| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Uren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Allan Holland inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | William Uren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-26 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | William Uren grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | William Perry lays it in set up by Allan Holland and he's hacked by Michael Mika - foul #3 on Michael Mika, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Goheen (C) Michael Mika | |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Mark Robertson scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Carlson | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | William Uren knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alden Peterson | 36-28 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Yo Chiong loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alden Peterson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG) Alden Peterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Yo Chiong is called for a backcourt violation | 36-28 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | William Uren makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Allan Holland | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Robert Goheen can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Uren - foul #2 on William Uren, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Robert Goheen makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Robert Goheen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | William Perry loses the dribble to Mark Robertson | 39-30 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Johnny Harr banks in the layup set up by Mark Robertson and he's fouled by William Uren - foul #3 on William Uren, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG) Yo Chiong | |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Johnny Harr makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Holland | 42-33 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson misses the shot from close range | 42-33 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | William Perry misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Robert Goheen snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Johnny Harr clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Thomas Hawker - foul #1 on Thomas Hawker, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (SF) William Perry, Allan Holland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SF), Johnny Gaudreau (PF), Bradley Murphy (C) Mark Robertson, Eddie Carlson, Robert Goheen | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Johnny Harr makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Johnny Harr misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Johnny Harr misses the 3rd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Bradley Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darron Coker (fresh) SF - Donald Karcher (fresh) PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Harr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) PF - Johnny Gaudreau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Bradley Murphy clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-34 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke is called for a charge - foul #1 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Alden Peterson (SG), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Thomas Hawker, Darron Coker, Donald Karcher, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Jeremy Myers (SF), Michael Mika (C) Duane Harris, Johnny Harr, Bradley Murphy | |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Yo Chiong | 42-36 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | William Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | William Uren hits a runner near the basket | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Yo Chiong buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Johnny Gaudreau is called for the reach on Carlos Finnegan - foul #1 on Johnny Gaudreau, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allan Holland (SF) Carlos Finnegan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Mark Robertson (SF), Eddie Carlson (PF) Yo Chiong, Jeremy Myers, Johnny Gaudreau | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Perry | 47-42 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 47-42 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Allan Holland banks in the layup and the foul's on Mark Robertson - foul #1 on Mark Robertson, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Perry, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnny Harr (SG) Timmy Winebarger | |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Allan Holland makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Michael Mika hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-42 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Johnny Harr snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Mark Robertson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Robertson, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Karcher (C) William Uren | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Mark Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Zuehlke | 50-42 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Michael Mika tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Duane Harris grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mika (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson lays it up and in on a great pass from Duane Harris | 50-46 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Allan Holland knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Alden Peterson | 53-46 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Thomas Hawker steals it from Mark Robertson | 53-46 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker misses the dunk attempt | 53-46 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Michael Mika snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 53-46 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Michael Mika snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Michael Mika loses the dribble to Alden Peterson | 53-46 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker lays it up and in set up by Alden Peterson | 55-46 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Mark Robertson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Karcher | 58-46 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Duane Harris can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clifford Zuehlke | 58-46 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Darron Coker (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) Thomas Hawker, Alden Peterson, Allan Holland, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Timmy Winebarger (SG), Jeremy Myers (SF), Robert Goheen (PF), Johnny Gaudreau (C) Duane Harris, Johnny Harr, Mark Robertson, Eddie Carlson, Michael Mika | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau blows the layup | 58-46 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | William Uren pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | William Perry's pass is intercepted by Yo Chiong | 58-46 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Yo Chiong lays it in | 58-48 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Darron Coker is fouled on the floor by Timmy Winebarger - foul #1 on Timmy Winebarger, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Goheen | 58-48 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Yo Chiong comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Robert Goheen pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darron Coker (fresh) SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Uren (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) SF - Jeremy Myers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Gaudreau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | William Uren steps in front of the Timmy Winebarger pass | 58-48 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | William Perry knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Darron Coker | 60-48 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-48 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood hits a runner in the lane set up by Darron Coker | 62-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Robert Goheen buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Gaudreau | 62-50 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Timmy Winebarger is called for the reach on William Perry - foul #2 on Timmy Winebarger, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alden Peterson (SG), Allan Holland (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Darron Coker, Carlos Finnegan, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Johnny Harr (SG), Mark Robertson (SF), Eddie Carlson (PF), Michael Mika (C) Yo Chiong, Timmy Winebarger, Jeremy Myers, Robert Goheen, Johnny Gaudreau | |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Mark Robertson loses the dribble to Alden Peterson | 62-50 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Michael Mika pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-50 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Mika | 62-50 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher snags the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Michael Mika swats the short shot by Donald Karcher | 62-50 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Mika | 62-50 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Alden Peterson - foul #4 on Alden Peterson, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Clifford Zuehlke, Donald Karcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG) Duane Harris | |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | William Uren snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker is fouled on the floor by Mark Robertson - foul #3 on Mark Robertson, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Mark Robertson blows the layup but he's hacked by William Uren - foul #4 on William Uren, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Mark Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Mark Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Allan Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Robertson - foul #4 on Mark Robertson, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SG), Robert Goheen (PF) Johnny Harr, Eddie Carlson | |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Allan Holland misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Allan Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Michael Mika snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Uren (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-53 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Hawker | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Hawker | 66-53 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Mark Robertson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson connects on the floater from close range | 68-55 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Alden Peterson picks off the pass by Timmy Winebarger | 68-55 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Uren | 71-55 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Yo Chiong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Yo Chiong, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (SF), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Alden Peterson, Allan Holland, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Jeremy Myers (SF), Johnny Gaudreau (C) Yo Chiong, Mark Robertson, Michael Mika | |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-55 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher hits the follow up shot | 73-55 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses the easy layup | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Duane Harris tips it home | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Darron Coker makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Hawker | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-60 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Duane Harris - foul #3 on Duane Harris, team foul #10 | 75-60 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Gaudreau | 76-60 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Duane Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker runs out the clock | 76-60 |