| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Laverne Lando (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jody Morse (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Hollis - foul #2 on Adam Hollis, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Adam Hollis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | John Kinsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Larry Stokes knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 38-31 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Jody Morse buries a jumper from the left side set up by Davis Drummond | 38-33 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Davis Drummond is called for the reach on Larry Stokes - foul #1 on Davis Drummond, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Laverne Lando comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Laverne Lando | 38-33 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Eugene Baker loses the dribble to Gerald Johnson | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Larry Stokes scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Larry Stokes clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jody Morse - foul #1 on Jody Morse, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Ervin Alfano (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Jody Morse, Gerald Johnson | |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Eugene Baker takes the ball from Gerald Coonrod | 41-37 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Laverne Lando steals the ball from Ervin Alfano | 41-37 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 41-37 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ervin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod misses the floater from the right side | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Kenneth Neal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Stephen Barnett (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Brett Chatfield, Gerald Coonrod, Jason Zeleznik, Ervin Alfano | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Barnett - foul #1 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Luke Hughes connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Laverne Lando | 45-40 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jody Morse (PF) Ralph Myers | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Larry Stokes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Laverne Lando | 47-40 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Larry Stokes steals it from Davis Drummond in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea banks in the layup set up by Larry Stokes | 49-40 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Gast (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (PG), Jason Zeleznik (C) Davis Drummond, Gerald Johnson | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | John Kinsey is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Arthur Cox (C) Patrick Gast, Laverne Lando | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG) Stephen Barnett | |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Luke Hughes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Arthur Cox snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan misses long on a floater from the left block | 49-42 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Alicea - foul #2 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Laverne Lando (PF) Christopher Alicea, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Myers (SF) John Kinsey | |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Coonrod (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Morse (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Jody Morse - foul #2 on Jody Morse, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) Brett Chatfield, Jody Morse | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Eugene Baker swats the short shot by Stephen Barnett | 52-44 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett tips it in | 52-46 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Laverne Lando misses the 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Zeleznik - foul #2 on Jason Zeleznik, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (C) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG) Gerald Coonrod | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-46 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Davis Drummond - foul #2 on Davis Drummond, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Gast (SG), Arthur Cox (PF) Kenneth Neal, Laverne Lando | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Jody Morse (PF) Stephen Barnett, Jason Zeleznik, Gerald Johnson | |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ralph Myers | 55-46 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan loses the ball out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Adam Hollis takes the ball from Jody Morse | 55-46 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Larry Stokes's layup is rejected by Jody Morse | 55-46 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Jody Morse gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kinsey | 55-48 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Patrick Gast comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marijan Zupan | 57-48 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Larry Stokes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan tips it in | 59-48 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod is called for traveling | 59-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Laverne Lando (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Patrick Gast, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Stephen Barnett (SG), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Davis Drummond, Gerald Coonrod, Jody Morse, Ralph Myers | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | John Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block | 59-50 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Luke Hughes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Neal | 62-50 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Eugene Baker pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-50 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Cox | 62-50 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | John Kinsey snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Barnett | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Laverne Lando snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | John Kinsey grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Neal is called for the reach on Brett Chatfield - foul #1 on Kenneth Neal, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Adam Hollis (C) Luke Hughes, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jody Morse (PF), Ervin Alfano (C) Brett Chatfield, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Jason Zeleznik, Gerald Johnson | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Coonrod - foul #2 on Gerald Coonrod, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Gast (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF) Kenneth Neal, Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Jody Morse loses the dribble to Laverne Lando | 64-56 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano blows the layup | 64-56 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Larry Stokes snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Gast and he's hacked by Jody Morse - foul #3 on Jody Morse, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Patrick Gast, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) Gerald Coonrod, Ervin Alfano | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jody Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson jams it | 67-58 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Laverne Lando | 69-58 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Neal | 69-58 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (C) Kenneth Neal, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kinsey (SF) Ralph Myers | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 71-58 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Laverne Lando | 71-58 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | John Kinsey snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Larry Stokes connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Baker | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Adam Hollis is called for the reach on Davis Drummond - foul #3 on Adam Hollis, team foul #5 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (PG), Patrick Gast (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Laverne Lando, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jason Zeleznik (PF), Ervin Alfano (C) Davis Drummond, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Jody Morse, Gerald Johnson | |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Patrick Gast is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Gast, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal runs out the clock | 73-61 |