| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Paul Beck scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Blocher | 27-32 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the lay-in | 27-32 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau slams it home on a nice dish by Ralph Blocher | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | James Crane clanks a shot from the right block | 31-32 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | David Bourque grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Art Dalton - foul #1 on Art Dalton, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | James Crane clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove tips it home | 32-34 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Art Dalton takes the ball from Paul Beck | 32-34 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Fecteau - foul #3 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), James Jensen (SF) Kenneth Fecteau, Ralph Blocher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Steve Young, Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Maiorano | 32-35 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Paul Beck drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Jensen | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bourque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | David Bourque swats the layup by Timothy Hargrove | 35-35 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Mark Thomas snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Bruce Twyman takes the ball from Daniel Detwiler | 35-35 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | James Jensen drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Maiorano | 37-35 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler is hacked by David Bourque - foul #1 on David Bourque, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, Jack Maiorano, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Alex Malone (SF), Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Eric Baker, Timothy Hargrove, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Alex Malone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Wiliams | 37-35 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau is hacked by Alex Malone - foul #1 on Alex Malone, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Twyman and he's fouled by Steve Young - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Art Dalton | 39-35 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Steve Young misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Twyman - foul #3 on Bruce Twyman, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Alex Malone | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Jensen | 41-37 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Williams picks off the pass by Art Dalton | 41-37 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses short on a runner in the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steve Young | 41-37 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Art Dalton is called for a backcourt violation | 41-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Ralph Blocher (PF), David Bourque (C) Bruce Twyman, James Jensen, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Eric Baker is called for the reach on Kenneth Fecteau - foul #1 on Eric Baker, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) Ralph Blocher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | David Bourque's pass is intercepted by Eric Baker | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | James Crane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (SG) Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | David Bourque makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Beck | 43-37 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Wiliams - foul #4 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), Ralph Blocher (SF) James Jensen, Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG) Steve Young | |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | David Bourque gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Detwiler steals the ball from Ralph Blocher | 43-38 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler lays it in | 43-40 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Baker - foul #2 on Eric Baker, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), James Jensen (PF) Bruce Twyman, Jack Maiorano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Art Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove's pass is intercepted by David Bourque | 44-40 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Paul Beck drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Baker | 46-43 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Paul Beck makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Fecteau | 49-43 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the reach on Eric Baker - foul #4 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG), Jack Maiorano (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Paul Beck, Kenneth Fecteau, David Bourque | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG) Eric Baker | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | James Jensen is denied on a layup by Art Dalton | 49-43 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Blocher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler comes up short on the shot near the basket | 49-43 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | James Jensen pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | James Jensen knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jack Maiorano | 51-43 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Art Dalton | 51-43 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Art Dalton is fouled on the floor by Ralph Blocher - foul #2 on Ralph Blocher, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), David Bourque (C) Bruce Twyman, James Jensen, Ralph Blocher, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Alex Malone (SF), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Daniel Detwiler, Timothy Hargrove, Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Alex Malone gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Eric Baker comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Wiliams - foul #5 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG) Richard Wiliams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Eric Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Fecteau picks off the pass by Alex Malone | 52-44 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Mark Thomas jams it on a nice dish by Steve Young | 52-46 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (PF) Jack Maiorano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), Art Dalton (PF) Steve Young, Alex Malone, Mark Thomas | |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Baker | 52-49 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | James Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | James Jensen clanks a turnaround in the paint | 52-49 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | David Brennan pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Twyman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - David Brennan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hargrove | 52-52 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | James Jensen scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Beck | 54-52 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (SF), Jack Maiorano (PF) Bruce Twyman, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), James Crane (C) Daniel Detwiler, David Brennan | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Art Dalton knocks in the runner from close range set up by Eric Baker | 54-54 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Paul Beck is hacked by Steve Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Young, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Art Dalton gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Jack Maiorano steals the ball from Eric Baker | 54-54 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses long on a shot from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Art Dalton gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Crane | 54-56 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG) Kenneth Fecteau | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Maiorano - foul #1 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Paul Beck is called for the reach on Art Dalton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Beck, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SF) Timothy Hargrove | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Paul Beck knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Paul Beck is called for the reach on Steve Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Beck, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-61 |