| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams buries a floater in the paint set up by Paul Beck out of the doubleteam | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Bruce Pickering double dribbles | 29-30 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams double dribbles | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Charlie Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Baer | 32-30 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Paul Beck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Charlie Lee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Paul Beck scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Wiliams | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Charlie Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:28 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Keller | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alfredo Ramos, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Carlos Montalvo (SF), Fredrick Beals (C) Kerry Baer, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (PF) Jack Maiorano | |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | James Jensen is called for 3 seconds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Keller (PF) Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (SG), Ralph Blocher (SF) Kenneth Fecteau, Richard Wiliams | |
| 16:46 | Akron | Ralph Blocher takes the ball from Charlie Lee | 35-33 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman's pass is intercepted by Charlie Lee | 35-33 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Charlie Lee lays it in | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Walter Keller snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Keller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Fredrick Beals pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Paul Beck hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Jensen | 37-36 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Charlie Lee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Walter Keller snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Christopher McLin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman drills a shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Walter Keller gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charlie Lee | 41-38 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | James Jensen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Beck | 41-40 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Bruce Twyman is called for the reach on Fredrick Beals - foul #1 on Bruce Twyman, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Elmer Caraballo (SG), Fred Wallace (SF), Alfredo Ramos (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Charlie Lee, Carlos Montalvo, Walter Keller, Fredrick Beals | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Richard Wiliams (SF), Jack Maiorano (PF), David Bourque (C) Bruce Twyman, Ralph Blocher, James Jensen, Kenneth Williams | |
| 12:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Wallace (fresh) PF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 41-40 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Bruce Pickering snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kerry Baer and he's fouled by Jack Maiorano - foul #2 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG) Elmer Caraballo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG) Paul Beck | |
| 10:47 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano makes the turnaround from the left block | 43-42 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Kerry Baer | 45-42 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Kerry Baer picks off the pass by Bruce Twyman in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Kerry Baer double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG) Fred Wallace | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Bruce Pickering pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Jack Maiorano is called for the reach on Alfredo Ramos - foul #3 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Fredrick Beals (C) Kerry Baer, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), James Jensen (PF) Bruce Twyman, Jack Maiorano | |
| 09:06 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | James Jensen pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | A charge is called on James Jensen - foul #1 on James Jensen, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Pickering (C) Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Richard Wiliams, David Bourque | |
| 08:29 | Akron | Kenneth Fecteau is called for the reach on Charlie Lee - foul #2 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Blocher - foul #2 on Ralph Blocher, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) Kenneth Fecteau | |
| 08:02 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano can't finish the layup | 46-42 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Montalvo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Blocher (fresh) PF - Jack Maiorano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo's pass is intercepted by Jack Maiorano | 46-42 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charlie Lee - foul #2 on Charlie Lee, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Elmer Caraballo (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF) Christopher McLin, Charlie Lee, Carlos Montalvo, Fredrick Beals | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Twyman (PG), Richard Wiliams (SF), David Bourque (C) Paul Beck, Ralph Blocher, Kenneth Williams | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Bruce Pickering pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | James Jensen makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jack Maiorano | 46-44 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | James Jensen connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-46 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | David Bourque pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | David Bourque pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams buries a floater from the right block | 46-48 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is fouled on the floor by Richard Wiliams - foul #3 on Richard Wiliams, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Carlos Montalvo (SF), Fredrick Beals (C) Elmer Caraballo, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau (SG), Ralph Blocher (PF) James Jensen, Jack Maiorano | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 04:19 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Alfredo Ramos steals the ball from Ralph Blocher | 48-48 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Kerry Baer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Charlie Lee tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 03:22 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams is fouled on the floor by Carlos Montalvo - foul #2 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Walter Keller (PF) Kerry Baer, Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Beck (PG), James Jensen (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Bruce Twyman, Ralph Blocher, David Bourque | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Beck (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Fecteau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wiliams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Charlie Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Charlie Lee, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Pickering (C) Fredrick Beals | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano (PF) Richard Wiliams | |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Ramos (SF) Carlos Montalvo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher (SF), David Bourque (C) James Jensen, Kenneth Williams | |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Ralph Blocher loses the dribble to Bruce Pickering | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is hacked by Jack Maiorano - foul #4 on Jack Maiorano, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG) Christopher McLin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Alfredo Ramos steps in front of the Paul Beck pass | 51-48 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Paul Beck is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams (SF) Ralph Blocher | |
| 00:41 | Akron | The short jumper by Bruce Pickering is denied by Jack Maiorano | 53-48 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Richard Wiliams pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Kerry Baer picks off the pass by Paul Beck in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Charlie Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kerry Baer | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Bruce Pickering blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Bourque | 55-48 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Fecteau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Bruce Pickering is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Beck - foul #1 on Paul Beck, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Elmer Caraballo (SG), Carlos Montalvo (SF) Kerry Baer, Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Bruce Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Jack Maiorano snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Paul Beck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 00:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Walter Keller | 55-48 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo is hacked by Kenneth Fecteau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Fecteau, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Paul Beck hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Christopher McLin is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Beck - foul #2 on Paul Beck, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Fredrick Beals (PF) Elmer Caraballo, Walter Keller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Christopher McLin makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Christopher McLin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Paul Beck misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-51 |