| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-27 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 39-27 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 42-27 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe banks in the layup | 42-29 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 45-29 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | George Kelly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | George Kelly gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-29 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-29 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun steps in front of the Edwin Coe pass | 45-29 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bingham (fairly fresh) SF - George Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Esteban Guerra is called for the reach on Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Lewis Fagundes | 47-29 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #4 | 47-29 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses the 3rd free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 47-31 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the offensive board | 47-31 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the offensive board | 47-31 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes picks off the pass by Anthony Schuster | 47-31 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes lays it in | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes takes the ball from Blake Canada | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #1 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Blake Canada, Joseph Satterfield, Steven Wilks, John Robinson | |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 51-31 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | James Bingham is hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun takes the ball from Edwin Coe | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Kevin Howard steals the ball from Stephen Manns | 51-31 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Stephen Manns steps in front of the Cary Woolf pass | 51-31 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Stephen Manns throws it down | 53-31 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 53-31 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Kevin Howard takes the ball from Stephen Manns | 53-31 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | James Bingham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-34 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Steven Wilks steals the ball from Deshi Sun | 53-34 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Esteban Guerra steps in front of the Cary Woolf pass in the backcourt | 53-34 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Stephen Manns dunks the ball set up by Esteban Guerra | 55-34 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Matthew Coyne picks off the pass by James Bingham | 55-34 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 58-34 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 58-34 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 60-34 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #8 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Kevin Howard | |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-37 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Blake Canada gets the rebound | 60-37 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Lewis Fagundes is called for the reach on Anthony Schuster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #9 | 60-37 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes double dribbles | 60-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (SF) Steven Wilks | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the lay-in | 60-39 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Robinson | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Swietomierz Bachinski takes the ball from John Robinson | 60-39 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong blows the layup but he's fouled by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #2 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Blake Canada, Joseph Satterfield, John Robinson | |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 61-39 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | James Bingham drills a 3 from straight away | 61-42 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on Deshi Sun | 61-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the floater from the baseline | 61-44 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't tip it in | 61-44 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | James Bingham grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | George Kelly banks in the layup set up by Cary Woolf | 61-46 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra travels with the ball | 61-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Cary Woolf steps in front of the Leland Pettigrew pass | 61-46 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | George Kelly is whistled for a carry | 61-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF) George Kelly | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is whistled for traveling | 61-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Joseph Satterfield (SF) Cary Woolf, James Bingham | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun blocks the short jumper by Blake Canada | 61-46 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster gets the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 61-48 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 61-48 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 63-48 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-48 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Deshi Sun steps in front of the Joseph Satterfield pass | 63-48 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun slams it home | 65-48 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Matthew Coyne picks off the pass by John Robinson | 65-48 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #3 | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Blake Canada - foul #2 on Blake Canada, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-48 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the tip | 66-48 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wilks | 66-48 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-48 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 66-48 |