| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fresh) SG - Harvey Rainey (fresh) SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) PF - David Sealey (fresh) C - Dennis Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Gary Cozart (fresh) SG - Chad Sullivan (fresh) SF - John Fasching (fresh) PF - John Auyeung (fresh) C - Nelson Leopold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Dennis Fox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Harvey Rainey's pass is intercepted by Nelson Leopold | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Cozart | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Richard Linehan is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Harvey Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Drake | Richard Linehan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Bryant | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Northeastern | Dennis Fox takes the ball from John Fasching in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Richard Linehan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Drake | David Sealey grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Harvey Rainey makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Linehan | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Northeastern | John Auyeung hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Gregory Bryant grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses long on a runner near the basket | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Northeastern | Gregory Bryant swats the shot by Gary Cozart | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold tips it home | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Drake | Gregory Bryant is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Hal Bradshaw (SG), Jonathan Stone (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Richard Linehan, Harvey Rainey, Gregory Bryant, David Sealey, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison (PG), Matthew Gutirrez (SF), Roosevelt Arnold (PF) Gary Cozart, John Fasching, John Auyeung | |
| 16:30 | Northeastern | Hal Bradshaw is called for the reach on Chad Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hal Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | Drake | Marc Duncan snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Luis Westrick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Marc Duncan snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roosevelt Arnold - foul #1 on Roosevelt Arnold, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll (SG) Chad Sullivan | |
| 15:56 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fresh) SG - Hal Bradshaw (fresh) SF - Jonathan Stone (fresh) PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Burgher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Daniel Jamison (fresh) SG - Arthur Carroll (fresh) SF - Matthew Gutirrez (fresh) PF - Roosevelt Arnold (fresh) C - Nelson Leopold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northeastern | Hal Bradshaw steps in front of the Nelson Leopold pass | 4-5 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Marc Duncan can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 4-5 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Luis Westrick grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Luis Westrick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:50 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:41 | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold tips it in | 4-7 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw is hacked by Arthur Carroll - foul #1 on Arthur Carroll, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF), William Saunders (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, Jonathan Stone, Marc Duncan, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Cozart (PG), Chad Sullivan (SG), John Fasching (SF), John Auyeung (PF) Daniel Jamison, Arthur Carroll, Matthew Gutirrez, Roosevelt Arnold | |
| 14:01 | Drake | David Sealey misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:00 | Northeastern | John Auyeung grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:41 | Northeastern | John Auyeung scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Nelson Leopold | 4-9 |
| 13:22 | Drake | William Saunders misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Sullivan - foul #1 on Chad Sullivan, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Bryant (SF), Dennis Fox (C) David John, David Sealey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison (C) Nelson Leopold | |
| 13:22 | Drake | William Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:22 | Drake | William Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:22 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:20 | Northeastern | John Fasching loses the dribble to Gregory Bryant in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 12:58 | Northeastern | John Auyeung gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:53 | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison misses the turnaround in the lane | 4-9 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Harvey Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Harvey Rainey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 12:30 | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 12:28 | Northeastern | John Fasching is hacked by Gregory Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Bryant, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Hal Bradshaw (SG), Kevin Burgher (PF) Richard Linehan, Harvey Rainey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold (PF), Matthew Gutirrez (C) John Fasching, John Auyeung | |
| 12:10 | Northeastern | Dennis Fox takes the ball from Matthew Gutirrez | 4-9 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Dennis Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 11:51 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fresh) SG - Hal Bradshaw (fresh) SF - Gregory Bryant (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Burgher (fresh) C - Dennis Fox (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Gary Cozart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Jamison (fairly fresh) PF - Roosevelt Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Gutirrez (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Cozart | 4-11 |
| 11:16 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Westrick | 6-11 |
| 10:52 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burgher - foul #1 on Kevin Burgher, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), Jonathan Stone (SF), David Sealey (PF) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, Gregory Bryant, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edwin Nabors (PG), Arthur Carroll (SG), John Auyeung (PF), Nelson Leopold (C) Gary Cozart, Chad Sullivan, Daniel Jamison, Roosevelt Arnold | |
| 10:29 | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll misses long on a jumper from the left block | 6-11 |
| 10:28 | Drake | David Sealey gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Harvey Rainey misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 10:20 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 10:09 | Northeastern | Matthew Gutirrez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Gutirrez, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | William Saunders (C) Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Fasching (SF) Matthew Gutirrez | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Harvey Rainey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 09:50 | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 09:40 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 6-11 |
| 09:39 | Northeastern | John Auyeung snags the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 09:34 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 09:32 | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll tips it back up and in | 6-13 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Jonathan Stone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Carroll - foul #2 on Arthur Carroll, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (SG), Hal Bradshaw (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Richard Linehan, Harvey Rainey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Cozart (PG), Chad Sullivan (SG) Edwin Nabors, Arthur Carroll | |
