| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cesar Torrez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Felice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | James Davis inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 19:45 | Akron | John Felice gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Neil Ely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 19:20 | Akron | John Felice pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Neil Ely misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Neil Ely picks off the pass by Scott Vaden | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Neil Ely clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Cameron - foul #1 on Edward Cameron, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Neil Ely makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Neil Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron's floater is tipped away by Brian Espada | 39-42 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden tips it home | 41-42 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Jamie Bowen can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | James Davis gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Jamie Bowen steals the ball from Cesar Torrez | 41-42 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jamie Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis (SG), John Hall (C) Edward Cameron, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG), Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (C) Jamie Bowen, John Felice, Jason Worley | |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | John Hall can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Jerry Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Moye and the foul's on John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Kerstetter (SG), Robert Dickenson (SF), Robert Oliver (C) Cesar Torrez, James Davis, Scott Vaden | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Chess (SG) Neil Ely | |
| 16:16 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shannon Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kerstetter (fresh) SF - Robert Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Chess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Henry Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Jerry Knowles connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Robert Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Cameron (SG), James Davis (SF), Scott Vaden (PF), Jeffrey Coplin (C) John Kerstetter, Robert Dickenson, John Hall, Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), John Felice (SF), Jason Worley (C) Mark Chess, Dennis Moye, Henry Derrick | |
| 14:52 | Akron | The short jumper by Jason Worley is denied by Jeffrey Coplin | 43-48 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Davis out of the doubleteam | 45-48 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Jerry Knowles misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Jason Worley gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Edward Cameron steps in front of the Brian Espada pass | 45-48 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Jamie Bowen steps in front of the James Davis pass | 45-48 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Jamie Bowen slams it home | 45-50 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Jamie Bowen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Cameron | 50-50 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Jason Worley makes the floater from close range set up by John Felice | 50-52 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | James Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Cameron | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shannon Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Knowles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Felice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Espada (tiring) 9 pts. C - Jason Worley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Akron | John Felice misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Scott Vaden | 53-52 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez (PG), John Kerstetter (SG), Robert Dickenson (SF), John Hall (PF), Robert Oliver (C) Shannon Lewis, Edward Cameron, James Davis, Scott Vaden, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Rae (PG), Neil Ely (SG), Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (PF), Scott Hasson (C) Jamie Bowen, Jerry Knowles, John Felice, Brian Espada, Jason Worley | |
| 10:49 | Akron | Neil Ely misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | John Kerstetter gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Oliver and he's hacked by Henry Derrick - foul #2 on Henry Derrick, team foul #1 | 55-52 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Henry Derrick gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:04 | Akron | John Hall steals the ball from Dennis Moye | 55-52 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | John Hall hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Dickenson | 57-52 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Dennis Moye misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | John Hall snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Scott Hasson is called for the reach on John Kerstetter - foul #1 on Scott Hasson, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Cameron (SG), James Davis (SF), Scott Vaden (PF), Jeffrey Coplin (C) John Kerstetter, Robert Dickenson, John Hall, Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), Brian Espada (PF) Richard Rae, Scott Hasson | |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Jamie Bowen picks off the pass by Edward Cameron | 57-52 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses the easy layup | 57-52 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Dennis Moye gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Jamie Bowen picks off the pass by Jeffrey Coplin | 57-52 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Henry Derrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-52 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | James Davis grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cesar Torrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Neil Ely (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dennis Moye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Henry Derrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | James Davis banks in the layup | 59-52 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Coplin | 59-52 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez is alone and drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Davis out of the doubleteam | 61-52 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Henry Derrick hits a shot from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Edward Cameron | 63-54 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Felice (SF), Jason Worley (C) Dennis Moye, Henry Derrick | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Brian Espada clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 63-54 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Brian Espada hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Worley - foul #3 on Jason Worley, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis (PG) Cesar Torrez | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (SG) Neil Ely | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Felice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | James Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-56 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Jason Worley grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Akron | Jerry Knowles is hacked by Scott Vaden - foul #2 on Scott Vaden, team foul #3 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez (PG) Edward Cameron | |
| Subs | Akron | Neil Ely (SG), Henry Derrick (PF) Jerry Knowles, Brian Espada | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Jamie Bowen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Felice | 65-58 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Vaden | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Neil Ely drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jamie Bowen | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cesar Torrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Vaden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Coplin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Felice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | James Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 03:03 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Coplin gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Scott Vaden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-61 |
| 02:46 | Akron | John Felice gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Akron | John Felice comes up short on the floater in the lane | 67-61 |
| 02:31 | Akron | John Felice snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:06 | Akron | James Davis takes the ball from Jason Worley | 67-61 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Shannon Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Davis | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Scott Vaden is called for the reach on Henry Derrick - foul #3 on Scott Vaden, team foul #4 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Cameron (SG) Shannon Lewis | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Espada (PF) Henry Derrick | |
| 01:29 | Akron | Brian Espada is denied on a dunk by Jeffrey Coplin | 69-61 |
| 01:28 | Akron | John Felice pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Neil Ely can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Jason Worley tips it home | 69-63 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | James Davis hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Scott Vaden and the foul's on John Felice - foul #3 on John Felice, team foul #4 | 71-63 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | James Davis makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Neil Ely misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:52 | Akron | John Felice gets the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Jamie Bowen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Neil Ely | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Jamie Bowen is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #5 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Hall (PF), Robert Dickenson (C) Scott Vaden, Jeffrey Coplin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | James Davis is hacked by Jamie Bowen - foul #4 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Jason Worley is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #4 on Jason Worley, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Jason Worley gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Neil Ely knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Worley | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Robert Dickenson is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Ely - foul #2 on Neil Ely, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Vaden (PF) John Hall | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Robert Dickenson misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Brian Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Cesar Torrez steals the ball from John Felice | 72-69 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Cesar Torrez lays it in | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Jamie Bowen's pass is intercepted by Robert Dickenson | 74-69 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Neil Ely is called for the reach on Edward Cameron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Neil Ely, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Hall (C) Robert Dickenson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Edward Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:04 | Akron | John Felice hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Bowen | 76-72 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | John Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Bowen - foul #5 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG) Jamie Bowen | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | John Hall misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Felice misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-72 |