| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lim (fresh) PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | William Lim inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Dennis Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Dennis Davis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Stephen Richmond steals the ball from Daniel Jameson | 31-35 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond dunks the ball | 33-35 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 33-37 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is fouled on the floor by William Lim - foul #1 on William Lim, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry blows the layup | 33-37 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Carpenter - foul #2 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SF), William Rhodes (C) William Lim, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't finish the layup | 33-38 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 33-38 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) Fa Hou | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Daniel Jameson | |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner's pass is intercepted by Uang Huang | 33-38 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Uang Huang lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Irving Grandberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Stephen Richmond | 37-38 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Lim (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, Tom Hawkins, Henry Carpenter, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Herman Gardner, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Dennis Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 37-38 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rafael Enriquez | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | James Brown picks off the pass by Dennis Davis | 37-41 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | William Lim snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Fa Hou - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), William Rhodes (PF) Uang Huang, William Lim | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, James Brown | |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Fa Hou knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Richmond and he's fouled by Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Carpenter (PF) William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Greg Thomas | |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry is hacked by Charles Eastland - foul #4 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SF) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 39-43 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter lays it up and in | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Augustus Zurich is blocked by Henry Carpenter | 41-43 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), William Rhodes (C) Fa Hou, Tom Hawkins, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), James Brown (C) Richard Johnson, Daniel Jameson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | William Lim misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | William Rhodes can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Carpenter - foul #3 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (C) Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Uang Huang | 43-44 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | William Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Rafael Enriquez | 43-44 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner lays it in set up by Rafael Enriquez | 43-46 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Augustus Zurich is blocked by William Lim | 46-46 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | William Lim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Henry Carpenter (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, William Lim, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Mark Sommers (PF), Daniel Jameson (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Dennis Davis swats the layup by Mark Sommers | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Uang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson is denied on a layup by Dennis Davis | 49-48 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Dennis Davis makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Fa Hou | 51-48 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Tom Hawkins is called for the reach on Howard Anchondo - foul #3 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Charles Eastland (SF) Uang Huang, Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Greg Thomas | 51-51 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Charles Eastland comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas drills a floater from the right side set up by Richard Johnson | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Henry Carpenter | 53-53 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Irving Grandberry (SF) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo | |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Irving Grandberry | 53-56 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Fa Hou - foul #2 on Fa Hou, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Eastland | 53-56 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry misses the jumper in the lane | 53-56 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Richmond | 53-56 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is hacked by Irving Grandberry - foul #3 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson lays it in | 53-58 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter blows the layup but the foul's on Augustus Zurich - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Irving Grandberry - foul #4 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), Dennis Davis (C) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Daniel Jameson | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF) Uang Huang, William Lim | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Eastland | 59-61 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Fa Hou is called for the reach on Herman Gardner - foul #3 on Fa Hou, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Dennis Davis comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 59-61 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Irving Grandberry | 59-61 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Richmond - foul #2 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is called for 5 seconds | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Fa Hou is called for the reach on Irving Grandberry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fa Hou, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Richmond is called for the reach on Daniel Jameson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SF) Irving Grandberry | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Dennis Davis snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Fa Hou buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Carpenter | 62-65 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Fa Hou is called for the reach on Rene Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fa Hou, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) Fa Hou | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Uang Huang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Richmond | 65-67 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Rene Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Uang Huang - foul #1 on Uang Huang, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF) Herman Gardner | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Uang Huang knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Eastland | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Uang Huang is called for the reach on Rene Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Uang Huang, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rafael Enriquez | 68-71 |