| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bernard Beatty (fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fresh) SF - Peter Baratta (fresh) PF - David Freeman (fresh) C - Christopher Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (fresh) SG - George Silver (fresh) SF - Eric Gholston (fresh) PF - Terry Osterman (fresh) C - Greg Whitehorn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Christopher Weekes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | David Freeman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:38 | Ohio | Terry Osterman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | David Freeman gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Eric Gholston grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | George Silver is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Silver, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Terry Osterman denies the turnaround by Peter Baratta | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Terry Osterman snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | George Silver misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | George Silver snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | George Silver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Terry Osterman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elton Lyle | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Elton Lyle takes the ball from Peter Baratta in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Ohio | George Silver scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Elton Lyle | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | George Silver scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elton Lyle | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Terry Osterman grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Ohio | David Freeman steals it from Greg Whitehorn | 5-7 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Lyle - foul #1 on Elton Lyle, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim (PG), John Davis (SG), George Cloutier (SF), Brandon Smith (PF), Frank Castrejon (C) Bernard Beatty, Randy Lehoux, Peter Baratta, David Freeman, Christopher Weekes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), James Townsend (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Mark Elkins (PF), Doug Albrecht (C) Elton Lyle, George Silver, Eric Gholston, Terry Osterman, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | George Cloutier is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lewis Swaim (fresh) SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - George Cloutier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) C - Frank Castrejon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Chad Moore (fresh) SG - James Townsend (fresh) SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) PF - Mark Elkins (fresh) C - Doug Albrecht (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Chad Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brandon Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Smith, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Chad Moore makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Chad Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | George Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | John Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Mark Elkins hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Ohio | Ronald Washington tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Ronald Washington denies the turnaround by Brandon Smith | 8-10 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Chad Moore gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | James Townsend hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Washington | 8-12 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | George Cloutier grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Chad Moore takes the ball from Brandon Smith | 8-12 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Mark Elkins hits the finger roll set up by Chad Moore | 8-14 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | John Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Ohio | Lewis Swaim steals it from Mark Elkins | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Chad Moore is called for the reach on Lewis Swaim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Moore, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Grzywinski (PG), Randy Lehoux (SG), Peter Baratta (SF), David Freeman (PF), Christopher Weekes (C) Lewis Swaim, John Davis, George Cloutier, Brandon Smith, Frank Castrejon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Elton Lyle (PG), George Silver (SG), Eric Gholston (SF), David Dalton (PF), Greg Whitehorn (C) Chad Moore, James Townsend, Ronald Washington, Mark Elkins, Doug Albrecht | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by David Dalton - foul #1 on David Dalton, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | David Dalton pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Weekes - foul #1 on Christopher Weekes, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Osterman (PF) David Dalton | |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | Elton Lyle is hacked by Timothy Grzywinski - foul #1 on Timothy Grzywinski, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| 11:52 | Ohio | George Silver is fouled on the floor by Timothy Grzywinski - foul #2 on Timothy Grzywinski, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty (PG) Timothy Grzywinski | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Dalton (C) Greg Whitehorn | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bernard Beatty (fresh) SG - Randy Lehoux (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Baratta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Weekes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Silver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Gholston (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Osterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dalton (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Elton Lyle is fouled on the floor by Randy Lehoux - foul #1 on Randy Lehoux, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Eric Gholston can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 11-16 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Christopher Weekes pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Cloutier (SF) Peter Baratta | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn (C) Terry Osterman | |
| 10:55 | Ohio | David Dalton knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Elton Lyle and he's fouled by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| 10:55 | Ohio | David Dalton makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Eric Gholston lays it up and in and the foul's on George Cloutier - foul #1 on George Cloutier, team foul #7 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Smith (C) Christopher Weekes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Washington (SG) George Silver | |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Eric Gholston misses the free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | David Freeman grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | George Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-21 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Elton Lyle snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Elton Lyle | 11-23 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | George Cloutier is hacked by Eric Gholston - foul #1 on Eric Gholston, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim (PG), John Davis (SG), Peter Baratta (SF), Frank Castrejon (C) Bernard Beatty, Randy Lehoux, George Cloutier, David Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), George Silver (SG), Terry Osterman (PF) Elton Lyle, Eric Gholston, David Dalton | |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon hits the finger roll | 13-23 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Ronald Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon banks in the wide open layup set up by Brandon Smith | 15-23 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Terry