| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Thomas - foul #3 on Terry Thomas, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (SF) Terry Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is hacked by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Dennis Bui is called for the reach on Charles Carty - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Albert Hardy, Raymond Samuels | |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | David Johnson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Gloria | 35-42 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Gloria | 37-42 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Andrew Gloria takes the ball from Marc Osborne | 37-42 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria hits the finger roll | 39-42 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Morrow | 39-45 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Dennis Bui's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Dargan | 39-45 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Bui | 39-45 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Dennis Bui drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marc Osborne | 39-48 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Damon Foster can't connect on a shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | David Johnson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dennis Bui - foul #3 on Dennis Bui, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart | |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Denman (fresh) SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Emanuel Pond is called for the reach on Albert Hardy - foul #3 on Emanuel Pond, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerry Mozee | 42-48 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Emanuel Pond | 44-48 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerry Mozee | 44-48 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Jerry Mozee, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG), James Stone (PF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels | |
| 13:57 | Akron | James Stone comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-48 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Lawrence Draper scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Bui | 44-50 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Dennis Bui knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Albert Hardy | 44-53 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman buries a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Ben Morrow - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG) Emanuel Pond, Terry Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster tips it in | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ernest Denman | 48-53 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Gloria | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernest Denman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Dargan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Lawrence Draper travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Ernest Denman, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Cedric Baltz | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Charles Carty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 11:11 | Akron | David Johnson is called for the reach on Dennis Bui - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF) Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, Bryan Hart | |
| 10:58 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-53 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo tips it home | 52-55 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, James Stone | |
| 10:18 | Akron | Dennis Bui is hacked by Charles Carty - foul #1 on Charles Carty, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, David Johnson, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Bryan Hart | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 52-55 |
| 09:59 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 52-55 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Damon Foster pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 09:21 | Akron | James Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Lawrence Draper comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 08:54 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 08:24 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dargan | 52-55 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 07:52 | Akron | James Armstrong is hacked by Emanuel Pond - foul #4 on Emanuel Pond, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Gary Boe (SF), David Johnson (PF), Jerry Mozee (C) Joseph Burkett, Emanuel Pond, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Mozee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Hardy (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Dennis Bui loses the dribble to Gary Boe | 55-55 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Gary Boe jams it | 57-55 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Dennis Bui comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Charles Carty connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Gloria | 59-55 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Andrew Gloria takes the ball from Bryan Hart | 59-55 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria slams it home | 61-55 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Bryan Hart is denied on a layup by David Johnson | 61-55 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Dennis Bui comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | David Johnson gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Gary Boe, David Johnson, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's pass is intercepted by Ben Morrow | 61-55 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Lawrence Draper comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan tips it home | 63-55 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Gloria - foul #1 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Albert Hardy snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Ben Morrow jams it | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 03:29 | Akron | James Stone snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is hacked by Nicholas Dargan - foul #2 on Nicholas Dargan, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Ernest Denman (SG) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, James Stone | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Ben Morrow steps in front of the Nicholas Dargan pass | 63-59 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is called for traveling | 63-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (SF), Jerry Mozee (C) Terry Thomas, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, Ernest Denman, David Johnson, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Damon Foster connects on the jump hook in the lane | 65-59 |
| 02:25 | Akron | James Armstrong is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Charles Carty drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Andrew Gloria | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Andrew Gloria takes the ball from Raymond Samuels | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan scores on a shot from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-59 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Emanuel Pond (SG), Gary Boe (SF), Jerry Mozee (PF), David Johnson (C) Andrew Gloria, Charles Carty, Terry Thomas, Damon Foster, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui | |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | Cedric Baltz is called for the reach on Jerry Mozee - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Raymond Samuels is called for the reach on Jerry Mozee - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Boe - foul #2 on Gary Boe, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (SG) Joseph Burkett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG) Ernest Denman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 72-60 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Cedric Baltz snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Boe - foul #3 on Gary Boe, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (SG) Joseph Burkett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond runs out the clock | 72-62 |