| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antione Marino inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Antione Marino | 43-36 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Antione Marino steals it from William Danner | 43-36 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Curtis Lyles blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Frank Waters tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | William Danner is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to George Kelly | 45-36 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Willie Ross | 45-38 |
| 18:12 | Akron | William Danner takes the ball from Clayton Craven | 45-38 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Willie Ross buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 45-41 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is fouled on the floor by Micheal Kelly - foul #2 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (PF) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) George Kelly, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| 17:33 | Akron | Curtis Lyles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Antione Marino | 48-41 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-41 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Walton Pickett grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Frank Waters is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Clayton Craven (PF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), James Bingham (SG) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross | |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Blake Canada is hacked by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Breaux (C) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF) Steven Brown, Kevin Howard | |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | George Kelly can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Blake Canada | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) SF - George Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Coe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Walton Pickett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | William Danner gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Blake Canada drills a jumper near the basket set up by James Bingham | 48-45 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Jose Prieto can't connect on a runner near the basket | 48-45 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Walton Pickett grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Walton Pickett buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps | 50-45 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | William Danner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #1 on Edwin Coe, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Walton Pickett, Clayton Craven, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), Steven Wilks (SF), Joseph Satterfield (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) James Bingham, Blake Canada, George Kelly, William Danner, Edwin Coe | |
| 14:18 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 52-46 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Antione Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Willie Ross - foul #1 on Willie Ross, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 53-46 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Antione Marino | 55-46 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 55-46 |
| 12:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Curtis Lyles | 55-46 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Lyles and he's hacked by Willie Ross - foul #2 on Willie Ross, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (PF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Steven Wilks, Joseph Satterfield, Micheal Kelly | |
| 12:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Danner | 57-46 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | George Kelly connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Ross | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Walton Pickett and the foul's on Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Paul Mathews, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Edwin Coe (C) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, Kevin Howard | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Charles Breaux snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Charles Breaux hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-49 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | James Bingham snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits a runner in the lane | 59-51 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Clayton Craven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Antione Marino (SF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Walton Pickett, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), Micheal Kelly (C) James Bingham, Blake Canada, William Danner | |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe connects on the shot near the basket set up by Cary Woolf | 59-53 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Gary Lane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | George Kelly gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF), Steven Wilks (PF) George Kelly, Edwin Coe | |
| 08:53 | Akron | Gary Lane buries a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Steven Wilks - foul #1 on Steven Wilks, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), James Bingham (SG), William Danner (PF) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, Steven Wilks | |
| 08:53 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | James Bingham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Canada | 61-56 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews is whistled for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF) Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Micheal Kelly | 61-58 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | James Bingham snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | William Danner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Curtis Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Gary Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Paul Mathews, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Steven Brown, James Bingham, Blake Canada, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Willie Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 63-60 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Jose Prieto steps in front of the George Kelly pass | 63-60 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Jose Prieto banks in the layup | 65-60 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Willie Ross lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Howard | 65-62 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Antione Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SG), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Danner (PF) Kevin Howard | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Jose Prieto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Prieto, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (C) Edwin Coe | |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | George Kelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Danner | 65-65 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Antione Marino is hacked by Joseph Satterfield - foul #1 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Walton Pickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Howard (C) Joseph Satterfield | |
| 04:55 | Akron | Antione Marino misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | William Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Clayton Craven is called for the reach on George Kelly - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #4 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) George Kelly, Kevin Howard | |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Breaux - foul #1 on Charles Breaux, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (C) Antione Marino, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), James Bingham (SG), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, William Danner | |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Clayton Craven buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Jose Prieto | 67-67 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Gary Lane snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Micheal Kelly picks off the pass by Frank Waters | 67-67 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), George Kelly (SF), William Danner (PF) Steven Brown, James Bingham, Blake Canada, Edwin Coe | |
| 02:31 | Akron | William Danner steals the ball from Curtis Lyles | 67-67 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Willie Ross is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Willie Ross, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Frank Waters scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #5 on Clayton Craven, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | George Kelly snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | William Danner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Micheal Kelly - foul #3 on Micheal Kelly, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf travels with the ball | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Antione Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Antione Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Walton Pickett grabs the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Walton Pickett - foul #3 on Cary Woolf, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | George Kelly is called for traveling | 73-70 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Antione Marino is hacked by Cary Woolf in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cary Woolf, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-70 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is hacked by Cary Woolf in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cary Woolf, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG) Cary Woolf | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | James Bingham drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Ross | 77-73 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:05 | Akron | James Bingham is called for the reach on Antione Marino in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bingham, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Antione Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | George Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Walton Pickett is called for the reach on William Danner - foul #1 on Walton Pickett, team foul #8 | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Danner misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |