| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (fresh) SG - David Davidson (fresh) SF - Ricardo Guerra (fresh) PF - Bret Hanna (fresh) C - Kevin Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Joseph Woodson picks off the pass by Dale Lieu | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | David Davidson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Leroy Morin steals the ball from Bret Hanna | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Bret Hanna hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Woodson | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Leroy Morin | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Brighton - foul #1 on Michael Brighton, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Andre Giordano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), Fang Xayavong (PF), Liang Hou (C) Joseph Woodson, David Davidson, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Dale Lieu blocks the short jumper by Fang Xayavong | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Erick McGunagle | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Davenport | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | Joseph Davenport steals the ball from Liang Hou | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | John Nelms hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Davenport | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erick McGunagle - foul #1 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Chris Whitt (SF), Andre Giordano (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Melvin Selders, Erick McGunagle, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), David Davidson (SG), James Smith (SF), Bret Hanna (PF) Simon Fleischman, Brent Phillips, Ricardo Guerra, Liang Hou | |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses the floater from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Bret Hanna | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Whitt (fresh) PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) C - Alvin Wicinsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Davidson (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Bret Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fang Xayavong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Ohio | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Alvin Wicinsky - foul #1 on Alvin Wicinsky, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (SF) Chris Whitt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell (C) Fang Xayavong | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Bobby Anderson takes the ball from Bret Hanna | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson lays it up and in | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Davidson | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Chris Whitt (PF) Andre Giordano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Liang Hou (SF), Jacob Bell (PF) James Smith, Bret Hanna | |
| 14:52 | Ohio | David Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Chris Whitt is whistled for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Erick McGunagle (C) Leroy Morin, Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:16 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Jacob Bell snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Woodson | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | John Nelms is hacked by Joseph Woodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Woodson, team foul #1 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Giordano (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Chris Whitt, Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), James Smith (SF), Bret Hanna (PF) Joseph Woodson, David Davidson, Liang Hou, Jacob Bell | |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Simon Fleischman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu connects on the shot from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | Bret Hanna hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Simon Fleischman | 13-12 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | John Nelms hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell loses the dribble to Melvin Selders | 15-12 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport throws it down on a great pass from Melvin Selders | 17-12 |
| 12:10 | Ohio | Bret Hanna misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-12 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses long on an open jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Mitchell - foul #1 on Kevin Mitchell, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Melvin Selders, Andre Giordano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), David Davidson (SG), Ricardo Guerra (SF), Fang Xayavong (PF), Liang Hou (C) Simon Fleischman, Brent Phillips, James Smith, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) PF - Erick McGunagle (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Guerra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fang Xayavong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Liang Hou (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong misses the jumper from the left block | 19-12 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin misses short on a runner in the lane | 19-12 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Fang Xayavong | 19-12 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | David Davidson is fouled on the floor by Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Dale Lieu, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alvin Wicinsky (C) Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | David Davidson can't tip it in | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brighton | 22-12 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Woodson | 22-14 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Brighton | 25-14 |
| 09:20 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong's pass is intercepted by Leroy Morin | 25-14 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin throws it down | 27-14 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Davidson | 27-16 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Davidson - foul #1 on David Davidson, team foul #3 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Selders (SF), Andre Giordano (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle, Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), James Smith (SF), Bret Hanna (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Joseph Woodson, Ricardo Guerra, Fang Xayavong, Liang Hou | |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Bret Hanna is called for the reach on Andre Giordano - foul #1 on Bret Hanna, team foul #4 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG) Leroy Morin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brent Phillips (SG) David Davidson | |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the lay-in | 27-16 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Bret Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | James Smith misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-16 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 27-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport (SG), Bryan Brundage (SF), Chris Whitt (PF) Bobby Anderson, Melvin Selders, Andre Giordano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), Ricardo Guerra (SF), Kevin Mitchell (C) Simon Fleischman, James Smith, Jacob Bell | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Brundage (fresh) PF - Chris Whitt (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brent Phillips (fairly fresh) SF - Ricardo Guerra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dale Lieu | 27-16 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | John Nelms misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Bret Hanna grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-16 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | John Nelms lays it up and in set up by Dale Lieu | 29-16 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Bret Hanna drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ricardo Guerra | 29-18 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | John Nelms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Melvin Selders (SF), Andre Giordano (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) John Nelms, Joseph Davenport, Bryan Brundage, Chris Whitt, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), David Davidson (SG), James Smith (SF), Jacob Bell (PF), Fang Xayavong (C) Joseph Woodson, Brent Phillips, Ricardo Guerra, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| 05:50 | Ohio | David Davidson loses the dribble to Andre Giordano | 29-18 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Melvin Selders scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-18 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Jacob Bell comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Alvin Wicinsky - foul #2 on Alvin Wicinsky, team foul #5 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (C) Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Ohio | Liang Hou (C) Fang Xayavong | |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Jacob Bell misses the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Jacob Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-18 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-18 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | The rebound goes to David Davidson | 32-18 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Jacob Bell misses the fadeaway from close range | 32-18 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Davidson - foul #2 on David Davidson, team foul #5 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Chris Whitt (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Bobby Anderson, Melvin Selders, Andre Giordano, Erick McGunagle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), Bret Hanna (PF), Fang Xayavong (C) Simon Fleischman, David Davidson, James Smith, Jacob Bell | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-18 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Bret Hanna gets the rebound | 32-18 |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Liang Hou knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brighton (fresh) PF - Chris Whitt (fresh) C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Brent Phillips (tiring) SF - Liang Hou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Hanna (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fang Xayavong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Liang Hou - foul #1 on Liang Hou, team foul #6 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG) Leroy Morin, Joseph Davenport | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Davidson (SG), Ricardo Guerra (SF) Brent Phillips, Liang Hou | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | David Davidson snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong grabs the offensive board | 32-20 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chris Whitt - foul #1 on Chris Whitt, team foul #6 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Selders (SF), Andre Giordano (PF) Michael Brighton, Chris Whitt | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu loses the dribble to Fang Xayavong | 32-22 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong lays it in | 32-24 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Andre Giordano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it in | 34-24 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Melvin Selders takes the ball from Ricardo Guerra | 34-24 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | David Davidson is called for the reach on Bobby Anderson - foul #3 on David Davidson, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport (PG), Chris Whitt (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Alvin Wicinsky (C) John Nelms, Melvin Selders, Andre Giordano, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), James Smith (SF), Liang Hou (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Joseph Woodson, David Davidson, Ricardo Guerra, Bret Hanna, Fang Xayavong | |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Simon Fleischman drills a 3 from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Chris Whitt is hacked by Brent Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Phillips, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Michael Brighton (SF) Bobby Anderson, Alvin Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Chris Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Chris Whitt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Davenport misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Liang Hou is hacked by Michael Brighton - foul #2 on Michael Brighton, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alvin Wicinsky (C) Chris Whitt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell (C) Jacob Bell | |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Liang Hou makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Liang Hou misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-28 |