| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Lance Costello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) PF - Charles Norman (fresh) C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | James Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Florio - foul #1 on Kyle Florio, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Charles Norman scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kyle Florio | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | David Holcomb is called for the reach on Curtis Godin in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Holcomb, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | David Foster connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Curtis Godin | 5-2 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to David Foster | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Lance Costello blows the dunk but the foul's on Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | David Holcomb is hacked by Curtis Godin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Godin, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Charles Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | James Thomas is whistled for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Earl Morgan (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Godin, Ronald Cunningham, James Thomas, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Justin Harris swats the layup by Charles Norman | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Justin Harris | 9-2 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Holcomb | 9-4 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), James Thomas (PF) Ivan White, David Foster, Earl Morgan, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Ross Caley (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ross Caley | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Earl Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) SG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) C - Daniel Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Ohio | Curtis Godin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Parish | 12-7 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 12-7 |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Earl Morgan can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Foster (SG), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF) Andrew Faircloth, Stephen Blackburn, Daniel Davis | |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Carnegie | 13-7 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Ross Caley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | David Foster is hacked by Brandon Carnegie - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SF), Justin Harris (PF) Ivan White, Earl Morgan, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Jerome Shelton (C) Ross Caley, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 13:44 | Ohio | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Larry Thornton - foul #1 on Larry Thornton, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Jerome Shelton is called for the reach on Lance Costello - foul #1 on Jerome Shelton, team foul #7 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (SF), James Thomas (PF) David Foster, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Charles Norman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 13:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lance Costello | 15-7 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Lance Costello comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 15-7 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Shelton | 15-7 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-7 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | James Thomas comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Foster (SG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Ross Caley (PF), Daniel Davis (C) Larry Thornton, Charles Norman, Jerome Shelton | |
| 12:22 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis hits the finger roll | 17-11 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:47 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis loses the dribble to Ivan White in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Faircloth (fairly fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio | Daniel Davis steals the ball from Ronald Cunningham | 17-11 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | David Foster buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Thomas | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cunningham - foul #1 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Earl Morgan (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Ivan White, Ronald Cunningham, James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Brandon Carnegie (PF) David Holcomb, Andrew Faircloth, Kyle Florio | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Earl Morgan steals the ball from Daniel Davis | 20-13 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Curtis Godin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Earl Morgan tips it back up and in | 22-13 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ross Caley and the foul's on Justin Harris - foul #1 on Justin Harris, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) David Foster | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton (C) Daniel Davis | |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Stephen Blackburn steals the ball from Gregory Parish | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn misses the lay-in | 22-15 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Justin Harris snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Earl Morgan clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Blackburn - foul #1 on Stephen Blackburn, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Curtis Godin, Justin Harris, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF) Larry Thornton, Ross Caley | |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is hacked by Lance Costello - foul #1 on Lance Costello, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF) Earl Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Ross Caley (PF), Stephen Cowell (C) Stephen Blackburn, Brandon Carnegie, Jerome Shelton | |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ross Caley | 24-18 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Gregory Parish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), David Foster (SG), Justin Harris (PF) Ivan White, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (SG), Daniel Davis (PF) Larry Thornton, Ross Caley | |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | David Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 24-18 |
| 08:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lance Costello | 24-18 |
| 08:13 | Ohio | David Foster makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Justin Harris | 26-18 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Holcomb and he's hacked by Justin Harris - foul #2 on Justin Harris, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (SF), Earl Morgan (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Gregory Parish, Justin Harris, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (SG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio, Stephen Cowell | |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Curtis Godin is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), James Thomas (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Godin, Earl Morgan, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG), Ross Caley (SF) Andrew Faircloth, Daniel Davis | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Caley (fresh) PF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 07:12 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Ivan White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Blackburn - foul #2 on Stephen Blackburn, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Grier (PG), Kyle Florio (SF) Stephen Blackburn, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Anthony Grier hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Anthony Grier is called for the reach on Ivan White - foul #1 on Anthony Grier, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SF), Earl Morgan (PF), Terrance Smith (C) David Foster, Ronald Cunningham, James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Andrew Faircloth (SG), Stephen Cowell (C) Anthony Grier, Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Terrance Smith snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Terrance Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Godin | 31-23 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Morgan - foul #1 on Earl Morgan, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF) Ivan White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Ross Caley gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Faircloth | 31-28 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Gregory Parish connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Godin | 33-28 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the driving attempt in the paint | 33-28 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Faircloth | 33-31 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | David Holcomb is called for the reach on Curtis Godin in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Holcomb, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Grier (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Brandon Carnegie (PF), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Andrew Faircloth, Ross Caley, Stephen Cowell | |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Grier | 34-33 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | David Foster can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Thornton - foul #2 on Larry Thornton, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG) Curtis Godin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Blackburn (PG), Charles Norman (PF) Anthony Grier, Kyle Florio | |
| 03:59 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Lance Costello blocks the short jumper by Daniel Davis | 36-33 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Ivan White pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Brandon Carnegie blocks the jumper by Thomas Hamilton | 36-33 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Foster (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Charles Norman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Blackburn | 36-35 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Blackburn - foul #3 on Stephen Blackburn, team foul #14 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF) Ivan White, David Foster, Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Ross Caley (SF), Jerome Shelton (C) Stephen Blackburn, Brandon Carnegie, Daniel Davis | |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | David Holcomb is called for 10 seconds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Terrance Smith (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF) Larry Thornton | |
| 02:18 | Ohio | Justin Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 40-35 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | David Holcomb is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (SG) Kyle Florio | |
| 01:57 | Ohio | Curtis Godin banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Parish and the foul's on David Holcomb - foul #3 on David Holcomb, team foul #15 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG) Gregory Parish | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Grier (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 01:57 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Harris - foul #3 on Justin Harris, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SF) Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF) Ross Caley | |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Kyle Florio steps in front of the Earl Morgan pass | 43-37 |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Anthony Grier hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Faircloth | 43-40 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Foster | 46-40 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | David Foster snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |