| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ian King inbounds the ball | 27-15 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vince Lovell - foul #2 on Vince Lovell, team foul #1 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Ian King, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Donald McElroy comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 29-15 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harry Haggerty | 29-15 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ian King (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:15 | Akron | Trevor Johnson is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #1 | 29-15 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 18:07 | Akron | Charles Shores hits a fadeaway in the paint | 29-17 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Vince Lovell - foul #3 on Vince Lovell, team foul #2 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Robert Bazile, Ian King | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 17:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 29-17 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 17:28 | Akron | Gregory Lee is hacked by Timothy Milone - foul #3 on Timothy Milone, team foul #2 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Trevor Johnson, Donald McElroy | |
| 17:13 | Akron | Ian King picks off the pass by Matthew Billingsley | 29-17 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Bazile | 32-17 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 16:34 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the tip | 32-17 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the floater from the right block | 32-17 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile gets the offensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Ian King buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 34-17 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-17 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Ross Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Ian King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-17 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Gregory Lee grabs the board | 34-17 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-17 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ross Miller | 34-17 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Ian King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-17 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Gregory Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Vince Lovell drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Shores | 34-19 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 34-19 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ian King - foul #3 on Ian King, team foul #3 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Robert Bazile, Ross Miller, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| 13:43 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Bill Hollars gets the offensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 34-20 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Donald McElroy - foul #1 on Donald McElroy, team foul #3 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG) Matthew Billingsley | |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Donald McElroy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Lipton | 37-22 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone connects on the floater in the paint set up by Paul Tarrance | 39-22 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 11:53 | Akron | Michael Smith connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Lipton | 39-24 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Gillespie | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Gillespie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Trevor Johnson buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Smith | 41-26 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ross Miller (SG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF) Paul Tarrance, Timothy Gillespie, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Matthew Billingsley (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Michael Smith, James Lipton, Trevor Johnson, Donald McElroy | |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley is hacked by Ian King - foul #4 on Ian King, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Ian King, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Bill Hollars | |
| 10:38 | Akron | Charles Shores scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Kurt Shue - foul #3 on Kurt Shue, team foul #5 | 42-28 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Charles Shores makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Ryan Brazil is called for the reach on Ross Miller - foul #1 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Ball (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball travels with the ball | 42-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Vince Lovell hits a jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Kurt Shue | 44-31 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Charles Shores's pass is intercepted by Ross Miller | 44-31 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone drills a floater in the paint set up by Ross Miller | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 08:19 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #4 on Kurt Shue, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Thomas Ball (PF) Ross Miller, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Donald McElroy (C) Charles Shores, Matthew Billingsley, Ryan Brazil | |
| 08:19 | Akron | Vince Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Vince Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 48-33 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Gregory Lee knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald McElroy | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Ian King (SF) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Bill Hollars (PF) Gregory Lee, James Lipton, Vince Lovell | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Bill Hollars comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Timothy Milone | 49-35 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-35 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Donald McElroy snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Trevor Johnson's layup is rejected by Thomas Ball | 49-35 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it but misses | 49-35 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Gregory Lee comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Charles Shores can't tip it in | 51-35 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Donald McElroy comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 51-35 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Bill Hollars tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-37 |
| 04:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bill Hollars | 51-37 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Trevor Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Shores | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Ian King knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Tarrance | 54-39 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Timothy Milone swats the layup by Bill Hollars | 54-39 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it in | 54-41 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Thomas Ball (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Kurt Shue, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Trevor Johnson, Bill Hollars, Donald McElroy | |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Gregory Lee is called for the reach on Paul Tarrance in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:06 | Akron | The jumper by Gregory Lee is denied by Thomas Ball | 56-41 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), James Lipton (SF), Bill Hollars (PF) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Vince Lovell | |
| 03:41 | Akron | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Paul Tarrance | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian King (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lipton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Akron | The short jumper by Bill Hollars is denied by Thomas Ball | 58-41 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Ian King snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Kurt Shue (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Robert Bazile, Thomas Ball, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:22 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-41 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Bill Hollars tips it home | 58-43 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ian King | 60-43 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Ross Miller takes the ball from Bill Hollars | 60-43 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is fouled in the backcourt by James Lipton - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Thomas Ball (PF) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Ian King scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 65-43 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Thomas Ball, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Robert Bazile in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses the easy layup | 67-45 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-45 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Ian King grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile runs out the clock | 67-45 |