| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Stanley Carter is called for the reach on Marc Morin - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Kline | 31-28 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Marc Morin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Mike Kline connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 34-28 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Phillip May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | John Norton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Mike Kline takes the ball from Bryan Darrell | 34-28 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 34-28 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Carter | 34-28 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Jack Schoenberger, Mike Kline, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Kwok and the foul's on Stanley Carter - foul #2 on Stanley Carter, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SG) Phillip May | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is fouled on the floor by Richard Gatlin - foul #1 on Richard Gatlin, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) James Kwok | |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry's floater is tipped away by Marc Morin | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Eric Gray picks off the pass by Melvin Berry | 34-30 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Ullery | 37-30 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | John Spinner scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Lablanc | 39-30 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Eric Gray is fouled on the floor by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) William Lablanc, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eric Gray, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin, Harold Burks | |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Stanley Carter picks off the pass by Bryan Darrell | 39-30 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Schoenberger | 41-30 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses long on a floater in the lane | 41-30 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell tips it in | 41-32 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | John Norton is fouled on the floor by James Kwok - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura (SF), Marc Morin (PF) Richard Gatlin, Eli Smith | |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the jump hook in the paint | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Phillip May connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Baker | 43-35 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Schoenberger - foul #3 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | John Norton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryan Darrell - foul #3 on Bryan Darrell, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marc Morin | 43-37 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | John Norton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Baker | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lablanc (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Darrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Phillip May misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | John Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Jack Schoenberger, Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Richard Gatlin (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) James Kwok, Phillip May, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin, Bryan Darrell | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Robert Loftin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Richard Gatlin steps in front of the Melvin Berry pass | 46-37 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Eric Gray drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses the shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 46-39 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Eric Gray and he's fouled by Melvin Berry - foul #3 on Melvin Berry, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Marc Morin (PF) Eric Gray, Robert Loftin, Eli Smith | |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | James Kwok's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Ullery | 46-41 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | William Lablanc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Marc Morin pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), John Norton (C) William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Bryan Darrell (C) Richard Gatlin, Harold Burks | |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Phillip May picks off the pass by Jack Schoenberger | 46-41 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | John Spinner is called for the reach on Nathan Kawamura - foul #1 on John Spinner, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) John Spinner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip May - foul #1 on Phillip May, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Marc Morin drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Darrell | 51-48 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Kawamura - foul #1 on Nathan Kawamura, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SF) Nathan Kawamura | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Phillip May misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Morin | 52-48 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc Morin and he's hacked by Jessie Matthews - foul #2 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) James Kwok | |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin is denied on a layup by Jessie Matthews | 54-51 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Eric Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Eric Gray is hacked by Jack Schoenberger - foul #4 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Jack Schoenberger, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Harold Burks (C) Phillip May, Marc Morin, Bryan Darrell | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | John Norton connects on the jumper from close range set up by William Lablanc | 56-51 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | James Kwok is fouled on the floor by John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF) Eric Gray | |
| 04:08 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Lablanc | 59-53 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura double dribbles | 59-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Marc Morin (PF) Richard Gatlin, Eli Smith | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan Kawamura | 59-53 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the jump hook near the basket | 59-55 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Mike Kline (SF) William Lablanc, John Spinner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Darrell (C) Harold Burks | |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Mike Kline buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits a turnaround from close range | 61-57 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Nathan Kawamura is called for the reach on Mike Kline - foul #2 on Nathan Kawamura, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Schoenberger | 64-57 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Phillip May double dribbles | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | John Norton is hacked by James Kwok in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kwok, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF) Jack Schoenberger, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Phillip May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | William Lablanc grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) John Norton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is hacked by Phillip May in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip May, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | James Kwok drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip May | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is fouled in the backcourt by James Kwok - foul #4 on James Kwok, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-59 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Phillip May is called for the reach on Melvin Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip May, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | James Kwok hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Lablanc runs out the clock | 70-59 |