| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) SG - Charles Carty (fresh) SF - Jason Fish (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) C - Jason Sippel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) C - Charles Mesta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Damon Foster 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) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Charles Mesta pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Lewis Walls hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Charles Mesta grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Paul Craig misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Jacob Coats gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Charles Mesta misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Jason Fish gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Jacob Coats picks off the pass by Roger Jordan in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Ohio | Robert Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Charles Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Ohio | Charles Mesta grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Jacob Coats blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Lewis Walls hits a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes is hacked by Robert Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) Roger Jordan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Andrew Gloria is called for the reach on Lewis Walls - foul #1 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats, Charles Mesta | |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Tisdale | 2-4 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Boe | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Tisdale | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale throws it down on a great pass from William Sutera | 2-6 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | David Bachus connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Johnson | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) SF - Malcolm Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Gary Boe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Adam Tardif (fresh) SG - Leslie Matthews (fresh) SF - Richard Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sutera (fresh) C - Anthony Tisdale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio | A charge is called on Anthony Tisdale - foul #1 on Anthony Tisdale, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Charles Mesta (C) Adam Tardif, Leslie Matthews, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan's pass is intercepted by Paul Craig | 5-6 |
| 15:20 | Ohio | Paul Craig hits the finger roll | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Paul Craig snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Charles Mesta misses badly on a shot in the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Ohio | William Sutera misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Charles Carty grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Charles Carty clanks a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Jason Fish gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Charles Carty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Terry Thomas (SF) Charles Carty, Jason Fish | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Jacob Coats (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Richard Vaughn, William Sutera, Charles Mesta | |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Jason Sippel swats the short shot by Leslie Matthews | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:12 | Ohio | Adam Tardif pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Robert Brooks makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-11 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | David Bachus buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale is whistled for a carry | 10-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Charles Mesta (C) Adam Tardif, Leslie Matthews, Robert Brooks, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Gary Boe connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Carty | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Johnson (fresh) C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) PF - Jacob Coats (fairly fresh) C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Charles Mesta buries a shot from the right block | 12-13 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Charles Mesta snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Paul Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Lewis Walls hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Gary Boe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | David Bachus double dribbles | 12-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) David Bachus, Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Richard Vaughn (PF) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Vincent Otani, Jacob Coats | |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Robert Brooks buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Vaughn | 12-17 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Damon Foster and he's fouled by Charles Mesta - foul #1 on Charles Mesta, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Andrew Gloria | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Richard Vaughn, Charles Mesta | |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Robert Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Fish - foul #1 on Jason Fish, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) Emanuel Pond | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG) Adam Tardif | |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Matthews - foul #1 on Leslie Matthews, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel is hacked by Robert Brooks - foul #2 on Robert Brooks, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG) Robert Brooks | |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-18 |
| 09:21 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Tisdale | 15-18 |
| 08:55 | Ohio | Lewis Walls buries a fadeaway in the paint | 15-20 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lewis Walls - foul #1 on Lewis Walls, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Jason Fish, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Lewis Walls, Leslie Matthews, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Charles Mesta pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Charles Carty steals the ball from Vincent Otani | 16-20 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty banks in the layup | 18-20 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Jacob Coats can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 18-20 |
| 07:54 | Ohio | Vincent Otani tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Jason Sippel (C) Andrew Gloria, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Richard Vaughn (PF) Adam Tardif, Jacob Coats | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sippel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Mesta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Lewis Walls buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Lewis Walls gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:52 | Ohio | Jason Sippel is called for the reach on Paul Craig - foul #1 on Jason Sippel, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Damon Foster (PF) Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SF), William Sutera (C) Paul Craig, Vincent Otani, Charles Mesta | |
| 06:33 | Ohio | William Sutera misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn tips it back up and in | 18-27 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel is whistled for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (SG), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Lewis Walls, Richard Vaughn | |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF) Jason Fish | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jacob Coats (PF) William Sutera | |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bachus - foul #1 on David Bachus, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG) David Bachus, Emanuel Pond | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG) Adam Tardif | |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Leslie Matthews steals the ball from David Johnson in the backcourt | 18-29 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Lewis Walls banks in the layup set up by Leslie Matthews | 18-31 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Paul Craig picks off the pass by David Johnson | 18-31 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale can't connect on a shot in the lane | 18-31 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is hacked by Paul Craig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Craig, team foul #7 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), Malcolm Sykes (C) Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vincent Otani (PG), Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Paul Craig, Leslie Matthews, Jacob Coats, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:32 | Ohio | Charles Mesta snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Lewis Walls loses the dribble to Roger Jordan | 19-31 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Jason Fish knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Boe - foul #1 on Gary Boe, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Adam Tardif (SG), Robert Brooks (SF) Vincent Otani, Lewis Walls, William Sutera | |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Gary Boe pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Adam Tardif (fresh) SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Mesta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 03:17 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Robert Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Jason Fish, Gary Boe, Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jacob Coats (PF) Robert Brooks | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel gets the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 22-31 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Charles Mesta grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:59 | Ohio | Jacob Coats scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-33 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | David Bachus is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Vaughn - foul #1 on Richard Vaughn, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (PF) Andrew Gloria, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Adam Tardif, Richard Vaughn, Jacob Coats, Charles Mesta | |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 01:57 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Tisdale | 22-33 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale loses the ball out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) David Bachus | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:31 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel clanks a shot near the basket | 22-33 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Leslie Matthews | 22-33 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Otani | 22-35 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 22-35 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Jason Fish pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-35 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Lewis Walls connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leslie Matthews | 22-38 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is fouled on the floor by Lewis Walls - foul #2 on Lewis Walls, team foul #10 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Gary Boe (C) Jason Fish, David Johnson, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Adam Tardif (SG), Richard Vaughn (SF), Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Leslie Matthews, Lewis Walls, Vincent Otani, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Adam Tardif misses the fullcourt shot | 23-38 |