| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) PF - George Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio | David Liu's pass is intercepted by Todd Gammage | 23-31 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 23-31 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | George Shields pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | George Shields clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 18:28 | Ohio | Jason Guizar grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Gammage | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on David Liu - foul #2 on David Liu, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, David Liu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), John Stallman (SF), Jonathan Bland (PF) James Register, Todd Gammage, Dale Larkin | |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Ken Hammons lays it in on a nice dish by Kudyauku Alhambra | 27-33 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Johnson | 27-35 |
| 16:36 | Ohio | Todd Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | John Stallman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | John Stallman is called for traveling | 27-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Fred Johnson, Norman Shoults | |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Todd Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stallman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | James Register connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stallman | 30-38 |
| 15:16 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Jones | 33-38 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton is open and lays it up and in set up by James Register | 33-40 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Wayne Wheaton takes the ball from Ken Hammons | 33-40 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | James Register is hacked by Anthony Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wade, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Todd Gammage (SF), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | George Shields comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Larkin - foul #2 on Dale Larkin, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel McDunn - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:48 | Ohio | David Liu grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Fred Johnson, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | James Register misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | George Shields snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | Jason Guizar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland double dribbles | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Reginald Dutton (C) Jason Guizar, David Liu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra's pass is intercepted by Dale Larkin | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) PF - George Shields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Kudyauku Alhambra, George Shields | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SF) Todd Gammage | |
| 11:34 | Ohio | The jump hook by Reginald Dutton is blocked by Dale Larkin | 38-43 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dale Larkin | 38-43 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Jones - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) John Stallman | |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage scores on a shot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Todd Jones is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), George Shields (PF) Todd Jones, Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SF), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Todd Gammage, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | James Register hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jonathan Bland | 38-48 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Richard Bennett is fouled on the floor by Fred Johnson - foul #1 on Fred Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (PG), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) Fred Johnson, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 09:57 | Ohio | David Liu misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Todd Gammage | 38-48 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Register | 38-51 |
| 09:08 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the shot in the paint | 40-51 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Register | 40-53 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | George Shields hits a driving attempt in the lane | 42-53 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stallman | 42-55 |
| 08:05 | Ohio | George Shields is denied on a layup by Todd Gammage | 42-55 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | James Register is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Guizar - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Jason Guizar, Richard Bennett, Kudyauku Alhambra, George Shields, David Liu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) James Register, John Stallman, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ken Hammons | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Todd Jones | 44-55 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-55 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland tips it in | 44-57 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Todd Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is whistled for a carry | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), John Stallman (SF) Glenn Laduke, Todd Gammage | |
| 06:15 | Ohio | Jonathan Bland blocks the jumper by Greg Goetsch | 44-57 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Ken Hammons tips it home | 46-57 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | John Stallman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:08 | Ohio | Ken Hammons is fouled on the floor by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Kudyauku Alhambra (PF), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Manuel McDunn, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), Todd Gammage (SF), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, John Stallman, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Wade, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Glenn Laduke | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | James Register connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Todd Gammage | 46-63 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Todd Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) David Liu | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (PG), John Stallman (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) James Register, Fred Johnson, Todd Gammage, Norman Shoults | |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke's pass is intercepted by Kudyauku Alhambra | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Bland - foul #1 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), Todd Hall (C) Dale Larkin, Wayne Wheaton | |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) SF - Jason Guizar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stallman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hall (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Stallman | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Todd Hall is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-65 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jason Guizar | 50-65 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | John Stallman hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Laduke | 50-67 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | John Stallman gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Kudyauku Alhambra steals the ball from John Stallman in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Ken Hammons (C) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Fred Johnson, Todd Hall | |
| 01:26 | Ohio | Jason Guizar can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-67 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra snags the offensive board | 50-67 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Wayne Wheaton is called for the reach on Todd Jones - foul #2 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Todd Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Kudyauku Alhambra - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alhambra, team foul #8 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Hall (C) Todd Gammage | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jason Guizar | 52-68 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Stallman runs out the clock | 52-68 |