| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leslie Thurman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wheaton (fresh) SF - Melvin Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Antonio Doering buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Wheaton | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Michael Wheaton steps in front of the Tony Streeter pass in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Antonio Doering connects on the floater from the left side set up by Ryan Appleby and the foul's on Earnest Cain - foul #1 on Earnest Cain, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Antonio Doering makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:07 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (C) Melvin Taylor, Gerard Johnson | |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht is fouled on the floor by Michael Wheaton - foul #3 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), David Lerch (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Gary Burnside (SG), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Michael Wheaton, Ryan Appleby | |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Harry Core's layup is rejected by Richard Mosher | 35-30 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:28 | Ohio | Gary Burnside is fouled on the floor by David Lerch - foul #1 on David Lerch, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Tony Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Gary Burnside, Clifton Crowder | |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Harry Core can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Harry Core gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Core | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 16:22 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses the lay-in | 35-30 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:43 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Houseknecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Lerch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Core (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffry Schuster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Mosher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Paul Houseknecht and he's fouled by Gerard Johnson - foul #1 on Gerard Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Tony Streeter (C) Paul Houseknecht, David Lerch, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Gary Burnside (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF), Clifton Crowder (C) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Baker, Melvin Taylor, Richard Mosher, Gerard Johnson | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:35 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Antonio Doering is fouled on the floor by Earnest Cain - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:56 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Ryan Appleby | 37-32 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is hacked by Ignacio Flores - foul #4 on Ignacio Flores, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (SG), Gerard Johnson (C) Ignacio Flores, Clifton Crowder | |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gary Burnside | 37-32 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Earnest Cain | 37-32 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Antonio Doering is called for the reach on Earnest Cain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Doering, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF) Gary Burnside | |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Antonio Doering loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), John Watson (C) Earnest Cain, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Tony Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Doering - foul #3 on Antonio Doering, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby buries a jumper in the lane | 37-34 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | John Watson misses the easy open layup | 37-34 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Antonio Doering snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby's layup is rejected by John Watson | 37-34 |
| 12:33 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Taylor | 37-34 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Antonio Doering connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Taylor | 37-36 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Antonio Doering connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Melvin Taylor | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tony Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Houseknecht (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Watson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Appleby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Clark | 42-39 |
| 11:02 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), David Lerch (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, Leslie Thurman, Paul Houseknecht, Arthur Patterson, John Watson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Gary Burnside (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Michael Wheaton, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter is hacked by Jeffry Schuster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffry Schuster, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Johnny Aker | 44-39 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tony Streeter - foul #2 on Tony Streeter, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Clifton Crowder | 44-41 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Gary Burnside can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Jeffry Schuster is called for the reach on Earnest Cain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffry Schuster, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (SG), Ryan Appleby (PF) Gary Burnside, Clifton Crowder | |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Richard Mosher snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Richard Mosher double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF), Harry Core (PF) David Lerch, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Clifton Crowder (C) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Mosher | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Antonio Doering | 45-43 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Streeter - foul #3 on Tony Streeter, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) Earnest Cain, Jeffery Schenck, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF) Richard Baker | |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Harry Core swats the layup by Ryan Appleby | 45-44 |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Antonio Doering knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Taylor | 45-46 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arthur Patterson | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Houseknecht (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Appleby (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Clifton Crowder (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Tony Clark loses the dribble to Melvin Taylor in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Core | 48-46 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Michael Wheaton is called for the reach on Tony Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), John Watson (C) Leslie Thurman, Paul Houseknecht, Arthur Patterson, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Gary Burnside (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Antonio Doering, Michael Wheaton, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Clifton Crowder | |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Tony Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Tony Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Richard Mosher is denied on a layup by Johnny Aker | 50-46 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Richard Mosher pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Gary Burnside is fouled on the floor by David Lerch - foul #2 on David Lerch, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Tony Streeter (C) Tony Clark, John Watson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Gary Burnside misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Gary Burnside steals the ball from Johnny Aker in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Richard Mosher clanks a shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain drills a floater from the right wing set up by David Lerch | 52-46 |
| 05:00 | Ohio | Richard Mosher scores on a floater near the basket | 52-48 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Gary Burnside is called for the reach on Jeffery Schenck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Burnside, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SG), John Watson (PF) David Lerch, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Richard Baker (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF) Jeffry Schuster, Gary Burnside, Richard Mosher | |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Tony Streeter denies the turnaround by Richard Baker | 53-48 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Antonio Doering travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Antonio Doering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) John Watson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (PG) Antonio Doering | |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Cain and the foul's on Ignacio Flores - foul #5 on Ignacio Flores, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Lerch (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF) Paul Houseknecht, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG) Ignacio Flores | |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Thurman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Aker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffry Schuster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Appleby (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Richard Mosher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | David Lerch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-48 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tony Clark (PG), Paul Houseknecht (SG), Tony Streeter (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Johnny Aker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gary Burnside (SF), Clifton Crowder (C) Richard Baker, Richard Mosher | |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster is hacked by Tony Clark - foul #2 on Tony Clark, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifton Soles (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Tony Clark, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (C) Ryan Appleby | |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Clifton Soles is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Soles, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Clifton Soles, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF), Richard Baker (C) Gary Burnside, Clifton Crowder | |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Richard Mosher's pass is intercepted by David Lerch | 58-49 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF) Paul Houseknecht, David Lerch | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ryan Appleby (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Mosher, Richard Baker | |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leslie Thurman | 61-49 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton is hacked by Leslie Thurman - foul #2 on Leslie Thurman, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (PG), David Lerch (SG), Clifton Soles (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Leslie Thurman, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harry Core | 61-50 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht loses the dribble to Richard Baker in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Richard Baker connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Wheaton | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Leslie Thurman (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Paul Houseknecht, David Lerch, Clifton Soles, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Melvin Taylor (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder, Richard Mosher | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Michael Wheaton is called for the reach on Leslie Thurman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Houseknecht (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SG) Michael Wheaton | |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Leslie Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Appleby | 63-53 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-53 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain runs out the clock | 63-53 |