| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Drake | Timothy Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | David Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Hayden - foul #2 on John Hayden, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:24 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Gregg Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | Drake | William Cupples swats the layup by Michael Stamper | 29-29 |
| 18:31 | Drake | Gregg Richards tips it in | 29-31 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Nathan Ogata pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Timothy Hughes is fouled on the floor by Cruz Whitley - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (PF) Cruz Whitley, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| 17:20 | Drake | Vladimir Zieglen is called for the reach on David Cox - foul #1 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Brandon Chitty | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:56 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 29-34 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 31-34 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Michael Stamper knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Forshee and he's fouled by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 16:18 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Nathan Ogata snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Keith Hayes steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 31-37 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 33-37 |
| 15:07 | Drake | Nathan Ogata buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 33-40 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 35-40 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Nathan Ogata throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Keith Hayes, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | David Gimenez lays it in set up by John James | 37-40 |
| 13:38 | Drake | David Cox is called for a backcourt violation | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 13:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 37-40 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Hughes | 37-42 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | John James is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hughes - foul #2 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF) John James, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), John Hayden (PF) Timothy Hughes, Glenn Forshee | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Rodney Lynch - foul #1 on Rodney Lynch, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| 12:04 | Drake | Gregg Richards lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Richards - foul #2 on Gregg Richards, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Brandon Chitty | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 37-44 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Nathan Ogata hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Hayden and he's fouled by William Cupples - foul #3 on William Cupples, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Vladimir Zieglen (PF), Tony Levine (C) Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Michael Stamper, John Hayden | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Nathan Ogata - foul #1 on Nathan Ogata, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) David Cox, Nathan Ogata | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Larry Heilman snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Glenn Forshee's floater is tipped away by Tony Levine | 41-47 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Keith Hayes | 41-47 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | John James's pass is intercepted by Michael Lewis | 41-47 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Michael Lewis lays it up and in | 41-49 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-49 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Larry Heilman is hacked by Keith Hayes - foul #1 on Keith Hayes, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| 09:25 | Drake | Michael Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 09:01 | Drake | John Hayden gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:56 | Drake | Michael Stamper buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Cox | 43-51 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | David Cox denies the turnaround by William Cupples | 43-51 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-51 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 07:58 | Drake | John Hayden misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 43-51 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (PF) Brandon Chitty, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, David Cox, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| 07:36 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-51 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Glenn Forshee tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Gregg Richards snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Drake | Larry Heilman is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Cruz Whitley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:57 | Drake | Gregg Richards comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, Glenn Forshee | |
| 06:57 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:57 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | John James misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 06:37 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Michael Stamper is denied on a layup by William Cupples | 43-52 |
| 06:11 | Drake | John Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Larry Heilman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Stamper | 43-54 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Larry Heilman steps in front of the Alfredo Gallo pass in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Gregg Richards connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Stamper | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | William Cupples makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John James | 45-56 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Cupples - foul #4 on William Cupples, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 04:52 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Larry Heilman is called for the reach on Cruz Whitley - foul #4 on Larry Heilman, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG) Michael Stamper | |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Larry Heilman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 04:09 | Drake | David Cox tips it home | 45-60 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Larry Heilman | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #9 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 03:22 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:22 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | John James buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Hayes | 48-61 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen is denied on a dunk by Nathan Ogata | 48-63 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses the tip | 48-63 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the tip | 48-63 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Nathan Ogata clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Nathan Ogata snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes grabs the board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | John James is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hughes - foul #3 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cupples (C) Keith Hayes | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, Timothy Hughes, Glenn Forshee | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | John James makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | John James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Nathan Ogata hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Stamper | 50-65 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | William Cupples is fouled on the floor by Gregg Richards - foul #3 on Gregg Richards, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Stamper runs out the clock | 50-65 |