| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fresh) SG - Morris Murray (fresh) SF - Edward Crowder (fresh) PF - Kent Oviedo (fresh) C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) C - Charles Giles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder's pass is intercepted by Richard Rydberg in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Oviedo | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Richard Rydberg steals it from Joe Brennan in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Rydberg | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Myrick | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo blows the layup but he's hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #1 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses the shot from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Richard Rydberg is called for the reach on Joe Brennan - foul #1 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Morris Murray scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Thornton | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Morris Murray misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | James Moultrie is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Nixon | 10-5 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Timothy Stolz is called for the reach on Douglas Thomas - foul #1 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG) Morris Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fairly fresh) SG - James Moultrie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Stolz (fresh) PF - Micheal Nixon (fresh) C - Philip Bewley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) PF - William Marple (fresh) C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio | James Moultrie steals it from Jeremy Boyle | 10-5 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz lays it up and in on a great pass from James Moultrie | 12-5 |
| 15:18 | Ohio | William Marple can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Moultrie | 15-5 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Philip Bewley - foul #1 on Philip Bewley, team foul #2 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Timothy Stolz, Micheal Nixon, Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Stanley Sebastian (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Charles Giles gets the offensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-5 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Charles Giles hits the follow up shot | 15-7 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Charles Giles pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Crowder | 17-7 |
| 13:30 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-7 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg gets the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Thornton - foul #1 on Ronald Thornton, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF), Micheal Nixon (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | James Moultrie hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kent Oviedo | 20-7 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Charles Giles is hacked by Micheal Nixon - foul #1 on Micheal Nixon, team foul #4 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton (C) Micheal Nixon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), Salvatore Marino (PF) Jerry Starkey, Charles Giles | |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-7 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the lay-in | 20-7 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo gets the rebound | 20-7 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Salvatore Marino steals the ball from James Moultrie | 20-7 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-7 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo gets the rebound | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Stolz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kent Oviedo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Thornton (tired) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Lymon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Morris Murray can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-7 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Myrick | 20-10 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Thomas - foul #1 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Edward Crowder (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Morris Murray, Timothy Stolz, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino, Ronald Lymon | |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley is hacked by Richard Rydberg - foul #2 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SF) Richard Rydberg | |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan misses long on an open shot from the right side | 20-10 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 10:07 | Ohio | James Moultrie is called for the reach on Jerry Starkey - foul #1 on James Moultrie, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Kent Oviedo (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) James Moultrie, Micheal Nixon, Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG) Jeff Myrick | |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Jerry Starkey is called for the reach on Kent Oviedo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (SG), Paul Kettle (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) William Marple | |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | James Moultrie is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 09:32 | Ohio | Charles Giles pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Bewley - foul #2 on Philip Bewley, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) James Moultrie, Paul Kettle, Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF) Stanley Sebastian | |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Morris Murray makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Brennan | 23-14 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Salvatore Marino | 23-17 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 08:31 | Ohio | Charles Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Morris Murray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Edward Crowder tips it back up and in | 25-20 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Charles Giles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-20 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joe Brennan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Edward Crowder (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Oviedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Thornton (tired) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (tiring) SG - Jerry Starkey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Marino (tiring) 3 pts. C - Charles Giles (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Morris Murray hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kent Oviedo | 28-20 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Fernando Quintero takes the ball from Joe Brennan in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey can't finish the layup | 28-20 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Moultrie (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Micheal Nixon (C) Joe Brennan, Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), William Marple (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian is whistled for a carry | 28-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG) Morris Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Ronald Lymon is called for the reach on Paul Kettle - foul #1 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Edward Crowder (SF) Joe Brennan, Timothy Stolz | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | James Moultrie drills a shot from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian hits the finger roll | 30-22 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Myrick | 30-24 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | James Moultrie is hacked by Jeff Myrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Morris Murray, Edward Crowder, Paul Kettle, Micheal Nixon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF) Jeremy Boyle, Ronald Lymon, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | James Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | William Marple gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 31-24 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Brennan | 31-24 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | James Moultrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Joe Brennan tips it home | 33-24 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Kent Oviedo is called for the reach on Jeff Myrick - foul #1 on Kent Oviedo, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF) Timothy Stolz, Kent Oviedo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) William Marple | |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | James Moultrie is hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SF) Edward Crowder | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Ronald Lymon (PF) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Salvatore Marino | |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | James Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | James Moultrie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle is called for 3 seconds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Crowder (SF), Kent Oviedo (PF) Joe Brennan, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF) Douglas Thomas | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | James Moultrie misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 03:26 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Moultrie (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Murray (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Edward Crowder (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Oviedo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Thornton (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Giles (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Morris Murray gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joe Brennan (PG), Timothy Stolz (SF), Micheal Nixon (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Morris Murray, Edward Crowder, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Charles Giles | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Lymon - foul #2 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Micheal Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Stanley Sebastian | 36-26 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Moultrie - foul #2 on James Moultrie, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kent Oviedo (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Micheal Nixon, Philip Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG) Jeremy Boyle | |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Timothy Stolz buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kent Oviedo | 38-27 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Timothy Stolz is called for the reach on Jeff Myrick - foul #2 on Timothy Stolz, team foul #9 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Morris Murray (SG), Edward Crowder (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Philip Bewley (C) Joe Brennan, Timothy Stolz, Kent Oviedo, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Marple (PF) Ronald Lymon | |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Morris Murray pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Morris Murray makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moultrie | 41-29 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick clanks a shot from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by Edward Crowder | 43-29 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick loses the dribble to Edward Crowder | 43-29 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Philip Bewley's pass is intercepted by William Marple in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | The clock runs out | 43-29 |