| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chi Wang (fresh) SG - Emery Aliff (fresh) SF - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) PF - David Massey (fresh) C - Antonio Handel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Raymond Poole (fresh) SG - Dario Zan (fresh) SF - Damon Woodard (fresh) PF - Dexter Hatchett (fresh) C - Kenneth Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Antonio Handel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Cornell | Damon Woodard is called for the reach on Eugene Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Woodard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | David Massey can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Dexter Hatchett - foul #1 on Dexter Hatchett, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | David Massey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | David Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Damon Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Emery Aliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Drake | Raymond Poole misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Drake | Damon Woodard snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Poole | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | David Massey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Raymond Poole connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Damon Woodard | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Antonio Handel buries a jumpshot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Damon Woodard is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Emery Aliff is hacked by Dario Zan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dario Zan, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dexter Hatchett | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Dario Zan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | David Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Dario Zan steals the ball from Chi Wang in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Damon Woodard | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Chi Wang buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Mitchell | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Raymond Poole is fouled in the backcourt by David Massey - foul #1 on David Massey, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Daniels (PG), Ruben Long (SG), William Mix (SF), William Rose (PF), Dennis Sankey (C) Chi Wang, Emery Aliff, Eugene Mitchell, David Massey, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Douglas Shultz (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF), Arnulfo Russo (PF), Chad Stewart (C) Raymond Poole, Dario Zan, Damon Woodard, Dexter Hatchett, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 16:49 | Drake | Douglas Shultz misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Brian Daniels - foul #1 on Brian Daniels, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Douglas Shultz misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Douglas Shultz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Douglas Shultz misses the 3rd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | William Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Ruben Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Antonio Handel (C) Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Johnson (SF) Dennis Meyer | |
| 16:07 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo misses short on a jump hook from close range | 6-7 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Antonio Handel grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Ruben Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brian Daniels (fairly fresh) SG - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) SF - William Mix (fairly fresh) PF - William Rose (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Handel (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Shultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) C - Chad Stewart (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Drake | Douglas Shultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:53 | Cornell | Antonio Handel pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Antonio Handel is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Stewart | 8-9 |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Brian Daniels double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), Emery Aliff (SG), Eugene Mitchell (SF), David Massey (PF), Dennis Sankey (C) Brian Daniels, Ruben Long, William Mix, William Rose, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Dario Zan (SG), Damon Woodard (SF), Dexter Hatchett (PF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Douglas Shultz, Richard Johnson, Arnulfo Russo, Chad Stewart | |
| 15:04 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Palmer is blocked by Eugene Mitchell | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | David Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | David Massey loses the dribble to Raymond Poole | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Drake | Raymond Poole lays it up and in | 8-11 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey can't connect on a shot from close range | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | David Massey gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:17 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-11 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Raymond Poole snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Poole | 8-14 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | David Massey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chi Wang (PG), Ruben Long (SG), William Rose (PF), Antonio Handel (C) George Abrams, Emery Aliff, David Massey, Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Meyer (SF), Chad Stewart (C) Damon Woodard, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 13:51 | Drake | Dario Zan's layup is rejected by Eugene Mitchell | 8-14 |
| 13:50 | Cornell | Antonio Handel grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | William Rose is hacked by Chad Stewart - foul #1 on Chad Stewart, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 13:21 | Cornell | Ruben Long's pass is intercepted by Dennis Meyer | 8-14 |
| 13:17 | Drake | Raymond Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Mix (SF), David Massey (PF) Eugene Mitchell, William Rose | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Douglas Shultz (SG), Damon Woodard (SF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Raymond Poole, Dario Zan, Dennis Meyer, Chad Stewart | |
| 13:04 | Cornell | Antonio Handel can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | David Massey grabs the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | The jump hook by David Massey is blocked by Dexter Hatchett | 8-14 |