Osterman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | John Davis grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Terry Osterman steals the ball from Peter Baratta | 15-23 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Moore | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Lewis Swaim (fairly fresh) SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Baratta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) C - Frank Castrejon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Silver (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Osterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Whitehorn (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Brandon Smith is denied by Greg Whitehorn | 15-25 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta snags the offensive board | 15-25 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Osterman - foul #1 on Terry Osterman, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty (PG), Randy Lehoux (SG), George Cloutier (SF), David Freeman (PF) Lewis Swaim, John Davis, Peter Baratta, Frank Castrejon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Elton Lyle (PG), James Townsend (SG), Eric Gholston (SF), Mark Elkins (PF), Doug Albrecht (C) Chad Moore, George Silver, Ronald Washington, Terry Osterman, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Bernard Beatty takes the ball from Mark Elkins | 17-25 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Beatty and he's fouled by Doug Albrecht - foul #1 on Doug Albrecht, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Weekes (C) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Brandon Smith misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Mark Elkins banks in the layup and he's hacked by Bernard Beatty - foul #1 on Bernard Beatty, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Freeman (PF) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Mark Elkins makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | George Cloutier misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 05:54 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | James Townsend hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty is hacked by Elton Lyle - foul #2 on Elton Lyle, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Baratta (SF), Frank Castrejon (C) George Cloutier, Christopher Weekes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), George Silver (SG), Terry Osterman (PF), David Dalton (C) Elton Lyle, James Townsend, Mark Elkins, Doug Albrecht | |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:54 | Ohio | Eric Gholston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim (PG) Bernard Beatty | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux is hacked by George Silver in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Silver, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Washington (SG) George Silver | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Randy Lehoux misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Terry Osterman pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Chad Moore comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Ronald Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | The short jumper by David Dalton is denied by Frank Castrejon | 21-30 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | David Freeman travels with the ball | 21-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Cloutier (PG), John Davis (SG), Christopher Weekes (C) Lewis Swaim, Randy Lehoux, Frank Castrejon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn (C) Terry Osterman | |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Chad Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | John Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Whitehorn | 21-30 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to David Freeman | 21-30 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | David Freeman loses the dribble to Greg Whitehorn | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Cloutier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Baratta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Gholston (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Dalton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Whitehorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Chad Moore makes the 3 from straight away | 21-33 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim (PG), Timothy Grzywinski (SG), Frank Castrejon (PF) John Davis, Peter Baratta, David Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Elton Lyle (PG), George Silver (SG), Mark Elkins (SF), Terry Osterman (PF), Doug Albrecht (C) Chad Moore, Ronald Washington, Eric Gholston, David Dalton, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Terry Osterman misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Frank Castrejon - foul #1 on Frank Castrejon, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Peter Baratta (SF) George Cloutier | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Townsend (SG) George Silver | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Terry Osterman makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Terry Osterman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Terry Osterman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Elton Lyle | 21-38 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta is hacked by James Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Townsend, team foul #10 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Smith (PF) Christopher Weekes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Terry Osterman drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elton Lyle | 22-40 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim's pass is intercepted by James Townsend in the backcourt | 22-40 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Timothy Grzywinski is called for the reach on James Townsend - foul #3 on Timothy Grzywinski, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bernard Beatty (PG), Randy Lehoux (SG), David Freeman (PF) Lewis Swaim, Timothy Grzywinski, Frank Castrejon | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Silver (SG), Greg Whitehorn (C) Mark Elkins, Doug Albrecht | |
| 01:47 | Ohio | James Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | James Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Peter Baratta misses short on a floater from close range | 22-42 |
| 01:27 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Elton Lyle | 22-42 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Smith - foul #2 on Brandon Smith, team foul #11 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Davis (SG), George Cloutier (SF), Christopher Weekes (C) Randy Lehoux, Peter Baratta, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Washington (SF), Mark Elkins (PF) James Townsend, Terry Osterman | |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Ronald Washington steps in front of the Bernard Beatty pass in the backcourt | 22-44 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | George Silver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Washington | 22-46 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | George Cloutier's pass is intercepted by Greg Whitehorn | 22-46 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Bernard Beatty is called for the reach on Ronald Washington - foul #2 on Bernard Beatty, team foul #12 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lewis Swaim (PG), Frank Castrejon (PF) Bernard Beatty, David Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), David Dalton (PF) Elton Lyle, Mark Elkins | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Ronald Washington makes the 1st free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Ronald Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Christopher Weekes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-47 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-47 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Frank Castrejon tips it in | 24-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | George Silver comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-47 |