| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Leon Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Isaac Votaw (fresh) SG - Jerry Brooks (fresh) SF - Claudio Greco (fresh) PF - Marlon Borg (fresh) C - Michael Malm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Michael Malm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Larry Hollen's floater is knocked away by Michael Malm | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Claudio Greco | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Fairfield | Michael Malm is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Larry Hollen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Fairfield | Michael Malm misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Leon Reid snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Roberto Costa banks in the layup set up by Alex Tryninewski | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Leon Reid | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Leon Reid | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg is fouled on the floor by Leon Reid - foul #1 on Leon Reid, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Larry Valdes (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Isaac Votaw, Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, Michael Malm | |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Alex Tryninewski - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Burns | 7-1 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-1 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:59 | Drake | Adam Burns misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 15:58 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg grabs the board | 7-1 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Emmanuel Forberg (fresh) SG - Larry Valdes (fresh) SF - Cecil Reeser (fresh) PF - Irvin Osberg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Goodson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg hits a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Larry Hollen (SF) Adam Burns, Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw (PG), Troy Scott (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF), John Anderson (C) Emmanuel Forberg, Larry Valdes, Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Larry Hollen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 10-6 |
| 14:24 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Troy Scott | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-8 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | John Anderson gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:58 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:30 | Fairfield | Leon Reid is called for the reach on Isaac Votaw - foul #2 on Leon Reid, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Larry Hollen, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Jerry Brooks (SG), Irvin Osberg (SF), Micheal Goodson (PF), Michael Malm (C) Isaac Votaw, Troy Scott, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, John Anderson | |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Brooks Lee - foul #1 on Brooks Lee, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Emmanuel Forberg is called for the reach on Adam Burns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Forberg, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Michael Malm steals the ball from Adam Burns | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | Fairfield | Rolf Zuwkowski steals the ball from Irvin Osberg | 10-10 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Irvin Osberg, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Larry Hollen (SF), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Rolf Zuwkowski, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF), John Anderson (PF) Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| 11:58 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Malm - foul #1 on Michael Malm, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (SG) Jerry Brooks | |
| 11:58 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | John Anderson gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (tired) 2 pts. C - Leon Reid (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Emmanuel Forberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Valdes (fresh) SF - Cecil Reeser (fresh) PF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Malm (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Michael Malm loses the ball out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marlon Borg (PF) Michael Malm | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (SG) Emmanuel Forberg | |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Leon Reid is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #3 on Leon Reid, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Dominique Calderwood, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw (PG), Claudio Greco (SF) Troy Scott, Cecil Reeser | |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Claudio Greco blocks the jumper by Alex Tryninewski | 14-12 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Brooks Lee can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Alex Tryninewski - foul #3 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Rowell (SG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Alex Tryninewski, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Larry Valdes, Marlon Borg, John Anderson | |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Micheal Goodson is called for the reach on Brooks Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Goodson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the shot from the right side | 14-13 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Micheal Rowell tips it in | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw is hacked by Adam Burns - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Drake | John Neal (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Micheal Rowell, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Malm (C) Claudio Greco | |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 16-13 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:09 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Irvin Osberg | 16-16 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski lays it up and in | 18-16 |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Dominique Calderwood is called for the reach on Isaac Votaw - foul #1 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #10 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Micheal Rowell (SG), Larry Hollen (SF) John Neal, Dominique Calderwood, Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Marlon Borg (PF), John Anderson (C) Jerry Brooks, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson, Michael Malm | |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:04 | Drake | Larry Hollen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (SG) Isaac Votaw | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Reid (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Emmanuel Forberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Valdes (fresh) SF - Cecil Reeser (fresh) PF - Marlon Borg (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 07:48 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Micheal Rowell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG) Micheal Rowell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:35 | Fairfield | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 18-19 |
| 07:33 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg tips it home | 18-21 |
| 07:15 | Drake | Larry Hollen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Drake | John Neal (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG) Adam Burns, Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF) Cecil Reeser | |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-21 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Larry Hollen grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:13 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to John Anderson | 18-21 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-21 |
| 05:55 | Drake | John Neal snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the fadeaway near the basket | 20-21 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-21 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:23 | Drake | John Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Alex Tryninewski (SG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) John Neal, Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (PG), Jerry Brooks (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Emmanuel Forberg, Larry Valdes, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, John Anderson | |
| 05:14 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Troy Scott | 20-23 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:33 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Brooks | 20-25 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 03:53 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cecil Reeser | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Tryninewski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Reid (very tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Troy Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Reeser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irvin Osberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Goodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 03:37 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Burns | 20-27 |
| 03:22 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-27 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Roberto Costa can't tip it in | 20-27 |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:02 | Fairfield | Troy Scott is called for 5 seconds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Larry Hollen (SF) Adam Burns, Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw (PG), Emmanuel Forberg (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), John Anderson (PF), Michael Malm (C) Troy Scott, Jerry Brooks, Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| 02:59 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is hacked by Michael Malm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Malm, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marlon Borg (PF) John Anderson | |
| 02:47 | Drake | A charge is called on Alex Tryninewski - foul #4 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drake | John Neal (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:29 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco's pass is intercepted by Dominique Calderwood | 20-27 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Larry Hollen clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Marlon Borg - foul #1 on Marlon Borg, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) John Neal | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), John Anderson (PF) Emmanuel Forberg, Marlon Borg | |
| 02:06 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg (PF) John Anderson | |
| 01:44 | Drake | Larry Hollen is hacked by Isaac Votaw - foul #1 on Isaac Votaw, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:44 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Leon Reid snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Dominique Calderwood | 25-27 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Michael Malm snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irvin Osberg | 25-29 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski is hacked by Claudio Greco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claudio Greco, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Larry Valdes (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Marlon Borg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Isaac Votaw, Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Irvin Osberg, Michael Malm | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg hits a driving attempt in the paint | 25-31 |