| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Benedict (fresh) SG - Timothy Carson (fresh) SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) PF - Claude Myers (fresh) C - William Britten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | William Britten wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Robert Daniell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Timothy Carson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Daniell | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Michael Lazo loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | William Britten scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Schwenk | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Michael Lazo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Tyler Edwards takes the ball from William Britten | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Robert Daniell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Daniell, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses long on a floater from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Ohio | Michael Lazo can't throw it down | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Claude Myers gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jim Guidry (PG), James Ward (SG), Joe Parker (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF), John Roy (C) James Benedict, Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards, Robert Daniell, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Jim Guidry misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Steven - foul #1 on Andrew Steven, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Jim Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Jim Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Szaflarski | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jim Guidry - foul #1 on Jim Guidry, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | John Roy's layup is rejected by Gregory Whitehair | 3-7 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Joe Parker tips it home | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | John Roy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Andrew Steven is called for the reach on Peter Sedgwick - foul #2 on Andrew Steven, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Timothy Carson (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF), Robert Daniell (PF), Michael Lazo (C) Jim Guidry, James Ward, Joe Parker, Peter Sedgwick, John Roy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven, Adam Culpepper, Gregory Whitehair, Kenneth Scott | |
| 15:53 | Ohio | Robert Daniell knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Benedict and he's fouled by William Britten - foul #1 on William Britten, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | Robert Daniell makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Lazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) PF - Claude Myers (fresh) C - William Britten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Claude Myers is fouled on the floor by Michael Lazo - foul #1 on Michael Lazo, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | William Britten is fouled on the floor by Michael Lazo - foul #2 on Michael Lazo, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick (C) Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry is hacked by Peter Sedgwick - foul #1 on Peter Sedgwick, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Tyler Edwards steals the ball from Kenneth Scott | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | Ohio | James Benedict misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Whitehair | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick blows the layup but the foul's on Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jim Guidry (PG), James Ward (SG), Joe Parker (SF), John Roy (C) James Benedict, Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards, Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Gregory Whitehair, Kenneth Scott | |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Claude Myers snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Claude Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-12 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | William Britten hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Claude Myers is called for the reach on John Roy - foul #1 on Claude Myers, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Daniell (PF) Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG) Andrew Schwenk | |
| 13:05 | Ohio | Robert Daniell misses the dunk | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Joe Parker steals it from Adam Culpepper | 8-14 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Robert Daniell buries a floater from close range | 10-14 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Ohio | Robert Daniell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:55 | Ohio | Robert Daniell misses long on a jumper from the right block | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jim Guidry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Ward (fresh) SF - Joe Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Daniell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) PF - Claude Myers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Britten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Buffalo | William Britten scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin McClaughry | 10-16 |
| 11:13 | Ohio | Robert Daniell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Claude Myers - foul #2 on Claude Myers, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Timothy Carson (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF), Peter Sedgwick (C) Jim Guidry, James Ward, Joe Parker, John Roy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Martin McClaughry, Adam Culpepper, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| 11:13 | Ohio | Robert Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:13 | Ohio | Robert Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer lays it in set up by Andrew Schwenk | 12-18 |
| 10:32 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Carson | 14-18 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Benedict and he's hacked by Kenneth Scott - foul #1 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Roy (C) Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SG) Francis Szaflarski | |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Peter Sedgwick | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Adam Culpepper is called for the reach on Tyler Edwards - foul #1 on Adam Culpepper, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Schwenk | 19-22 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-22 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick tips it home | 21-22 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper's pass is intercepted by James Benedict | 21-22 |
| 07:54 | Ohio | James Benedict can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair grabs the board | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Benedict (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jim Guidry (PG), James Ward (SG), Joe Parker (SF), Robert Daniell (PF) James Benedict, Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards, John Roy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Russell Donmoyer, Kenneth Scott | |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Francis Szaflarski steals the ball from Peter Sedgwick | 21-22 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 21-25 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Robert Daniell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Jim Guidry tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:27 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | William Britten picks off the pass by James Ward | 23-25 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniell - foul #2 on Robert Daniell, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Roy (C) Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Adam Culpepper | |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry is fouled on the floor by James Ward - foul #1 on James Ward, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Timothy Carson (SG) Jim Guidry, James Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF) Jeffrey Bingman | |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | James Benedict misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG) Martin McClaughry | |
| 05:38 | Ohio | James Benedict misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | James Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | James Benedict makes the 3rd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniell - foul #3 on Robert Daniell, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Edwards (SF), Peter Sedgwick (C) Joe Parker, Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | James Benedict connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | James Benedict drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Roy | 31-31 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Gregory Whitehair is called for the reach on Timothy Carson - foul #1 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jim Guidry (PG) James Benedict | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF) Russell Donmoyer, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Timothy Carson misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski loses the dribble to Peter Sedgwick | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jim Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Carson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Britten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG), Joe Parker (SF), Michael Lazo (C) Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards, John Roy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Andrew Steven (SF), Claude Myers (PF) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, William Britten | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Claude Myers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Ward | 32-31 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Scott is called for the reach on Jim Guidry - foul #2 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG) James Ward | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven | |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Jim Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Jim Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (C) Kenneth Scott | |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Russell Donmoyer is called for the reach on Peter Sedgwick - foul #1 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF) Jim Guidry, Joe Parker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG) Adam Culpepper | |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:26 | Ohio | James Benedict scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tyler Edwards | 38-31 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | The jumper by Andrew Steven is denied by Peter Sedgwick | 38-31 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Michael Lazo drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Benedict and he's hacked by Claude Myers - foul #3 on Claude Myers, team foul #13 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jim Guidry (PG), Timothy Carson (SG), Joe Parker (SF), John Roy (PF) James Benedict, James Ward, Tyler Edwards, Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), William Britten (C) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Michael Lazo misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Michael Lazo swats the short shot by William Britten | 40-31 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk tips it home | 40-33 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Michael Lazo's floater is knocked away by William Britten | 40-33 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | John Roy tips it in | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 42-33 |