| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig Brant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kinsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jody Morse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | John Kinsey inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Buffalo | Gregory McPherren steps in front of the Jody Morse pass in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 19:45 | Ohio | John Serna is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Serna, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Morse | 38-32 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Gregory McPherren swats the layup by Gerald Johnson | 38-32 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | John Serna connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Brant and the foul's on Jody Morse - foul #2 on Jody Morse, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | John Serna misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Jody Morse connects on the jump hook in the paint | 40-34 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Craig Brant travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Palmer (SF), Caleb Roberson (C) Stuart Sinquefield, Gregory McPherren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (PG), Ralph Myers (PF) Davis Drummond, Jody Morse | |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson hits a runner from the right block | 40-36 |
| 17:49 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | John Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Douglas Meredith takes the ball from John Kinsey in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith hits the finger roll | 42-36 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Barnett | 42-38 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Craig Brant makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Meredith | 45-38 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers is hacked by Douglas Meredith - foul #2 on Douglas Meredith, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Matthew Galles (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Craig Brant, John Serna, Caleb Roberson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), William Petterson (SG), Ervin Alfano (SF), Jody Morse (PF), Jason Zeleznik (C) Gerald Coonrod, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Ralph Myers, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano is alone and drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Stuart Sinquefield - foul #2 on Stuart Sinquefield, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Henry Palmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Petterson - foul #1 on William Petterson, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Henry Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Henry Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses short on a shot near the basket | 46-41 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Matthew Galles gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Matthew Galles makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Gregory McPherren | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Frank Buckner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Davis Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Petterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ervin Alfano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Morse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Zeleznik (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Jody Morse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Buckner - foul #1 on Frank Buckner, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG), Christopher Dale (PF) Henry Palmer, Matthew Galles | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF) William Petterson, Ervin Alfano | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Jody Morse makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Jody Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:03 | Ohio | Jody Morse is called for the reach on Stuart Sinquefield - foul #3 on Jody Morse, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Caleb Roberson (C) Frank Buckner, Gregory McPherren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Davis Drummond, Jody Morse, Jason Zeleznik | |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Christopher Dale can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | John Kinsey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Brant (SG), John Serna (PF) Larry Vinson, Christopher Dale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Petterson (SG), Ervin Alfano (C) Gerald Coonrod, Gerald Johnson | |
| 14:09 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Palmer (SF), Gregory McPherren (C) Stuart Sinquefield, Caleb Roberson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) William Petterson, Ralph Myers | |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-42 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | Henry Palmer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Douglas Meredith | 53-42 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield lays it up and in | 53-44 |
| 12:52 | Ohio | Craig Brant hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Serna | 55-44 |
| 12:29 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Alfano | 55-44 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 12:13 | Ohio | Henry Palmer snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | John Kinsey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-44 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Douglas Meredith | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Craig Brant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Palmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Serna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Brett Chatfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kinsey (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Ervin Alfano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Douglas Meredith steals it from Brett Chatfield in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Henry Palmer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gregory McPherren | 57-44 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | Craig Brant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Larry Vinson (SG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Matthew Galles (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Douglas Meredith, Craig Brant, Henry Palmer, John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SG), Ralph Myers (SF), Jody Morse (PF), Jason Zeleznik (C) Brett Chatfield, Stephen Barnett, John Kinsey, Ervin Alfano, Gerald Johnson | |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-44 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers tips it home | 57-46 |
| 10:07 | Ohio | Davis Drummond is called for the reach on Frank Buckner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Davis Drummond, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| 09:45 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 57-46 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Frank Buckner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Coonrod | 59-49 |
| 08:27 | Ohio | Gerald Coonrod picks off the pass by Matthew Galles | 59-49 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Jody Morse misses the easy open layup | 59-49 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Jody Morse grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Caleb Roberson - foul #2 on Caleb Roberson, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Darin Nadel (SG), Henry Palmer (SF), John Serna (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Larry Vinson, Stuart Sinquefield, Matthew Galles, Caleb Roberson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jayson Taylor (PG), William Petterson (SG), John Kinsey (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Davis Drummond, Gerald Coonrod, Ralph Myers, Jody Morse | |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Henry Palmer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Buckner | 62-51 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Jayson Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Frank Buckner snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Frank Buckner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darin Nadel (fresh) SF - Henry Palmer (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jayson Taylor (fresh) SG - William Petterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kinsey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Zeleznik (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren travels with the ball | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Craig Brant (SG) Frank Buckner, Darin Nadel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett (SG), Ervin Alfano (PF) William Petterson, Jason Zeleznik | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Craig Brant steals the ball from John Kinsey | 62-51 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Craig Brant is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Craig Brant, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Dale (PF) John Serna | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jody Morse (PF) John Kinsey | |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Jody Morse can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-51 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Morse | 62-51 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 62-51 |
| 05:56 | Ohio | Christopher Dale pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Henry Palmer scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory McPherren | 64-51 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett grabs the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Jody Morse grabs the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Henry Palmer makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Craig Brant | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | Gerald Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jody Morse | 66-56 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Craig Brant buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Meredith | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano misses the wide open runner from close range | 69-56 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett misses the tip | 69-56 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Christopher Dale grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Henry Palmer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Christopher Dale hits the follow up shot | 71-56 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Jayson Taylor loses the dribble to Christopher Dale | 71-56 |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Craig Brant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Jody Morse snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tired) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Brant (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Palmer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Christopher Dale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jayson Taylor (tiring) SG - Stephen Barnett (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ervin Alfano (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jody Morse (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Craig Brant is called for the reach on Stephen Barnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Brant, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Larry Vinson (SG), Matthew Galles (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Douglas Meredith, Craig Brant, Christopher Dale, Gregory McPherren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), Gerald Coonrod (SF), Ralph Myers (PF), Jason Zeleznik (C) Jayson Taylor, Ervin Alfano, Jody Morse, Gerald Johnson | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Stephen Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Matthew Galles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Barnett - foul #1 on Stephen Barnett, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield (SF) Henry Palmer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Davis Drummond (PG), John Kinsey (SF) Brett Chatfield, Stephen Barnett | |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Matthew Galles misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Matthew Galles misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Ralph Myers pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Larry Vinson steals the ball from Gerald Coonrod in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio | Larry Vinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Buckner | 74-58 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Davis Drummond loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Palmer (SF) Stuart Sinquefield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield (PG), William Petterson (SG) Davis Drummond, John Kinsey | |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Henry Palmer loses the dribble to Brett Chatfield | 74-58 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield lays it in | 74-60 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Larry Vinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | Gerald Coonrod snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Jason Zeleznik misses short on a runner from the baseline | 74-60 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Frank Buckner snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Matthew Galles can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 74-60 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ervin Alfano (C) William Petterson | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vinson - foul #2 on Larry Vinson, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Brett Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Henry Palmer travels with the ball | 74-62 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Henry Palmer takes the ball from Jason Zeleznik in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Frank Buckner runs out the clock | 74-62 |