| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carlos Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Altman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vance Mancha (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Larosa (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) PF - Roger Stockard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Brackett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard banks in the layup | 44-36 |
| 19:13 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), William Wright (SF), Oren Gerry (C) David Young, Ryan Hawkins, Douglas Brackett | |
| 18:50 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Roberts (SG) Carlos Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Wright is called for the reach on Richard Larosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG) Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | William Wright tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Fred Roberts double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg (SF), Leroy Greenleaf (PF), Robert Youngs (C) Eddie Altman, Timothy Dolan, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins (SF), Douglas Brackett (C) William Wright, Oren Gerry | |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Carlos Harris (SG) Donald Burnett, Fred Roberts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG) Richard Larosa | |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Carlos Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), William Wright (SF) David Young, Ryan Hawkins | |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Leroy Greenleaf swats the layup by Roger Stockard | 44-38 |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Carlos Harris comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 16:25 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | William Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Stolberg - foul #1 on Herbert Stolberg, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Timothy Dolan (PF), Vance Mancha (C) Jeffrey Wright, Carlos Harris, Herbert Stolberg, Leroy Greenleaf, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Ryan Hawkins (SF), Michael Trumbull (PF), Oren Gerry (C) Richard Larosa, William Wright, Roger Stockard, Douglas Brackett | |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Eddie Altman pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Altman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vance Mancha (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Hawkins (fresh) PF - Michael Trumbull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Donald Burnett connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Dolan | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | David Young is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Roberts - foul #2 on Fred Roberts, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG) Donald Burnett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), Roger Stockard (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Young, Michael Trumbull, Oren Gerry | |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Altman - foul #1 on Eddie Altman, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg (PF), Leroy Greenleaf (C) Timothy Dolan, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 46-42 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | Eddie Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom is fouled on the floor by Richard Larosa - foul #2 on Richard Larosa, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (SG), Timothy Dolan (PF), Vance Mancha (C) Fred Roberts, Eddie Altman, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), William Wright (SF), Oren Gerry (C) Joe Dennis, Ryan Hawkins, Douglas Brackett | |
| 13:35 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 46-42 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Stockard | 46-42 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Larosa | 46-44 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Donald Burnett tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oren Gerry | 46-44 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | William Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Oren Gerry misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:10 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vance Mancha | 48-44 |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard lays it in | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carmen Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Stolberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Dolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vance Mancha (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Larosa (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stockard (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Vance Mancha | 51-46 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Carlos Harris (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Leroy Greenleaf (PF), Robert Youngs (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Donald Burnett, Herbert Stolberg, Timothy Dolan, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Ryan Hawkins (SF), Michael Trumbull (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Young, William Wright, Roger Stockard, Oren Gerry | |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Michael Trumbull is called for the reach on Leroy Greenleaf - foul #3 on Michael Trumbull, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Robert Youngs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | Michael Trumbull knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Larosa | 51-48 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eddie Altman - foul #2 on Eddie Altman, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Vance Mancha (C) Jeffrey Wright, Carlos Harris, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Roger Stockard (PF) Joe Dennis, Douglas Brackett | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Eddie Altman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Michael Trumbull | 51-49 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 08:51 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:36 | Ohio | Eddie Altman scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Roberts and he's hacked by Michael Trumbull - foul #4 on Michael Trumbull, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Dolan (PF), Herbert Stolberg (C) Leroy Greenleaf, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), William Wright (SF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Young, Ryan Hawkins, Michael Trumbull | |
| 08:36 | Ohio | Eddie Altman makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Youngs (C) Eddie Altman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa scores on a shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 07:47 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carmen Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Youngs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Larosa (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Dennis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stockard (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Brackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Robert Youngs snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Robert Youngs is hacked by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Carlos Harris (SG), Leroy Greenleaf (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Fred Roberts, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Ryan Hawkins (SF), Oren Gerry (C) Joe Dennis, William Wright, Douglas Brackett | |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:49 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Hawkins - foul #3 on Ryan Hawkins, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vance Mancha (C) Timothy Dolan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), William Wright (SF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Young, Ryan Hawkins, Oren Gerry | |
| 06:49 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:49 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis is hacked by Carlos Harris - foul #1 on Carlos Harris, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG), Jamey Singer (SG), Eddie Altman (SF) Jeffrey Wright, Carlos Harris, Herbert Stolberg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Ryan Hawkins (SF) Richard Larosa, William Wright | |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Joe Dennis connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Jamey Singer hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 59-53 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Young | 59-53 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Leroy Greenleaf denies the turnaround by Roger Stockard | 59-53 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Roger Stockard swats the layup by Eddie Altman | 59-53 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ryan Hawkins | 59-53 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Vance Mancha - foul #1 on Vance Mancha, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Herbert Stolberg (SF), Timothy Dolan (PF), Robert Youngs (C) Donald Burnett, Jamey Singer, Eddie Altman, Leroy Greenleaf, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (PG), William Wright (SF) David Young, Ryan Hawkins | |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Douglas Brackett misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Fred Roberts grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 04:48 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Oren Gerry (C) Joe Dennis, Douglas Brackett | |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Fred Roberts | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan loses the dribble to Oren Gerry | 59-55 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Fred Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | David Young grabs the board | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carmen Holmstrom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Herbert Stolberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Dolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Youngs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Larosa (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stockard (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Oren Gerry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Timothy Dolan | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg tips it in | 61-55 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | William Wright can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Herbert Stolberg - foul #2 on Herbert Stolberg, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Carlos Harris (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Leroy Greenleaf (PF), Vance Mancha (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Fred Roberts, Herbert Stolberg, Timothy Dolan, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (SG), Michael Trumbull (PF), Douglas Brackett (C) David Young, Roger Stockard, Oren Gerry | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Eddie Altman hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Timothy Dolan (PF) Jeffrey Wright, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Young (SG), Ryan Hawkins (SF), Roger Stockard (PF) Joe Dennis, William Wright, Michael Trumbull | |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Eddie Altman misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Roger Stockard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa's pass is intercepted by Carmen Holmstrom | 63-57 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Ryan Hawkins takes the ball from Carlos Harris | 63-57 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | Vance Mancha grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Carlos Harris is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | David Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Richard Larosa is called for the reach on Carlos Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Larosa, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf (C) Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Carlos Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Ryan Hawkins gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | David Young misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Hawkins | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | David Young misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Richard Larosa is called for the reach on Timothy Dolan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Larosa, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Roberts (SG) Carlos Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Herbert Stolberg (PF), Robert Youngs (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Eddie Altman, Timothy Dolan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Dennis (PG), William Wright (SF), Michael Trumbull (PF), Oren Gerry (C) Richard Larosa, Ryan Hawkins, Roger Stockard, Douglas Brackett | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright runs out the clock | 68-57 |