| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Homer Young inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | Akron | John Mullen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Brainard - foul #3 on Larry Brainard, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SF) Larry Brainard | |
| 19:31 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:31 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Javier Avila's dunk attempt is rejected by John Holloman | 24-24 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Bo Finn scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Owen | 24-26 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Homer Young | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Holloman | 26-29 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Javier Avila can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Rudy White hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Marcus Butler - foul #1 on Marcus Butler, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (SF) Homer Young | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF) John Holloman | |
| 17:35 | Akron | Rudy White makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG), Alex Blair (C) John Mullen, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour (SF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Bo Finn, Mark Owen | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Harold Hill snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Harold Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Mitchell and the foul's on Donald Epstein - foul #3 on Donald Epstein, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SG) Howard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Justin Nelson (SG) Marcus Butler, Donald Epstein | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Seymour | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour is hacked by Javier Avila - foul #3 on Javier Avila, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Akron | James Huddleston (C) Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour makes the jumper in the lane set up by Justin Nelson | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Stephen Brinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Clukey | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Clukey (fresh) SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Blair (fresh) C - James Huddleston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Peden (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Elijah Whiteside (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Justin Nelson is blocked by Alex Blair | 33-34 |
| 15:42 | Akron | Harold Hill pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Alex Blair's layup is rejected by William Peden | 33-34 |
| 15:30 | Akron | James Huddleston grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Stephen Brinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, David Clukey, Harold Hill, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF), Mark Owen (C) Robert Ritter, Justin Nelson, Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Bo Finn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Mark Owen loses the dribble to Howard Mitchell | 33-34 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Rudy White drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Melvin Leitner | 35-34 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Javier Avila steals it from Larry Brainard | 35-34 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Melvin Leitner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | John Holloman makes the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudy White | 38-37 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Bo Finn scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Brainard and he's fouled by Rudy White - foul #2 on Rudy White, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (SF) Homer Young | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF) John Holloman | |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Rudy White lays it in | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Harold Hill buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Leitner | 42-42 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Bo Finn loses the dribble to Howard Mitchell | 42-42 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Howard Mitchell lays it in | 44-42 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Mark Owen knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bo Finn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Peden (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Mark Owen pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Javier Avila swats the layup by Bo Finn | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Howard Mitchell gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Rudy White clanks a turnaround in the paint | 44-44 |
| 11:03 | Buffalo | William Peden pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Harold Hill steps in front of the William Peden pass | 44-44 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Melvin Leitner lays it up and in set up by Harold Hill | 46-44 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | William Peden buries a jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Rudy White hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Bo Finn clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler tips it home | 49-48 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Rudy White misses the floater from the right side | 49-48 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses the shot in the paint | 49-48 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Bo Finn grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Bo Finn is denied on a layup by Javier Avila | 49-48 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Javier Avila snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | William Peden pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler is fouled on the floor by Howard Mitchell - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Homer Young (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), John Holloman (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, William Peden, Mark Owen | |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Ritter | 49-50 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Robert Ritter is called for the reach on James Huddleston - foul #3 on Robert Ritter, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Stephen Brinson's floater is tipped away by John Holloman | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alex Blair (fresh) C - James Huddleston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Elijah Whiteside (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour loses the dribble to John Mullen | 49-50 |
| 07:21 | Akron | John Mullen lays it in | 51-50 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Geoffrey Seymour and the foul's on Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Stephen Brinson loses the dribble to Donald Epstein | 51-53 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Ritter | 51-55 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Stephen Brinson clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | John Holloman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 51-55 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside tips it in | 51-57 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Homer Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Holloman - foul #1 on John Holloman, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), David Clukey (SG), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Justin Nelson (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), William Peden (PF), Robert Bolden (C) Robert Ritter, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, John Holloman, Elijah Whiteside | |
| 05:17 | Akron | Homer Young makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Homer Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Robert Bolden - foul #1 on Robert Bolden, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG) Homer Young | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG) Justin Nelson | |
| 04:42 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | William Peden pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Bo Finn is fouled on the floor by Melvin Leitner - foul #4 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Owen (C) Larry Brainard | |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Bo Finn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Howard Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:58 | Akron | David Clukey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (C) Rudy White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SF) William Peden | |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the jumpshot from the right side | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Clukey (fresh) PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Harold Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Epstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bolden (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-62 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Donald Epstein | 55-62 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-62 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Rudy White (C) David Clukey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF) Donald Epstein, Robert Bolden | |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | John Holloman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Butler | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF) Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | John Holloman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-65 |
| 02:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Melvin Leitner | 55-65 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Homer Young | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Rudy White is called for the reach on Bo Finn - foul #3 on Rudy White, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Mark Owen is hacked by Rudy White - foul #4 on Rudy White, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Mark Owen makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Mark Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Melvin Leitner loses the ball out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler is hacked by Homer Young - foul #2 on Homer Young, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Rudy White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Javier Avila tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler is hacked by Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG), Donald Epstein (SF) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 60-70 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Melvin Leitner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Rudy White is hacked by Mark Owen - foul #2 on Mark Owen, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (PF) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Justin Nelson, John Holloman, Mark Owen | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter is fouled in the backcourt by John Mullen - foul #2 on John Mullen, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), John Holloman (PF), Mark Owen (C) Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Melvin Leitner is called for traveling | 62-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Justin Nelson (SG) Robert Ritter | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson is hacked by Melvin Leitner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Justin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Javier Avila scores on a driving attempt from close range | 64-72 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler runs out the clock | 64-72 |