| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Luis Chilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trammel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Busey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Gibson inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a floater from the left block | 36-35 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Larry Busey gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 36-35 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried misses the driving attempt from the left block | 36-35 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Larry Busey grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Frank Opperman drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Bray | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Luis Chilson - foul #2 on Luis Chilson, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Swayne (PF) Larry Busey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Rorie | 41-39 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Mark Trammel picks off the pass by Omar Peraza | 41-39 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Luis Chilson misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Prendergast | 41-39 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Jerry Bray connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Prendergast | 41-42 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Peter Gibson is called for the reach on Jeffery Siegfried - foul #2 on Peter Gibson, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry King (PG), Oscar Borum (SG), Larry Hagerman (SF), Larry Busey (PF) Luis Chilson, Mark Trammel, Jeffery Siegfried, Nicholas Rorie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson | |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Robert Prendergast steals the ball from Emanuel Swayne | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry King (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oscar Borum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Hagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Busey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emanuel Swayne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Harry King is called for the reach on Richard Jorden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry King, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roy Lott (PF) Emanuel Swayne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein (C) Robert Prendergast | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Omar Peraza | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Larry Busey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Pagan - foul #2 on Patrick Pagan, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG) Felipe Avila | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Larry Busey makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Larry Busey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Larry Busey takes the ball from Gregory Slocum | 43-42 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Roy Lott is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Trammel (SG), Jeffery Siegfried (SF), Nicholas Rorie (C) Oscar Borum, Larry Hagerman, Larry Busey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Frank Opperman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Bray | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Harry King's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Prendergast | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Frank Opperman | 43-44 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Frank Opperman | 43-46 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Harry King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried tips it in | 45-46 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Jeffery Siegfried is called for the reach on Peter Gibson - foul #2 on Jeffery Siegfried, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luis Chilson (PG) Harry King | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG) Jerry Bray | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Nicholas Rorie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Roy Lott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Richard Jorden loses the dribble to Mark Trammel in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Mark Trammel blows the layup | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Peter Gibson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Omar Peraza can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rorie | 45-46 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Nicholas Rorie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oscar Borum (SG), Larry Hagerman (SF), Larry Busey (PF), Emanuel Swayne (C) Mark Trammel, Jeffery Siegfried, Roy Lott, Nicholas Rorie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG) Frank Opperman | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Luis Chilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Borum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Hagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Busey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Emanuel Swayne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 45-48 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Larry Busey is whistled for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF) Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza | |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Jerry Bray is hacked by Larry Busey - foul #2 on Larry Busey, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Trammel (SG) Oscar Borum | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Robert Prendergast | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Mark Trammel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Richard Jorden clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Patrick Pagan is called for the reach on Luis Chilson - foul #3 on Patrick Pagan, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry King (PG), Jeffery Siegfried (SF), Roy Lott (PF), Nicholas Rorie (C) Luis Chilson, Larry Hagerman, Larry Busey, Emanuel Swayne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Mark Trammel misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Omar Peraza pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Frank Opperman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 45-51 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roy Lott misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Omar Peraza - foul #2 on Omar Peraza, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oscar Borum (SG) Mark Trammel | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roy Lott makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roy Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Roy Lott steps in front of the Jerry Bray pass | 47-51 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Nicholas Rorie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG) Jerry Bray | |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 47-51 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Nicholas Rorie pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Peter Gibson steals the ball from Roy Lott | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harry King (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oscar Borum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Siegfried (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Rorie blocks the short jumper by Peter Gibson | 47-51 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast tips it home | 47-53 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Roy Lott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Frank Opperman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Jorden - foul #3 on Richard Jorden, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Luis Chilson (PG), Mark Trammel (SG), Larry Busey (C) Harry King, Oscar Borum, Nicholas Rorie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (C) Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Robert Prendergast | |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jerry Bray | 48-53 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Jerry Bray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Omar Peraza and he's fouled by Luis Chilson - foul #3 on Luis Chilson, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman (SF), Emanuel Swayne (C) Jeffery Siegfried, Roy Lott | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Omar Peraza buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregory Slocum | 48-58 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Busey | 51-58 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Richard Jorden pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-58 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein tips it in | 51-60 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Emanuel Swayne clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Omar Peraza pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried (SF), Roy Lott (PF), Nicholas Rorie (C) Larry Hagerman, Larry Busey, Emanuel Swayne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein | |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 51-62 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Luis Chilson | 53-62 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Luis Chilson is called for the reach on Omar Peraza - foul #4 on Luis Chilson, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Jerry Bray throws it down on a nice dish by Frank Opperman | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Luis Chilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Trammel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Siegfried (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Mark Trammel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Bray | 53-66 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Jeffery Siegfried hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Mark Trammel grabs the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Luis Chilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-66 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Siegfried | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Luis Chilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Omar Peraza grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Luis Chilson - foul #5 on Luis Chilson, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry King (PG), Oscar Borum (SG), Larry Hagerman (SF), Larry Busey (PF), Emanuel Swayne (C) Luis Chilson, Mark Trammel, Jeffery Siegfried, Roy Lott, Nicholas Rorie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Larry Busey gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Oscar Borum makes the 3 from straight away set up by Emanuel Swayne | 56-67 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Felipe Avila blows the layup but the foul's on Oscar Borum - foul #1 on Oscar Borum, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Slocum (SF) Peter Gibson | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Felipe Avila makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Felipe Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Harry King travels in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum misses badly on a floater in the lane | 56-69 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Larry Busey gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Gregory Slocum - foul #1 on Gregory Slocum, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman makes the 3rd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Harry King is called for the reach on Richard Jorden - foul #2 on Harry King, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Thiede (PG) Gregory Slocum | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Felipe Avila - foul #1 on Felipe Avila, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Slocum (SF) Charles Thiede | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Larry Hagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Felipe Avila buries a floater from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Oscar Borum misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Harry Cooperstein - foul #1 on Harry Cooperstein, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Oscar Borum makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Oscar Borum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Jorden runs out the clock | 61-73 |