| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the floater from the right side | 37-35 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Woodall | 37-37 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Shen Tang buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson lays it in | 41-37 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is hacked by Dwight Rhoton - foul #1 on Dwight Rhoton, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (PG), Anthony Langston (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Eric Wilkinson, Dwight Rhoton, Colby Stotler, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Steve Jacobi grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Alberto Luna is hacked by Louis Wyatt - foul #2 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Colby Stotler (PF) Steve Jacobi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| 17:25 | Akron | Morris Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Morris Davis is called for the reach on Steve Woodall - foul #1 on Morris Davis, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF) Anthony Langston, Alberto Luna, Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Anthony Woodward (PF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Steve Jacobi steals it from Denny Yamasaki | 41-37 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Steve Jacobi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF) Shen Tang, Morris Davis, Alan Tay, Steve Jacobi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sommers (PF) Anthony Woodward | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Wilkinson | 43-39 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (SG), Alan Tay (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Eric Wilkinson, Alberto Luna, Dwight Rhoton, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rafael Enriquez, Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz, Lee Cochran | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 45-41 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Vincent Lorkowski picks off the pass by Anthony Langston | 45-41 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-41 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Alan Tay clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Steve Jacobi pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Steve Jacobi knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Reynaldo Rossi | 47-43 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Langston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Tay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Jacobi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Alan Tay hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 50-45 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt loses the dribble to Reynaldo Rossi | 50-45 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Steve Woodall steps in front of the Augustus Stromski pass | 50-45 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Langston - foul #1 on Anthony Langston, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Anthony Langston, Alan Tay, Steve Jacobi, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Lee Cochran (PF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Mark Sommers, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton is fouled on the floor by Steve Woodall - foul #3 on Steve Woodall, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward (PF) Steve Woodall | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Morris Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Morris Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Morris Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Morris Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Shen Tang misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-47 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the easy layup | 53-47 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Morris Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Rafael Enriquez is called for the reach on Shen Tang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SG), Alberto Luna (SF) Morris Davis, Dwight Rhoton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz, Anthony Woodward | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Leon Tyree lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson | 55-47 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Colby Stotler grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 55-47 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Colby Stotler - foul #2 on Colby Stotler, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (PG), Dwight Rhoton (PF) Shen Tang, Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Lee Cochran | |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Morris Davis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (PG), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Colby Stotler (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Morris Davis, Alberto Luna, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:53 | Akron | Colby Stotler's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 55-52 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz's dunk attempt is rejected by Colby Stotler | 55-52 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Shen Tang connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Rhoton | 57-52 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Shen Tang | 59-55 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (PG), Anthony Langston (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Eric Wilkinson, Dwight Rhoton, Colby Stotler, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Anthony Woodward (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 05:16 | Akron | Morris Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alberto Luna | 62-55 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the easy layup | 62-55 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Steve Jacobi can't tip it in | 62-55 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Augustus Stromski hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it but misses | 64-55 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Morris Davis snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Morris Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Augustus Stromski | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Morris Davis - foul #2 on Morris Davis, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Alan Tay (C) Morris Davis, Anthony Langston, Alberto Luna, Steve Jacobi, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Lee Cochran (C) Rafael Enriquez, Denny Yamasaki, Anthony Woodward, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Sommers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Lee Cochran steals the ball from Eric Wilkinson | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers grabs the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses short on a floater from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 02:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Colby Stotler | 67-56 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-56 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steve Woodall | 67-56 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Eric Wilkinson steps in front of the Mark Sommers pass | 67-56 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Woodall | 67-58 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Shen Tang knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Alan Tay | 69-58 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Shen Tang pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Steve Woodall steps in front of the Shen Tang pass | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Eric Wilkinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF) Dwight Rhoton, Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Anthony Woodward (PF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Mark Sommers | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran hits the follow up shot | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Alberto Luna lays it in | 73-60 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Anthony Woodward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it back up and in | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Shen Tang runs out the clock | 73-62 |