Bober, team foul #2 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Baty (PF) William Bober | |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Dennis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Dennis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 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) | |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-48 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Irving Grandberry | 29-51 |
| 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) | |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro is whistled for traveling | 29-51 |
| 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) | |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Irving Grandberry | 29-53 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Daniel Jameson is called for the reach on Dennis Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier makes the runner from the right block | 31-53 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Rhodes - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Yong Chu (SF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-55 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | William Baty gets the rebound | 31-55 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-55 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 31-55 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Yong Chu buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Louie | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Baty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Donald Slate drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Lamay | 33-57 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Arthur Lamay takes the ball from Henry Carpenter | 33-57 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay hits the finger roll | 33-59 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | William Rhodes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Slate - foul #1 on Donald Slate, team foul #4 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), Dennis Davis (C) James Louie, Filip Osenkowski, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Robert Bondi (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF), William Bober (PF) Allen Edwards, Arthur Lamay, William Baty, Daniel Jameson | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry snags the defensive board | 33-59 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | William Bober is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on William Bober, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Albro (PF) William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) William Bober | |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier loses the ball out of bounds | 33-59 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Dennis Davis swats the short shot by Irving Grandberry | 33-59 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 33-59 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Fa Hou comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier gets the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Yong Chu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-59 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro grabs the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier grabs the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Irving Grandberry is called for the reach on Fa Hou - foul #2 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #6 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG) Yong Chu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allen Edwards (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), William Baty (PF) Joseph Zakar, Robert Bondi, Donald Slate | |
| 13:41 | Kent State | James Louie lays it in on a great pass from Fa Hou | 35-59 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Baty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Edwards and he's fouled by James Louie - foul #2 on James Louie, team foul #3 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski (SG), Stephen Richmond (SF) James Louie, Jeremy Derosier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Baty makes the free throw | 35-62 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski comes up short on the runner in the lane | 35-62 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Dennis Davis tips it in | 37-62 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Irving Grandberry | 37-65 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Dennis Davis lays it up and in | 39-65 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards loses the dribble to Filip Osenkowski in the backcourt | 39-65 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), William Rhodes (C) Fa Hou, Stephen Richmond, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Slate (SF), Daniel Jameson (C) Irving Grandberry, James Brown | |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | James Louie steals the ball from Donald Slate | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Allen Edwards (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Slate (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski hits a shot from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses short on a floater in the lane | 41-65 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | William Baty grabs the offensive board | 41-65 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | William Baty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-65 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-65 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro gets the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski is hacked by Arthur Lamay - foul #3 on Arthur Lamay, team foul #7 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Yong Chu (SF), Henry Carpenter (C) James Louie, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (SG), Rene Russo (SF), James Brown (C) Arthur Lamay, William Baty, Daniel Jameson | |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Allen Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-65 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Yong Chu - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #4 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SF), Dennis Davis (C) Filip Osenkowski, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) Joseph Zakar | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the free throw | 41-68 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-68 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Donald Slate gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Stephen Richmond steps in front of the Allen Edwards pass | 41-68 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Yong Chu lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Richmond | 43-68 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the floater from the right side | 43-68 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the board | 43-68 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the easy layup | 43-68 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | William Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | William Rhodes's fadeaway is rejected by James Brown | 43-68 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 43-68 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is fouled on the floor by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Filip Osenkowski (SG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), Nicholas Albro (PF) Fa Hou, Yong Chu, Stephen Richmond, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar (PG), Arthur Lamay (SG), William Baty (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Allen Edwards, Rene Russo, Donald Slate, James Brown | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | William Baty snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Dennis Davis is called for the reach on William Baty - foul #2 on Dennis Davis, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Carpenter (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Bober (PF) William Baty | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Zakar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Lamay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Irving Grandberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bober (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Zakar | 43-70 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Arthur Lamay is whistled for a carry | 43-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yong Chu (SG), Stephen Richmond (SF), Charles Eastland (PF) Filip Osenkowski, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), William Baty (PF), Donald Slate (C) Arthur Lamay, William Bober, Daniel Jameson | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Rene Russo swats the shot by Stephen Richmond | 43-70 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Baty | 43-70 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Stephen Richmond steals it from Robert Bondi | 43-70 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Yong Chu hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Richmond | 45-70 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Charles Eastland knocks away the 3 by Rene Russo | 45-70 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Eastland | 48-70 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bondi and the foul's on James Louie - foul #3 on James Louie, team foul #6 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Rene Russo | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the free throw | 48-73 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 48-73 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the follow up shot | 50-73 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-73 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Yong Chu | 50-73 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-73 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is hacked by Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Henry Carpenter (C) James Louie, Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rene Russo (SF) Robert Bondi, Donald Slate | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) SG - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) SG - Joseph Zakar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 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) | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Yong Chu is hacked by William Baty - foul #3 on William Baty, team foul #9 | 50-75 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | William Baty pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-75 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond grabs the board | 50-75 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter drills a fadeaway near the basket | 52-75 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar is fouled on the floor by Stephen Richmond - foul #2 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG) Uang Huang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bondi (SG), Donald Slate (SF) Herman Gardner, Rene Russo | |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Yong Chu scores on a jumper from the left side set up by James Louie and the foul's on Donald Slate - foul #2 on Donald Slate, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Yong Chu makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Donald Slate scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Zakar | 55-79 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 55-79 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | William Baty snags the defensive board | 55-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar travels with the ball | 55-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | James Louie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-79 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Donald Slate pulls down the rebound | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Zakar runs out the clock | 55-79 |