| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dustin Logsdon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Gess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Gary Hill inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | John Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Sean Freitas | 29-29 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Zamudio - foul #2 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Todd Gammage, Richard Robb | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio loses the dribble to Jonathan Bland | 31-29 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon misses the tip | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Gary Hill grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Keith Gess is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Keith Gess, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SG), Dale Larkin (SF), Richard Robb (PF) Fred Johnson, Dustin Logsdon, Sean Freitas | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is hacked by Keith Gess - foul #3 on Keith Gess, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Dustin Logsdon (PF) James Register, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Renteria (C) Keith Gess | |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Jonathan Bland (C) Fred Johnson, Dale Larkin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:42 | Akron | Richard Robb swats the short shot by Joseph Zamudio | 31-29 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Gary Hill tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Gary Hill steals it from Jonathan Bland | 31-31 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is fouled on the floor by James Register - foul #1 on James Register, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), Dale Larkin (SF), Sean Freitas (C) Todd Gammage, Dustin Logsdon, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 17:03 | Akron | Fred Johnson steals the ball from Gary Hill | 31-31 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Register | 33-31 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the runner near the basket | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Richard Robb grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Richard Robb clanks a jumper in the lane | 33-31 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 15:59 | Akron | John Sullivan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Richard Robb gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) C - Larry Renteria (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | James Register comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Akron | John Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Hill | 35-33 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | James Register drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Larkin | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Akron | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Register - foul #2 on James Register, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Ryan (PG), Todd Gammage (SG), Dustin Logsdon (SF), Jonathan Bland (PF) James Register, Fred Johnson, Dale Larkin, Richard Robb | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Jerry Frandsen, Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Larry Renteria | |
| 14:06 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:06 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Gammage | 40-35 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Jon Ried throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG) John Sullivan | |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Gammage and he's fouled by Jon Ried - foul #2 on Jon Ried, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Robb (C) Sean Freitas | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SF) Jon Ried | |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Sears | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Ryan | 43-38 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Bruce Long is called for the reach on Todd Gammage - foul #4 on Bruce Long, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Sean Freitas (C) Mark Ryan, Richard Robb | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF), Keith Gess (C) Jerry Frandsen, Bruce Long | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dustin Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-38 |
| 11:24 | Akron | John Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Gary Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | James Register drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Todd Gammage | 46-38 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Sears | 46-40 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | James Register drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Ernest Hobson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Sears | 49-43 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | James Register drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Gammage | 52-43 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Ernest Hobson is whistled for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Richard Robb (PF) James Register, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) Ernest Hobson, John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Richard Robb misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:37 | Akron | John Sullivan drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gary Hill | 52-45 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is fouled on the floor by Gary Hill - foul #3 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Dale Larkin (SF) Todd Gammage, Dustin Logsdon | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Renteria (C) Keith Gess | |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | James Register can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Renteria (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Gary Hill's layup is rejected by Richard Robb | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Gary Hill tips it in | 52-47 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Larry Renteria tips it home | 52-49 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | James Register travels with the ball | 52-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SG), Dustin Logsdon (SF), Jonathan Bland (C) James Register, Dale Larkin, Sean Freitas | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Larry Renteria | |
| 06:02 | Akron | John Sullivan loses the dribble to Jonathan Bland | 52-49 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Ried (SF) Jerry Frandsen | |
| 05:29 | Akron | John Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Register and the foul's on John Sears - foul #1 on John Sears, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Sean Freitas (C) James Register, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Gary Hill (SF) John Sullivan, Jon Ried | |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Dustin Logsdon is called for the reach on Gary Hill - foul #3 on Dustin Logsdon, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Frandsen | 54-55 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage buries a runner from the baseline | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dustin Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Robb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Freitas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Akron | Bruce Long buries a turnaround from the right block | 56-57 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 56-57 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas misses long on a floater from the left side | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF) Dustin Logsdon, Sean Freitas | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Ernest Hobson, Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann | |
| 02:42 | Akron | John Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Richard Robb snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Hill - foul #4 on Gary Hill, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Larkin (SF), Sean Freitas (C) James Register, Richard Robb | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Gary Hill is hacked by Dale Larkin - foul #1 on Dale Larkin, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Dustin Logsdon (SF), Richard Robb (PF) Fred Johnson, Dale Larkin, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:47 | Akron | John Sullivan misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-57 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Dustin Logsdon snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | James Register drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Gammage | 62-57 |
| 00:59 | Akron | John Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | James Register pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Logsdon and he's hacked by Gary Hill - foul #5 on Gary Hill, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SF) Gary Hill | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Bruce Long misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Richard Robb grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Richard Robb is fouled in the backcourt by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG) Todd Gammage | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Richard Robb makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Richard Robb makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Sean Freitas gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | James Register runs out the clock | 67-57 |