| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Stewart Moses inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Russell Bucholz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Haywood Goolsby and he's hacked by Ethan Wagner - foul #1 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Russell Bucholz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | David Story grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Charles Park swats the layup by Anthony Williams | 39-41 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Stewart Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Charles Park misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Story | 41-41 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Anthony Williams is denied by Ethan Wagner | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stewart Moses | 41-41 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Stewart Moses drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frances Harris | 41-43 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Park - foul #2 on Charles Park, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Rodney Reed (PF) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner | |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Frances Harris drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | David Story makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Parrish | 45-45 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Stewart Moses is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Baillargeon (PF), James Dasilva (C) Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SF), Jimmy Newell (C) Stewart Moses, Charles Park | |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | John Swasey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG) Mark Knotts | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF) Frances Harris, Fa Shih, Jimmy Newell | |
| 16:16 | Akron | Roger Bissett buries a fadeaway in the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | The short jumper by James Baillargeon is denied by Rodney Reed | 45-47 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Rodney Reed grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Swasey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Baillargeon (fresh) C - James Dasilva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Bissett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | David Whalen loses the dribble to Jerry Barton | 45-47 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Jerry Barton hits the finger roll | 45-49 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Ethan Wagner steals it from James Baillargeon | 45-49 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Ethan Wagner tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Swasey and the foul's on Russell Bucholz - foul #2 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), David Story (C) David Whalen, John Swasey, James Baillargeon, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Fa Shih (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Tom Broadnax (PF), Charles Park (C) Jerry Barton, Russell Bucholz, Roger Bissett, Ethan Wagner, Rodney Reed | |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Tom Broadnax misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 13:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 48-51 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Haywood Goolsby steals the ball from Fa Shih | 48-51 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Frances Harris - foul #2 on Frances Harris, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG) Tim Parrish | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (SG) Fa Shih | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Barton - foul #2 on Jerry Barton, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG) Jerry Barton | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Charles Park is fouled on the floor by Haywood Goolsby - foul #2 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Charles Park is denied on a layup by David Story | 50-51 |
| 12:18 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Bissett | 50-51 |
| 12:11 | Akron | David Story steals the ball from Stewart Moses | 50-51 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Haywood Goolsby | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Broadnax (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Roger Bissett loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF), Rodney Reed (C) Stewart Moses, Tom Broadnax, Charles Park | |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts's floater is knocked away by Rodney Reed | 52-51 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | John Swasey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-51 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Rodney Reed snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Ethan Wagner hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Frances Harris and he's fouled by Carl Hirt - foul #4 on Carl Hirt, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG) Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Fa Shih (SF) Frances Harris, Roger Bissett | |
| 10:54 | Akron | Ethan Wagner makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | James Dasilva comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Russell Bucholz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Jerry Barton is fouled on the floor by John Swasey - foul #3 on John Swasey, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) David Whalen, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Akron | Stewart Moses (SF) Fa Shih | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Stewart Moses grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Russell Bucholz tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Swasey | 55-56 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Swasey - foul #4 on John Swasey, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (PG), Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), David Story (C) Mark Knotts, Tim Parrish, John Swasey, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Tom Broadnax (PF), Charles Park (C) Jerry Barton, Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Rodney Reed | |
| 08:49 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | David Story misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Bissett - foul #2 on Roger Bissett, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Baillargeon (PF) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SF) Stewart Moses | |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | David Story makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | David Story makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Fa Shih knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon loses the ball out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), Carl Hirt (PF) David Whalen, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Story (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fa Shih (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Broadnax (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Akron | Carl Hirt is called for the reach on Roger Bissett - foul #5 on Carl Hirt, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Anthony Williams (PF) Tim Parrish, Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF) Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Tom Broadnax | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Charles Park misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | David Story snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Frances Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Frances Harris is hacked by Mark Knotts - foul #3 on Mark Knotts, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF), James Baillargeon (PF), James Dasilva (C) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Frances Harris can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Dasilva - foul #1 on James Dasilva, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Whalen (SG) Mark Knotts | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | David Whalen is hacked by Jimmy Newell - foul #1 on Jimmy Newell, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG) Frances Harris | |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | David Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | David Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Tim Parrish is called for the reach on Roger Bissett - foul #1 on Tim Parrish, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Williams (PF) David Whalen | |
| Subs | Akron | Stewart Moses (SF) Fa Shih | |
| 04:51 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 62-63 |
| 04:34 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by James Dasilva is blocked by Stewart Moses | 62-63 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Rodney Reed pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Jerry Barton loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), David Story (C) James Baillargeon, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | David Story is fouled on the floor by Russell Bucholz - foul #3 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF) Tim Parrish, John Swasey | |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG) Jerry Barton | |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | David Story misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Russell Bucholz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Charles Park misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses the tip | 62-63 |
| 03:36 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 03:09 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Haywood Goolsby | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), James Baillargeon (PF), James Dasilva (C) Haywood Goolsby, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), David Story (C) Tim Parrish, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is hacked by Frances Harris - foul #3 on Frances Harris, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Williams (PF) James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Charles Park comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 67-64 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Ethan Wagner tips it home | 67-66 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-66 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Ethan Wagner gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Ethan Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Knotts | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Russell Bucholz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Charles Park swats the layup by Roger Jackson | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | The clock runs out | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | David Story wins the tip | 69-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the floater from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Charles Park is called for traveling | 71-69 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Ethan Wagner blocks the short jumper by Roger Jackson | 71-69 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it home | 73-69 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Ethan Wagner comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Ethan Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | David Story throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-70 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Stewart Moses comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 73-70 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Stewart Moses hits the follow up shot | 73-72 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-72 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Charles Park gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Russell Bucholz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-72 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (SG), John Swasey (SF) Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:21 | Akron | Frances Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ethan Wagner | 73-75 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Roger Jackson (SF) Tim Parrish, John Swasey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Knotts | 75-75 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-75 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | David Story snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is fouled on the floor by Frances Harris - foul #4 on Frances Harris, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Frances Harris's floater is knocked away by Anthony Williams | 77-75 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Stewart Moses gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 14 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Park (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Haywood Goolsby steals it from Russell Bucholz | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Russell Bucholz snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Frances Harris knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Russell Bucholz | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the board | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ethan Wagner runs out the clock | 77-78 |