| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Herbert Murray (fresh) SG - Tom Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Newman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio | Tom Reed is hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #3 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG) Dima Pavloski | |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Murray | 35-36 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 35-36 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Richard Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin's pass is intercepted by Herbert Murray | 35-36 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Tom Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Richard Landin (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Victor Holman (C) Herbert Murray, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Alan Reynolds (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Tom Reed makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Tom Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Carothers | 37-38 |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Charles Reed connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Harry Motyka and he's fouled by Leland Dionisio - foul #1 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Burke (SG) Tom Reed | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Charles Reed makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Holman - foul #1 on Victor Holman, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 17:15 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Riney | 40-41 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Harry Motyka knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Landin and he's fouled by Abel Bailey - foul #1 on Abel Bailey, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Newman (PF), Randall Hall (C) Charles Reed, Victor Holman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Harry Motyka misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | John Brown gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG), Charlie Pasternak (SF) Harry Motyka, Richard Landin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Rodney Riney, Kyle Carothers, Alan Reynolds | |
| 16:16 | Ohio | Randall Hall can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Eric Rankin | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Charlie Pasternak picks off the pass by Richard Jones | 42-41 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | Jason Kahle dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charlie Pasternak | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Kahle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 15:35 | Ohio | Jason Kahle pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:29 | Ohio | Randall Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Victor Holman (C) Jason Kahle, Joshua Burke, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 15:09 | Buffalo | Tom Reed takes the ball from Eric Rankin | 44-41 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Herbert Murray misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Parker | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Ohio | Tom Reed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Tom Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Richard Landin (PF), Randall Hall (C) Herbert Murray, Richard Parker, Charles Reed, Victor Holman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), John Stanley (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, Abel Bailey | |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Charlie Pasternak picks off the pass by Kyle Carothers | 44-44 |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Charlie Pasternak swats the layup by John Stanley | 46-44 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Tom Reed's fadeaway is rejected by John Stanley | 46-46 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Andrew Newman (PF) Harry Motyka, Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Richard Landin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), John Brown (PF) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers, Leland Dionisio | |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Joshua Burke hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randall Hall | 49-46 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | John Stanley is called for the reach on Randall Hall - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak (SF), Victor Holman (C) Richard Parker, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF) Rodney Riney | |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Herbert Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | Andrew Newman tips it home | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Herbert Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Wayne Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee travels in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Charles Reed (PF) Herbert Murray, Joshua Burke, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) John Stanley | |
| 11:18 | Ohio | Tom Reed misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | John Brown grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Kahle - foul #3 on Jason Kahle, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Richard Jones, Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds | |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin is fouled on the floor by Jason Kahle - foul #4 on Jason Kahle, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Andrew Newman (PF) Jason Kahle, Victor Holman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey scores on a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| 10:28 | Ohio | Herbert Murray clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Newman - foul #2 on Andrew Newman, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Richard Parker (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Randall Hall (C) Herbert Murray, Tom Reed, Richard Landin, Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Eric Rankin, Abel Bailey | |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Randall Hall - foul #1 on Randall Hall, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), John Stanley (C) Kyle Carothers, Alan Reynolds, John Brown | |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:46 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak is fouled on the floor by Dima Pavloski - foul #4 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Burke (SG) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF) Dima Pavloski | |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Joshua Burke comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Reynolds - foul #1 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Holman (PF) Andrew Newman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG) Alan Reynolds | |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Randall Hall is called for the reach on John Stanley - foul #2 on Randall Hall, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG) Harry Motyka | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Herbert Murray makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Burke | 56-52 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | John Stanley knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Ohio | Leland Dionisio is called for the reach on Victor Holman - foul #2 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Parker (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Andrew Newman (PF) Joshua Burke, Charlie Pasternak, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Wayne Lee, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio | |
| 08:29 | Ohio | Victor Holman misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses badly on a floater from the right side | 56-54 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | Richard Landin snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Richard Landin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Victor Holman misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 07:37 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Parker | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Herbert Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Landin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Holman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio | Richard Landin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Murray | 59-54 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 59-54 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | John Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Stanley | 59-54 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kyle Carothers | 59-57 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Victor Holman banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Parker and the foul's on John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Randall Hall (C) Herbert Murray, Richard Parker, Richard Landin, Andrew Newman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Richard Jones, Kyle Carothers, Eric Rankin, John Brown, John Stanley | |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Victor Holman makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio is open and buries a shot from the left block | 62-59 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | The short jumper by Victor Holman is denied by Abel Bailey | 62-59 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Leland Dionisio | 62-61 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Tom Reed scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harry Motyka | 64-61 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Randall Hall grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 64-61 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leland Dionisio - foul #3 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG), Joshua Burke (SG), Charles Reed (PF) Harry Motyka, Tom Reed, Victor Holman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds (SF), John Brown (PF), John Stanley (C) Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Kahle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Burke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) PF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Randall Hall is called for the reach on Dima Pavloski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Hall, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Charles Reed gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Charles Reed is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Reed, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Alan Reynolds | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Charles Reed pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Charles Reed's layup is rejected by John Stanley | 66-62 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Brown | 66-62 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee loses the dribble to Jason Kahle in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Reed (SG), Richard Landin (SF) Joshua Burke, Charlie Pasternak | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rodney Riney (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Leland Dionisio (C) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, John Stanley | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Richard Landin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Newman (PF) Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG) Jason Kahle | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Richard Landin is called for the reach on Eric Rankin - foul #1 on Richard Landin, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak (SF) Richard Landin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:14 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Andrew Newman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Murray | 69-64 |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Hall (C) Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), John Stanley (C) Rodney Riney, Kyle Carothers, Leland Dionisio | |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charlie Pasternak - foul #3 on Charlie Pasternak, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Andrew Newman can't finish the layup | 69-66 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Brown | 69-66 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Herbert Murray | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Newman is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #3 on Andrew Newman, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak makes the jump hook from close range | 73-71 |