| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne travels with the ball | 32-24 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Cooper | 32-27 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Phillip Robertson picks off the pass by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 32-27 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Robinson - foul #3 on John Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (C) John Robinson | |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Pete Armstrong picks off the pass by Andrew Cooper | 34-29 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a floater from the left block | 36-29 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Matthew Coyne takes the ball from Andrew Cooper | 36-29 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Phillip Robertson is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Phillip Robertson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Andrew Cooper, Edwin Coe | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 36-29 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 36-29 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (C) Jack Anderson | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Kevin Howard denies the turnaround by Augustus Zelmar | 36-29 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | David Boyer gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) C - David Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, David Boyer | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits a floater from the right block set up by Charles Morin | 38-29 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Joseph Satterfield - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Joseph Satterfield, Kevin Howard | |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the driving attempt in the lane | 38-29 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Morin and he's fouled by Edwin Coe - foul #1 on Edwin Coe, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG) Jared Carter | |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe loses the ball out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-29 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 40-29 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 42-29 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson loses the dribble to Pete Armstrong | 42-29 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong banks in the layup and he's fouled by Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Edwin Coe, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Kevin Howard (PF), David Boyer (C) Andrew Cooper, Jack Anderson, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) C - David Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Pettigrew | 45-29 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Tony Branham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Claudio Rizzo | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | David Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, David Boyer | |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's dunk attempt is rejected by John Robinson | 47-29 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 49-29 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Claudio Rizzo steps in front of the John Robinson pass | 49-29 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Edwin Coe (PF) Joseph Satterfield, Kevin Howard | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's dunk attempt is rejected by Edwin Coe | 49-29 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson's floater is knocked away by Matthew Coyne | 49-29 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-29 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski and he's fouled by John Robinson - foul #4 on John Robinson, team foul #6 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Joseph Satterfield (C) Jared Carter, John Robinson | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the free throw | 52-29 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 52-29 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 52-29 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 54-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper connects on the floater from the left side set up by Joseph Satterfield and he's fouled by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #6 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SG), Kevin Howard (PF), David Boyer (C) Phillip Robertson, Jack Anderson, Edwin Coe | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper makes the free throw | 54-32 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the shot from the left wing | 56-32 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Cooper - foul #3 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (PG) Andrew Cooper | |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | David Boyer snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno hits the finger roll | 57-37 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Joseph Satterfield steps in front of the Anthony Price pass | 57-37 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Alberto Bruno | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is fouled on the floor by Jared Carter - foul #2 on Jared Carter, team foul #8 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SG) Joseph Satterfield | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Jared Carter double dribbles | 59-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (C) David Boyer | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the easy layup | 59-37 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne tips it home | 61-37 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #7 | 61-37 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Satterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the shot from the left wing | 63-38 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 63-38 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Kevin Howard takes the ball from Pete Armstrong | 63-38 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Pete Armstrong denies the turnaround by Kevin Howard | 63-38 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Bruno | 63-38 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Vyacheslav Szychowski steals the ball from Joseph Satterfield | 63-38 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the lay-in | 63-38 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 65-41 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #8 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (C) Alberto Bruno | |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard's pass is intercepted by Deshi Sun | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Joseph Satterfield steals the ball from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 67-43 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Jared Carter is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #9 | 67-43 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Jared Carter makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin runs out the clock | 67-44 |