| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fresh) SG - Johnny Collins (fresh) SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) PF - Roy Barber (fresh) C - William Bleich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fresh) SG - Jaroslav Soboleski (fresh) SF - Richard Pless (fresh) PF - John Haynes (fresh) C - Mike Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Haynes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | Richard Pless comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Drake | Mike Willis tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Simpson | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Roy Barber snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Richard Pless pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Larry Dehart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jaroslav Soboleski | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins is called for traveling | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Richard Pless tips it home | 3-7 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Jaroslav Soboleski picks off the pass by William Bleich | 3-7 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Richard Pless hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jaroslav Soboleski | 3-9 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Roy Barber is hacked by John Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Haynes, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Wood (PF), Louis Burrill (C) John Haynes, Mike Willis | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | William Bleich tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Richard Pless can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-9 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Roy Barber grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Louis Burrill | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Joseph (fresh) PF - Roy Barber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Bleich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jaroslav Soboleski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Pless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Wood (fresh) C - Louis Burrill (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Drake | Johnny Collins is called for the reach on Jaroslav Soboleski - foul #1 on Johnny Collins, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF) Raymond Joseph | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski loses the ball out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Willis (C) Louis Burrill | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Mike Willis gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Richard Pless is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry Dehart | 5-11 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:43 | Drake | Mike Willis pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-14 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Jaroslav Soboleski picks off the pass by Mitchell Cartee in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Carlos Simpson is called for the reach on Jaroslav Soboleski - foul #1 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Raymond Joseph (SF), Nathaniel Choudhury (PF), Curtis Aitken (C) Mitchell Cartee, Carlos Simpson, Roy Barber, William Bleich | |
| Subs | Drake | John O'Neil (PG), Mark Butler (SF), John Haynes (PF), Louis Burrill (C) Larry Dehart, Richard Pless, Douglas Wood, Mike Willis | |
| 13:58 | Drake | John O'Neil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-14 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury tips it but misses | 5-14 |
| 13:27 | Drake | John Haynes snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:12 | Drake | John Haynes drills a turnaround from the left block | 5-16 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-16 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken grabs the offensive board | 5-16 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Joseph | 8-16 |
| 12:02 | Drake | John Haynes can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 8-16 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph is fouled on the floor by Mark Butler - foul #1 on Mark Butler, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Carlos Simpson (SF), Carmen Carr (PF), William Bleich (C) Giuseppe Russo, Raymond Joseph, Nathaniel Choudhury, Curtis Aitken | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), Douglas Wood (SG), Richard Pless (SF), Mike Willis (C) John O'Neil, Jaroslav Soboleski, Mark Butler, Louis Burrill | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Collins (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carmen Carr (fresh) C - William Bleich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Wood (fresh) SF - Richard Pless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carmen Carr | 10-16 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Richard Pless shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the paint | 10-18 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee drills a floater from the right wing set up by Carlos Simpson and the foul's on Douglas Wood - foul #1 on Douglas Wood, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Barber (C) William Bleich | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:47 | Drake | John Haynes pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Richard Pless clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Carlos Simpson - foul #2 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:27 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 10:01 | Drake | The rebound goes to Douglas Wood | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Douglas Wood can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Collins - foul #2 on Johnny Collins, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (SG), William Bleich (C) Johnny Collins, Carmen Carr | |
| Subs | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski (SG) John Haynes | |
| 09:41 | Drake | Douglas Wood makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Douglas Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Giuseppe Russo and the foul's on Richard Pless - foul #1 on Richard Pless, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury (PF) Roy Barber | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Butler (SF) Richard Pless | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Joseph | 15-22 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Mark Butler is called for the reach on William Bleich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Butler, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken (C) William Bleich | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hoffman (PG), Richard Pless (SF), Louis Burrill (PF) Larry Dehart, Mark Butler, Douglas Wood | |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Mitchell Cartee | 17-22 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Mike Willis loses the ball out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carmen Carr (PF) Nathaniel Choudhury | |
| Subs | Drake | John O'Neil (SG) Jaroslav Soboleski | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | John O'Neil steals the ball from Curtis Aitken | 17-22 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Louis Burrill misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Mitchell Cartee - foul #1 on Mitchell Cartee, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Barber (SF), William Bleich (C) Giuseppe Russo, Curtis Aitken | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), John Haynes (C) Larry Hoffman, Mike Willis | |
| 07:23 | Drake | Louis Burrill makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Louis Burrill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Barber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmen Carr (fresh) C - William Bleich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John O'Neil (fresh) SF - Richard Pless (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Louis Burrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Richard Pless steals the ball from Mitchell Cartee | 17-24 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Louis Burrill jams it set up by Richard Pless | 17-26 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 06:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Louis Burrill | 17-26 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Richard Pless works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Barber - foul #1 on Roy Barber, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (SG), Carlos Simpson (SF), Nathaniel Choudhury (PF) Raymond Joseph, Carmen Carr, William Bleich | |
| Subs | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski (SG), Douglas Wood (PF), Mike Willis (C) John O'Neil, Louis Burrill, John Haynes | |
| 06:21 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury grabs the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 05:34 | Drake | The rebound goes to Richard Pless | 17-28 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Larry Dehart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-28 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Richard Pless snags the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Curtis Aitken (PF), William Bleich (C) Mitchell Cartee, Nathaniel Choudhury, Roy Barber | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hoffman (PG), John Haynes (PF) Larry Dehart, Richard Pless | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-28 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Douglas Wood grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Haynes | 17-30 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins lays it up and in set up by Giuseppe Russo | 19-30 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Giuseppe Russo is called for the reach on Douglas Wood - foul #1 on Giuseppe Russo, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carmen Carr (PF) Curtis Aitken | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), John O'Neil (SG), Mark Butler (SF) Larry Hoffman, Jaroslav Soboleski, Mike Willis | |
| 03:55 | Drake | Douglas Wood makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Douglas Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | William Bleich is whistled for a carry | 19-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken (C) William Bleich | |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Burrill (PF) Douglas Wood | |
| 03:13 | Drake | Carlos Simpson is called for the reach on John Haynes - foul #3 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:13 | Drake | John Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:13 | Drake | John Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carmen Carr (fresh) C - Curtis Aitken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John O'Neil (fresh) SF - Mark Butler (fresh) PF - John Haynes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Burrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Joseph | 22-34 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Larry Dehart misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 02:34 | Drake | John O'Neil can't tip it in | 22-34 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Curtis Aitken | 22-34 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Curtis Aitken | 24-34 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Mark Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Curtis Aitken | 24-34 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken is hacked by Louis Burrill - foul #1 on Louis Burrill, team foul #6 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Roy Barber (SF), Nathaniel Choudhury (PF), William Bleich (C) Giuseppe Russo, Raymond Joseph, Carmen Carr, Curtis Aitken | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hoffman (PG), Jaroslav Soboleski (SG), Richard Pless (SF), Douglas Wood (PF), Mike Willis (C) Larry Dehart, John O'Neil, Mark Butler, John Haynes, Louis Burrill | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Mike Willis grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Collins - foul #3 on Johnny Collins, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SG) Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:23 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury is hacked by Douglas Wood - foul #2 on Douglas Wood, team foul #7 | 24-35 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Mitchell Cartee steals it from Mike Willis | 26-35 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee hits the finger roll | 28-35 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Richard Pless is denied on a dunk by Roy Barber | 28-35 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph is hacked by Jaroslav Soboleski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jaroslav Soboleski, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (SG) Roy Barber | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), John Haynes (PF) Larry Hoffman, Douglas Wood | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Richard Pless splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Richard Pless grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The clock runs out | 30-35 |