| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Whitesell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Funderburk | 29-39 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | James Benedict hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bryner | 29-41 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk's pass is intercepted by David Whitesell | 29-41 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Michael Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | John Bryner gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Michael Rogers scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Whitesell | 29-43 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Josh Sedlak | 29-43 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Funderburk | 32-43 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | James Franklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Michael Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | John Bryner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Benedict | 32-46 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Josh Sedlak | 35-46 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | James Franklin misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 35-46 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | James Franklin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk is hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #2 on Michael Rogers, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Tom Rutledge (SG), Steven Bock (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF), John Kaufman (C) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Tulley (PG), Bernard Ewing (SG), Floyd Davis (SF), Joseph Jarrett (PF), Hans Stazenski (C) James Benedict, John Bryner, James Franklin, David Whitesell, Michael Rogers | |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Steven Bock hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Bock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kaufman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luis Tulley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jarrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Stazenski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Shayne Johnson steps in front of the Hans Stazenski pass | 39-46 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses the tip | 39-46 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Floyd Davis grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Floyd Davis misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Luis Tulley snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | The short jumper by Joseph Jarrett is denied by Shayne Johnson | 39-46 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tom Rutledge and he's hacked by Luis Tulley - foul #2 on Luis Tulley, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Benedict (PG), John Bryner (SG), James Franklin (SF) Luis Tulley, Bernard Ewing, Floyd Davis | |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Joseph Jarrett snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Joseph Jarrett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-46 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Steven Bock pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Brian Funderburk (C) Donald Bowling, Steven Bock, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | John Bryner is fouled on the floor by Hugh Whitehurst - foul #1 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Whitesell (PF), Michael Rogers (C) Joseph Jarrett, Hans Stazenski | |
| 13:35 | Kent State | James Franklin slams it home set up by John Bryner and he's fouled by Hugh Whitehurst - foul #2 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | James Franklin makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | John Bryner grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | John Bryner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bryner - foul #2 on John Bryner, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson (PF), Steven Bock (C) Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Tulley (PG), Bernard Ewing (SG) James Benedict, John Bryner | |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Shayne Johnson swats the layup by David Whitesell | 43-49 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Steven Bock scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Bock (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luis Tulley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Whitesell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Luis Tulley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Michael Rogers grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | James Franklin knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Ewing | 46-51 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | David Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | James Franklin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hugh Whitehurst - foul #3 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Tom Rutledge (SG), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Shayne Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Benedict (PG), John Bryner (SG), Joseph Jarrett (PF), Hans Stazenski (C) Luis Tulley, Bernard Ewing, David Whitesell, Michael Rogers | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | James Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | James Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Steven Bock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jarrett | 46-53 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Joseph Jarrett clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Tulley (SF) James Franklin | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | James Benedict is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Marcucci - foul #2 on Jeremy Marcucci, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson (SF) Steven Bock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Hans Stazenski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Tulley | 46-55 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Rutledge | 48-55 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | James Benedict hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | John Bryner tips it in | 48-57 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Hans Stazenski steps in front of the Tom Rutledge pass | 48-57 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | The short jumper by Luis Tulley is denied by Brian Funderburk | 48-57 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Tulley - foul #3 on Luis Tulley, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Steven Bock (C) Donald Bowling, Tom Rutledge, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bernard Ewing (PG), George Jackson (SG), James Franklin (SF), David Whitesell (PF), Michael Rogers (C) James Benedict, John Bryner, Luis Tulley, Joseph Jarrett, Hans Stazenski | |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Whitesell | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Bock (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Bernard Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jackson (fresh) SF - James Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Whitesell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | David Whitesell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | George Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | James Franklin is whistled for traveling | 49-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kaufman (C) Shayne Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Steven Bock connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Josh Sedlak | 52-57 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | James Franklin is hacked by Josh Sedlak - foul #2 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bryner (SG) George Jackson | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | John Bryner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steven Bock | 52-57 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak is fouled on the floor by John Bryner - foul #3 on John Bryner, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Benedict (PG) Bernard Ewing | |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Franklin - foul #2 on James Franklin, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci (PF) John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | John Bryner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | James Benedict tips it in | 54-59 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci blows the layup but the foul's on David Whitesell - foul #2 on David Whitesell, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (SG), Brian Funderburk (C) Josh Sedlak, Steven Bock | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Jarrett (PF) David Whitesell | |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | John Bryner gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | John Bryner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Stazenski (C) Michael Rogers | |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 56-59 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | John Bryner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Gorman | 59-59 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | James Benedict can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Funderburk - foul #2 on Brian Funderburk, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Steven Bock (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF) Larry Gorman, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Tulley (SG), Floyd Davis (SF), David Whitesell (PF) John Bryner, James Franklin, Hans Stazenski | |
| 04:00 | Kent State | James Benedict misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | James Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Bowling | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Bock (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shayne Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Benedict (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Tulley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Whitesell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Jarrett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Donald Bowling picks off the pass by David Whitesell | 62-60 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling is fouled on the floor by David Whitesell - foul #3 on David Whitesell, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kaufman (C) Brian Funderburk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bernard Ewing (SG), Michael Rogers (C) James Benedict, Joseph Jarrett | |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Luis Tulley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Floyd Davis | 64-62 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Donald Bowling, Steven Bock, Shayne Johnson, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bryner (SG), James Franklin (SF) Bernard Ewing, Floyd Davis | |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Benedict (PG) Luis Tulley | |
| 02:18 | Kent State | David Whitesell hits the finger roll set up by John Bryner and he's fouled by Jeremy Marcucci - foul #3 on Jeremy Marcucci, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | David Whitesell misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst buries a runner from close range set up by Jeremy Marcucci | 66-64 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Larry Gorman steps in front of the John Bryner pass | 66-64 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman double dribbles | 66-64 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Michael Rogers scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Bryner and he's hacked by Brian Funderburk - foul #3 on Brian Funderburk, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Michael Rogers makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Franklin - foul #3 on James Franklin, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Rogers | 67-67 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Michael Rogers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Rogers | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | James Benedict scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 67-69 |