| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton hits a jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Thornton | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Donald Deal drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Horne | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 33-37 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi loses the dribble to Reinaldo Gallo | 35-37 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Patrick Vanwyk swats the layup by Donald Deal | 35-40 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal tips it in | 37-40 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Patrick Vanwyk is called for the reach on Vasily Slominski - foul #2 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG), Franjo Zaiser (SG), Olin Zarek (SF), Daniel Davis (PF), Raymundo Martin (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic, Brandon Carnegie, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't finish the layup but the foul's on Olin Zarek - foul #2 on Olin Zarek, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Gidley (fresh) SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymundo Martin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the easy layup | 40-40 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Charles Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Robert Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Ted Krug gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Charles Becker can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Olin Zarek blocks the short jumper by Pedro Cabrera | 40-42 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 40-42 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Hans Zentz (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Pedro Cabrera, Robert Phillips, Charles Becker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Gidley, Franjo Zaiser, Olin Zarek, Daniel Davis, Raymundo Martin | |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 40-42 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Brent Horne scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Zentz | 42-42 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Hans Zentz - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Donald Deal is hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #2 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Larry Thornton | 44-45 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo's pass is intercepted by Patrick Vanwyk | 44-45 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (SF) Fadey Zic | |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Deal | 46-47 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Deal | 49-47 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 51-50 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Davis | 51-50 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Hans Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 54-53 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk blows the layup but he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #1 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Olin Zarek (SG), Fadey Zic (SF) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Larry Thornton, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Olin Zarek | 54-55 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic comes up short on the shot from the left block | 54-55 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Charles Becker gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zarek (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Franjo Zaiser takes the ball from Ted Krug | 54-55 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek loses the dribble to Pedro Cabrera | 54-55 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Fadey Zic - foul #1 on Fadey Zic, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (PF), Charles Roe (C) Daniel Davis, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Roe | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Robert Phillips takes the ball from Charles Roe | 56-55 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (PF) Charles Roe | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-55 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek is fouled on the floor by Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Charles Roe (SF) Olin Zarek, Fadey Zic | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie buries a fadeaway from the right side | 56-57 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Daniel Davis (SF) Franjo Zaiser, Charles Roe | |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis is denied on a dunk by Vasily Slominski | 56-57 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 56-57 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Ted Krug knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Raymundo Martin - foul #3 on Raymundo Martin, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fadey Zic (SF) Raymundo Martin | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Fadey Zic | 59-59 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Ted Krug - foul #3 on Daniel Davis, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Davis | |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk connects on the shot from the left block | 60-61 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Charles Becker loses the dribble to Fadey Zic | 60-61 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic tips it in | 60-63 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Charles Becker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hans Zentz | 63-63 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk loses the ball out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Brent Horne is called for a backcourt violation | 63-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie drills a fadeaway from close range | 63-65 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Patrick Vanwyk - foul #3 on Patrick Vanwyk, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG) Franjo Zaiser | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the lay-in | 68-65 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Fadey Zic | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by Mazi Ashalintubbi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Donald Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #4 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-67 |