| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Dan Washington (fresh) PF - Billy Plum (fresh) C - Max Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) SG - Jamie White (fresh) SF - James South (fresh) PF - Johnathon Witham (fresh) C - Josh Lucas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Billy Plum 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Billy Plum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Jamie White comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Dan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Dan Washington misses long on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Tony Garner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Jamie White grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Jamie White buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James South | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Max Holmes can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Josh Lucas - foul #1 on Josh Lucas, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Max Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Jamie White misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Dan Washington snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Max Holmes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 1-3 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Josh Lucas | 1-3 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Jamie White drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathon Witham | 1-6 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Johnathon Witham steals it from Billy Plum | 1-6 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Jamie White misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-6 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham snags the offensive board | 1-6 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Dan Washington is called for the reach on James South - foul #1 on Dan Washington, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG), Ted Castiglia (SG), Nathan McGibbon (SF), Daniel Glass (PF), David Banks (C) Tony Garner, Joseph Clark, Dan Washington, Billy Plum, Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South, Johnathon Witham, Josh Lucas | |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is called for traveling | 1-6 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Daniel Glass is called for the reach on William Stolinski - foul #1 on Daniel Glass, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tanner Litherland (fresh) SG - Ted Castiglia (fresh) SF - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) PF - Daniel Glass (fresh) C - David Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SG - Morris Murray (fresh) SF - Richard Willis (fresh) PF - William Stolinski (fresh) C - David Warren (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Morris Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-6 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-6 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia can't tip it in | 1-6 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Stolinski | 1-9 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Daniel Glass drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan McGibbon | 3-9 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson is hacked by Tanner Litherland - foul #1 on Tanner Litherland, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Washington (SF), Max Holmes (C) Tanner Litherland, Nathan McGibbon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SF), Brian Showalter (PF), Josh Lucas (C) Robert Nelson, Richard Willis, William Stolinski, David Warren | |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Daniel Glass steals it from Joe Brennan | 3-9 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Daniel Glass can't connect on a runner near the basket | 3-9 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Max Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | David Banks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Morris Murray - foul #1 on Morris Murray, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Billy Plum (PF) Ted Castiglia, Dan Washington, Daniel Glass | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James South (SF) Morris Murray | |
| 13:59 | Kent State | David Banks misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | David Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Jamie White is fouled on the floor by Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Washington (SF) David Banks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham (PF) Brian Showalter | |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie White | 4-12 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Max Holmes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), Brian Showalter (PF), Kent Oviedo (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South, Johnathon Witham, Josh Lucas | |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Max Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Max Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Glass (C) Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), Johnathon Witham (PF), Josh Lucas (C) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Brian Showalter, Kent Oviedo | |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas snags the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | James South comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas grabs the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas hits the finger roll | 4-14 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Tony Garner's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Castiglia (PG), David Banks (SG), Max Holmes (C) Tony Garner, Joseph Clark, Billy Plum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South, Johnathon Witham, Josh Lucas | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Castiglia (fresh) SG - David Banks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Washington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) SF - Richard Willis (fresh) PF - William Stolinski (fresh) C - David Warren (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-14 |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | Morris Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-17 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SF), Josh Lucas (C) Robert Nelson, Richard Willis, David Warren | |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Jamie White is fouled on the floor by Max Holmes - foul #1 on Max Holmes, team foul #5 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG) Dan Washington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Showalter (PF) William Stolinski | |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Tanner Litherland takes the ball from Jamie White | 4-17 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-17 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia hits the follow up shot | 6-17 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Tanner Litherland steals the ball from Jamie White | 6-17 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | David Banks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tanner Litherland | 8-17 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Jamie White hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Morris Murray | 8-20 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Max Holmes is hacked by Josh Lucas - foul #2 on Josh Lucas, team foul #3 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Dan Washington (SF), Billy Plum (PF) Tanner Litherland, Daniel Glass, Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), James South (SF), Johnathon Witham (PF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, Brian Showalter, Josh Lucas | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Billy Plum is fouled on the floor by David Warren - foul #1 on David Warren, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG) Ted Castiglia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-20 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | David Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Morris Murray and he's fouled by Billy Plum - foul #1 on Billy Plum, team foul #6 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Castiglia (C) David Banks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), Richard Willis (SF), Kent Oviedo (C) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, James South, David Warren | |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham misses the free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Clark | 8-22 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Billy Plum drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Garner | 11-22 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham is whistled for a carry | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Max Holmes (C) Ted Castiglia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), James South (SF), William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, Richard Willis, Johnathon Witham, Kent Oviedo | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Dan Washington is fouled on the floor by David Warren - foul #2 on David Warren, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo (C) David Warren | |
