| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - James Thibeault (fresh) SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) PF - Steven Bock (fresh) C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst is fouled on the floor by Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Billy McGloin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Steven Bock knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Gorman | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Leo Campbell is fouled on the floor by Hugh Whitehurst - foul #1 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Akron | James Thibeault hits a jumper from the right side set up by Roger McMorran | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst comes up short on the floater in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Billy McGloin snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Leo Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Roger McMorran tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Roger McMorran snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Roger McMorran knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Billy McGloin | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Leo Campbell - foul #1 on Leo Campbell, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Leo Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Ryan Mounts tips it home | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Ryan Mounts grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Roger McMorran scores on a jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Bock | 8-8 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Larry Gorman steals it from Billy McGloin in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman banks in the layup | 8-10 |
| 16:59 | Akron | James Thibeault's layup is rejected by Hugh Whitehurst | 8-10 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Ryan Mounts tips it home | 10-10 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Josh Sedlak | 10-13 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Ryan Mounts's floater is tipped away by Steven Bock | 10-13 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Gorman, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Steven Bock | |
| 16:05 | Akron | Roger McMorran comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 10-13 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) C - Keith Laskoski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Keith Laskoski | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Funderburk - foul #1 on Brian Funderburk, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses badly on a runner near the basket | 12-13 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:46 | Akron | James Thibeault's pass is intercepted by Donald Bowling | 12-13 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge drills a shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Arizmendi, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), Leo Campbell (SF), Roger McMorran (PF), Ryan Mounts (C) James Thibeault, Dikembe Arizmendi, Gabriel Giordano, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Steven Bock (PF), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Vince Brinkmann, Tom Rutledge, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman is hacked by Ryan Mounts - foul #1 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bock | 12-15 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Roger McMorran pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Ryan Mounts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | James Thibeault steals the ball from Larry Gorman | 12-15 |
| 12:40 | Akron | James Thibeault can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Larry Gorman | 12-17 |
| 11:43 | Akron | James Thibeault is hacked by Josh Sedlak - foul #1 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Steven Bock, Keith Laskoski | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) SG - Vince Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) C - Brian Funderburk (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Brian Funderburk is called for the reach on David Kitts - foul #2 on Brian Funderburk, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson (PF) Brian Funderburk | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Donald Bowling picks off the pass by Riley Peterson | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Thibeault - foul #1 on James Thibeault, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Hawke (SF) James Thibeault | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Riley Peterson knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from David Kitts | 14-19 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Arizmendi, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Leo Campbell (SF), Ryan Mounts (C) David Kitts, Dikembe Arizmendi, Don Hawke, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Vince Brinkmann, Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Ryan Mounts is called for the reach on Keith Laskoski - foul #2 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger McMorran (PF) Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Bock (PF) Jeremy Marcucci | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Roger McMorran grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Riley Peterson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Hugh Whitehurst - foul #2 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge (SF) Hugh Whitehurst | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Riley Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Riley Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:20 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steven Bock | 14-22 |
| 08:58 | Buffalo | Steven Bock connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tom Rutledge | 14-24 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Roger McMorran misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Josh Sedlak - foul #2 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Don Hawke (SF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (SG) Josh Sedlak | |
| 08:34 | Akron | Roger McMorran misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Roger McMorran misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Keith Laskoski | 14-24 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Don Hawke is called for the reach on Vince Brinkmann - foul #1 on Don Hawke, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Roger McMorran grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Don Hawke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski can't connect on a floater from the right block | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | Akron | James Thibeault grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hawke (fresh) PF - Roger McMorran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vince Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Bock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Don Hawke drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Kitts | 17-24 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gabriel Giordano - foul #1 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), Leo Campbell (SF), Keith O'Brien (C) James Thibeault, Don Hawke, Roger McMorran | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Jeremy Marcucci (SF), Shayne Johnson (PF) Larry Gorman, Tom Rutledge, Steven Bock | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Vince Brinkmann | 17-26 |
| 05:40 | Akron | David Kitts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith O'Brien - foul #1 on Keith O'Brien, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG), Riley Peterson (PF) David Kitts, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Tom Rutledge (SF) Vince Brinkmann, Keith Laskoski | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Riley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Thibeault misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Shayne Johnson - foul #1 on Shayne Johnson, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Marcucci and the foul's on Riley Peterson - foul #1 on Riley Peterson, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Keith O'Brien banks in the layup | 19-30 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 19-32 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Billy McGloin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Thibeault | 22-32 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Shayne Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Gorman | 22-34 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Riley Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 22-34 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith O'Brien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Bowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shayne Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Marcucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Keith O'Brien denies the turnaround by Larry Gorman | 22-34 |
| 03:17 | Akron | James Thibeault snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Riley Peterson lays it in | 24-34 |
| 02:58 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. James Thibeault is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-34 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SG), Don Hawke (SF), Roger McMorran (PF), Ryan Mounts (C) Billy McGloin, James Thibeault, Leo Campbell, Riley Peterson, Keith O'Brien | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Steven Bock (PF), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Tom Rutledge, Shayne Johnson, Jeremy Marcucci | |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | David Kitts is called for the reach on Steven Bock - foul #1 on David Kitts, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:41 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Roger McMorran grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Ryan Mounts double dribbles | 24-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (PG) Larry Gorman | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vince Brinkmann | 24-36 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Keith Laskoski takes the ball from Dikembe Arizmendi | 24-36 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst loses the dribble to Roger McMorran | 24-36 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Don Hawke loses the dribble to Vince Brinkmann | 24-36 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak lays it up and in on a great pass from Vince Brinkmann | 24-38 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Don Hawke misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses the easy layup | 24-38 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Roger McMorran pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Josh Sedlak steals it from Don Hawke | 24-38 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Ryan Mounts denies the turnaround by Josh Sedlak | 24-38 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Steven Bock gets the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski is hacked by Ryan Mounts - foul #3 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #13 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Leo Campbell (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) David Kitts, Dikembe Arizmendi, Don Hawke, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Steven Bock | |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Billy McGloin misses the halfcourt shot | 24-40 |