| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Rene (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Norman McVey inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart is hacked by Harold Rene - foul #2 on Harold Rene, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:24 | Akron | Herbert Babin drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Mayville | 38-30 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Herbert Babin picks off the pass by Derek Smith | 38-30 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Stephen Brown blocks the short jumper by Joel Spencer | 38-30 |
| 18:51 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Marko Belkowski | 38-30 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Derek Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown is whistled for a carry | 38-30 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:42 | Akron | William Spencer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-30 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Marko Belkowski | 38-30 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Terry Bartlett clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Harold Rene | 38-30 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Terry Bartlett steals it from Harold Rene | 38-30 |
| 17:01 | Akron | William Spencer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett and he's fouled by Harold Rene - foul #3 on Harold Rene, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Cottrell (PG), George Griffin (SF), Joseph Cintron (PF), James Flagg (C) Joshua Walker, Derek Smith, Harold Rene, Stephen Brown | |
| 17:01 | Akron | William Spencer makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | James Flagg double dribbles | 41-30 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harold Wells (PG) Michael Ortego | |
| 16:25 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Joel Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Mayville | 43-30 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Harold Wells comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-30 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | James Flagg misses the tip | 43-30 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Joel Spencer gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 7 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harold Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Griffin (fresh) PF - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Flagg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Joel Spencer connects on the floater from the left side | 45-30 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Stephen Etheredge is called for the reach on George Griffin - foul #2 on Stephen Etheredge, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Norman McVey, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Harold Rene (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Harold Wells, William Cottrell, George Griffin, Joseph Cintron, James Flagg | |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | William Spencer is called for the reach on Joshua Walker - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego hits a shot from the left wing set up by Derek Smith and he's fouled by Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF) William Spencer, Glenn Gearheart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Charles Finlay grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Allen | 47-32 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Walker | 47-34 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Alfred Allen buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett and he's fouled by Harold Rene - foul #4 on Harold Rene, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Otha Zaspel, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron (PF) Harold Rene | |
| 13:46 | Akron | Alfred Allen misses the free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Cintron | 49-36 |
| 13:06 | Akron | William Spencer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | William Spencer is called for the reach on Joshua Walker - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Alfred Allen, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron is hacked by Glenn Gearheart - foul #3 on Glenn Gearheart, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (PF) Glenn Gearheart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Smith | 52-39 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Terry Bartlett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Charles Finlay grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Joshua Walker steals the ball from Charles Finlay | 52-39 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | John Mayville picks off the pass by Michael Ortego | 52-39 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Terry Bartlett lays it in set up by John Mayville | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Finlay - foul #2 on Charles Finlay, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harold Wells (PG), William Cottrell (SG), George Griffin (SF) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Derek Smith | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron hits a jump hook from the right block | 54-42 |
| 11:13 | Akron | William Cottrell is called for the reach on Otha Zaspel - foul #2 on William Cottrell, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF) Norman McVey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Flagg (C) Stephen Brown | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Wells - foul #3 on Harold Wells, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Charest (C) Joseph Cintron | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | David Charest pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Harold Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-42 |
| 10:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Herbert Babin | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | Akron | William Spencer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Herbert Babin tips it home | 57-42 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | David Charest misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Terry Bartlett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | James Flagg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | David Charest hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Herbert Babin is hacked by David Charest - foul #1 on David Charest, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Walker (PG), Michael Ortego (SG), Derek Smith (SF), Joseph Cintron (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Harold Wells, William Cottrell, George Griffin, James Flagg, David Charest | |
| 09:19 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Norman McVey snags the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-44 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-44 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Charles Finlay grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Gearheart | 63-44 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Joshua Walker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Charles Finlay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Norman McVey hits a jumper in the paint set up by John Mayville | 65-44 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman McVey - foul #1 on Norman McVey, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Joel Spencer (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harold Rene (PF) Joseph Cintron | |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Derek Smith misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Alfred Allen is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #7 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Alfred Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Alfred Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Harold Rene snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ortego (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Rene (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derek Smith | 66-48 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Terry Bartlett's layup is rejected by Derek Smith | 66-48 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Harold Rene pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Derek Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-51 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Otha Zaspel misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Derek Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Stephen Brown misses the dunk attempt | 66-51 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Terry Bartlett snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Otha Zaspel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Allen | 68-51 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-51 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Harold Rene gets the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Harold Rene can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-51 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ortego | 68-51 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Otha Zaspel steps in front of the Michael Ortego pass | 68-51 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Herbert Babin's pass is intercepted by Michael Ortego | 68-51 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Michael Ortego can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Terry Bartlett scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Otha Zaspel | 70-51 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Harold Rene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Derek Smith tips it home | 70-53 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Herbert Babin is fouled on the floor by Joshua Walker - foul #2 on Joshua Walker, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harold Wells (PG), William Cottrell (SG), George Griffin (SF), Joseph Cintron (PF), James Flagg (C) Joshua Walker, Michael Ortego, Derek Smith, Harold Rene, Stephen Brown | |
| 04:11 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | William Cottrell is fouled on the floor by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | William Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | William Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Charles Finlay gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-54 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Joseph Cintron grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | George Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF) William Spencer, Norman McVey, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joel Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harold Wells (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Cottrell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Griffin (fresh) PF - Joseph Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Flagg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Akron | John Mayville connects on the floater near the basket set up by Glenn Gearheart | 74-54 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | George Griffin is called for traveling | 74-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Charles Finlay (C) Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Charles Finlay can't tip it in | 74-54 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Norman McVey pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Mayville | 77-54 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Harold Wells scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-57 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cottrell - foul #3 on William Cottrell, team foul #9 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Glenn Gearheart (PF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:23 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | William Cottrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge's pass is intercepted by James Flagg | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Glenn Gearheart denies the turnaround by Joseph Cintron | 78-57 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Norman McVey gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Spencer runs out the clock | 78-57 |