| 09:16 | Drake | Jonathan Stone misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Jonathan Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 09:05 | Northeastern | John Fasching hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Cozart | 7-15 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Luis Westrick blows the layup | 7-15 |
| 08:47 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Gary Cozart is hacked by Jonathan Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Stone, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Rainey (SG), Marc Duncan (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Jonathan Stone, David Sealey, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison (SF), Roosevelt Arnold (PF), Matthew Gutirrez (C) John Fasching, John Auyeung, Nelson Leopold | |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Gary Cozart misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-15 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Marc Duncan grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Marc Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Harvey Rainey tips it but misses | 7-15 |
| 08:11 | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 07:58 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Gary Cozart snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 07:42 | Northeastern | Harvey Rainey is called for the reach on Daniel Jamison - foul #1 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edwin Nabors (PG), John Auyeung (PF), Nelson Leopold (C) Gary Cozart, Roosevelt Arnold, Matthew Gutirrez | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Burgher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Edwin Nabors (fresh) SG - Chad Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Jamison (fresh) PF - John Auyeung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Leopold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold hits a shot from the right wing set up by Edwin Nabors | 7-17 |
| 07:15 | Drake | Gregory Bryant is fouled on the floor by John Auyeung - foul #1 on John Auyeung, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Stone (SG), David Sealey (PF) Harvey Rainey, Marc Duncan | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Fasching (SF) Daniel Jamison | |
| 06:57 | Drake | Gregory Bryant drills a floater from the right side set up by Richard Linehan | 9-17 |
| 06:41 | Northeastern | John Auyeung knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Sullivan | 9-19 |
| 06:21 | Drake | David Sealey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Kevin Burgher tips it back up and in | 11-19 |
| 06:17 | Northeastern | Jonathan Stone steals the ball from Edwin Nabors in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Gregory Bryant connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Linehan | 14-19 |
| 05:44 | Northeastern | John Auyeung misses the wide open runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Sealey - foul #1 on David Sealey, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), Hal Bradshaw (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), William Saunders (C) Richard Linehan, Jonathan Stone, Gregory Bryant, David Sealey, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Cozart (PG), Daniel Jamison (SG), Matthew Gutirrez (SF) Edwin Nabors, Chad Sullivan, John Fasching | |
| 05:44 | Northeastern | John Auyeung misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:44 | Northeastern | John Auyeung misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:44 | Drake | William Saunders grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Luis Westrick makes the jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 05:17 | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 05:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Marc Duncan | 16-19 |
| 05:11 | Drake | A charge is called on Harvey Rainey - foul #2 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Drake | David John (SF) Harvey Rainey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold (PF) John Auyeung | |
| 05:04 | Northeastern | Marc Duncan is called for the reach on Roosevelt Arnold - foul #1 on Marc Duncan, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| 05:04 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:04 | Northeastern | Roosevelt Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Luis Westrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Saunders | 18-21 |
| 04:41 | Northeastern | Matthew Gutirrez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 04:39 | Drake | Marc Duncan gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 04:09 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Nelson Leopold | 18-21 |
| 03:41 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 03:39 | Drake | David John grabs the board | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hal Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David John (fairly fresh) PF - Marc Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Saunders (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Gary Cozart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jamison (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Gutirrez (fairly fresh) PF - Roosevelt Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Leopold (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Drake | William Saunders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hal Bradshaw | 20-21 |
| 03:14 | Northeastern | Matthew Gutirrez is fouled in the backcourt by David John - foul #1 on David John, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Jonathan Stone (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), David Sealey (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, David John, Marc Duncan, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edwin Nabors (PG), Chad Sullivan (SG), John Fasching (SF), John Auyeung (PF) Gary Cozart, Daniel Jamison, Roosevelt Arnold, Nelson Leopold | |
| 03:14 | Northeastern | Matthew Gutirrez makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:14 | Northeastern | Matthew Gutirrez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Dennis Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Jonathan Stone loses the dribble to John Fasching | 20-22 |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Gregory Bryant pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Dennis Fox is hacked by Edwin Nabors - foul #1 on Edwin Nabors, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Rainey (SG) Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Cozart (PG), Nelson Leopold (C) Edwin Nabors, Matthew Gutirrez | |
| 02:12 | Drake | Dennis Fox misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:12 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 01:50 | Northeastern | John Auyeung hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 01:48 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 01:47 | Northeastern | John Auyeung grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 01:35 | Northeastern | Gary Cozart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 01:34 | Drake | David Sealey gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 01:14 | Drake | David Sealey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Nelson Leopold - foul #1 on Nelson Leopold, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Hal Bradshaw (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Richard Linehan, Harvey Rainey, Jonathan Stone, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison (SF), Roosevelt Arnold (PF) John Fasching, John Auyeung | |
| 01:14 | Drake | David Sealey makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:14 | Drake | David Sealey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:09 | Northeastern | Daniel Jamison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Gregory Bryant knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Hal Bradshaw | 24-22 |
| 00:43 | Northeastern | Chad Sullivan connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Jamison | 24-25 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Gregory Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Chad Sullivan - foul #2 on Chad Sullivan, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Marc Duncan (PF) David Sealey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edwin Nabors (PG), Arthur Carroll (SG) Gary Cozart, Chad Sullivan | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:28 | Northeastern | Nelson Leopold gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Arthur Carroll is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses short on a fullcourt shot | 24-27 |