| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | James Ragsdale is called for the reach on Herman Gardner - foul #1 on James Ragsdale, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Herman Gardner steps in front of the Shen Tang pass in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | James Brown hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 0-7 |
| 18:13 | Akron | James Brown swats the layup by Eric Wilkinson | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Herman Gardner steps in front of the James Ragsdale pass | 0-7 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 0-10 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Thomas Crum loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 0-10 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Crum - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #3 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Richard Johnson, James Brown | |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Shen Tang knocks in the jumper from the right side | 2-10 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-10 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Shen Tang is hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Howard Anchondo (C) Herman Gardner, Augustus Zurich | |
| 16:11 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-10 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Howard Anchondo | 2-10 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Rene Russo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo tips it in | 2-12 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) C - Richard Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Akron | Rafael Enriquez is called for the reach on Alberto Luna - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Leon Tyree (C) Alberto Luna, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF), James Brown (C) Rene Russo, Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 15:01 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the dunk attempt | 2-12 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-12 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #3 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:28 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-12 |
| 14:12 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-12 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Donald Lee misses the tip | 3-12 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:51 | Akron | James Ragsdale is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Ragsdale, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) James Ragsdale, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Howard Anchondo | |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't finish the layup | 3-12 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Shen Tang pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a shot from the left side | 3-12 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 3-12 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Herman Gardner, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 12:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the shot from the left block set up by James Brown | 5-14 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 5-14 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Donald Lee swats the layup by James Brown | 5-14 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Rene Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Tay (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Howard Anchondo, James Brown | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Sims | 7-15 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 7-15 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Richard Sims pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Sims - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 10:27 | Akron | Herman Gardner is called for the reach on Alberto Luna - foul #1 on Herman Gardner, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:17 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the shot from the right side | 7-15 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Reynaldo Rossi steals the ball from Herman Gardner in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the lay-in | 9-15 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Donald Lee (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Herman Gardner | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Donald Lee slams it home on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 11-15 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo is fouled on the floor by Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF) Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it in | 13-16 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez tips it home | 13-18 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 13-18 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rafael Enriquez, James Brown | |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Thomas Crum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Howard Anchondo | |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski travels with the ball | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) SF - Richard Sims (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Richard Sims misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Augustus Stromski buries a jumper from the right block set up by Reynaldo Rossi | 17-20 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo is hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Alberto Luna, Thomas Crum, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Richard Johnson | |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | James Brown snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Rene Russo loses the dribble to Alan Tay | 17-21 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the easy layup | 17-21 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 17-21 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Leon Tyree snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Rene Russo - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Augustus Stromski (PF) Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 05:25 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is hacked by Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Howard Anchondo | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Thomas Crum buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shen Tang | 23-22 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Greg Thomas steps in front of the Thomas Crum pass | 23-22 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 23-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) James Brown | |
| 03:55 | Akron | Richard Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 23-22 |
| 03:41 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-22 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 23-22 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Thomas Crum's floater is knocked away by Richard Johnson | 23-24 |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 23-24 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alberto Luna, Richard Sims, Thomas Crum, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), James Brown (C) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson knocks in the jump hook from close range | 25-24 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 01:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkinson | 25-24 |
| 01:54 | Akron | James Ragsdale buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Tay | 28-24 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-24 |
| 01:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 28-24 |
| 01:27 | Akron | James Ragsdale clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it but misses | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Thomas Crum (PF) Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Herman Gardner | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 30-25 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Donald Lee is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Donald Lee, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo, Augustus Zurich | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Alberto Luna buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-27 |