| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stallman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Samuel Miles inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Samuel Miles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Ray | 23-40 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Joseph Learned is hacked by Michael Ray - foul #1 on Michael Ray, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Michael Ray, John Stallman, Todd Gammage | |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Joseph Learned knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-40 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is fouled on the floor by Steven Klinger - foul #1 on Steven Klinger, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Todd Gammage (SF) Jeff Veal, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 17:45 | Buffalo | John Stallman makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Gammage | 26-43 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Jonathan Bland - foul #1 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton (C) Norman Shoults | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Todd Gammage | 29-45 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is fouled on the floor by Samuel Miles - foul #2 on Samuel Miles, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), John Anderson (PF) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Norman Shoults (PF), John Cherry (C) John Stallman, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the shot in the paint | 29-45 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) PF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Shoults (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-45 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Jones | 29-45 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Rothrock | 32-45 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Veal | 32-47 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | John Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Shoults - foul #4 on Norman Shoults, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, Barry Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), John Stallman (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Jeff Veal, Glenn Laduke, Norman Shoults, John Cherry | |
| 14:53 | Kent State | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | John Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Stallman and he's fouled by Mark Rothrock - foul #1 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Williams (C) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Todd Gammage is called for the reach on Samuel Miles - foul #2 on Todd Gammage, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Jones (PF) Mark Rothrock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG) Michael Ray | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Joseph Learned's layup is rejected by Wayne Wheaton | 32-50 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-50 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Williams | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Joseph Learned is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG) Todd Gammage | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Michael Ray steps in front of the Steven Klinger pass | 32-50 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Michael Ray hits the finger roll | 32-52 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Joseph Williams is denied on a layup by Jonathan Bland | 32-52 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Michael Ray is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), John Anderson (PF), Mark Rothrock (C) Joseph Learned, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Todd Gammage (SF), Norman Shoults (C) Michael Ray, Glenn Laduke, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-52 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Barry Jones grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the board | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stallman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Rothrock - foul #2 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Steven Klinger, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Jeff Veal, John Stallman, Jonathan Bland | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wayne Wheaton | 32-52 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Samuel Miles (SF) Chris Brill, Gordon Callaghan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) Michael Ray | |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 10:02 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults drills a driving attempt from the right block | 32-55 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Joseph Learned double dribbles | 32-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Mark Rothrock (PF), Barry Jones (C) Mitchell Herbert, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Ray (PG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Glenn Laduke, Todd Gammage | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Michael Ray's pass is intercepted by Joseph Learned in the backcourt | 32-55 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Joseph Learned blows the layup | 32-55 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Samuel Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Joseph Learned's pass is intercepted by Michael Ray | 32-55 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Michael Ray banks in the layup | 32-57 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Joseph Learned is denied on a layup by Jonathan Bland | 32-57 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the board | 32-57 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | John Stallman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ray | 32-60 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | The jump hook by Steven Klinger is blocked by Wayne Wheaton | 32-60 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Shoults | 32-60 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-60 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Steven Klinger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stallman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Wayne Wheaton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Barry Jones makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Learned | 34-60 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | John Stallman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Ray | 34-65 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Steven Klinger comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-65 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | John Stallman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-65 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | John Stallman loses the dribble to Barry Jones | 34-65 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-65 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Barry Jones snags the offensive board | 34-65 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Joseph Learned comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-65 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland pulls down the rebound | 34-65 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Michael Ray is hacked by Joseph Learned in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Learned, team foul #7 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Mitchell Herbert (SG), Gordon Callaghan (SF), David Lindsey (PF) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Barry Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), John Cherry (C) John Stallman, Norman Shoults, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Michael Ray makes the 1st free throw | 34-66 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Michael Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-67 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) Michael Ray | |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the floater from close range | 34-69 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | John Cherry steals the ball from Mark Rothrock | 34-69 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-69 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Jeff Veal grabs the offensive board | 34-69 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Veal | 34-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Lindsey | 37-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chris Brill (fresh) SG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Rothrock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeff Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. C - John Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is hacked by Mitchell Herbert - foul #1 on Mitchell Herbert, team foul #8 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Barnes (SG), Todd Hall (C) Todd Gammage, John Cherry | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-73 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | David Lindsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Jones (PF) Mark Rothrock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) David Barnes | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-73 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Gammage | 37-73 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barry Jones - foul #1 on Barry Jones, team foul #9 | 37-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Britt (SG), Mark Rothrock (PF) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Barnes (SG), John Cherry (C) Jeff Veal, Todd Gammage | |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the 1st free throw | 37-73 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Barry Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-74 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Todd Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-74 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-74 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Lindsey | 37-74 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Jonathan Bland is called for the reach on Chris Brill - foul #2 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #6 | 37-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG) Chris Brill, William Britt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeff Veal (PG), Todd Gammage (SF) David Barnes, Todd Hall | |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Laduke - foul #2 on Glenn Laduke, team foul #7 | 37-74 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 38-74 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | David Lindsey blocks the short jumper by Todd Gammage | 39-74 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Gammage | 39-74 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jeff Veal runs out the clock | 39-74 |