| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tyler Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Biller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Rich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Terry Baley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Tyler Cook grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Tyler Cook loses the dribble to Malcolm Doane | 30-30 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter blows the dunk | 30-30 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Tyler Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Don Rich misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle can't tip it in | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Hanson | 30-30 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Tyler Cook scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Don Rich | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Don Rich picks off the pass by Matthew Carter | 32-30 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Don Rich comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Entwistle - foul #3 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG) Joseph Entwistle | |
| 17:48 | Akron | Don Rich makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Don Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stefan Russo | 34-33 |
| 17:26 | Akron | David Palma travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Evans (SG), Gerald Ventura (SF) Joseph Biller, Donald Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Leon Blossom (C) Matthew Carter, Terry Baley | |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh tips it home | 34-35 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Gary Evans knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ventura | 36-35 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Muldoon | 36-37 |
| 16:08 | Akron | David Palma makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Cook and he's hacked by Leon Blossom - foul #2 on Leon Blossom, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Biller (SG), Donald Hanson (SF), James Voight (PF) Tyler Cook, Gerald Ventura, Don Rich | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Matthew Carter (SF), Terry Baley (C) Thomas Muldoon, Malcolm Doane, Roger Marsh | |
| 16:08 | Akron | David Palma makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 15:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Palma | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gary Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Biller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Voight (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Palma (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Apple (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | James Voight makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Hanson | 42-37 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Donald Hanson snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Donald Hanson comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Carter - foul #1 on Matthew Carter, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Chalker (SF) David Palma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Donnell Weedman (PF) Stefan Russo, Matthew Carter | |
| 14:53 | Akron | Donald Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Donald Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Terry Baley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Terry Baley can't tip it in | 44-37 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Andrew Chalker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Joseph Entwistle is called for the reach on Gary Evans - foul #4 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Tyler Cook (PG), Don Rich (PF) Joseph Biller, Donald Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Malcolm Doane (SG), William McKiernan (SF), Roger Marsh (PF) Joseph Entwistle, Calvin Apple, Leon Blossom, Terry Baley | |
| 14:13 | Akron | Don Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-37 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Muldoon | 44-39 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Malcolm Doane takes the ball from Andrew Chalker | 44-39 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon hits the finger roll set up by Malcolm Doane | 44-41 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Don Rich comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Don Rich - foul #1 on Don Rich, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Biller (SG), Donald Hanson (C) Gary Evans, James Voight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG), Matthew Carter (SF), Leon Blossom (C) Thomas Muldoon, William McKiernan, Donnell Weedman | |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Don Rich gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Andrew Chalker misses the floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Donald Hanson misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Leon Blossom | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Tyler Cook snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Don Rich can't connect on a floater from the left block | 44-42 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Malcolm Doane | 44-44 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Don Rich knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Chalker | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tyler Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Chalker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Rich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Blossom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Carter | 46-46 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Joseph Biller is fouled on the floor by Roger Marsh - foul #1 on Roger Marsh, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Evans (PG), John Raasch (SG), Gerald Ventura (SF), James Voight (PF), David Palma (C) Tyler Cook, Joseph Biller, Andrew Chalker, Don Rich, Donald Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Calvin Apple (SG), Donnell Weedman (PF), Terry Baley (C) Malcolm Doane, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Leon Blossom | |
| 10:56 | Akron | Gary Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon misses the floater from the right side | 46-46 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo tips it but misses | 46-46 |
| 10:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gerald Ventura | 46-46 |
| 10:09 | Akron | James Voight misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Calvin Apple | 46-46 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Palma - foul #1 on David Palma, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:54 | Akron | James Voight grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:41 | Akron | David Palma knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by John Raasch | 48-47 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Gary Evans steals it from Terry Baley | 48-47 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Gary Evans misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Baley - foul #3 on Terry Baley, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Biller (SG), Andrew Chalker (SF), Don Rich (PF) John Raasch, Gerald Ventura, James Voight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG), Roger Marsh (PF) Calvin Apple, Donnell Weedman | |
| 09:09 | Akron | Gary Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Gary Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Biller - foul #1 on Joseph Biller, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Tyler Cook (PG) Gary Evans | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Joseph Biller is hacked by Malcolm Doane - foul #1 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Hanson (C) David Palma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (PG), Leon Blossom (C) Thomas Muldoon, Terry Baley | |
| 08:37 | Akron | Joseph Biller makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Joseph Biller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane is fouled on the floor by Joseph Biller - foul #2 on Joseph Biller, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (PG), William McKiernan (SF) Calvin Apple, Matthew Carter | |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Tyler Cook grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Joseph Biller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Malcolm Doane - foul #2 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG) William McKiernan | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Joseph Biller makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Joseph Biller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tyler Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Chalker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Blossom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Don Rich - foul #2 on Don Rich, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | David Palma (C) Donald Hanson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Baley (C) Leon Blossom | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Don Rich pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Andrew Chalker can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stefan Russo - foul #2 on Stefan Russo, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Evans (PG), John Raasch (SG) Tyler Cook, Joseph Biller | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Andrew Chalker misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Andrew Chalker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Entwistle and he's fouled by David Palma - foul #2 on David Palma, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Gary Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Don Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Hanson (SF), James Voight (PF) Andrew Chalker, Don Rich | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Malcolm Doane, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Calvin Apple misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Donald Hanson gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:26 | Akron | David Palma connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Evans | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Leon Blossom | 57-57 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Tyler Cook (PG), Joseph Biller (SG), Andrew Chalker (SF), Don Rich (PF) Gary Evans, John Raasch, Donald Hanson, James Voight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Calvin Apple, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Don Rich can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Joseph Biller tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-57 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Joseph Biller pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Matthew Carter takes the ball from Joseph Biller | 59-57 |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Entwistle | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tyler Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biller (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andrew Chalker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Palma (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Joseph Biller misses the lay-in | 59-60 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Andrew Chalker snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:53 | Akron | David Palma drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Don Rich | 62-60 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | David Palma denies the turnaround by Roger Marsh | 62-60 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Don Rich grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Terry Baley blocks the short jumper by Andrew Chalker | 62-60 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Evans (PG), John Raasch (SG), Gerald Ventura (SF), Donald Hanson (PF), James Voight (C) Tyler Cook, Joseph Biller, Andrew Chalker, Don Rich, David Palma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Stefan Russo (SF), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Malcolm Doane, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 01:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Tyler Cook (PG), Joseph Biller (SG), Andrew Chalker (SF), Don Rich (PF), David Palma (C) Gary Evans, John Raasch, Gerald Ventura, Donald Hanson, James Voight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG), Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Calvin Apple, Stefan Russo, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 01:52 | Akron | Tyler Cook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tyler Cook, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter is hacked by Andrew Chalker - foul #4 on Andrew Chalker, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Don Rich is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Don Rich, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Chalker picks off the pass by Matthew Carter | 62-62 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Andrew Chalker banks in the layup | 64-62 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh is fouled on the floor by Andrew Chalker - foul #5 on Andrew Chalker, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Hanson (SF) Andrew Chalker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Tyler Cook is hacked by Malcolm Doane - foul #3 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Tyler Cook makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Tyler Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh buries a turnaround from the baseline | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Tyler Cook misses long on a fullcourt shot | 65-66 |