| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) C - Michael Mika (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) SF - Allan Holland (fresh) PF - William Uren (fresh) C - Barry Presswood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Perry | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Johnny Harr connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Mika | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood lays it in set up by William Perry | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Mark Robertson is hacked by Allan Holland - foul #1 on Allan Holland, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | William Uren connects on the runner from the right block set up by Alden Peterson and he's fouled by Eddie Carlson - foul #1 on Eddie Carlson, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | William Uren misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Johnny Harr pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Michael Mika makes the jumper in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | William Perry misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Mika - foul #1 on Michael Mika, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Carlson | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Alden Peterson steals the ball from Michael Mika | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood is fouled on the floor by Mark Robertson - foul #1 on Mark Robertson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (C) Barry Presswood | |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | William Perry makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allan Holland | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Mark Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (PF) William Uren | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Allan Holland hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Perry and the foul's on Mark Robertson - foul #2 on Mark Robertson, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SF) Mark Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Allan Holland makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) C - Michael Mika (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Perry | 4-16 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Michael Mika comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 4-16 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Perry | 4-19 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Michael Mika misses the lay-in | 4-19 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Allan Holland snags the defensive board | 4-19 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-19 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the offensive rebound | 4-19 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Carlson - foul #2 on Eddie Carlson, team foul #5 | 4-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Jeremy Myers (SF), Robert Goheen (PF), Johnny Gaudreau (C) Yo Chiong, Johnny Harr, Eddie Carlson, Michael Mika | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), Darron Coker (SG), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Alden Peterson, Allan Holland, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 4-20 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-20 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Goheen | 4-20 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-20 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger tips it back up and in | 6-20 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | William Uren misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-20 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound | 6-20 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Darron Coker buries a jumper from the left side set up by Barry Presswood | 6-22 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses long on a jumper from close range | 6-22 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker grabs the board | 6-22 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Darron Coker loses the ball out of bounds | 6-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnny Harr (SG), Michael Mika (C) Timmy Winebarger, Johnny Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Alden Peterson (SG) Darron Coker, Carlos Finnegan | |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Robert Goheen is hacked by William Uren - foul #1 on William Uren, team foul #2 | 6-22 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Johnny Harr clanks a runner near the basket | 6-22 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Duane Harris gets the offensive rebound | 6-22 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Duane Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-22 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Myers (fresh) PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) C - Michael Mika (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) PF - William Uren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Johnny Harr is hacked by Barry Presswood - foul #1 on Barry Presswood, team foul #3 | 6-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Timmy Winebarger (SF) Duane Harris, Jeremy Myers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allan Holland (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (PF), Donald Karcher (C) Thomas Hawker, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Michael Mika drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Timmy Winebarger and the foul's on Alden Peterson - foul #1 on Alden Peterson, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (PF) Donald Karcher | |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Michael Mika makes the free throw | 9-22 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Goheen | 9-22 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Yo Chiong buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the lay-in | 12-22 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Johnny Harr grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Johnny Harr's pass is intercepted by Allan Holland | 12-22 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | William Perry jams it set up by Allan Holland | 12-24 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Allan Holland misses the easy layup | 12-24 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-24 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Allan Holland | 12-24 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Yo Chiong snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Johnny Harr drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Yo Chiong | 14-24 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson is whistled for a carry | 14-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Jeremy Myers (SG), James Linton (SF), Johnny Gaudreau (PF), Bradley Murphy (C) Yo Chiong, Johnny Harr, Timmy Winebarger, Robert Goheen, Michael Mika | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), Darron Coker (SG), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Alden Peterson, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers is fouled on the floor by Barry Presswood - foul #2 on Barry Presswood, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Wilson (PG), Donald Karcher (C) Allan Holland, Barry Presswood | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) SG - Jeremy Myers (fresh) SF - James Linton (fresh) PF - Johnny Gaudreau (fresh) C - Bradley Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Melvin Wilson (fresh) SG - Darron Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) PF - William Uren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Karcher (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Duane Harris connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Jeremy Myers | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | James Linton buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Harris | 18-24 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Darron Coker gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | William Uren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | James Linton pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Duane Harris | 20-24 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker is called for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Johnny Harr (SG), Timmy Winebarger (SF), Michael Mika (C) Duane Harris, Jeremy Myers, James Linton, Bradley Murphy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Alden Peterson (SG), Allan Holland (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Melvin Wilson, Darron Coker, Thomas Hawker, Donald Karcher | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | William Perry picks off the pass by Yo Chiong | 20-24 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | William Perry hits the finger roll | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Alden Peterson - foul #2 on Alden Peterson, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Goheen (PF) Johnny Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG) Alden Peterson | |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Johnny Harr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | William Perry is hacked by Yo Chiong - foul #1 on Yo Chiong, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (PF) William Uren | |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Yo Chiong steps in front of the Carlos Finnegan pass | 22-26 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Michael Mika misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 22-26 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Timmy Winebarger is called for the reach on William Perry - foul #1 on Timmy Winebarger, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Robertson (SF), Eddie Carlson (PF) Timmy Winebarger, Robert Goheen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alden Peterson (SG), Barry Presswood (C) Thomas Hawker, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | William Perry misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Mark Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alden Peterson - foul #3 on Alden Peterson, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (SG) Alden Peterson | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Mark Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Mark Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood hits a shot from close range set up by William Perry | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Johnny Harr drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Robertson | 26-28 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Allan Holland is denied by Eddie Carlson | 26-28 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Mika | 26-28 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlos Finnegan - foul #1 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG) Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Uren (PF) Carlos Finnegan | |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | William Perry buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hawker | 28-30 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Barry Presswood - foul #3 on Barry Presswood, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SG) Johnny Harr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Allan Holland, Barry Presswood | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | William Perry's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Carlson | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Mark Robertson is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Goheen (C) Michael Mika | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG) William Perry | |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Timmy Winebarger takes the ball from William Uren | 28-30 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #1 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Johnny Harr (SG) Duane Harris, Timmy Winebarger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allan Holland (SF) Carlos Finnegan | |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Mark Robertson is called for the reach on Thomas Hawker - foul #3 on Mark Robertson, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SF) Mark Robertson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG) Darron Coker | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Robert Goheen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | William Perry grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Allan Holland's 3 pointer is rejected by Timmy Winebarger | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Robert Goheen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Goheen misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-32 |