| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) PF - James Ball (fresh) C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Dennis Hunter lays it up and in set up by Aaron Best | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Aaron Best gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a shot from the right side | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 1-4 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | James Campbell grabs the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Brumbelow | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Joseph Heineman steps in front of the Dennis Hunter pass | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Campbell | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Akron | James Ball picks off the pass by Aaron Best | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | James Ball misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Roger Stockard (C) Jerome Brumbelow, James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF) Chad Zajicek | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Carl Becker comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Andre Yazzie - foul #1 on Andre Yazzie, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett (C) James Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Aaron Best is called for the reach on Richard Larosa - foul #1 on Aaron Best, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andre Yazzie (fresh) SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) SF - Edward Evert (fresh) PF - Roger Stockard (fresh) C - Douglas Brackett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Akron | Thomas Ide buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Akron | Carl Becker pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Carl Becker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Evert | 10-12 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Carl Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF) Andre Yazzie, Edward Evert, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Best - foul #2 on Aaron Best, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Norman Mahr (C) Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Henry Broadhurst takes the ball from Patrick Villalpando | 12-12 |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst buries a floater from the left side set up by Jerome Brumbelow | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Thomas Ide throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), James Campbell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Joseph Heineman (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, James Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Norman Mahr | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mitchell (SF) Edward Evert | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Harold Jenkins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | David Mitchell snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Harold Jenkins is called for the reach on James Campbell - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF) Andre Yazzie, James Campbell, David Mitchell, Roger Stockard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | James Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Thomas Ide grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3 from the right wing | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Ball (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Harold Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heineman - foul #1 on Joseph Heineman, team foul #2 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), James Campbell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), Norman Mahr (C) Harold Jenkins, Dennis Hunter | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | James Ball pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | James Ball hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Norman Mahr is called for the reach on James Ball - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF) Andre Yazzie, James Campbell, Edward Evert | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Steven Egan | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Norman Mahr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (SG), Joseph Heineman (C) Richard Larosa, James Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman makes the shot from the left block set up by Jerome Brumbelow | 24-15 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits a shot from close range | 24-17 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman tips it back up and in | 26-17 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Roger Stockard is called for the reach on Carl Becker - foul #1 on Roger Stockard, team foul #3 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), James Ball (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) James Campbell, Roger Stockard, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| 08:55 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | James Ball snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Harold Jenkins is called for the reach on Richard Larosa - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Edward Evert (SF), Joseph Heineman (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Henry Broadhurst, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (SF) Harold Jenkins | |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Dennis Hunter snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the turnaround from the left block | 27-17 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 07:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 27-19 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andre Yazzie (fresh) SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Evert (fresh) PF - James Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Thomas Ide gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Evert - foul #1 on Edward Evert, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), James Campbell (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa, Edward Evert, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst misses the easy layup | 27-23 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Broadhurst - foul #1 on Henry Broadhurst, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman (C) James Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 06:40 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Campbell | 29-25 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Norman Mahr scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 29-28 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Thomas Ide can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Carl Becker is fouled on the floor by Henry Broadhurst - foul #2 on Henry Broadhurst, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), David Mitchell (SF), James Ball (PF) James Campbell, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Hunter (C) Steven Egan | |
| 04:53 | Akron | Dennis Hunter clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Larosa | 29-28 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ide - foul #1 on Thomas Ide, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Edward Evert (SF) Jerome Brumbelow, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Richard Larosa takes the ball from Carl Becker | 29-28 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Stockard | 32-28 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Dennis Hunter blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Evert - foul #2 on Edward Evert, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), James Campbell (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), Joseph Heineman (C) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa, Edward Evert, Roger Stockard | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Thomas Ide, Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Dennis Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Dennis Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Heineman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Ball | 34-30 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Steven Egan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | James Ball is hacked by Steven Egan - foul #1 on Steven Egan, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett (C) Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Chad Zajicek knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | James Campbell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Aaron Best misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | James Ball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Aaron Best - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), Joseph Heineman (C) James Campbell, Douglas Brackett | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Norman Mahr (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Ryan Washington | |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Joseph Heineman steals the ball from Norman Mahr | 38-35 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Harold Jenkins steals it from Joseph Heineman | 38-35 |
| 00:34 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Ide is blocked by Joseph Heineman | 38-35 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Thomas Ide can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst blows the layup but the foul's on Chad Zajicek - foul #3 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #12 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), James Campbell (SG), Roger Stockard (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, James Ball | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Harold Jenkins, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |