| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Eric Bieber inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Williams Wahl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Griffin | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Eric Bieber lays it up and in set up by Wayne Brooks and the foul's on Jeffery Schenck - foul #1 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Eric Bieber makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is hacked by Eric Bieber - foul #1 on Eric Bieber, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Tony Streeter - foul #2 on Tony Streeter, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Dean Miles picks off the pass by Paul Houseknecht | 34-31 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks is hacked by Jeffery Schenck - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG), Evan Woodward (SG) Williams Wahl, Dean Miles | |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Aker, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Paul Houseknecht, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Brooks (SF), Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Eric Bieber, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Tony Clark - foul #1 on Tony Clark, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Richard Brooks is hacked by Harry Core - foul #1 on Harry Core, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Johnny Aker is called for the reach on Richard Brooks - foul #3 on Johnny Aker, team foul #7 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG) Tony Clark, Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Dean Miles (SG) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Richard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Richard Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Lerch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Aker (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson is hacked by Dean Miles - foul #3 on Dean Miles, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG) David Lerch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Bieber (SF), Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Richard Brooks, Willy Palen, Parker Bourdon | |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker is fouled on the floor by Wayne Brooks - foul #2 on Wayne Brooks, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Streeter (C) Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Dean Miles grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | A charge is called on Wayne Brooks - foul #3 on Wayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Aker (PF) Arthur Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Dean Miles | |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leslie Thurman | 37-36 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Williams Wahl clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Myers - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Paul Houseknecht, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Williams Wahl, Eric Bieber, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Schenck - foul #3 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG) Evan Woodward | |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Lerch | 42-36 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | David Lerch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Lerch | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Lerch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Aker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | A charge is called on Dean Miles - foul #4 on Dean Miles, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SG), Tony Streeter (C) David Lerch, Leslie Thurman, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Eric Bieber (SF), Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Dean Miles, Richard Brooks, Willy Palen, Parker Bourdon | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Williams Wahl hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Myers | 45-42 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Williams Wahl can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Earnest Cain - foul #1 on Earnest Cain, team foul #9 | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 45-43 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 45-43 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | David Lerch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Eric Bieber banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Lerch | 50-45 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Eric Bieber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Eric Bieber swats the layup by Tony Streeter | 50-45 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | David Lerch tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | David Lerch picks off the pass by Williams Wahl | 52-45 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker is hacked by Eric Bieber - foul #2 on Eric Bieber, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) Earnest Cain, David Lerch, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG), Richard Brooks (SF), Parker Bourdon (C) Williams Wahl, Eric Bieber, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Jeffery Schenck - foul #4 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Harry Core (C) Jeffery Schenck, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (PF) Wayne Brooks | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Richard Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Willy Palen denies the turnaround by Harry Core | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Brooks | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Houseknecht (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Core (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Willy Palen's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Core | 52-46 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Joshua Myers tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson double dribbles | 52-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, Paul Houseknecht, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Benjamin Griffin (C) Evan Woodward, Parker Bourdon | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Lerch - foul #3 on David Lerch, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Brooks (PF) Willy Palen | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Richard Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin misses the lay-in | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Dean Miles tips it home | 52-52 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | David Lerch buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Arthur Patterson | 54-52 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks's pass is intercepted by Arthur Patterson | 54-52 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Myers | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG) David Lerch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Eric Bieber (SF) Joshua Myers, Richard Brooks | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jeffery Schenck - foul #5 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #12 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht is fouled on the floor by Eric Bieber - foul #3 on Eric Bieber, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin knocks in the runner from the right block | 56-56 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Earnest Cain | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Paul Houseknecht - foul #1 on Paul Houseknecht, team foul #13 | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Tony Streeter | 59-57 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Williams Wahl - foul #3 on Williams Wahl, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin misses the dunk attempt | 61-57 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Dean Miles picks off the pass by Arthur Patterson | 61-57 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Earnest Cain is called for the reach on Williams Wahl - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #14 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Leslie Thurman, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Richard Brooks (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Dean Miles, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG) David Lerch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Richard Brooks, Parker Bourdon | |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Harry Core grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman loses the ball out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Eric Bieber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Eric Bieber pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Williams Wahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks hits a floater near the basket | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson can't connect on a runner from close range | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter runs out the clock | 65-63 |