| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Charles Lyles comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Jason Fish tips it home | 40-40 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 43-40 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Jason Fish scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) David Johnson | |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Edward Worrall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF) Charles Carty, Jason Fish | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Gary Boe can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Lonnie Lewis - foul #2 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (C) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Rick Byrd gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Sammy Leach clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes is hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #3 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Shane Elliott (SF) Lonnie Lewis, Edward Worrall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), David Johnson (PF) Roger Jordan, Damon Foster | |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gloria | 43-46 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Domingo Colon is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gloria - foul #1 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Arthur Gross scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 46-49 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Damon Foster lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 46-51 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Edward Worrall tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dargan | 49-51 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Charles Carty knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 49-54 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is called for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-54 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the tip | 49-54 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Worrall - foul #1 on Edward Worrall, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Jason Fish, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Duane Paredes gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Domingo Colon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Shane Elliott clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Gary Boe pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 8 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes misses the jump hook in the paint | 49-55 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | David Johnson tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Worrall | 49-55 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Charles Lyles's floater is knocked away by Charles Carty | 49-55 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Shane Elliott tips it in | 51-55 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Gary Boe lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Carty | 51-57 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Charles Lyles connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Shane Elliott and he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Sammy Leach (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-57 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is hacked by Jason Fish - foul #2 on Jason Fish, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG) Malcolm Sykes | |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Charles Lyles knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Paul | 55-57 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Charles Lyles takes the ball from Damon Foster | 55-57 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Sammy Leach lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 57-57 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Charles Lyles steps in front of the Jason Fish pass | 57-57 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is fouled on the floor by Jason Fish - foul #3 on Jason Fish, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach, Charles Lyles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), David Johnson (C) Emanuel Pond, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Joseph Paul's layup is rejected by David Johnson | 57-57 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Edward Worrall hits a jumper from the right block | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 59-60 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-60 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Edward Worrall's 3 pointer is rejected by David Johnson | 59-60 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Jordan | 59-60 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is hacked by Arthur Gross - foul #4 on Arthur Gross, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, Damon Foster | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Roger Jordan steals the ball from Lonnie Lewis | 59-60 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Worrall | 62-60 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Lonnie Lewis is called for the reach on Charles Carty - foul #4 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF) Lonnie Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Damon Foster (PF) David Johnson | |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Malcolm Sykes, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Rick Byrd snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Sammy Leach connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Duane Paredes | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 8 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 65-62 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Rick Byrd gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Charles Lyles, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the shot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Carty and he's fouled by Arthur Gross - foul #5 on Arthur Gross, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-65 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Jason Fish buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Nicholas Dargan blocks the jumper by Joseph Paul | 65-68 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Jason Fish gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is hacked by Edward Worrall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Worrall, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-70 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Damon Foster knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Carty | 65-72 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Carty - foul #1 on Charles Carty, team foul #5 | 65-72 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Worrall - foul #3 on Edward Worrall, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Malcolm Sykes (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is hacked by Andrew Gloria - foul #2 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, Gary Boe | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Roger Jordan picks off the pass by Joseph Paul | 66-73 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is hacked by Charles Lyles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lyles, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Malcolm Sykes (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Edward Worrall is called for the reach on Jason Fish in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Worrall, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the jumper from the baseline | 66-77 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria runs out the clock | 66-77 |