| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Scheller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Chandler - foul #1 on Robert Chandler, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | William Scheller comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | William Scheller connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-37 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski misses the floater from the right block | 38-37 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski clanks a shot in the lane | 38-37 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Robert Chandler snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Robert Chandler is fouled on the floor by Damon Foster - foul #1 on Damon Foster, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | William Scheller drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Chandler | 41-37 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a runner near the basket | 41-37 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 44-37 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Chandler | 44-37 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Damon Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-37 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Scheller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sippel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Robert Chandler can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Scheller - foul #1 on William Scheller, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Timothy Spillman (SF), Mark Breedlove (PF), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, William Scheller, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman is called for 3 seconds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) Matthew Marston | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Sammy Leach gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Fish - foul #2 on Jason Fish, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Sammy Leach picks off the pass by David Johnson | 46-38 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Leach | 48-38 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Alex Lewis snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Scheller (PF) Eddie Laboy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Matthew Marston (SG) David Bachus, Andrew Gloria | |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Alex Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Gary Boe gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | David Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Gary Boe - foul #1 on Gary Boe, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, Mark Breedlove | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Jason Fish, Gary Boe, David Johnson | |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Paredes (C) Timothy Spillman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Scheller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Jason Sippel is called for the reach on William Scheller - foul #3 on Jason Sippel, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is fouled on the floor by Matthew Marston - foul #3 on Matthew Marston, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Robert Chandler throws it down set up by Shane Elliott | 52-40 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Shane Elliott is called for the reach on Matthew Marston - foul #2 on Shane Elliott, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG) Roger Jordan | |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Duane Paredes blocks the short jumper by Matthew Marston | 52-40 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Duane Paredes pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | William Scheller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Worrall | 55-40 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Damon Foster knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bachus | 55-42 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #3 on Duane Paredes, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Timothy Spillman (SF), Mark Breedlove (PF), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, William Scheller, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (C) Matthew Marston, Ryan Gliwski, Jason Sippel | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Alex Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove hits the follow up shot | 57-42 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Alex Lewis connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mark Breedlove | 60-45 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Damon Foster scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Laboy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bachus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Lewis | 62-47 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), William Scheller (PF), Duane Paredes (C) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, Mark Breedlove, Eddie Laboy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Marston (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Robert Chandler can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses the tip | 62-47 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Jordan | 62-47 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | William Scheller blocks the short jumper by Jason Fish | 62-47 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Duane Paredes | 62-47 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Robert Chandler loses the ball out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF), Mark Breedlove (C) Timothy Spillman, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Ryan Gliwski, Jason Fish, Jason Sippel | |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Bachus | 62-49 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Gary Boe snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Bachus | 62-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Kent State | David Bachus picks off the pass by Robert Chandler | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Mark Breedlove picks off the pass by David Bachus | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Scheller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Edward Worrall hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Shane Elliott | 64-51 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Paredes (C) Mark Breedlove | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Malcolm Sykes, Gary Boe, David Johnson | |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Shane Elliott - foul #3 on Shane Elliott, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Edward Worrall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 64-54 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | William Scheller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Sammy Leach pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is hacked by Damon Foster - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Spillman (SF), Mark Breedlove (PF), Eddie Laboy (C) Shane Elliott, William Scheller, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Matthew Marston, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | David Johnson loses the dribble to Timothy Spillman | 66-54 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Alex Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Spillman | 68-54 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Gary Boe is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 68-54 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Fish | 68-54 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Jason Fish comes up short on the shot near the basket | 68-54 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is fouled on the floor by Sammy Leach - foul #3 on Sammy Leach, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Alex Lewis runs out the clock | 68-56 |