| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Kenneth Minter (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) C - Tony Streeter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Myers | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Willy Palen lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter makes the turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tony Streeter - foul #1 on Tony Streeter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Schenck | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | William Freeze picks off the pass by Jeffery Schenck | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Willy Palen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Wolfe | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Joshua Myers knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willy Palen | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Woodward (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Minter (fairly fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Streeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Dean Miles (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Michael Geraci (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Kenneth Minter, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), David Cook (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks blows the layup but he's hacked by Williams Wahl - foul #1 on Williams Wahl, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Joshua Myers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the runner from close range | 6-8 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | George Holden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Harry Core tips it in | 6-10 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Williams Wahl hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Malcolm Petty | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Dean Miles is fouled on the floor by George Holden - foul #1 on George Holden, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF), Willy Palen (C) Dean Miles, Williams Wahl, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) George Holden, Harry Core, David Cook | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Tony Streeter (C) Roderick Hicks, Johnny Aker | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Joshua Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Willy Palen hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the jumper from the right block | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SG), Johnny Aker (C) Robert Wolfe, Tony Streeter | |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Aker | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Woodward (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Minter (fairly fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Aker (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | William Freeze buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-16 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Patterson | 11-19 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Evan Woodward is whistled for a carry | 11-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Williams Wahl (SG), Michael Geraci (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Kenneth Minter, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Harry Core (SF), Tony Streeter (C) Earnest Cain, Roderick Hicks, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson | |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Holden | 11-22 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven grabs the offensive board | 11-22 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Williams Wahl clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-22 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | George Holden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dean Miles - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #2 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Harry Core | |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | George Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Joshua Myers loses the dribble to Jeffery Schenck | 11-23 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | George Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (C) Williams Wahl | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SG) Robert Wolfe | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Dean Miles hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Myers | 14-23 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dean Miles - foul #2 on Dean Miles, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG) Dean Miles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Harry Core (C) George Holden, Johnny Aker, Tony Streeter | |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Willy Palen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-25 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Willy Palen snags the offensive board | 14-25 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | William Freeze is fouled on the floor by Earnest Cain - foul #1 on Earnest Cain, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF) Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | William Freeze misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earnest Cain - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG) Earnest Cain, Roderick Hicks | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | George Holden comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Streeter (C) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | George Holden makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Williams Wahl buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Evan Woodward | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Kenneth Minter (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | George Holden is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Holden, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Malcolm Petty (C) William Freeze, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) George Holden, Arthur Patterson | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Evan Woodward loses the dribble to Tony Streeter | 19-26 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe lays it in set up by Jeffery Schenck | 19-28 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Tony Streeter swats the layup by Kenneth Minter | 19-28 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker makes the driving attempt in the paint | 19-30 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Williams Wahl can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Core - foul #1 on Harry Core, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (SF), Willy Palen (C) Evan Woodward, Kenneth Minter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), David Cook (C) Harry Core, Robert Wolfe, Tony Streeter | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | David Cook pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses long on a runner from the baseline | 20-30 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Williams Wahl takes the ball from Roderick Hicks | 20-30 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Williams Wahl lays it in | 22-30 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Williams Wahl steals the ball from Roderick Hicks | 22-30 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson is whistled for a carry | 22-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Aaron Williams (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF) Williams Wahl, Joshua Myers, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Core (PG), Tony Streeter (C) Johnny Aker, David Cook | |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Aaron Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Harry Core grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (C) Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Michael Geraci can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks lays it in | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Williams (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Kenneth Minter (fresh) C - Michael Geraci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry Core (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roderick Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | William Freeze comes up short on the floater from the left side | 22-32 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harry Core | 22-32 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Streeter | 22-34 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is called for a backcourt violation | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Dean Miles (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Evan Woodward, Kenneth Minter, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), George Holden (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Cook (C) Harry Core | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dean Miles - foul #3 on Dean Miles, team foul #5 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (SF) Dean Miles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-36 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Willy Palen hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | George Holden clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-36 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker hits the follow up shot | 24-38 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Willy Palen drills a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Geraci | 26-38 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Michael Geraci steals the ball from Johnny Aker | 26-38 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | George Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Willy Palen is called for the reach on David Cook - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF) William Freeze, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Harry Core (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) George Holden, Jeffery Schenck, Johnny Aker, David Cook | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Earnest Cain | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Williams Wahl drills a jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-40 |