| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-26 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the fadeaway in the paint | 42-26 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Michael Williams knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 18:47 | Akron | A charge is called on Raymond Scott - foul #2 on Raymond Scott, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Michael Williams takes the ball from Gary Laplant | 42-28 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Michael Williams misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant loses the ball out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Danny Braggs snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Michael Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant connects on the 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Willard Forbes blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Danny Braggs | |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is hacked by Phillip Graves - foul #2 on Phillip Graves, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:12 | Akron | Keith Whitlock takes the ball from Aaron Hardin | 46-34 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock hits the finger roll | 48-34 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Aaron Hardin clanks a floater from the right side | 48-34 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 15:19 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Timothy Regina travels with the ball | 48-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett, Raymond Scott | |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Michael Williams clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Roseberry - foul #1 on Paul Roseberry, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (PF) Paul Roseberry, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:44 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (PF) Timothy Regina | |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Michael Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Laplant - foul #2 on Gary Laplant, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Herrington (C) Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Braggs - foul #3 on Danny Braggs, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Danny Braggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-37 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Willard Forbes loses the dribble to Jack Penniman | 52-37 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Braggs - foul #4 on Danny Braggs, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Jack Penniman | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Timothy Regina (PF) Vincent Stepp, Danny Braggs | |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Aaron Hardin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Regina | 54-40 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is fouled on the floor by Willard Forbes - foul #3 on Willard Forbes, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes | |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Timothy Regina comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Timothy Regina pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Phillip Graves denies the turnaround by Timothy Regina | 54-40 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Jack Penniman (PF) Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett, Timothy Regina | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Michael Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Vincent Stepp | 54-43 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman banks in the layup on a great pass from James Thomas | 56-43 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Michael Williams double dribbles | 56-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Regina (C) Jesse Macdonald | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Willard Forbes pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Willard Forbes connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Williams and he's fouled by Glen Tweedy - foul #2 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-45 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Aaron Hardin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Robert Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Herrington | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:56 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| 08:56 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Robert Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Smith and he's fouled by Jesse Macdonald - foul #4 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Jack Penniman (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Phillip Graves, Edward Herrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, James Bennett, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | James Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy tips it in | 65-47 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Lester Stephenson double dribbles | 65-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF) Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock | |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (C) Timothy Regina | |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Stepp is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #2 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #9 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Lester Stephenson, Raymond Scott | |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Danny Braggs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Vincent Stepp can't tip it in | 67-47 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Laplant | 70-47 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Laplant | 72-47 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald's pass is intercepted by Edward Murphy | 72-47 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the offensive board | 72-47 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy scores on a shot in the paint set up by James Thomas | 74-47 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Willard Forbes scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Williams | 74-49 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant travels with the ball | 74-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (PF) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Timothy Regina scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 74-52 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Phillip Graves is called for the reach on Aaron Hardin - foul #3 on Phillip Graves, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Edward Herrington steals it from James Bennett | 74-52 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the runner in the paint | 74-52 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Aaron Hardin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry is called for a backcourt violation | 74-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF) Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Timothy Regina lays it up and in on a great pass from James Bennett | 74-56 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 74-56 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington tips it back up and in | 76-56 |
| 02:34 | Akron | James Bennett buries a shot from just outside the lane | 76-58 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Danny Braggs - foul #5 on Danny Braggs, team foul #10 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Jack Penniman (PF) Robert Smith, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) James Bennett, Danny Braggs | |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Jack Penniman swats the short shot by Emory Oakley | 78-58 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant's pass is intercepted by Aaron Hardin | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is called for 3 seconds | 78-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Emory Oakley, Raymond Scott | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | James Bennett is called for the reach on Glen Tweedy - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #11 | 78-58 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Herrington - foul #2 on Edward Herrington, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith | 81-60 |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Bennett is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Bennett, team foul #12 | 81-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 81-60 |