| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | George Kelly inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Shaun Whatley - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Willie Ross misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-28 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs tips it in | 20-28 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | William Davis makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Stephen Manns | 20-30 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is called for traveling | 21-30 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Shaun Whatley swats the shot by Willie Ross | 21-30 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | George Kelly steps in front of the William Davis pass | 21-30 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Willie Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Kelly | 23-30 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Christopher Suggs is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Christopher Suggs, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla (PF) Christopher Suggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the floater from the right wing set up by Edward Boer and the foul's on Micheal Kelly - foul #1 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-33 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 23-33 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is fouled on the floor by Micheal Kelly - foul #2 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (SF), Thomas Booker (C) George Kelly, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley drills a runner from the left block | 23-35 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Shaun Whatley is called for the reach on William Danner - foul #3 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG) Kenneth Jacobs, Willie Ross | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) Stephen Manns, William Davis, Shaun Whatley | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #4 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs (PF) William Danner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Booker (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) PF - Edward Boer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer lays it up and in | 23-37 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #5 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Willie Ross (SG), George Kelly (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, Mark Sevilla, Thomas Booker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, Larry Wingfield | |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Willie Ross is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #2 on Willie Ross, team foul #6 | 23-37 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Justin Wilson drills a floater from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for the reach on Kenneth Jacobs - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #4 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson | |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #7 | 23-39 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Edward Boer is fouled on the floor by George Kelly - foul #3 on George Kelly, team foul #8 | 23-39 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the shot from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Edward Boer lays it in on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 25-43 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Kenneth Jacobs - foul #1 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #9 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), William Danner (SF), Mark Sevilla (PF), Thomas Booker (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Willie Ross, George Kelly, Christopher Suggs, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Danner - foul #1 on William Danner, team foul #10 | 25-43 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - William Danner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Booker (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | James Bingham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Wingfield | 25-45 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Stephen Manns's layup is rejected by Mark Sevilla | 25-45 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | William Danner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Booker - foul #1 on Thomas Booker, team foul #11 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Willie Ross (SG), George Kelly (SF), Christopher Suggs (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, William Danner, Mark Sevilla, Thomas Booker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), William Davis (PF) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, Larry Wingfield | |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 27-47 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 27-49 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Kenneth Jacobs scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Suggs | 30-49 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by Willie Ross - foul #3 on Willie Ross, team foul #12 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-50 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Davis | 30-50 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Edward Boer is whistled for a carry | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 08:50 | Kent State | William Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Suggs - foul #4 on Christopher Suggs, team foul #13 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla (SF), Thomas Booker (PF) George Kelly, Christopher Suggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:50 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla makes the floater from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield grabs the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), Christopher Suggs (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Willie Ross, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (C) William Davis | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Booker (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Christopher Suggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Manns | 32-54 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla double dribbles | 32-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (SF) Christopher Suggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF) Stephen Manns, Larry Wingfield | |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Whatley | 32-56 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker connects on the turnaround from the left block | 34-56 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Justin Wilson tips it in | 34-58 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | James Bingham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Bingham, team foul #14 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Edward Boer | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Justin Wilson is hacked by William Danner - foul #2 on William Danner, team foul #15 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (SF) Thomas Booker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks's fadeaway is rejected by William Davis | 34-60 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-60 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Bingham | 34-60 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | William Danner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-60 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 34-60 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski and he's fouled by Steven Wilks - foul #1 on Steven Wilks, team foul #16 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Booker (PF) Mark Sevilla | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson | |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the free throw | 34-63 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | James Bingham is hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #1 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (PG) Cary Woolf | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks gets the offensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (SG), Mark Sevilla (PF) James Bingham, William Danner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Blake Canada (fresh) SG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Wilks (fresh) PF - Mark Sevilla (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-63 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla snags the offensive board | 34-63 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla travels with the ball | 34-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (C) Shaun Whatley | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield lays it up and in | 34-65 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | William Davis swats the short shot by Thomas Booker | 34-65 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-65 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | William Davis knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Blake Canada - foul #1 on Blake Canada, team foul #17 | 34-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (SF) Steven Wilks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Shaun Whatley (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Larry Wingfield | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | William Davis makes the free throw | 34-68 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Blake Canada double dribbles | 34-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG) Blake Canada | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cary Woolf, team foul #18 | 34-68 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 34-69 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-70 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Thomas Booker loses the ball out of bounds | 34-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Larry Wingfield | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Edward Boer slams it home on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina | 34-72 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-72 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 37-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-75 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 37-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Danner - foul #3 on William Danner, team foul #19 | 37-75 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 37-76 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-76 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla grabs the board | 37-76 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 39-76 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Mark Sevilla makes the free throw | 40-76 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 40-76 |