| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Ewald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Drake | Jimmy Nelson steals it from Donald Baccus | 31-38 |
| 19:48 | UConn | Paul Lassiter lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Nelson | 31-40 |
| 19:37 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the jumper from close range | 31-40 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Paul Lassiter grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Timothy Bonds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Allan Foster pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Timothy Bonds is called for a backcourt violation | 31-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (SF), Roy Watt (C) Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:27 | Drake | Ron Blume's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG) Carl Kilgore | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Like Yin | |
| 18:23 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson is hacked by Ramiro Aguilar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF) Allan Foster | |
| 18:01 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Gerald Dunn hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jay Litchford | 33-42 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Richard Cancel is hacked by Jay Litchford - foul #1 on Jay Litchford, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG), Ronald Ewald (C) Ron Blume, Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (PF) Timothy Bonds | |
| 17:14 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Joseph Weldon gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Roy Watt scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Weldon | 35-42 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Rollins - foul #2 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Donald Baccus (SF) Jay Litchford, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Allan Foster (SF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Thomas Sam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG) Joseph Weldon | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:21 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #1 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG) Guadalupe Perez | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Jimmy Nelson | |
| 16:21 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Sam | 36-42 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Like Yin is denied on a layup by Ronald Ewald | 36-42 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Thomas Sam gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fairly fresh) SG - Ron Blume (fresh) SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 9 pts. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Paul Lassiter connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allan Foster | 36-44 |
| 15:22 | Drake | Ronald Ewald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Carl Kilgore, Ron Blume, Lloyd Rollins, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Allan Foster, Thomas Sam, Like Yin | |
| 15:12 | UConn | Timothy Bonds is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Harold Weisgerber | 36-46 |
| 14:43 | Drake | Donald Baccus drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jay Litchford | 38-46 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Gerald Dunn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jimmy Nelson | 38-48 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Timothy Bonds snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jimmy Nelson | 38-51 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Harold Weisgerber steals the ball from Jay Litchford in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Timothy Bonds banks in the wide open layup | 38-53 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Michael Howard scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ramiro Aguilar | 40-53 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Gerald Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Jay Litchford, Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Russell Fishburn (SG), Allan Foster (SF), Thomas Sam (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Jimmy Nelson, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds, Gerald Dunn | |
| 12:50 | Drake | Michael Howard misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 40-53 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Like Yin gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Roy Watt grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-53 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Michael Howard tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Ron Blume steps in front of the Russell Fishburn pass in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Carl Kilgore | 44-53 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Allan Foster clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 11:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Blume (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Watt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 11 pts. C - Michael Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Drake | Thomas Sam swats the short shot by Lloyd Rollins | 44-53 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Like Yin gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Allan Foster can't finish the layup | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Allan Foster tips it in | 44-55 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the turnaround near the basket | 46-55 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-55 |
| 10:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 46-55 |
| 10:16 | Drake | Roy Watt's fadeaway is rejected by Allan Foster | 46-55 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Like Yin snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Roy Watt takes the ball from Paul Lassiter in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Russell Fishburn is called for the reach on Roy Watt - foul #2 on Russell Fishburn, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Donald Baccus (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Ron Blume, Roy Watt, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Richard Cancel (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Russell Fishburn, Allan Foster, Thomas Sam, Like Yin | |
| 09:48 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't connect on a jumper from close range | 46-55 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Joseph Weldon snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Richard Cancel banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Harold Weisgerber | 46-57 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Cancel - foul #3 on Richard Cancel, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG) Joseph Weldon | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:48 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Jay Litchford gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Donald Baccus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-57 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Gerald Dunn snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Timothy Bonds knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Weisgerber | 47-59 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Donald Baccus banks in the layup on a great pass from Guadalupe Perez | 49-59 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Ramiro Aguilar is called for the reach on Jimmy Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jay Litchford, Donald Baccus, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Allan Foster (SF), Thomas Sam (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds, Gerald Dunn | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 07:28 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Foster | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jared Brown (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 13 pts. C - Michael Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Ramiro Aguilar is called for the reach on Allan Foster - foul #5 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG), Roy Watt (SF) Guadalupe Perez, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SG) Jimmy Nelson | |
| 06:54 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Joseph Weldon loses the ball out of bounds | 49-59 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Paul Lassiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Roy Watt | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Richard Cancel (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF) Paul Lassiter, Allan Foster, Thomas Sam | |
| 06:07 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins's pass is intercepted by Richard Cancel | 49-59 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Russell Fishburn hits the finger roll set up by Richard Cancel | 49-61 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins double dribbles | 49-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG) Jared Brown, Joseph Weldon | |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Gerald Dunn (C) Russell Fishburn, Like Yin | |
| 05:33 | UConn | Allan Foster connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Donald Baccus drills a turnaround in the lane | 51-64 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Bonds | 51-67 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Michael Howard scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #4 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Roy Watt (SF) Carl Kilgore, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Thomas Sam (PF) Harold Weisgerber, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| 04:57 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gerald Dunn | 53-67 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Michael Howard is called for the reach on Allan Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Howard, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Ewald (C) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:40 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Ronald Ewald pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Ron Blume is hacked by Jimmy Nelson - foul #1 on Jimmy Nelson, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UConn | Like Yin (C) Gerald Dunn | |
| 04:23 | Drake | Roy Watt scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Thomas Sam knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Lassiter | 55-69 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Jay Litchford drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Watt | 58-69 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Allan Foster is hacked by Roy Watt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Watt, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Joseph Weldon (SF) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Richard Cancel (SG) Paul Lassiter, Jimmy Nelson | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lloyd Rollins | 58-69 |
| 03:36 | Drake | Carl Kilgore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SG) Allan Foster | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Richard Cancel pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Like Yin (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Richard Cancel buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Weisgerber | 58-72 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Joseph Weldon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (C) Like Yin | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Kilgore - foul #1 on Carl Kilgore, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins throws it down | 63-74 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Rollins - foul #3 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG) Guadalupe Perez | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Gerald Dunn (C) Harold Weisgerber, Russell Fishburn | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Gerald Dunn swats the short shot by Lloyd Rollins | 63-74 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Gerald Dunn gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Paul Lassiter connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Bonds - foul #2 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Roy Watt (SF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Nelson (SG), Allan Foster (SF), Like Yin (C) Richard Cancel, Thomas Sam, Gerald Dunn | |
| 01:29 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Like Yin | 65-78 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Roy Watt is whistled for a carry | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Ron Blume hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-78 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Ron Blume steals the ball from Timothy Bonds | 67-78 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Ron Blume blows the layup | 67-78 |
| 00:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Lassiter runs out the clock | 67-78 |