| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Dave Marks steals the ball from Thomas Tillman | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Russell Jacobs - foul #2 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Russell Jacobs buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a jump hook from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Dave Marks can't throw it down | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 33-32 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Dave Marks blows the layup but he's fouled by Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is hacked by Ross Miller - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Zachary Dingess (C) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| 16:25 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the jump hook in the lane | 33-34 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue banks in the layup on a great pass from Lester Luter | 33-36 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Dingess (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad loses the dribble to Lester Luter | 36-38 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Russell Jacobs connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Fredrick Conrad | 38-40 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Patrick Sims's pass is intercepted by Lester Luter | 38-40 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the turnaround in the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Ross Miller takes the ball from Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-42 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to Lester Luter | 38-42 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Lester Luter pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Jacobs - foul #3 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Orville Chittenden (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Ross Miller, Harry Comer, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess | |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maroney - foul #3 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Chittenden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Akron | Craig Delp loses the dribble to Jacob Lloyd | 38-43 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman is fouled on the floor by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Craig Delp is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Craig Delp, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 10:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Costillo | 38-43 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the dunk attempt | 38-43 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF) Edward Costillo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Lester Luter (SF) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd | |
| 09:36 | Akron | Trevor Johnson scores on a runner in the lane | 40-43 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | Orville Chittenden is called for the reach on Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Orville Chittenden, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman connects on the runner near the basket | 40-45 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:40 | Buffalo | Lester Luter scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 40-47 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Dingess (tiring) C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Dave Marks is called for the reach on Lester Luter - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Johnny Yard (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue loses the dribble to Trevor Johnson | 42-47 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kurt Shue | 43-47 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Trevor Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Patrick Sims swats the short shot by Kurt Shue | 45-47 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Russell Jacobs lays it up and in | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Lester Luter clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 47-49 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue tips it in | 47-51 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Trevor Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 29 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Dave Marks scores on a floater from the right side | 49-51 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Russell Jacobs - foul #4 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Patrick Sims (C) Fredrick Conrad, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Dave Marks (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lester Luter - foul #4 on Lester Luter, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Zachary Dingess | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is fouled on the floor by Trevor Johnson - foul #3 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Russell Jacobs double dribbles | 51-54 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Dave Marks connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Miller | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is fouled in the backcourt by Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF) Richard Gurney, Thomas Tillman | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-60 |