| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Carnegie and he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Brent Horne loses the dribble to Patrick Vanwyk | 27-30 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Deal | 27-33 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Patrick Vanwyk grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 29-33 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mazi Ashalintubbi | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Patrick Vanwyk steps in front of the Vasily Slominski pass | 31-33 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Donald Deal steals it from Larry Thornton | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits a shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Olin Zarek (SF), Daniel Davis (PF), Raymundo Martin (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Fadey Zic, Brandon Carnegie, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| 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 | |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Franjo Zaiser is called for the reach on Ted Krug in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franjo Zaiser, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG) Larry Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Gidley (fresh) SG - Franjo Zaiser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Daniel Davis - foul #3 on Daniel Davis, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| 15:10 | Kent State | The short jumper by Charles Becker is denied by Raymundo Martin | 32-35 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley loses the dribble to Charles Becker | 32-35 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Charles Becker - foul #4 on Daniel Davis, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (PF) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Brandon Carnegie is called for the reach on Donald Deal - foul #3 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Gidley, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SF) Robert Phillips | |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Hans Zentz buries a shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #4 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Charles Becker | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie tips it home | 36-37 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Mazi Ashalintubbi takes the ball from Vasily Slominski | 36-37 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi lays it up and in | 38-37 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Hans Zentz travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Fadey Zic (SF), Raymundo Martin (C) Franjo Zaiser, Olin Zarek, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie loses the dribble to Donald Deal | 38-37 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Hans Zentz's layup is rejected by Brandon Carnegie | 38-37 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Brandon Carnegie is blocked by Vasily Slominski | 38-37 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wilfredo Reyes | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) SF - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Hans Zentz - foul #1 on Hans Zentz, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser (PG), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-40 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo tips it in | 39-42 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Robert Phillips clanks a runner from close range | 39-42 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Thornton | 42-42 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera lays it up and in set up by Reinaldo Gallo and he's fouled by Fadey Zic - foul #2 on Fadey Zic, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Olin Zarek (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF) Larry Thornton, Fadey Zic, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Wilfredo Reyes, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Olin Zarek misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski drills a runner from close range | 44-47 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Donald Deal takes the ball from Olin Zarek | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Hans Zentz tips it home | 44-49 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zaiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Olin Zarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cabrera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Davis (SF), Charles Roe (C) Franjo Zaiser, Patrick Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Brent Horne (SG) Reinaldo Gallo, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Mazi Ashalintubbi steps in front of the Brent Horne pass | 44-51 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Hans Zentz grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't finish the layup | 44-51 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Charles Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Gidley (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Fadey Zic (SF) Mazi Ashalintubbi, Olin Zarek, Charles Roe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Hans Zentz, Vasily Slominski | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Becker - foul #1 on Charles Becker, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin (C) Brandon Carnegie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Terry Nunes (C) Ted Krug, Donald Deal | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brent Horne | 48-55 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the turnaround from the left block | 48-55 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Terry Nunes pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Charles Becker | 48-57 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Terry Nunes swats the shot by Daniel Gidley | 48-57 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi (PG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Patrick Vanwyk (C) Daniel Gidley, Daniel Davis, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Charles Becker, Robert Phillips, Terry Nunes | |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic is hacked by Hans Zentz - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Hans Zentz snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Fadey Zic grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Mazi Ashalintubbi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brent Horne | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mazi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Zic (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Vanwyk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Hans Zentz scores on a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Mazi Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Mazi Ashalintubbi, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Daniel Gidley - foul #2 on Daniel Gidley, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF) Hans Zentz | |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Raymundo Martin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Charles Becker pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Charles Becker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Franjo Zaiser steals the ball from Robert Phillips | 50-62 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Pedro Cabrera picks off the pass by Olin Zarek | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Franjo Zaiser misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ted Krug runs out the clock | 50-65 |