| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Utterback (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Rex (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lamont Raya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Ross (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Justin Rex inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Reginald Ross | 40-38 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Justin Rex - foul #2 on Justin Rex, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leland Hollingsworth - foul #3 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SG) Leland Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:34 | Akron | James Brown makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Baughman - foul #2 on Michael Baughman, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 18:34 | Akron | James Brown misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Baughman | 42-44 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Leroy Williams lays it up and in set up by Marvin Kliebert | 44-44 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | James Utterback misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Perry Natividad pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Reginald Ross swats the short shot by Arlie Parker | 44-44 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | James Utterback misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Leroy Williams grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:42 | Akron | James Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Perry Natividad | 47-44 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Justin Rex | 47-46 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Arlie Parker is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Shaun Fox (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Marvin Kliebert, Leroy Williams, James Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shane Steffey (PG), Bryan Creekmore (SG), Anthony Riebe (SF), Noah Nguyen (PF) Michael Baughman, James Utterback, Justin Rex, Lamont Raya | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Bryan Creekmore is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG) Shaun Fox | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arlie Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Small (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shane Steffey (fresh) SG - Bryan Creekmore (fresh) SF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noah Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Ross (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Zane Benson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 49-46 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross misses short on a jumper from close range | 49-46 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Baughman (PG) Bryan Creekmore | |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Arlie Parker - foul #1 on Arlie Parker, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SF) Arlie Parker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Noah Nguyen - foul #2 on Noah Nguyen, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zane Benson - foul #2 on Zane Benson, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Utterback (SG) Shane Steffey | |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Eric Small clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Utterback - foul #2 on James Utterback, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Rex (SF), Alvin Scott (C) Anthony Riebe, Reginald Ross | |
| 13:36 | Akron | Eric Small makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Eric Small makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | James Brown takes the ball from Justin Rex | 53-48 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Eric Small blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 12:57 | Buffalo | Alvin Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Utterback | 53-50 |
| 12:17 | Akron | James Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Small | 55-50 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | James Utterback misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth is hacked by James Utterback - foul #3 on James Utterback, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Shaun Fox (SG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), Richard Jones (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, Marvin Kliebert, Eric Small, James Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shane Steffey (PG), Bryan Creekmore (SG), Lamont Raya (PF) Michael Baughman, James Utterback, Noah Nguyen | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Shane Steffey (fresh) SG - Bryan Creekmore (fresh) SF - Justin Rex (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lamont Raya (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Zane Benson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Leroy Williams grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Richard Jones lays it in set up by Zane Benson | 57-50 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Shane Steffey knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Creekmore and the foul's on Zane Benson - foul #3 on Zane Benson, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe (SF), Reginald Ross (C) Justin Rex, Alvin Scott | |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Shane Steffey makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Leroy Williams connects on the jumper from the right block | 59-53 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Bryan Creekmore | 59-55 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Leroy Williams misses long on a shot from close range | 59-55 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Arlie Parker grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Zane Benson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Zane Benson, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Mohammed Plummer (PF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Shaun Fox, Leroy Williams, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Baughman (PG), James Utterback (SG), Justin Rex (SF), Noah Nguyen (PF) Shane Steffey, Bryan Creekmore, Anthony Riebe, Lamont Raya | |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SF) Arlie Parker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:36 | Akron | James Brown misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Justin Rex | 59-55 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Perry Natividad picks off the pass by Michael Baughman | 59-55 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Perry Natividad | 61-55 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Mohammed Plummer - foul #1 on Mohammed Plummer, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF) Marvin Kliebert, Mohammed Plummer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe (SF), Lamont Raya (PF) Justin Rex, Reginald Ross | |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Noah Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Utterback (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lamont Raya (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-56 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Michael Baughman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | James Utterback makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Baughman | 61-59 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe loses the dribble to Arlie Parker | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses badly on a runner in the paint | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | James Utterback grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Leroy Williams denies the turnaround by Anthony Riebe | 61-59 |
| 05:52 | Akron | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Perry Natividad hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | James Utterback pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Lamont Raya clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:14 | Akron | James Brown grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Perry Natividad clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Leroy Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Lamont Raya steals the ball from James Brown | 61-59 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Leland Hollingsworth steals the ball from Noah Nguyen | 61-59 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Perry Natividad throws it down on a nice dish by Leland Hollingsworth | 63-59 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Marvin Kliebert (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, Leroy Williams, James Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Rex (SF), Reginald Ross (C) Lamont Raya, Noah Nguyen | |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Eric Small swats the short shot by Reginald Ross | 63-59 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Richard Jones grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Arlie Parker comes up short on the runner near the basket | 63-59 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Anthony Riebe gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Zane Benson picks off the pass by Michael Baughman | 63-59 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Richard Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zane Benson | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Kliebert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Small (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Michael Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Utterback (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Rex (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Reginald Ross (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Michael Baughman is hacked by Zane Benson - foul #5 on Zane Benson, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (PG), Leland Hollingsworth (SG), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Arlie Parker, Eric Small | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shane Steffey (SG), Noah Nguyen (PF) James Utterback, Anthony Riebe | |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Michael Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:12 | Akron | James Brown gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Shaun Fox misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 02:50 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 65-59 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF) Shaun Fox, Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Utterback (SG), Lamont Raya (PF) Shane Steffey, Noah Nguyen | |
| 02:24 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth scores on a jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | James Utterback is hacked by Leland Hollingsworth - foul #4 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | James Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | James Utterback misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:09 | Akron | James Brown snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Arlie Parker buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Perry Natividad and he's hacked by Reginald Ross - foul #2 on Reginald Ross, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross hits the finger roll | 69-62 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Leroy Williams buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leland Hollingsworth | 72-62 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Lamont Raya - foul #1 on Lamont Raya, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (PG), Marvin Kliebert (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Eric Small (PF), Mohammed Plummer (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, Arlie Parker, Leroy Williams, James Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on James Utterback - foul #4 on James Utterback, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross misses the dunk attempt | 74-62 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert loses the dribble to Lamont Raya | 74-62 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shaun Fox - foul #2 on Shaun Fox, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Reginald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Shaun Fox runs out the clock | 74-64 |