| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Norton 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) | |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | John Norton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is hacked by Mike Kline - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Jerry Huffman drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Pepe | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | John Norton lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Schoenberger | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Akron | John Norton steals it from James Peacock | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | John Norton connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carl Baker | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Benjamin Miller's floater is tipped away by John Norton | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carl Baker | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Jason Pepe steals it from Stanley Carter | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is hacked by Jack Schoenberger - foul #1 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Jack Schoenberger, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Ray Mallet loses the dribble to Melvin Berry | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Lablanc | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Akron | John Spinner steals the ball from Terry Brooks | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews loses the dribble to Terry Brooks | 5-7 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Jessie Ullery picks off the pass by Modesto Russo | 5-7 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery's dunk attempt is rejected by Terry Brooks | 5-7 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-7 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Terry Brooks comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, Ray Mallet, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Melvin Berry, Jessie Ullery | |
| 13:38 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Carl Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Pepe (PF) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), John Norton (C) John Spinner, Jessie Matthews | |
| 13:04 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | John Norton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Baker and he's hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG) Kyle Garrett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) William Lablanc | |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 7-12 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Mike Kline's floater is knocked away by Thomas Daniel | 7-12 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 12:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jason Pepe | 7-12 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Jerry Huffman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-12 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Jason Pepe can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Jerry Huffman tips it in | 9-12 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Ray Mallet (C) Carl Baker, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (C) John Norton | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), John Spinner (SF) Jack Schoenberger, Mike Kline | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Jerry Huffman gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Jason Pepe connects on the floater in the lane set up by Benjamin Miller | 13-14 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Benjamin Miller steps in front of the William Lablanc pass | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Jason Pepe is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Pepe, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker | |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | John Spinner scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jack Schoenberger | 13-16 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Mallet and he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #1 on John Spinner, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (PF) John Spinner, Jessie Ullery | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Ray Mallet steals it from Jack Schoenberger | 15-16 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | John Norton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Lablanc and the foul's on Terry Brooks - foul #1 on Terry Brooks, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Kyle Garrett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Schoenberger - foul #2 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Jack Schoenberger, William Lablanc, Jessie Matthews | |
| 08:21 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Kyle Garrett takes the ball from Carl Baker | 19-19 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Mike Kline - foul #2 on Mike Kline, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF) Benjamin Miller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Mike Kline, John Norton | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Spinner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Huffman | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Jessie Ullery picks off the pass by Jerry Huffman | 19-19 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is fouled on the floor by Terry Brooks - foul #2 on Terry Brooks, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett, James Peacock, Jason Pepe, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Jessie Matthews (PF), John Norton (C) Larry Plummer, Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, Jessie Ullery | |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | The short jumper by William Lablanc is denied by Ray Mallet | 19-19 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Jerry Huffman snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Huffman - foul #2 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Carl Baker, Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG) John Spinner | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:03 | Akron | James Peacock knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jason Pepe | 21-21 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | John Norton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SF) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF) Willis Terry, Melvin Berry, Jessie Matthews | |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the easy layup | 21-22 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | William Lablanc grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Carl Baker tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to William Lablanc | 21-22 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Larry Plummer, William Lablanc, John Norton | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Jason Pepe lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jack Schoenberger - foul #3 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG) Jack Schoenberger | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Willis Terry (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Benjamin Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Jason Pepe tips it home | 26-25 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery's floater is tipped away by Jason Pepe | 26-25 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Jerry Huffman pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Willis Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (PF) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Willis Terry, Carl Baker | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Ray Mallet scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Huffman | 28-25 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter slams it home on a nice dish by Jessie Ullery | 28-27 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Carl Baker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | William Lablanc snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Terry Brooks (C) Carl Baker, Jerry Huffman, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| 01:11 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Berry - foul #2 on Melvin Berry, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | John Norton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-27 |
| 00:50 | Akron | James Peacock pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the floater from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Ray Mallet denies the turnaround by Melvin Berry | 28-27 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Benjamin Miller gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Akron | James Peacock drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Spinner can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-27 |