| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) C - Mark Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Howard Mitchell is called for the reach on Mark Owen - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Javier Avila denies the turnaround by Mark Owen | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 19:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Javier Avila | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Bo Finn picks off the pass by Homer Young | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Bo Finn hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Butler | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Javier Avila misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Melvin Leitner takes the ball from John Holloman | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Homer Young can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | John Holloman pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Bo Finn scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Marcus Butler | 35-31 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Howard Mitchell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-31 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Homer Young tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-33 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Rudy White misses the dunk | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Javier Avila snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Marcus Butler takes the ball from Howard Mitchell | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Mark Owen hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Holloman | 37-33 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | John Holloman snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Brainard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holloman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Owen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Homer Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudy White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bo Finn | 39-33 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Howard Mitchell drills a shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard is called for 3 seconds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (PF), Elijah Whiteside (C) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman, Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| 14:45 | Akron | John Mullen scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Donald Epstein - foul #2 on Donald Epstein, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 14:45 | Akron | John Mullen misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Elijah Whiteside | 39-37 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Ritter | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Akron | James Huddleston buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mullen | 41-39 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | William Peden scores on a runner from the right block set up by Robert Ritter and he's fouled by Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | William Peden misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:50 | Akron | James Huddleston snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:42 | Akron | John Mullen misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Elijah Whiteside | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | James Huddleston steals the ball from William Peden | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Harold Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:21 | Akron | James Huddleston tips it in | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Donald Epstein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Alex Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Harold Hill comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 43-41 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | William Peden pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Robert Ritter scores on a shot in the paint | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fairly fresh) PF - William Peden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elijah Whiteside (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Brinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Huddleston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | John Mullen misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Ritter - foul #3 on Robert Ritter, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), Robert Bolden (PF), Mark Owen (C) Robert Ritter, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), David Clukey (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, Harold Hill, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| 11:43 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:43 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bolden | 48-43 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Mark Owen is called for the reach on Rudy White - foul #2 on Mark Owen, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Holloman (PF) Robert Bolden | |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Homer Young (SF) John Mullen, David Clukey | |
| 10:52 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Mark Owen pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Homer Young - foul #2 on Homer Young, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Bo Finn makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | John Holloman gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | John Holloman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Holloman, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Melvin Leitner is hacked by Mark Owen - foul #3 on Mark Owen, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (PF) John Holloman | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF) Homer Young | |
| 09:14 | Akron | Howard Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Elijah Whiteside (C) Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (SF) Stephen Brinson | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Bo Finn is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF) Bo Finn, Larry Brainard | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), Alex Blair (C) Melvin Leitner, Rudy White | |
| 08:34 | Akron | Harold Hill drills a jumper in the lane | 49-45 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Alex Blair swats the short shot by William Peden | 49-45 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:01 | Akron | John Mullen lays it in set up by Howard Mitchell | 49-47 |
| 07:47 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Harold Hill grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Epstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Seymour (fresh) PF - William Peden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elijah Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | William Peden misses the shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Akron | John Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Alex Blair buries a floater from close range set up by Harold Hill | 49-49 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF), Mark Owen (C) Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden, Elijah Whiteside | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| 05:52 | Akron | Homer Young lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Bo Finn can't connect on a shot from the right block | 49-51 |
| 05:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Howard Mitchell | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Howard Mitchell clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Bo Finn - foul #2 on Bo Finn, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Bo Finn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | John Holloman hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 04:38 | Akron | The short jumper by Javier Avila is denied by Larry Brainard | 51-52 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Rudy White buries a runner from the left block | 51-54 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses short on a runner from the right block | 51-54 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Homer Young gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Homer Young throws it down set up by Howard Mitchell | 51-56 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 03:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Homer Young | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Marcus Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bo Finn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Brainard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Owen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Homer Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Holloman | 51-56 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | John Holloman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Owen | 53-56 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Howard Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rudy White | 53-58 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Rudy White - foul #2 on Rudy White, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Epstein (SG), Geoffrey Seymour (SF), William Peden (PF) Marcus Butler, Bo Finn, Larry Brainard, John Holloman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Mark Owen makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Mark Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | William Peden grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Geoffrey Seymour misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 02:26 | Akron | James Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Marcus Butler (PG), Bo Finn (SG), Larry Brainard (SF), John Holloman (PF) Robert Ritter, Donald Epstein, Geoffrey Seymour, William Peden | |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson, Harold Hill, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| 02:14 | Akron | Javier Avila hits a jumper from the right block set up by Howard Mitchell and he's fouled by Mark Owen - foul #4 on Mark Owen, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | John Holloman snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | John Holloman is hacked by Rudy White - foul #3 on Rudy White, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-60 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Melvin Leitner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bo Finn | 56-62 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Homer Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Melvin Leitner tips it but misses | 56-62 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Mark Owen grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Mitchell - foul #2 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Rudy White pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Akron | Bo Finn is called for the reach on Rudy White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bo Finn, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), Stephen Brinson (SF) Melvin Leitner, Homer Young | |
| 00:48 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Marcus Butler is called for the reach on John Mullen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcus Butler, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 00:42 | Akron | John Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | John Holloman pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | John Holloman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 59-64 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Rudy White is hacked by Bo Finn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bo Finn, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | John Holloman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Owen | 62-66 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is hacked by Marcus Butler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcus Butler, team foul #11 | 62-66 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Mark Owen is called for the reach on Rudy White - foul #5 on Mark Owen, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Peden (C) Mark Owen | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), Stephen Brinson (SF) Melvin Leitner, Homer Young | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | John Holloman gets the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Marcus Butler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Rudy White is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Butler - foul #5 on Marcus Butler, team foul #13 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Ritter (PG) Marcus Butler | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | John Holloman grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Larry Brainard pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | John Holloman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-70 |