| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) SF - Richard Larosa (fresh) PF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs clanks a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman is hacked by Casey Jacobs - foul #1 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earle Hendrickson - foul #1 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson scores on a floater from the left side set up by Richard Knickerbocker | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Broadhurst and he's fouled by Earle Hendrickson - foul #2 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Harriss (PF) Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs's floater is tipped away by Henry Broadhurst | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | John Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Roger Stockard (PF), Michael Trumbull (C) James Campbell, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard is denied on a layup by Nathan Harriss | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Lee | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Robert Washington can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Edward Evert connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Joe Dennis | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Stockard - foul #1 on Roger Stockard, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), Douglas Brackett (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Michael Trumbull | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF) Robert Washington, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), Michael Trumbull (C) Joe Dennis, Edward Evert, Douglas Brackett | |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Campbell | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 1 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Larosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roger Stockard (fresh) C - Michael Trumbull (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Roy Riley is hacked by Michael Trumbull - foul #1 on Michael Trumbull, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG) Roy Riley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Joe Dennis (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Joseph Heineman (C) Richard Larosa, James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Michael Trumbull | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | John Lee buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scott Hoberg | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Lonnie Perkins, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), James Campbell (SG), Henry Broadhurst (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Joe Dennis, Roger Stockard | |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs steps out of bounds on the sideline | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Roger Stockard (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) James Campbell, Edward Evert, Joseph Heineman | |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Douglas Brackett | 8-13 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Casey Jacobs takes the ball from Roger Stockard | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Henry Broadhurst is blocked by Scott Hoberg | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | John Lee makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Washington and the foul's on Richard Larosa - foul #1 on Richard Larosa, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Robert Washington, Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (PG), Joe Dennis (SG), Edward Evert (SF), William Wright (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, Roger Stockard, Douglas Brackett | |
| 12:47 | Kent State | John Lee makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | William Wright connects on the jumper from close range set up by James Campbell | 11-15 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Lonnie Perkins and he's hacked by Joseph Heineman - foul #1 on Joseph Heineman, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Riley (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Henry Broadhurst (PF) Joe Dennis, William Wright | |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Campbell | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 1 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Evert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs drills a shot near the basket set up by Lonnie Perkins | 16-17 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst is hacked by Nathan Harriss - foul #1 on Nathan Harriss, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), William Wright (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Henry Broadhurst | |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Nathan Harriss denies the turnaround by Joseph Heineman | 16-17 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | William Wright grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Larosa, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Scott Hoberg (SF) Roy Riley, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Richard Larosa, Edward Evert, William Wright | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss's pass is intercepted by Henry Broadhurst | 16-17 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | James Campbell lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Broadhurst | 16-19 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Robert Washington is whistled for a carry | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Edward Evert (SF), Douglas Brackett (PF), Michael Trumbull (C) Joe Dennis, Henry Broadhurst, Roger Stockard, Joseph Heineman | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Edward Evert steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst (SF), Roger Stockard (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Edward Evert, Douglas Brackett, Michael Trumbull | |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Stockard - foul #2 on Roger Stockard, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Riley (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Robert Washington, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Michael Trumbull (C) James Campbell, Roger Stockard, Joseph Heineman | |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Michael Trumbull pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss lays it in on a great pass from Lonnie Perkins | 18-19 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lonnie Perkins - foul #1 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG), Casey Jacobs (C) Lonnie Perkins, Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (SG), Douglas Brackett (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Joe Dennis, Edward Evert, Michael Trumbull | |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Knickerbocker | 20-20 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow slams it home on a nice dish by Henry Broadhurst | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roy Riley (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Casey Jacobs (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Brackett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 20-22 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Casey Jacobs steals it from Henry Broadhurst | 20-22 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #1 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Lonnie Perkins (SG), Scott Hoberg (PF) Roy Riley, John Lee, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Edward Evert (SF), William Wright (PF), Michael Trumbull (C) James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Douglas Brackett, Joseph Heineman | |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Michael Trumbull grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Robert Washington clanks a runner in the lane | 22-23 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 05:47 | Buffalo | Robert Washington steals the ball from William Wright | 22-23 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Joe Dennis denies the turnaround by Casey Jacobs | 22-23 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Evert | 22-23 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis is fouled on the floor by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #2 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (PG), Richard Larosa (SF), Henry Broadhurst (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Edward Evert, William Wright, Michael Trumbull | |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Washington | 25-25 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Casey Jacobs - foul #2 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF) Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Evert (SF) Joe Dennis | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Evert - foul #1 on Edward Evert, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG) Robert Washington | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG) Edward Evert | |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | James Campbell makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Hoberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Larosa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | James Campbell misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Earle Hendrickson - foul #3 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Casey Jacobs (C) John Lee, Scott Hoberg, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Stockard (PF), Michael Trumbull (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Joseph Heineman | |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Richard Larosa steps in front of the Robert Washington pass | 30-30 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Richard Knickerbocker steals the ball from James Campbell | 30-30 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker throws it down | 32-30 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa is fouled on the floor by Robert Washington - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Edward Evert (SF), Joseph Heineman (C) James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Michael Trumbull | |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Knickerbocker | 34-31 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Brumbelow | 34-33 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Washington | 37-33 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Evert | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-35 |