| 07:57 | Kent State | William Stolinski picks off the pass by Billy Plum | 11-22 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Dan Washington snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Dan Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy Plum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Max Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Morris Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James South (fresh) PF - William Stolinski (fresh) C - Kent Oviedo (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Dan Washington double dribbles | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Castiglia (PG) Tony Garner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), Johnathon Witham (PF) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, William Stolinski | |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | James South comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham misses the tip | 11-22 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Billy Plum snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Joe Brennan steals the ball from Ted Castiglia | 11-22 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Billy Plum grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia clanks a floater from the left side | 11-22 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Jamie White misses the 3 from straight away | 11-22 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo tips it home | 11-24 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Max Holmes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 11-24 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia hits the follow up shot | 13-24 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | James South is called for traveling | 13-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SF), Daniel Glass (PF), David Banks (C) Joseph Clark, Dan Washington, Billy Plum, Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), William Stolinski (PF), Josh Lucas (C) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South, Johnathon Witham, Kent Oviedo | |
| 05:13 | Kent State | David Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Richard Willis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Tony Garner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (SG) Ted Castiglia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray | |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Jamie White hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stolinski | 15-27 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tanner Litherland, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Max Holmes (C) Tanner Litherland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James South (SF), Johnathon Witham (PF) Richard Willis, William Stolinski | |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | James South comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Nathan McGibbon - foul #1 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #8 | 15-27 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | James South misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | James South makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Daniel Glass's pass is intercepted by Johnathon Witham | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) SG - Jamie White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James South (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnathon Witham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Josh Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Glass - foul #2 on Daniel Glass, team foul #9 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG), Ted Castiglia (SG), Dan Washington (SF) Tony Garner, Nathan McGibbon, Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Josh Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | David Banks snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Daniel Glass misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 15-29 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Willis | 15-32 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Josh Lucas - foul #3 on Josh Lucas, team foul #7 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Billy Plum (PF) Daniel Glass, David Banks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Jamie White (SG), James South (SF), William Stolinski (PF), David Warren (C) Robert Nelson, Morris Murray, Richard Willis, Johnathon Witham, Josh Lucas | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Stolinski | 16-32 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Tanner Litherland steals it from Jamie White | 16-32 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland lays it up and in | 18-32 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | James South is fouled on the floor by Dan Washington - foul #2 on Dan Washington, team foul #10 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Max Holmes (C) Tanner Litherland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Showalter (PF) William Stolinski | |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | James South makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | James South misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Billy Plum gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Billy Plum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | James South grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Jamie White is fouled on the floor by Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #11 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG) Ted Castiglia | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham (PF) Brian Showalter | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Jamie White makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Jamie White makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Billy Plum misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-35 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | David Warren pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Johnathon Witham hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 18-35 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | David Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Max Holmes blocks the short jumper by James South | 18-35 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Max Holmes grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses long on a shot from the baseline | 18-35 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | James South grabs the defensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Jamie White buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Brennan | 18-38 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Dan Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG), Ted Castiglia (SG), Nathan McGibbon (SF), Daniel Glass (PF), David Banks (C) Tony Garner, Joseph Clark, Dan Washington, Billy Plum, Max Holmes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Nelson (PG), Morris Murray (SG), Richard Willis (SF), William Stolinski (PF) Joe Brennan, Jamie White, James South, Johnathon Witham | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Nelson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 18-38 |