| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SF - Nicholas Scott (fresh) PF - Jason Butler (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt is denied on a layup by Jason Butler | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Moffatt - foul #1 on Kenneth Moffatt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Moffatt | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | James Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Moffatt - foul #2 on Kenneth Moffatt, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is fouled on the floor by John Peters - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | The short jumper by Vasily Slominski is denied by Charles Norman | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Adams and he's fouled by John Guillory - foul #1 on John Guillory, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jason Butler | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | John Peters steals it from John Guillory | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | The jumper by Nicholas Scott is denied by Kenneth Kelty | 5-0 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses badly on a runner in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Guillory | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Jason Butler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | John Guillory tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | John Peters scores on a floater from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | John Peters steals it from John Guillory in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Peters | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Norman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Butler (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kyle Florio - foul #1 on Kyle Florio, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) James Adams, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Ross Caley gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Vasily Slominski steals it from Charles Norman | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 10-6 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | David Hodgins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 10-6 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | John Peters drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Burroughs | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott knocks in the floater near the basket | 12-8 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ross Caley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | John Peters tips it in | 14-8 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Charles Norman, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Jason Butler | |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is whistled for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Guillory - foul #2 on John Guillory, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG) John Guillory | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Adams | 18-9 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Kenneth Kelty steals the ball from Brent Horne | 18-9 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty lays it in set up by Ross Caley | 20-9 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Ross Caley - foul #1 on Ross Caley, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Charles Norman (PF), David Hodgins (C) Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Kenneth Kelty, Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) William Walsh | |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hodgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brent Horne (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | John Peters misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Butler (PF), Vincent Goad (C) Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 22-12 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | John Peters can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-12 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it in | 24-12 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | The jump hook by Jason Butler is blocked by Charles Norman | 24-12 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | John Peters snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | David Hodgins gets the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-12 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | David Hodgins snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-12 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott blows the layup | 26-12 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio pulls down the rebound | 26-12 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton can't finish the layup | 26-12 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the rebound | 26-12 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott lays it in set up by Brent Horne | 26-14 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | John Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SG), William Walsh (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler, Vincent Goad | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses long on a floater from the right block | 26-14 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox tips it in | 26-16 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG) John Peters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | William Walsh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-16 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the follow up shot | 27-18 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Palafox - foul #2 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Butler (PF) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Avery (fresh) SF - William Walsh (fresh) PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is hacked by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | William Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-18 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the tip | 29-18 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Gerald Avery pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jason Butler is whistled for a carry | 29-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Larry Thornton (SF) James Adams, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), Vincent Goad (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Jason Butler | |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-18 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Thornton - foul #1 on Larry Thornton, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) William Walsh | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton travels with the ball | 29-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF) Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 29-19 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Peters | 32-19 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Kelty is called for the reach on Brent Horne - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Ross Caley (C) Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Peters can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Goad - foul #1 on Vincent Goad, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Hodgins (C) Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it in on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 32-23 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Ross Caley is called for the reach on Nicholas Scott - foul #2 on Ross Caley, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF) Ross Caley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), William Walsh (SF), Jason Butler (PF) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, Vincent Goad | |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #1 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SF), Ross Caley (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty, David Hodgins | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Vasily Slominski | |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Thornton (fresh) PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Walsh (fresh) PF - Jason Butler (fresh) C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG) John Peters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | William Walsh gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (SF) James Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SG) Nicholas Scott | |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the jumper from the right block set up by Kenneth Moffatt | 37-26 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | William Walsh misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Moffatt - foul #3 on Kenneth Moffatt, team foul #11 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Larry Thornton, Ross Caley, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (PF) Gerald Avery, Jason Butler | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | William Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | William Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Peters | 40-27 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | William Walsh double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) William Walsh, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne is fouled on the floor by Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #12 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) John Guillory | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #10 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Jason Butler (PF) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits a driving attempt near the basket | 43-31 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | James Adams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-31 |