| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gama (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jean Eatman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Topolski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thornberry inbounds the ball | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Robert Thornberry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-17 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman is hacked by John Dunn - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #1 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Wayne Kenny (C) Jeremy Peterson, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman hits a runner near the basket set up by Jerry Gama and he's hacked by John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #2 | 35-17 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman misses the free throw | 35-17 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Bill White pulls down the rebound | 35-17 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Bill White buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-19 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith snags the offensive board | 35-19 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman misses badly on a floater from the right block | 35-19 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Jean Eatman blocks the jumper by John Dunn | 35-19 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Wayne Kenny snags the defensive board | 35-19 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 35-19 |
| 17:07 | Akron | John Dunn grabs the board | 35-19 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Randall Gatto is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bill White | 35-21 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | John Dunn steps in front of the Tyron Smith pass | 35-21 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Jerry Gama takes the ball from Randall Gatto | 35-21 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Gama | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Koons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Gama (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyron Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jean Eatman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kenny (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Robert Thornberry is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson (SG), Robert Isom (SF), Johnny Topolski (C) Joseph Koons, Tyron Smith, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Lionel Scheidt (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, John Dunn, Bill White | |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 37-21 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman gets the offensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Gama | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:51 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SF) Robert Isom | |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Gerace (SF) Fred Bradshaw | |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tyron Smith | 42-21 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-21 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Arthur Lowe tips it in | 42-23 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Gama | 45-23 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Frank Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-23 |
| 13:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Wurth | 45-23 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Frank Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Arthur Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Arthur Lowe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lionel Scheidt and the foul's on Johnny Topolski - foul #1 on Johnny Topolski, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Christopher Fairchild (SG), Robert Isom (SF), Cesar Greco (PF) Jerry Gama, Jeremy Peterson, Tyron Smith, Jean Eatman | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Randall Gatto (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), John Dunn (PF) Frank Thomas, Douglas Wurth, Dale Gerace, Lionel Scheidt | |
| 12:32 | Akron | Arthur Lowe makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Isom | 47-26 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Arthur Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG), Jean Eatman (PF), Wayne Kenny (C) Joseph Koons, Christopher Fairchild, Cesar Greco, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) Arthur Lowe | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Isom (fresh) PF - Jean Eatman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Kenny (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-26 |
| 11:27 | Akron | John Dunn snags the defensive board | 47-26 |
| 11:19 | Akron | John Dunn banks in the layup set up by Fred Bradshaw and he's fouled by Jean Eatman - foul #2 on Jean Eatman, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tyron Smith (SG), Johnny Topolski (C) Jeremy Peterson, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:19 | Akron | John Dunn makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Thornberry - foul #1 on Robert Thornberry, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG) Robert Isom | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | Tyron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Bill White pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is hacked by Johnny Topolski - foul #2 on Johnny Topolski, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson (SG) Joseph Koons | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:33 | Akron | Robert Thornberry is fouled on the floor by Tyron Smith - foul #3 on Tyron Smith, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Wayne Kenny (C) Jeremy Peterson, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:19 | Akron | Bill White is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kenny - foul #1 on Wayne Kenny, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson (SG), Johnny Topolski (C) Joseph Koons, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:12 | Akron | Robert Thornberry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman blows the layup but the foul's on John Dunn - foul #3 on John Dunn, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Robert Isom (SF), Wayne Kenny (C) Jeremy Peterson, Tyron Smith, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | Arthur Lowe (C) Bill White | |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Isom - foul #1 on Robert Isom, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Fairchild (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), Cesar Greco (PF), Johnny Topolski (C) Joseph Koons, Robert Isom, Jean Eatman, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Cesar Greco pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama is fouled on the floor by John Dunn - foul #4 on John Dunn, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Jeremy Peterson (SG), Robert Isom (SF), Jean Eatman (PF), Wayne Kenny (C) Jerry Gama, Christopher Fairchild, Tyron Smith, Cesar Greco, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Lionel Scheidt (PF) Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, John Dunn | |
| 09:10 | Buffalo | Jean Eatman scores on a floater from close range | 51-33 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Arthur Lowe's pass is intercepted by Robert Isom | 51-33 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Jeremy Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Gama (PG), Christopher Fairchild (SG), Tyron Smith (SF), Johnny Topolski (C) Joseph Koons, Jeremy Peterson, Robert Isom, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Bill White (C) Frank Thomas, Douglas Wurth, Arthur Lowe | |
| 08:03 | Akron | Jean Eatman takes the ball from Lionel Scheidt | 51-33 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Gama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Fairchild (fresh) SF - Tyron Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jean Eatman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Topolski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Johnny Topolski snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Jerry Gama makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tyron Smith | 53-33 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Koons (PG), Robert Isom (SF), Wayne Kenny (PF), David Patton (C) Jerry Gama, Tyron Smith, Jean Eatman, Johnny Topolski | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG), Dale Gerace (SF) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | David Patton's layup is rejected by Lionel Scheidt | 53-33 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | David Patton can't tip it in | 53-33 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Isom - foul #2 on Robert Isom, team foul #7 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ratko Jasinski (SF), Cesar Greco (PF) Robert Isom, Wayne Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Call (C) Lionel Scheidt | |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Bill White grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 05:14 | Akron | David Patton steals the ball from Dale Gerace | 54-35 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | David Patton knocks in the floater in the paint | 56-35 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Christopher Fairchild takes the ball from Frank Thomas | 56-35 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | David Patton is hacked by George Call - foul #2 on George Call, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Isom (SF), Wayne Kenny (C) Christopher Fairchild, Ratko Jasinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (PF) Bill White | |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | David Patton makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | David Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 03:54 | Akron | David Patton picks off the pass by Douglas Wurth | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Douglas Wurth is called for the reach on David Patton - foul #1 on Douglas Wurth, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ratko Jasinski (SF) Robert Isom | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | David Patton makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | David Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Koons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Ratko Jasinski (fresh) PF - Cesar Greco (fresh) C - Wayne Kenny (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Gerace (fairly fresh) PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Call (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Dale Gerace can't connect on a floater in the lane | 59-35 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | David Patton pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | George Call steals the ball from Joseph Koons | 59-35 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Douglas Wurth makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 59-38 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | David Patton knocks in the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Dale Gerace - foul #1 on Dale Gerace, team foul #9 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Fairchild (SG), Robert Isom (SF) Ratko Jasinski, Cesar Greco | |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) George Call | |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | David Patton makes the free throw | 62-38 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Bill White connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Thomas | 62-40 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Robert Isom is fouled on the floor by Dale Gerace - foul #2 on Dale Gerace, team foul #10 | 62-40 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Robert Isom makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Robert Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Dale Gerace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Dale Gerace pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dale Gerace misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Douglas Wurth snags the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Dale Gerace buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Wurth | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Patton | 65-43 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Dale Gerace makes the floater from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Koons runs out the clock | 65-45 |