| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Paul Mathews buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Lyles | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-34 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Frank Waters gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Paul Mathews takes the ball from Cary Woolf | 38-34 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Frank Waters tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | George Kelly tips it in | 40-36 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Alan Gully's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | James Bingham hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 40-39 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | George Kelly grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #1 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SF), Steven Wilks (PF) Cary Woolf, George Kelly, Edwin Coe | |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Steven Wilks steps in front of the Jose Prieto pass | 40-40 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG) Curtis Lyles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield (SF), John Robinson (C) James Bingham, Kevin Howard | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Schuster - foul #1 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), George Kelly (SF) Anthony Schuster, Joseph Satterfield | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | George Kelly knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Blake Canada | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 42-42 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks banks in the layup on a great pass from George Kelly | 42-44 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Jose Prieto comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Jose Prieto gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 42-44 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Blake Canada is called for the reach on Gary Lane - foul #1 on Blake Canada, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), George Woods (C) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), James Bingham (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Cary Woolf, Blake Canada, George Kelly, Steven Wilks, John Robinson | |
| 12:59 | Akron | Curtis Lyles blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard is fouled on the floor by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Alan Gully picks off the pass by Anthony Schuster | 42-44 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Clayton Craven comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Satterfield | 42-44 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-44 |
| 11:56 | Akron | George Woods grabs the board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Edwin Coe - foul #1 on Edwin Coe, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG) Anthony Schuster | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe scores on a floater in the paint | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clayton Craven | 48-46 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe lays it in set up by Cary Woolf | 48-48 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), Jack Styles (PF), Frank Waters (C) Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, George Woods | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Joseph Satterfield, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 10:33 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Waters - foul #1 on Frank Waters, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Paul Mathews, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Cliff Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | George Kelly snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Jose Prieto snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, John Robinson | |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Blake Canada | 49-52 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Jose Prieto is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jose Prieto, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF) Steven Wilks | |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG) Anthony Schuster | |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 49-54 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 08:14 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Gully | 49-54 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Jose Prieto buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | George Kelly scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Blake Canada | 52-56 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Kevin Howard is called for the reach on Alan Gully - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), James Bingham (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Blake Canada, George Kelly, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 06:41 | Akron | Gary Lane buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Mathews | 54-56 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | Cliff Morgan is called for the reach on Steven Wilks - foul #3 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Satterfield | 54-59 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Gary Lane comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-59 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Bingham | 54-61 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Gary Lane can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Joseph Satterfield, Steven Wilks, John Robinson | |
| 05:10 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Kelly | 56-64 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 04:36 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lane | 56-64 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews lays it up and in set up by Gary Lane and he's fouled by James Bingham - foul #3 on James Bingham, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 59-64 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Frank Waters is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) James Bingham | |
| 03:53 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Cary Woolf | 61-67 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a 3 from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Waters - foul #2 on Frank Waters, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), Steven Wilks (PF) George Kelly, Edwin Coe | |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Jose Prieto connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Edwin Coe (PF) Blake Canada, Steven Wilks | |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-68 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | George Kelly snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Clayton Craven is called for the reach on Cary Woolf - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled on the floor by James Bingham - foul #4 on James Bingham, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Paul Mathews takes the ball from Kevin Howard | 67-68 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Paul Mathews banks in the layup | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Paul Mathews steals it from George Kelly | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Waters | 71-68 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Frank Waters gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Frank Waters wins the tip | 71-71 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Curtis Lyles drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Gully | 74-71 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | James Bingham is hacked by Alan Gully - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Alan Gully clanks a jumper from the right side | 74-73 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 74-73 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard lays it in set up by George Kelly | 74-75 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Kevin Howard blocks the short jumper by Frank Waters | 74-75 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #5 on Clayton Craven, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Waters | 76-75 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Cliff Morgan picks off the pass by James Bingham | 76-75 |
| 02:19 | Akron | George Kelly is called for the reach on Paul Mathews - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), George Woods (C) Alan Gully, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Howard (C) John Robinson | |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard's pass is intercepted by Gary Lane | 78-75 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Gary Lane lays it in | 80-75 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Kelly and he's fouled by Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #11 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Frank Waters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-78 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses short on a runner from the left block | 80-78 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 14 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by George Kelly | 80-78 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | George Kelly grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 80-78 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | George Kelly tips it but misses | 80-78 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | James Bingham is called for the reach on Frank Waters in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bingham, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG), Edwin Coe (PF) James Bingham, Steven Wilks | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | George Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Blake Canada | 82-81 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Canada - foul #2 on Blake Canada, team foul #12 | 82-81 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 83-81 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Cary Woolf is called for the reach on Cliff Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #13 | 83-81 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-81 |