| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 19:33 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zurich - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Donald Lee can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #3 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:16 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:32 | Akron | James Ragsdale loses the dribble to Vincent Lorkowski | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the shot from the left block set up by Richard Johnson | 40-34 |
| 17:48 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 40-34 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Shen Tang, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 17:11 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Ragsdale | 40-36 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:43 | Akron | James Ragsdale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | James Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (PF), Lee Cochran (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Vincent Lorkowski, James Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Donald Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Rene Russo grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Shen Tang gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Alan Tay buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shen Tang | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Shen Tang scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Tay | 42-42 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Thomas Crum gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Thomas Crum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF), James Brown (C) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas, Howard Anchondo, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is hacked by Reynaldo Rossi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:29 | Akron | James Ragsdale pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the dunk attempt | 42-42 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | James Brown snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 44-42 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 44-42 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:17 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is fouled on the floor by Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Ragsdale - foul #1 on James Ragsdale, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:25 | Akron | James Brown steals the ball from James Ragsdale | 46-42 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:02 | Akron | Donald Lee is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Thomas Crum is called for the reach on Rene Russo - foul #2 on Thomas Crum, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, James Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF) Eric Wilkinson | |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a turnaround from close range | 46-42 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Augustus Zurich is called for the reach on Shen Tang - foul #4 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Howard Anchondo (C) Rene Russo, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF) Shen Tang, Thomas Crum | |
| 09:36 | Akron | Howard Anchondo is called for the reach on James Ragsdale - foul #1 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Donald Lee | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the jump hook from close range set up by Greg Thomas | 48-45 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Richard Sims blows the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| 08:26 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by James Brown is blocked by Thomas Crum | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Alan Tay hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Sims | 48-49 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Alan Tay gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Donald Lee hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alan Tay | 50-51 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Herman Gardner and the foul's on Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Herman Gardner, Vincent Lorkowski, James Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Alan Tay, James Ragsdale, Richard Sims | |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Thomas Crum is hacked by Greg Thomas - foul #1 on Greg Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Eric Wilkinson steals it from Greg Thomas | 52-53 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Thomas Crum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas scores on a 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Anchondo - foul #2 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG) Alberto Luna | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the turnaround in the paint | 57-53 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Shen Tang comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | James Brown snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale tips it home | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson lays it in on a nice dish by James Ragsdale and he's hacked by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Donald Lee is called for the reach on Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF) Greg Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Shen Tang | |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-58 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 02:36 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:15 | Akron | James Brown is called for the reach on James Ragsdale - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 02:15 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:15 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 60-60 |
| 01:50 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Augustus Zurich is denied by Donald Lee | 60-60 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | James Brown can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Alan Tay | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:28 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas buries a 3 from straight away | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 65-62 |