| 12:41 | Cornell | Antonio Handel can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 12:40 | Drake | Damon Woodard snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:36 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett is fouled on the floor by Chi Wang - foul #1 on Chi Wang, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Daniels (PG), Emery Aliff (SG), Dennis Sankey (C) Chi Wang, William Mix, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Meyer (SF), Arnulfo Russo (PF), Chad Stewart (C) Damon Woodard, Dexter Hatchett, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 12:23 | Drake | Dennis Sankey denies the turnaround by Douglas Shultz | 8-14 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Uros Zidzik gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Uros Zidzik comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Massey | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brian Daniels (fairly fresh) SG - Emery Aliff (tired) SF - Ruben Long (tiring) PF - David Massey (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Sankey (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (tiring) SG - Douglas Shultz (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Dennis Meyer (fairly fresh) PF - Arnulfo Russo (tiring) 2 pts. C - Chad Stewart (tiring) | |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Brian Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Dennis Meyer pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:50 | Drake | Douglas Shultz is hacked by Emery Aliff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emery Aliff, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), William Mix (SG), Eugene Mitchell (SF), William Rose (PF), Antonio Handel (C) Brian Daniels, Emery Aliff, Ruben Long, David Massey, Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Dario Zan (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Douglas Shultz, Dennis Meyer, Chad Stewart | |
| 11:31 | Drake | George Abrams steps in front of the Kenneth Palmer pass | 8-14 |
| 11:10 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Dario Zan drills a jumper from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:39 | Cornell | Antonio Handel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Raymond Poole grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 10:33 | Drake | Raymond Poole comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Mitchell - foul #1 on Eugene Mitchell, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chi Wang (PG), Emery Aliff (SG), Ruben Long (SF), David Massey (PF), Dennis Sankey (C) George Abrams, William Mix, Eugene Mitchell, William Rose, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Damon Woodard (SF), Dexter Hatchett (PF), Chad Stewart (C) Richard Johnson, Arnulfo Russo, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 10:33 | Drake | Raymond Poole makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:33 | Drake | Raymond Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Ruben Long's pass is intercepted by Damon Woodard | 8-18 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Damon Woodard is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Long - foul #1 on Ruben Long, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Douglas Shultz (SG) Raymond Poole, Dario Zan | |
| 09:56 | Drake | Uros Zidzik connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Shultz | 8-20 |
| 09:33 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey is hacked by Chad Stewart - foul #2 on Chad Stewart, team foul #5 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Daniels (SG), William Rose (PF), Antonio Handel (C) Emery Aliff, David Massey, Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Chad Stewart | |
| 09:23 | Cornell | Brian Daniels drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Rose | 11-20 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Damon Woodard is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dexter Hatchett | 11-22 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SF) Chi Wang, Ruben Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Dario Zan (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF) Douglas Shultz, Damon Woodard | |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Dexter Hatchett blocks the short jumper by Antonio Handel | 11-22 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Dario Zan makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Meyer | 11-24 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Brian Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Mix (SG), David Massey (PF), Dennis Sankey (C) George Abrams, William Rose, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Damon Woodard (SF), Arnulfo Russo (C) Raymond Poole, Dennis Meyer, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 08:20 | Drake | Damon Woodard is open but misses the lay-in | 11-24 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo tips it home | 11-26 |
| 07:56 | Cornell | William Mix can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-26 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | William Mix tips it in | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brian Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Mix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Mitchell (tired) 2 blk. PF - David Massey (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Sankey (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dario Zan (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Damon Woodard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dexter Hatchett (tired) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnulfo Russo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Drake | Damon Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), Ruben Long (SF) William Mix, Eugene Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Shultz (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF) Dario Zan, Damon Woodard | |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Brian Daniels misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-26 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Uros Zidzik pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Uros Zidzik's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Emery Aliff (SG), William Rose (PF), Antonio Handel (C) Brian Daniels, David Massey, Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Arnulfo Russo | |
| 07:24 | Cornell | Emery Aliff is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Meyer - foul #1 on Dennis Meyer, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Johnson (SF) Dennis Meyer | |
| 07:12 | Cornell | Ruben Long clanks a jumper from the right side | 13-26 |
| 07:11 | Cornell | Emery Aliff hits the follow up shot | 15-26 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Douglas Shultz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Handel - foul #1 on Antonio Handel, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chi Wang (PG), William Mix (PF) George Abrams, William Rose | |
