| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schuelke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino tips it home | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin drills a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino loses the dribble to Jacob Lloyd | 35-43 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd lays it in | 35-45 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | James Schuelke comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd hits a jumper from the right block set up by Leroy Morin and he's fouled by Kevin Polinski - foul #2 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Sal Thorn - foul #2 on Sal Thorn, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Harry Comer steps in front of the Kevin Polinski pass | 37-48 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Harry Comer hits the finger roll | 37-50 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Ryan Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Polinski is blocked by Dale Lieu | 37-50 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Leroy Morin picks off the pass by Kenneth Bernardino in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin banks in the layup | 37-52 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd tips it but misses | 37-52 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski clanks a jump hook from the right block | 37-52 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski gets the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Bernardino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schuelke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sal Thorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Leroy Morin | 39-54 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-54 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | James Schuelke pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is hacked by Ryan Bell - foul #2 on Ryan Bell, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Andrew Savitz (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Leroy Morin, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn, Dale Lieu | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Daniel Benjamin steals it from John Nelms | 39-54 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Sean Tims clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-54 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | John Nelms can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Bobby Anderson is called for the reach on James Schuelke - foul #2 on Bobby Anderson, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz is hacked by Erick McGunagle - foul #1 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Robert Cochran steals the ball from Daniel Benjamin | 39-54 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG) John Nelms | |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Sean Tims snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | James Schuelke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG) James Schuelke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Robert Cochran | |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Tims (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brighton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erick McGunagle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Harry Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 39-62 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-62 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-62 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton tips it in | 39-64 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses badly on a runner from the left block | 39-64 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Sean Tims tips it back up and in | 41-64 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the tip | 41-64 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sean Tims | 41-64 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Sean Tims hits a runner from close range set up by Daniel Benjamin | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Erick McGunagle and he's hacked by Sean Tims - foul #1 on Sean Tims, team foul #4 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (PG), James Schuelke (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Daniel Benjamin, Kenneth Bernardino, Andrew Savitz, Greg Ropp, Sean Tims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Scott Richardson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Sal Thorn (PF) Bobby Anderson, Harry Comer, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the free throw | 43-66 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bell | 43-66 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore double dribbles | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Cochran (C) Dale Lieu | |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Michael Holland steals it from Scott Richardson | 43-66 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Sisemore | 46-66 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Leroy Morin | 46-68 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Michael Holland knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Polinski | 49-68 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Scott Richardson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Leroy Morin | 49-70 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski knocks in the shot from the left wing | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Schuelke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin is hacked by James Schuelke - foul #1 on James Schuelke, team foul #5 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG) Mark Sisemore, James Schuelke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Dale Lieu (C) Scott Richardson, Robert Cochran | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Sal Thorn is denied by Ryan Bell | 51-70 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Holland | 51-70 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jacob Lloyd - foul #1 on Jacob Lloyd, team foul #4 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SF), Joseph Suda (C) Kevin Polinski, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Harry Comer | 53-72 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-72 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Joseph Suda hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 55-74 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz loses the dribble to Leroy Morin | 55-74 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bernardino is called for the reach on Harry Comer - foul #2 on Kenneth Bernardino, team foul #6 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Andrew Savitz, Michael Holland, Joseph Suda | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn | |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Harry Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bell | 55-74 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-74 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Bobby Anderson | 55-74 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is denied on a layup by Greg Ropp | 55-74 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | James Schuelke pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | James Schuelke is hacked by Erick McGunagle - foul #2 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #5 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Andrew Savitz (SF), Sean Tims (C) Daniel Benjamin, James Schuelke, Kevin Polinski, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Robert Cochran (C) Harry Comer, Dale Lieu | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Greg Ropp is called for traveling | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton loses the dribble to Andrew Savitz | 55-74 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Robert Cochran is called for the reach on Sean Tims - foul #1 on Robert Cochran, team foul #6 | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Robert Cochran - foul #2 on Robert Cochran, team foul #7 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Richardson (SF) Michael Brighton | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Ropp - foul #2 on Greg Ropp, team foul #7 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (PF) Erick McGunagle | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Savitz | 58-75 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Savitz - foul #2 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Suda (C) Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:04 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-77 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Kenneth Bernardino steals it from Robert Cochran | 61-77 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino blows the layup | 61-77 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Brighton | 61-77 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Mark Sisemore steps in front of the Robert Cochran pass | 61-77 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Joseph Suda can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-77 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Sean Tims loses the ball out of bounds | 61-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Joseph Suda | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (PF) Scott Richardson | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran buries a jumper near the basket | 61-79 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Erick McGunagle is called for the reach on Sean Tims - foul #3 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Nelms runs out the clock | 63-79 |