| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) C - Frank Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antione Marino inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Willie Ross is called for the reach on Paul Mathews - foul #3 on Willie Ross, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG) Willie Ross | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:34 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Frank Waters steals the ball from William Danner | 35-36 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Clayton Craven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | George Kelly throws it down and he's hacked by Antione Marino - foul #1 on Antione Marino, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Frank Waters misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Danner - foul #1 on William Danner, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Paul Mathews is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Mathews, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | James Bingham buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cary Woolf | 41-38 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Frank Waters drills a jumpshot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | William Danner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Curtis Lyles snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Paul Mathews is hacked by James Bingham - foul #1 on James Bingham, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Steven Wilks (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (PF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| 16:19 | Akron | Antione Marino drills a shot from the baseline set up by Jose Prieto and the foul's on Steven Wilks - foul #1 on Steven Wilks, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Blake Canada hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Jose Prieto picks off the pass by Blake Canada | 41-43 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Gary Lane hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Prieto | 41-46 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses badly on a shot in the paint | 41-46 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Blake Canada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Antione Marino - foul #2 on Antione Marino, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Steven Brown, Steven Wilks, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Blake Canada makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Antione Marino gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled on the floor by Willie Ross - foul #4 on Willie Ross, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF) Willie Ross, Blake Canada | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:25 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 42-49 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Waters - foul #3 on Frank Waters, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF) Antione Marino | |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to William Danner | 43-49 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cary Woolf | 46-49 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Walton Pickett tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | William Danner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Kelly | 49-51 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Clayton Craven scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles and he's fouled by William Danner - foul #2 on William Danner, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | James Bingham comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Waters | 51-56 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard dunks the ball on a great pass from James Bingham | 53-56 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Clayton Craven is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Clayton Craven, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Brown (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Steven Wilks (SF), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Antione Marino (SF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Blake Canada drills a 3 from the right corner set up by William Danner | 56-58 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Antione Marino misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Blake Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lipps - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Antione Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Blake Canada pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Clayton Craven blocks the jumper by Steven Brown | 58-58 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to William Danner | 58-58 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Steven Brown, Blake Canada, Steven Wilks, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven | |
| 07:58 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Coe | 58-58 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | George Kelly grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Antione Marino can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 07:15 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lane | 61-58 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Kevin Howard steals it from Frank Waters | 61-58 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Bingham | 64-58 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Kevin Howard is called for the reach on Antione Marino - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willie Ross (SG), William Danner (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) James Bingham, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Paul Mathews, Gary Lane, Frank Waters | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Willie Ross connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Cary Woolf | 67-60 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Walton Pickett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Prieto | 67-63 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | George Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-63 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Antione Marino gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:33 | Akron | William Danner steals it from Walton Pickett | 67-63 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Walton Pickett is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #2 on Walton Pickett, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF) George Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Antione Marino, Charles Breaux | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses badly on a shot from the left side | 69-63 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Jose Prieto tips it home | 69-65 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Willie Ross connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Micheal Kelly | 71-65 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Clayton Craven lays it in set up by Curtis Lyles | 71-67 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Blake Canada clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on William Danner - foul #3 on William Danner, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (PG), George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Cary Woolf, Willie Ross, William Danner, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Gary Lane (C) Curtis Lyles, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Bingham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | James Bingham clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham loses the dribble to Paul Mathews | 72-68 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Jose Prieto banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 72-70 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a shot from close range | 72-70 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Jose Prieto grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Willie Ross (SG), William Danner (PF) James Bingham, Blake Canada, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Walton Pickett (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven, Gary Lane | |
| 02:28 | Akron | Antione Marino drills a jumper from the right side set up by Walton Pickett | 72-72 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Willie Ross loses the dribble to Antione Marino | 72-72 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Frank Waters double dribbles | 72-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly (C) Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (PF) Antione Marino | |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Kelly | 75-72 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| 01:32 | Akron | Willie Ross is called for the reach on Curtis Lyles - foul #5 on Willie Ross, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG) Willie Ross | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:32 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Micheal Kelly | 75-72 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Micheal Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits the follow up shot | 77-72 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Curtis Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-72 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf connects on the jumper from the left side set up by George Kelly | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Danner - foul #4 on William Danner, team foul #10 | 79-72 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Curtis Lyles is called for the reach on Cary Woolf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG), Steven Wilks (SF) James Bingham, George Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Paul Mathews snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Paul Mathews drills a shot from the baseline | 80-76 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF) Blake Canada, Steven Wilks | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly is hacked by Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Curtis Lyles | 82-79 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #11 | 82-79 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by George Kelly - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #11 | 84-81 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Curtis Lyles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #12 | 84-82 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Curtis Lyles buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Waters | 86-85 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Lyles - foul #4 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #13 | 86-85 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Clayton Craven is called for traveling | 88-85 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | James Bingham is hacked by Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Mathews, team foul #14 | 88-85 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 89-85 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf grabs the board | 89-85 |