| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) C - Lance Costello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Jordan Piccirillo steals the ball from John Peters | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jordan Piccirillo | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | James Adams travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | Curtis Godin double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | James Adams is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Curtis Godin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 3-0 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Charles Norman blows the wide open layup | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Kyle Florio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (C) Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) James Adams, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | David Hodgins comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Curtis Godin pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Norman | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | John Peters is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Peters, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Terrance Smith (C) Curtis Godin, Jordan Piccirillo, Ronald Cunningham, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses badly on a shot in the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | David Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Hodgins | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Gregory Parish clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ross Caley - foul #1 on Ross Caley, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) John Peters, Charles Norman, David Hodgins | |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Gregory Parish makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Gregory Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is hacked by Terrance Smith - foul #1 on Terrance Smith, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Justin Harris (PF), Lance Costello (C) Gregory Parish, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Ross Caley | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Earl Morgan (fresh) PF - Justin Harris (fresh) C - Lance Costello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Kenneth Moffatt (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Kelty | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello lays it in set up by David Foster | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Curtis Godin is called for the reach on Herbert Burroughs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Godin, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF) David Foster, Earl Morgan, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Curtis Godin steals the ball from Kenneth Kelty | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Curtis Godin lays it in | 11-6 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Curtis Godin - foul #2 on Curtis Godin, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Curtis Godin, Thomas Hamilton, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Ross Caley (PF), Charles Norman (C) James Adams, Kenneth Kelty, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham's pass is intercepted by John Peters | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Jordan Piccirillo steals it from Kyle Florio in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | David Foster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jordan Piccirillo | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | John Peters is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 13-7 |
| 14:12 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:53 | Ohio | Kyle Florio swats the short shot by Terrance Smith | 13-7 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Ohio | Terrance Smith scores on a floater near the basket set up by Jordan Piccirillo and he's fouled by Charles Norman - foul #1 on Charles Norman, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Justin Harris (PF) Jordan Piccirillo, Ronald Cunningham, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), David Hodgins (C) Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio | |
| 13:39 | Ohio | Terrance Smith makes the free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | David Foster is called for the reach on John Peters - foul #1 on David Foster, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Justin Harris, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | John Peters connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Burroughs | 16-10 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses badly on a floater from the left side | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Gregory Parish is called for the reach on Herbert Burroughs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Parish, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (SF), Justin Harris (PF) David Foster, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) John Peters, Charles Norman, Ross Caley, David Hodgins | |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio connects on the floater from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:53 | Ohio | Kyle Florio denies the turnaround by Justin Harris | 16-12 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Earl Morgan lays it up and in set up by Gregory Parish | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Earl Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) C - Lance Costello (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Kyle Florio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Kenneth Moffatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | James Adams misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ronald Cunningham - foul #2 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), James Thomas (C) Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Larry Thornton (SF), Charles Norman (C) Herbert Burroughs, Kyle Florio, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Justin Harris | 18-12 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | David Foster misses badly on a runner from the left block | 18-12 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | David Foster gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | David Foster clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-12 |
| 10:33 | Buffalo | John Peters snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #1 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Earl Morgan, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (PF), David Hodgins (C) Larry Thornton, Kenneth Kelty | |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 18-14 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Terrance Smith grabs the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:46 | Ohio | Terrance Smith buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Thomas | 21-14 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | James Thomas is called for the reach on John Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #9 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG), Kyle Florio (SF) James Adams, Charles Norman | |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Thomas and he's fouled by John Peters - foul #2 on John Peters, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Wiggs (PG) John Peters | |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Terrance Smith gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Gregory Parish is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Parish, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF), Lance Costello (C) Gregory Parish, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF), Kenneth Moffatt (C) Kyle Florio, David Hodgins | |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Lance Costello pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Ross Caley - foul #2 on Ross Caley, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG), Charles Norman (SF) Kenneth Wiggs, Ross Caley | |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Kenneth Kelty - foul #1 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| 07:51 | Ohio | Lance Costello scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 25-16 |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Lance Costello blocks the jumper by Herbert Burroughs | 25-16 |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty tips it home | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - David Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Costello (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Thornton (fairly fresh) SG - Herbert Burroughs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Norman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Moffatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Kenneth Kelty blocks the short jumper by Jordan Piccirillo | 25-18 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses the tip | 25-18 |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Charles Norman snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Charles Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Earl Morgan, Thomas Hamilton, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Wiggs (PG), James Adams (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), David Hodgins (C) Larry Thornton, Herbert Burroughs, Charles Norman, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 06:19 | Ohio | James Thomas blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Kelty - foul #2 on Kenneth Kelty, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| 06:19 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it but misses | 27-18 |
| 05:56 | Ohio | David Foster grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | David Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo snags the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 27-18 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses the tip | 27-18 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Wiggs snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | James Adams is hacked by Terrance Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrance Smith, team foul #11 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt (C) David Hodgins | |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Earl Morgan is denied on a layup by Kenneth Moffatt | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) David Foster, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG) Kenneth Wiggs | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| 04:24 | Ohio | Lance Costello is hacked by Charles Norman - foul #2 on Charles Norman, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Hodgins (PF) Charles Norman | |
| 04:24 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Kenneth Moffatt gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 04:00 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Hodgins - foul #1 on David Hodgins, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Terrance Smith (C) James Thomas, Jordan Piccirillo, Thomas Hamilton, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Larry Thornton (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Ross Caley (C) James Adams, Kyle Florio, David Hodgins, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Ross Caley is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Thornton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Kenneth Kelty denies the turnaround by Earl Morgan | 29-21 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PF) Earl Morgan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (C) Kenneth Kelty | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Curtis Godin buries a 3 from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (C) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty (PF) Herbert Burroughs | |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Ross Caley picks off the pass by Ronald Cunningham | 32-21 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | John Peters is hacked by Curtis Godin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Godin, team foul #12 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Thomas Hamilton (PF) Curtis Godin, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Florio (SF) Larry Thornton | |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Gregory Parish is fouled on the floor by Ross Caley - foul #3 on Ross Caley, team foul #11 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Adams (SG) Ross Caley | |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Gregory Parish makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Gregory Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | James Adams misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | James Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Parish - foul #3 on Gregory Parish, team foul #13 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Gregory Parish, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Kenneth Moffatt (C) John Peters, Charles Norman | |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:05 | Ohio | Terrance Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Terrance Smith, team foul #14 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Wiggs (PG) James Adams | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jordan Piccirillo - foul #2 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #15 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (PG), David Hodgins (C) Kenneth Wiggs, Kenneth Moffatt | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Larry Thornton steps in front of the Ronald Cunningham pass | 34-27 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Cunningham - foul #3 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #16 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF) Ronald Cunningham, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Larry Thornton | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Kenneth Kelty swats the layup by Lance Costello | 34-29 |