| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke inbounds the ball | 19-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Oleg Zdanowicz | 22-37 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it in | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a jumper from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-37 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | John Ruggles blows the layup | 24-39 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Larry Smith snags the offensive board | 24-39 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Pat McElhany steps in front of the Larry Smith pass | 24-39 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland is hacked by Don Richardson - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland grabs the offensive board | 24-39 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | John Ruggles double dribbles | 24-39 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Passmore | 24-41 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Joseph Passmore denies the turnaround by John Ruggles | 24-41 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Jared Speer can't tip it in | 24-41 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg tips it back up and in | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 26-43 |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Anderson | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 29-45 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Anderson - foul #3 on Michael Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jonathan Haugland, Bradley Addis, John Ruggles, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG) James Smalls, Michael Anderson | |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-45 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 31-45 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Tyler Moorer | 31-47 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Don Richardson snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the lay-in | 31-47 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it back up and in | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Danny Shirley is called for the reach on Don Richardson - foul #4 on Danny Shirley, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Bradley Addis (C) Jared Speer, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Don Richardson and he's hacked by Wade Wilke - foul #2 on Wade Wilke, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses the free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Stamey - foul #1 on James Stamey, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Stamey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is fouled on the floor by Craig Winberg - foul #3 on Craig Winberg, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), John Ruggles (PF) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses long on a jumper from close range | 35-51 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Ruggles | 35-51 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Ira Casson is called for the reach on Jonathan Haugland - foul #1 on Ira Casson, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Pat McElhany (PF) Don Richardson, Conrad Heideman | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Ira Casson grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland loses the ball out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Rex Waite, Jonathan Haugland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Ira Casson, James Stamey | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 35-56 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 38-56 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore can't finish the layup | 38-56 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is fouled on the floor by Michael Anderson - foul #4 on Michael Anderson, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany | |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-56 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #4 on Craig Winberg, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) Joseph Passmore | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Stamey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Rex Waite | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the easy layup | 42-56 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Don Richardson - foul #2 on Don Richardson, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Fountain | 43-60 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | John Fountain steals the ball from Bradley Addis | 43-60 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | John Fountain is fouled on the floor by Bradley Addis - foul #3 on Bradley Addis, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (PF) Rex Waite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) John Fountain | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany clanks a runner from the left block | 43-60 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Pat McElhany steps in front of the Jared Speer pass | 43-60 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Craig Winberg - foul #5 on Craig Winberg, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG) Craig Winberg, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Joseph Passmore | |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jared Speer | 43-62 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Jared Speer - foul #5 on Michael Anderson, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz, Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, John Fountain, Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Patrick Jones - foul #3 on Patrick Jones, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | John Fountain knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | James Stamey denies the turnaround by Jonathan Haugland | 47-66 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | John Fountain gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Jonathan Haugland is called for the reach on James Smalls - foul #1 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #8 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-68 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stamey | 47-68 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | James Stamey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-68 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Jared Speer grabs the board | 47-68 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | James Smalls drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Fountain | 47-71 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Jared Speer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ira Casson - foul #2 on Ira Casson, team foul #9 | 47-71 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | James Stamey is called for traveling | 48-71 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is hacked by Ira Casson - foul #3 on Ira Casson, team foul #10 | 48-71 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stamey and he's hacked by Randy Dishman - foul #1 on Randy Dishman, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the free throw | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Randy Dishman is called for the reach on John Fountain - foul #2 on Randy Dishman, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | James Stamey takes the ball from Oleg Zdanowicz | 49-76 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Smalls runs out the clock | 49-76 |