| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rodrigez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Deer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | David Rodrigez inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Robert Fowler loses the dribble to Arthur McGroarty | 31-41 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | James Deer makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Rodrigez and the foul's on Wade Wilke - foul #2 on Wade Wilke, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | James Deer misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Rex Waite buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur McGroarty | 33-43 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | David Rodrigez hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it home | 35-45 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Jesse Glover connects on the jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Jesse Glover scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Gamble and he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #3 on Rex Waite, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG) Rex Waite | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (SG), Russell Shelton (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF) Peter Gamble, David Rodrigez, James Deer | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Dishman - foul #2 on Randy Dishman, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SG), Clark Dice (SF), Craig Winberg (PF) Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Bryant (SG) Jesse Glover | |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Dishman | 40-51 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Robert Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-51 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Donovan Bryant - foul #2 on Donovan Bryant, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Arthur McGroarty (SG) Randy Dishman, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), James Deer (PF) Donovan Bryant, Robert Fowler | |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Denny Parson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clark Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Deer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Richard Jackson connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Jesse Glover | 42-53 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled on the floor by Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Denny Parson, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SG), David Rodrigez (SF) Richard Jackson, Russell Shelton | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke lays it up and in on a great pass from Rex Waite | 44-53 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Leonel Cooper is blocked by John Ruggles | 44-53 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Jesse Glover can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | John Ruggles scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Rex Waite | 46-53 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | James Deer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Glover | 46-56 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wade Wilke - foul #3 on Wade Wilke, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SG), Danny Shirley (C) Arthur McGroarty, Clark Dice | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), Donovan Bryant (SG), Russell Shelton (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, Peter Gamble, David Rodrigez, James Deer | |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Richard Jackson is called for the reach on Rex Waite in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jackson, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Huynh (PF) Leonel Cooper | |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 46-58 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Edward Huynh pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Richard Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #4 on Rex Waite, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Craig Winberg (PF) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Richard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Russell Shelton - foul #1 on Russell Shelton, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Richard Jackson loses the dribble to Denny Parson | 47-60 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Denny Parson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-60 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Fletcher - foul #1 on Joseph Fletcher, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Denny Parson, Joseph Fletcher, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), David Rodrigez (SF), James Deer (PF) Richard Jackson, Russell Shelton, Edward Huynh | |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Randy Dishman | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donovan Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Rodrigez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Deer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Randy Dishman steals the ball from James Deer | 50-61 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | David Rodrigez misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-61 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ruggles | 52-61 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | David Rodrigez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-61 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Donovan Bryant steals it from Wade Wilke | 52-61 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Robert Fowler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Deer | 52-61 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | James Deer swats the short shot by Danny Shirley | 52-61 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | David Rodrigez makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 52-64 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Robert Fowler is fouled on the floor by Randy Dishman - foul #3 on Randy Dishman, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Litherland (PG), Denny Parson (SG), Joseph Fletcher (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Randy Dishman, Arthur McGroarty, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), Peter Gamble (SG), Russell Shelton (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF) Jesse Glover, Donovan Bryant, David Rodrigez, James Deer | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Clark Dice grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Robert Fowler loses the ball out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG) Thomas Litherland | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kimbrough (C) Robert Fowler | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Denny Parson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) PF - Clark Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | David Kimbrough can't finish the layup | 52-64 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Peter Gamble - foul #1 on Peter Gamble, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Joseph Fletcher, Clark Dice, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses the lay-in | 53-64 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Denny Parson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur McGroarty (SG) Denny Parson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Deer (PF) David Kimbrough | |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | John Ruggles pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Jesse Glover pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonel Cooper | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | John Ruggles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), Donovan Bryant (SG), David Rodrigez (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Jesse Glover, Peter Gamble, Russell Shelton, Leonel Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | David Kimbrough clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rex Waite | 53-66 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | John Ruggles drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wade Wilke and he's hacked by Richard Jackson - foul #3 on Richard Jackson, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Fowler (C) David Kimbrough | |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Robert Fowler loses the dribble to Arthur McGroarty | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donovan Bryant - foul #3 on Donovan Bryant, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG) Rex Waite | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), Russell Shelton (PF) Donovan Bryant, James Deer | |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Russell Shelton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Glover | 58-69 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is called for traveling | 58-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SF), Clark Dice (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SG), Leonel Cooper (PF) Richard Jackson, Russell Shelton | |
| 04:10 | Kent State | David Rodrigez can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-69 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Peter Gamble pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Randy Dishman - foul #4 on Randy Dishman, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG) Randy Dishman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Denny Parson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-71 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | David Rodrigez gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arthur McGroarty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Denny Parson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clark Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Rodrigez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Peter Gamble drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 58-74 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-74 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg hits the follow up shot | 60-74 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Jesse Glover comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-74 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Clark Dice misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Peter Gamble - foul #2 on Peter Gamble, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Joseph Fletcher (SF) Rex Waite, Arthur McGroarty | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), Donovan Bryant (SG), Russell Shelton (SF), Edward Huynh (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Jesse Glover, Peter Gamble, David Rodrigez, Leonel Cooper, Robert Fowler | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Clark Dice misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Clark Dice misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Clark Dice steals the ball from Donovan Bryant | 60-74 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman's fadeaway is rejected by David Kimbrough | 60-74 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman grabs the offensive board | 60-74 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-74 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | David Kimbrough misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-74 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Edward Huynh snags the offensive board | 60-74 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Russell Shelton can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-74 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant tips it but misses | 60-74 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig Winberg | 60-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Denny Parson makes the floater from the left block | 62-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | David Kimbrough is hacked by Clark Dice - foul #2 on Clark Dice, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (PF) Edward Huynh | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Fletcher | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Jackson runs out the clock | 65-76 |