| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SF - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Aaron Derrico misses the fadeaway in the lane | 25-23 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg comes up short on the runner from the right block | 25-23 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly tips it but misses | 25-23 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg buries a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Aaron Derrico drills a jump hook from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Miro Grzywinski is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Miro Grzywinski, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Scott Sykes, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Donald Hobbs grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:19 | Akron | William Rehberger loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Gerald Dulac (C) Edward Gragg, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | John Crabill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Rehberger | 27-28 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | John Crabill can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 16:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Hobbs | 27-28 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Gerald Dulac double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Michael Cobb, Donald Hobbs, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Walter (SF), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Edward Brandenburg, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Crabill connects on the shot from close range set up by Warren Ervin and he's fouled by Edward Gragg - foul #3 on Edward Gragg, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG) Edward Gragg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Walter (fresh) PF - Warren Ervin (fresh) C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Elston | 29-31 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Dema Gliwski picks off the pass by John Crabill | 29-31 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Dema Gliwski is hacked by Michael Walter - foul #1 on Michael Walter, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Gerald Dulac (C) William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell, Scott Sykes, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) John Crabill, Michael Walter, Warren Ervin, Michael Cervantez | |
| 14:21 | Akron | 3 seconds is called on Gerald Dulac | 29-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Sykes (PF) Donald Hobbs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly tips it in | 29-33 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Ronald Charles is called for the reach on Michael Cobb - foul #2 on Ronald Charles, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Miro Grzywinski (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Aaron Derrico (C) Dikembe Real, Michael Cobb, Scott Sykes, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG) James Clark | |
| 13:26 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 29-33 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Crabill is denied on a dunk by Donald Hobbs | 29-33 |
| 13:16 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 29-33 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Donald Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Aaron Derrico misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Donald Hobbs denies the turnaround by John Crabill | 29-33 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly tips it home | 29-35 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Stephen Kelly is called for the reach on Aaron Derrico - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Gerald Dulac (C) William Rehberger, Miro Grzywinski, Donald Hobbs, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG), Michael Walter (SF) Ronald Charles, Edward Brandenburg | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Dema Gliwski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Walter (fresh) PF - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | John Crabill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Cobb (SG), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Warren Ervin (PF) Kevin Harper | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Johnny Daniell clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Walter - foul #2 on Michael Walter, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Sykes (PF) Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses the floater from the right block | 31-35 |
| 10:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gerald Dulac | 31-35 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the easy layup | 31-35 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Scott Sykes hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Michael Cobb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Johnny Daniell snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Gerald Dulac buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | John Crabill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-37 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Michael Walter tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Scott Sykes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Daniell | 38-39 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Ervin | 38-39 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | John Crabill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Gerald Dulac pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Gerald Dulac can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Kelly - foul #3 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Miro Grzywinski (SF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Michael Cobb, Johnny Daniell, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Clark (PG), Ronald Charles (SG), Edward Brandenburg (SF), Kevin Harper (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) John Crabill, Matthew Johnson, Michael Walter, Warren Ervin, Stephen Kelly | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | James Clark's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Real | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SF - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gerald Dulac (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Brandenburg (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Cervantez (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Robert Elston makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Edward Gragg and he's hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Donald Hobbs (PF) Dikembe Real, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Robert Elston makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Donald Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Donald Hobbs is hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Aaron Derrico (C) William Rehberger, Miro Grzywinski, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Crabill (PG), Stephen Kelly (C) James Clark, Michael Cervantez | |
| 05:49 | Akron | Donald Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Donald Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Scott Sykes (PF) Dikembe Real, Donald Hobbs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:59 | Akron | Aaron Derrico can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Ronald Charles pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | John Crabill is fouled on the floor by Edward Gragg - foul #4 on Edward Gragg, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Miro Grzywinski (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Michael Cobb, Scott Sykes, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG), Michael Walter (SF) Ronald Charles, Edward Brandenburg | |
| 04:17 | Buffalo | John Crabill makes the shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Dema Gliwski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Crabill | 44-43 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 44-45 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Robert Elston tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SF - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Crabill (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Walter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Robert Elston is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Elston, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Aaron Derrico (C) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Donald Hobbs, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg (SF), Warren Ervin (PF), Michael Cervantez (C) Michael Walter, Kevin Harper, Stephen Kelly | |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Gerald Dulac (PF) Dema Gliwski, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses the shot from the right block | 46-45 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Warren Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (SF), Scott Sykes (PF) Michael Cobb, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Harper (PF), Stephen Kelly (C) Warren Ervin, Michael Cervantez | |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | John Crabill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Brandenburg | 46-47 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Scott Sykes blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Daniell - foul #2 on Johnny Daniell, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Miro Grzywinski (SF) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Kevin Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Aaron Derrico grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:37 | Akron | John Crabill steps in front of the Scott Sykes pass | 46-48 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg throws it down on a great pass from John Crabill | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Aaron Derrico misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Scott Sykes snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Scott Sykes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Kevin Harper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is fouled on the floor by Dema Gliwski - foul #4 on Dema Gliwski, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Dikembe Real is hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Edward Brandenburg is called for the reach on Dema Gliwski - foul #2 on Edward Brandenburg, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Johnson (SG) Ronald Charles | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg is hacked by Dema Gliwski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dema Gliwski, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) Dema Gliwski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Charles (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Edward Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 51-56 |