| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) C - Norman Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) C - Bruce Long (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage is fouled on the floor by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | James Register loses the dribble to John Sullivan | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Archie Briggs's pass is intercepted by Norman Shoults | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Zamudio - foul #1 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Akron | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | James Register pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Register | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Akron | John Sears hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Akron | James Register takes the ball from John Sears | 4-0 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-0 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 16:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bruce Long | 4-0 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 15:55 | Akron | John Sullivan can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio tips it in | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:05 | Akron | John Sullivan is hacked by James Register - foul #1 on James Register, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) James Register, Fred Johnson, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sears, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 14:48 | Akron | John Sullivan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | John Stallman is fouled on the floor by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Todd Gammage | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG) John Sullivan | |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | James Register's pass is intercepted by Jon Ried | 4-2 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Joseph Carey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Glenn Laduke - foul #1 on Glenn Laduke, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG) James Register | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) David Gilson, Jon Ried | |
| 13:53 | Akron | Joseph Carey misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Joseph Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the fadeaway in the lane | 4-2 |
| 13:22 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland tips it in | 6-2 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Peter Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Briggs (SF), Bruce Long (C) Joseph Carey, Keith Gess | |
| 12:33 | Akron | Jonathan Bland swats the dunk try by Bruce Long | 6-2 |
| 12:31 | Akron | John Sears can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | James Register scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Bland | 9-2 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Bruce Long buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Peter Matthews and he's hacked by Glenn Laduke - foul #2 on Glenn Laduke, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) Glenn Laduke | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), Keith Gess (PF) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 11:46 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stallman (fresh) SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) PF - Keith Gess (fresh) C - Bruce Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 9-4 |
| 11:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Carey | 9-4 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Archie Briggs connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Carey | 9-6 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Keith Gess gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Keith Gess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Peter Matthews grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 09:57 | Akron | John Stallman picks off the pass by Joseph Carey | 9-6 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | John Stallman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Peter Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Dale Larkin (SF), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, Todd Gammage, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (PG), John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Jon Ried (C) Peter Matthews, Archie Briggs, Keith Gess, Bruce Long | |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland hits the finger roll set up by Fred Johnson and he's fouled by Joseph Zamudio - foul #2 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Gilson (SF), Bruce Long (C) Joseph Carey, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the free throw | 13-6 |
| 08:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bruce Long | 13-6 |
| 08:33 | Akron | John Sears misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bland | 13-6 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses short on a runner near the basket | 13-6 |
| 08:10 | Akron | David Gilson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Bruce Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Todd Gammage (SF) John Stallman, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Briggs (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Joseph Carey (C) David Gilson, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Rob Gale (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Gess (fresh) C - Joseph Carey (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Rob Gale hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Gess | 13-8 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Gammage | 15-8 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Keith Gess can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage clanks a jump hook near the basket | 15-8 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage snags the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rob Gale - foul #1 on Rob Gale, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) James Register, Todd Gammage, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Jon Ried (PF), Bruce Long (C) Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Joseph Carey | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 05:37 | Akron | John Sears knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) Dale Larkin | |
| Subs | Akron | David Gilson (SF) Keith Gess | |
| 05:37 | Akron | John Sears makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Peter Matthews misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Todd Gammage | 20-11 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Gilson - foul #1 on David Gilson, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Fred Johnson, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), Archie Briggs (SF) John Sears, David Gilson | |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Bruce Long scores on a runner near the basket | 21-13 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Larkin | 23-13 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Jon Ried is fouled on the floor by Todd Gammage - foul #1 on Todd Gammage, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), John Stallman (SF), Jonathan Bland (PF) James Register, Todd Gammage, Dale Larkin | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) Peter Matthews, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 23-13 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Glenn Laduke | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) SF - John Stallman (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by John Stallman and the foul's on Keith Gess - foul #1 on Keith Gess, team foul #7 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Todd Gammage (SF), Dale Larkin (PF) Glenn Laduke, John Stallman, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:00 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses the free throw | 25-13 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Keith Gess is hacked by Norman Shoults - foul #1 on Norman Shoults, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Todd Gammage, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (C) Joseph Carey, Archie Briggs | |
| 02:32 | Akron | John Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Wheaton - foul #2 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #7 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:32 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 02:32 | Akron | John Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dale Larkin | 25-14 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | James Register misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 02:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 25-14 |
| 01:59 | Akron | John Sears is called for traveling | 25-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, John Stallman, Dale Larkin, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Long (C) Jon Ried | |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-14 |
| 01:18 | Akron | John Sears comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-14 |
| 01:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Shoults | 27-14 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Gammage | 30-14 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Bruce Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-14 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland grabs the board | 30-14 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-14 |
| 00:02 | Akron | The short jumper by Bruce Long is denied by Todd Gammage | 32-14 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland gets the rebound | 32-14 |