| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Grady (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is fouled on the floor by Jacob Pack - foul #1 on Jacob Pack, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #2 on Joshua Grady, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Scott Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | John Holloman is called for the reach on Joshua Grady - foul #3 on John Holloman, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dana Spencer (PF) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Jacob Pack lays it up and in on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 38-41 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Joshua Grady takes the ball from Dana Spencer | 38-41 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Scott Butler swats the short shot by Bernard Womack | 38-41 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Scott Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Bernard Womack pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Marcus Butler steals the ball from Jacob Pack | 38-41 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Scott Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Bernard Womack pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Scott Butler | 38-41 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bernard Womack - foul #1 on Bernard Womack, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (PG), Justin Nelson (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Mark Owen (C) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, Scott Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SG), Omar Bennett (SF), Mark Terwilliger (PF), James Ames (C) Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, Jacob Pack, Donald Gaddis, Bernard Womack | |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger blows the layup but he's fouled by Geoffrey Seymour - foul #1 on Geoffrey Seymour, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Holloman (PF) Dana Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) SF - Omar Bennett (fresh) PF - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ames (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger tips it in | 43-44 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Epstein and the foul's on Omar Bennett - foul #2 on Omar Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG) Justin Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SG) James Ames | |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Bonner | 46-46 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Bonner - foul #1 on John Bonner, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Scott Butler (C) Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG) John Bonner | |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Holloman - foul #4 on John Holloman, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF), Dana Spencer (PF) Donald Epstein, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Gaddis (PF) Omar Bennett | |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Joshua Grady makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Scott Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Scott Butler snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Scott Butler comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Bo Finn snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is hacked by Goran Slusarski - foul #2 on Goran Slusarski, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (PG) Marcus Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jacob Pack (SF), Bernard Womack (C) Mitchell Worthington, Mark Terwilliger | |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Scott Butler gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Bo Finn scores on a shot from the right side set up by Donald Epstein | 50-47 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Jacob Pack can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-47 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis tips it home | 50-49 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis's floater is tipped away by Dana Spencer | 52-49 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Scott Butler grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Grady - foul #3 on Joshua Grady, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Mark Owen (PF), Robert Bolden (C) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, Dana Spencer, Scott Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SG), Mark Terwilliger (PF) Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, Donald Gaddis | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bolden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Bernard Womack slams it home | 53-51 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Mark Owen hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Robert Bolden gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Robert Bolden's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Worthington | 55-51 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Bernard Womack hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Worthington | 55-54 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Terwilliger - foul #1 on Mark Terwilliger, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), Dana Spencer (PF), Scott Butler (C) Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, Mark Owen, Robert Bolden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Joshua Grady (SG), Donald Gaddis (PF) John Bonner, Jacob Pack, Bernard Womack | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Scott Butler pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Marcus Butler - foul #1 on Marcus Butler, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Joshua Grady is called for the reach on Marcus Butler - foul #4 on Joshua Grady, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Bennett (SF) Joshua Grady | |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dana Spencer - foul #2 on Dana Spencer, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (SG) Mark Terwilliger | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | John Bonner hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Goran Slusarski | 59-61 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is whistled for a carry | 59-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (PG), Justin Nelson (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), John Holloman (PF) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, Dana Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), Mark Terwilliger (PF), Bernard Womack (C) Goran Slusarski, Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis, Omar Bennett | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Butler (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Grady (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 59-61 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger tips it in | 59-63 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Scott Butler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-63 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 59-63 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | John Holloman snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Bernard Womack is called for the reach on Donald Epstein - foul #2 on Bernard Womack, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), Dana Spencer (C) Justin Nelson, Geoffrey Seymour, Scott Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Donald Gaddis (PF) John Bonner, Mark Terwilliger | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis is called for traveling | 61-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG) Donald Epstein | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Bernard Womack snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Bernard Womack's pass is intercepted by John Holloman | 61-63 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Dana Spencer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses the jumpshot from the right side | 63-63 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dana Spencer | 63-63 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Bo Finn hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Joshua Grady buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Goran Slusarski | 65-66 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Brainard | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Holloman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dana Spencer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Grady (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jacob Pack (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses the shot from the right side | 68-66 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Joshua Grady snags the offensive board | 68-66 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-68 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Bernard Womack picks off the pass by Dana Spencer | 68-68 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Joshua Grady buries a jumper in the lane | 68-70 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard knocks in the shot from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 70-72 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski grabs the board | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Holloman - foul #5 on John Holloman, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Butler (C) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dana Spencer | 70-72 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard's floater is knocked away by Donald Gaddis | 70-72 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Gaddis | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis is hacked by Marcus Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Butler, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bernard Womack | 70-74 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bo Finn is called for the reach on Bernard Womack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bo Finn, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (PF) Donald Gaddis | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Jacob Pack is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Butler - foul #3 on Marcus Butler, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Jacob Pack makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Jacob Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-78 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Bernard Womack gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Bernard Womack is hacked by Marcus Butler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcus Butler, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Scott Butler snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Scott Butler misses short on a fullcourt shot | 73-79 |