| Subs | Drake | Damon Woodard (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 06:46 | Drake | Douglas Shultz makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Douglas Shultz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Emery Aliff clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer is denied on a layup by William Mix | 15-28 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | William Mix grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | William Mix is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell (SF), David Massey (PF), Dennis Sankey (C) Emery Aliff, Ruben Long, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Dario Zan (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF), Arnulfo Russo (C) Raymond Poole, Douglas Shultz, Damon Woodard, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 06:11 | Drake | Dennis Sankey swats the dunk try by Dario Zan | 15-28 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Chi Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Daniels (PG) Chi Wang | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:01 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett buries a fadeaway near the basket | 15-30 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Meyer - foul #2 on Dennis Meyer, team foul #7 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Damon Woodard (SF) Dennis Meyer | |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Eugene Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Damon Woodard grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Dario Zan is wide open and slams it home | 16-32 |
| 05:27 | Cornell | Brian Daniels drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Mitchell | 19-32 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range | 19-34 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | William Mix clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Brian Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 04:36 | Cornell | Brian Daniels can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 04:13 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dario Zan - foul #2 on Dario Zan, team foul #8 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), Emery Aliff (SG), Ruben Long (SF), Antonio Handel (C) Brian Daniels, William Mix, Eugene Mitchell, David Massey | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Douglas Shultz (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Dario Zan, Damon Woodard, Arnulfo Russo | |
| 04:13 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:13 | Cornell | Dennis Sankey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Raymond Poole misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-34 |
| 03:52 | Cornell | Emery Aliff gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Abrams (fresh) SG - Emery Aliff (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Sankey (tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Antonio Handel (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Raymond Poole (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Shultz (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Dexter Hatchett (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Palmer (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Antonio Handel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chi Wang (PG), William Rose (PF) George Abrams, Dennis Sankey | |
| Subs | Drake | Dario Zan (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF), Chad Stewart (C) Douglas Shultz, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Palmer | |
| 03:18 | Drake | Dennis Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Emery Aliff - foul #2 on Emery Aliff, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Dennis Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Dennis Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | William Rose is fouled on the floor by Chad Stewart - foul #3 on Chad Stewart, team foul #9 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Palmer (C) Chad Stewart | |
| 03:05 | Cornell | William Rose makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | William Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Ruben Long steals it from Dario Zan in the backcourt | 22-36 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | William Rose blows the layup | 22-36 |
| 02:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Raymond Poole | 22-36 |
| 02:35 | Drake | The short jumper by Dexter Hatchett is denied by William Rose | 22-36 |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Chi Wang gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Ruben Long connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chi Wang | 25-36 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Antonio Handel is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmer - foul #2 on Antonio Handel, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Abrams (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SF), David Massey (PF) Chi Wang, Emery Aliff, Antonio Handel | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Shultz (SG), Damon Woodard (SF), Arnulfo Russo (PF) Dario Zan, Dennis Meyer, Dexter Hatchett | |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 25-36 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | David Massey grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | George Abrams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | William Rose grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Douglas Shultz takes the ball from George Abrams | 25-36 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Eugene Mitchell steps in front of the Arnulfo Russo pass in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | David Massey connects on the jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Damon Woodard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | The rebound goes to George Abrams | 27-36 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Ruben Long is hacked by Kenneth Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Palmer, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chi Wang (PG), Brian Daniels (SG), William Mix (PF), Antonio Handel (C) George Abrams, Eugene Mitchell, David Massey, William Rose | |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Dexter Hatchett (PF) Raymond Poole, Damon Woodard, Arnulfo Russo | |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Ruben Long makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Ruben Long misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 28-36 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Antonio Handel snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Antonio Handel in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Douglas Shultz grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Uros Zidzik loses the dribble to Ruben Long | 28-36 |