| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | James Bingham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Edwin Coe steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | James Bingham is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Bingham, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by James Bingham is denied by Stephen Manns | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong loses the dribble to Cary Woolf | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf lays it up and in | 7-0 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 7-0 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the runner in the lane | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Manns | 7-3 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Blake Canada buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Schuster | 9-3 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne throws it down set up by Stephen Manns and the foul's on Anthony Schuster - foul #1 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Zilk | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) C - John Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks's layup is rejected by Matthew Coyne | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is hacked by Blake Canada - foul #1 on Blake Canada, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Blake Canada, Joseph Satterfield, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun (C) Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Deshi Sun loses the dribble to George Kelly | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 11-9 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Steven Wilks, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Stephen Manns steals the ball from John Robinson | 11-9 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | John Robinson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Anthony Schuster and he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF) George Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew tips it home | 14-13 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Schuster | 16-13 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Blake Canada - foul #2 on Blake Canada, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Joseph Satterfield (C) Blake Canada, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Stephen Manns takes the ball from James Bingham | 16-15 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 16-17 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 16-17 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Anthony Schuster steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass | 16-17 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG), John Robinson (C) Anthony Schuster, George Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG) Stephen Manns, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Charles McDowell (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 19-20 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Zilk | 21-23 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Earl Calhoun (C) Joseph Satterfield, Steven Wilks, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew, Walter Zilk | |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 21-23 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to George Kelly | 21-23 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong throws it down on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 21-25 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Charles McDowell is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG) Charles McDowell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra | |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to George Kelly | 21-25 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | George Kelly is fouled on the floor by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (SG), John Robinson (C) James Bingham, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (SG) Deshi Sun | |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Hai Wen, Matthew Coyne | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Schuster | 23-25 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski and he's hacked by Anthony Schuster - foul #2 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG), James Bingham (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF) Anthony Schuster, George Kelly, Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Swietomierz Bachinski takes the ball from Joseph Satterfield | 23-29 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Charles McDowell (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Wilks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | James Bingham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a runner from close range | 23-31 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Charles McDowell loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Earl Calhoun (C) Joseph Satterfield, Steven Wilks, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra lays it up and in set up by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 23-33 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 23-36 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | George Kelly clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 23-36 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe tips it in | 25-36 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-36 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Edwin Coe | 25-36 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-36 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-36 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't tip it in | 25-36 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-36 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Fagundes | 25-36 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra tips it back up and in | 25-38 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses the easy open layup | 25-38 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | George Kelly knocks in the jumper from close range | 27-38 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | George Kelly can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Steven Wilks (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Charles McDowell, James Bingham, Edwin Coe, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Deshi Sun and he's hacked by Cary Woolf - foul #3 on Cary Woolf, team foul #10 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Joseph Satterfield (SF) Cary Woolf, George Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield buries a floater in the lane set up by Steven Wilks | 30-44 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled on the floor by Anthony Schuster - foul #3 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #11 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG) Anthony Schuster | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Joseph Satterfield is blocked by Leland Pettigrew | 30-46 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 30-46 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-46 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield travels with the ball | 32-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG) Charles McDowell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it home | 32-48 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham is hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Joseph Satterfield, Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #12 | 32-48 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Blake Canada | 34-49 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Hai Wen lays it in on a great pass from Pete Armstrong and he's hacked by Blake Canada - foul #3 on Blake Canada, team foul #13 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG) Blake Canada | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Hai Wen makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | James Bingham knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles McDowell | 36-52 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-52 |