| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SF - James Hansley (fresh) PF - Mark Wheat (fresh) C - Joseph Kinkade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) C - Danny Shirley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley 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) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | John Ruggles loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Akron | The jumper by Jefferey Smith is denied by Danny Shirley | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Rex Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Mark Wheat snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wade Wilke | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Jefferey Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Rex Waite hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Akron | James Hansley pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Akron | James Hansley is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | James Hansley steals it from John Ruggles | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Walter Tansey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | John Ruggles gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Mark Wheat grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade misses the shot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wade Wilke | 2-3 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Larry Smith is denied by James Hansley | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Larry Smith snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled on the floor by James Hansley - foul #1 on James Hansley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (PG), Thomas Feldman (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Jefferey Smith, James Hansley, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Denny Parson (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Borelli (fresh) SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SF - Thomas Feldman (fresh) PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) SF - Jared Speer (fresh) PF - Denny Parson (fresh) C - Craig Winberg (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Claude Wallner | 2-3 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Joseph Borelli knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Walter Tansey | 4-3 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Denny Parson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Jared Speer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Claude Wallner - foul #1 on Claude Wallner, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG) Walter Tansey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Jefferey Smith is hacked by Jonathan Haugland - foul #1 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Joseph Borelli, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Craig Winberg | |
| 14:20 | Akron | Thomas Feldman loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | James Hansley (SF) Clinton Collins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer, Denny Parson | |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it home | 4-7 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Thomas Feldman makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Hansley | 6-7 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | John Ruggles knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Wilke | 6-10 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Jefferey Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Mark Wheat hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Mark Wheat steps in front of the Wade Wilke pass | 8-10 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Bradley Addis is called for the reach on Mark Wheat - foul #1 on Bradley Addis, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (PG), Walter Tansey (SG), Ervin Swarts (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Jefferey Smith, Thomas Feldman, James Hansley, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Denny Parson (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Jonathan Haugland is called for the reach on Walter Tansey - foul #2 on Jonathan Haugland, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG) Jonathan Haugland | |
| 11:48 | Akron | Ervin Swarts connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Borelli | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Borelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denny Parson (fresh) C - Craig Winberg (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Denny Parson | 10-12 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Walter Tansey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Denny Parson pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Claude Wallner snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Joseph Borelli misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Winberg - foul #1 on Craig Winberg, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Hansley (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Ervin Swarts, Clinton Collins, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Larry Smith, Jared Speer, Denny Parson, Craig Winberg | |
| 10:49 | Akron | Joseph Borelli makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Joseph Borelli makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley can't finish the layup | 12-12 |
| 10:30 | Akron | James Hansley snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Mark Wheat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG) Joseph Borelli | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Rex Waite's pass is intercepted by Jefferey Smith in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 10:06 | Akron | James Hansley is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| 09:51 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is hacked by Joseph Kinkade - foul #1 on Joseph Kinkade, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis lays it in set up by Rex Waite | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Danny Shirley - foul #1 on Danny Shirley, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG) Rex Waite | |
| 09:34 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | John Ruggles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it home | 12-16 |
| 08:57 | Akron | James Hansley's pass is intercepted by Wade Wilke | 12-16 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 08:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Kinkade | 12-16 |
| 08:19 | Akron | James Hansley buries a shot from the left block | 14-16 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the finger roll set up by Bradley Addis and he's fouled by Mark Wheat - foul #1 on Mark Wheat, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (SG), Thomas Feldman (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Walter Tansey, James Hansley, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Jared Speer (SF) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke | |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Joseph Borelli knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Feldman | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Borelli (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Shirley | 17-19 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a shot near the basket | 17-19 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley can't tip it in | 17-19 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Claude Wallner grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Clinton Collins hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Feldman | 19-19 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Rex Waite buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Addis | 19-21 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Thomas Feldman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Speer - foul #1 on Jared Speer, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (SG) Jefferey Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Denny Parson (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis, Jared Speer, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Thomas Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Thomas Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Wilke and he's fouled by Clinton Collins - foul #1 on Clinton Collins, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Akron | James Hansley (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Joseph Borelli, Clinton Collins, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Thomas Feldman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Mark Wheat pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:38 | Akron | The jump hook by James Hansley is blocked by Wade Wilke | 20-24 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Mark Wheat steps in front of the Wade Wilke pass | 20-24 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade comes up short on the runner near the basket | 20-24 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Wade Wilke | 20-24 |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Mark Wheat blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Larry Smith grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Larry Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Denny Parson tips it home | 20-26 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Walter Tansey misses the shot from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 03:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Kinkade | 20-26 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Walter Tansey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Hansley | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Feldman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hansley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Wheat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Kinkade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Denny Parson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Denny Parson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Wade Wilke steals the ball from Walter Tansey | 23-26 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 02:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mark Wheat | 23-26 |
| 02:25 | Akron | James Hansley misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Rex Waite - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Joseph Borelli (SG), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Thomas Feldman, Walter Tansey, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Denny Parson, Craig Winberg | |
| 02:25 | Akron | James Hansley makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:25 | Akron | James Hansley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | John Ruggles drills a runner from the right block | 25-28 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Claude Wallner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 25-31 |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Hansley is hacked by Danny Shirley - foul #2 on Danny Shirley, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (SG) Joseph Borelli | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Hansley makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Hansley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Clinton Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:32 | Akron | James Hansley travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SF) James Hansley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Clinton Collins is called for the reach on Larry Smith - foul #2 on Clinton Collins, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Feldman (SF) Ervin Swarts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Bradley Addis | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Clinton Collins misses the runner from the baseline | 27-33 |