| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-29 |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Gross - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Paul | 29-31 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Nicholas Dargan, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shane Elliott comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Terry Thomas - foul #1 on Terry Thomas, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #1 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a floater near the basket | 29-32 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Arthur Gross snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Charles Carty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Damon Foster | 32-32 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Joseph Paul connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 32-34 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Charles Carty clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Terry Thomas is called for the reach on Arthur Gross - foul #2 on Terry Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Gary Boe (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-34 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Duane Paredes tips it in | 32-36 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Mozee | 34-39 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee lays it in on a great pass from Emanuel Pond | 36-39 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Gary Boe pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Emanuel Pond | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Rick Byrd's floater is tipped away by Jerry Mozee | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dargan | 38-39 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gary Boe | 40-39 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Mozee - foul #2 on Jerry Mozee, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF) Emanuel Pond, Ernest Denman, Gary Boe, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Charles Carty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Gloria | 42-40 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott loses the dribble to Terry Thomas | 42-40 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Damon Foster's pass is intercepted by Shane Elliott | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria grabs the board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lonnie Lewis - foul #3 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Shane Elliott clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Arthur Gross grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Andrew Gloria - foul #2 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Joseph Paul is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Shane Elliott steals the ball from Terry Thomas | 43-42 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Andrew Gloria steals the ball from Shane Elliott | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carty | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | David Johnson's floater is tipped away by Joseph Paul | 43-42 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Joseph Paul's floater is tipped away by Damon Foster | 43-42 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Arthur Gross | 43-44 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | David Johnson is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF) David Johnson, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Duane Paredes is blocked by Nicholas Dargan | 43-44 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Leach | 43-44 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Sammy Leach clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Damon Foster (PF) Emanuel Pond, Ernest Denman, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Arthur Gross, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Boe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 43-46 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Carty | 45-46 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Joseph Paul tips it home | 45-48 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Gloria | 47-48 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gary Boe | 47-48 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Damon Foster drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF), David Johnson (C) Gary Boe, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Duane Paredes (C) Lonnie Lewis, Joseph Paul | |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Charles Lyles scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Gross | 49-51 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Robertson - foul #3 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Jerry Mozee (C) Andrew Gloria, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Sammy Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Domingo Colon tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Gross | 50-51 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Duane Paredes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Charles Lyles grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Arthur Gross scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sammy Leach | 50-54 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Charles Carty connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sammy Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | The jumper by Sammy Leach is denied by David Johnson | 52-54 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is hacked by Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, David Johnson, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Charles Lyles, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Gross | 52-56 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Damon Foster scores on a runner near the basket | 54-56 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG) Sammy Leach | |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Charles Lyles drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Paul | 56-58 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Arthur Gross - foul #2 on Arthur Gross, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Charles Lyles's floater is tipped away by Damon Foster | 58-58 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Terry Thomas | 58-58 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits a floater near the basket | 58-60 |