| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Steven Snyder takes the ball from Irving Grandberry | 27-26 |
| 18:57 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Jameson - foul #1 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-29 |
| 17:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 29-29 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Irving Grandberry swats the layup by Eric Wilkinson | 29-29 |
| 17:48 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Ragsdale | 29-29 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Donald Lee drills a shot from the left block set up by James Ragsdale | 31-29 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:19 | Akron | James Ragsdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Daniel Jameson | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Augustus Stromski is denied on a dunk by Irving Grandberry | 31-33 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich | |
| 16:10 | Akron | Richard Sims comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 16:10 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Rafael Enriquez takes the ball from Augustus Stromski | 32-33 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 32-35 |
| 14:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale is hacked by Daniel Jameson - foul #2 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) Shen Tang, Augustus Stromski, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| 14:31 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Irving Grandberry - foul #2 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Rene Russo (SG), Howard Anchondo (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Daniel Jameson | |
| 14:31 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 33-37 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the runner near the basket | 33-37 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Alan Tay is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Richard Johnson, Rene Russo, Howard Anchondo | |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Irving Grandberry | 33-39 |
| 13:13 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-39 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Thomas Crum is hacked by Daniel Jameson - foul #3 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Greg Thomas | |
| 12:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Herman Gardner | 33-39 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 33-39 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Snyder | 35-39 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses long on a runner from the right block | 35-39 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Thomas Crum pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Augustus Zurich denies the turnaround by Donald Lee | 35-39 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving Grandberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez scores on a floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Augustus Zurich | 35-43 |
| 10:37 | Akron | James Ragsdale drills a jumper in the paint | 37-43 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson lays it up and in on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez | 37-45 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson | 40-45 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Irving Grandberry | 40-48 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Thomas Crum drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Herman Gardner - foul #1 on Herman Gardner, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| 09:30 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:01 | Akron | Richard Sims clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | James Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Sims - foul #3 on Richard Sims, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Richard Sims is fouled on the floor by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #8 | 43-48 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Shen Tang snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Richard Sims clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Alan Tay tips it home | 47-48 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Thomas | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Alan Tay's pass is intercepted by Greg Thomas | 47-51 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is hacked by Leon Tyree - foul #1 on Leon Tyree, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Shen Tang, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry loses the dribble to Steven Snyder | 47-51 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Irving Grandberry | 47-51 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the floater in the lane set up by Greg Thomas | 47-53 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-53 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 47-53 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Daniel Jameson (C) Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry can't throw it down | 47-53 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Steven Snyder grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Steven Snyder loses the ball out of bounds | 47-53 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Donald Lee is hacked by Daniel Jameson - foul #4 on Daniel Jameson, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Steven Snyder tips it but misses | 49-53 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF) Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Steven Snyder knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving Grandberry (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Jameson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Irving Grandberry | 52-57 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Richard Sims knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Herman Gardner | 55-60 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Thomas Crum is whistled for traveling | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (PG), Greg Thomas (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Rafael Enriquez, Irving Grandberry, Augustus Zurich, Daniel Jameson | |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Irving Grandberry (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Richard Johnson, Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | James Brown snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Alan Tay is called for the reach on Greg Thomas - foul #3 on Alan Tay, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson (C) James Brown | |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Irving Grandberry - foul #3 on Irving Grandberry, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Greg Thomas | |
| 01:08 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Daniel Jameson tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Akron | James Ragsdale buries a 3 from the right corner | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry is fouled in the backcourt by James Ragsdale - foul #1 on James Ragsdale, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Irving Grandberry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Ragsdale clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-65 |