| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) C - Stan Singh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Jeffery Lowrance takes the ball from Larry Poff | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Christopher Moe scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Larry Poff steals it from Dennis Jones in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Larry Poff banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Drake | William Littlejohn grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Drake | William Littlejohn can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Brian Kimmel is called for the reach on Jeffery Lowrance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses short on an open shot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Drake | William Littlejohn grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Brian Kimmel's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Walker | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Christopher Moe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | William Littlejohn steps in front of the Stephen Heal pass | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt knocks in the floater from the left block | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Antonio Walker is called for the reach on Stan Singh - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) John Wright, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Ayers (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Monroe Pike (fresh) SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Drake | Monroe Pike is hacked by Stephen Ayers - foul #1 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:32 | Drake | Bernard Lust's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jones | 6-4 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Bernard Lust scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Monroe Pike | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (PF) Dikembe Adi | |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | William Littlejohn takes the ball from Jeffery Lowrance in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Dennis Jones denies the turnaround by Wesley Davis | 10-7 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | John Wright is denied on a layup by William Littlejohn | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Drake | William Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:22 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Wesley Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Bernard Lust can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Holt - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Antonio Walker (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, Wesley Davis, Jack Gingras | |
| 13:15 | Drake | Bernard Lust makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Bernard Lust steals it from Marvin Wyse in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 13:00 | Drake | Stan Singh scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by William Littlejohn | 10-10 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Christopher Moe steals it from Manuel Coughlan | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Christopher Moe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Heal | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Lust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Drake | Christopher Moe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Bernard Lust is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG) Christopher Moe, Bernard Lust | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 15-13 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Stephen Ayers | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Wesley Davis (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, William Littlejohn | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Wesley Davis grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Brian Kimmel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Monroe Pike | 15-15 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 17-15 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Brian Kimmel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), John Cummings (SG), William Littlejohn (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Monroe Pike, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis, Stan Singh | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Larry Poff picks off the pass by Stephen Heal | 17-15 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Christopher Moe is hacked by Stephen Heal during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Stephen Heal, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) John Wright, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:59 | Drake | William Littlejohn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse lays it up and in set up by Antonio Walker | 19-18 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Christopher Moe is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Christopher Moe, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Monroe Pike (SG), Bernard Lust (SF), Wesley Davis (C) Christopher Moe, John Cummings, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by Bernard Lust - foul #2 on Bernard Lust, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Antonio Walker (C) John Wright, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Bernard Lust, Jack Gingras | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | Drake | William Littlejohn hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Reginald Dobrynski | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Littlejohn (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't finish the uncontested layup | 21-21 |
| 07:20 | Drake | Stan Singh pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:07 | Drake | William Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Monroe Pike, Wesley Davis, Stan Singh | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits a fadeaway from the left side | 23-21 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Jack Gingras is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 23-21 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 23-21 |
| 05:59 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jack Gingras | 23-21 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Brian Kimmel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Moe and he's fouled by Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Antonio Walker (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Wesley Davis (SF), Stan Singh (C) Christopher Moe, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn | |
| 05:33 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Davis - foul #1 on Wesley Davis, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Brian Kimmel | |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Monroe Pike scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jack Gingras | 25-26 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Stephen Ayers, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (PF) Jack Gingras | |
| 04:27 | Drake | Monroe Pike scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stan Singh | 25-29 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Walker | 27-29 |
| 03:49 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Stan Singh grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Wesley Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), John Cummings (SG), Bernard Lust (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Monroe Pike, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Wesley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Wesley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cummings (fresh) SF - Bernard Lust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Wesley Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is denied on a layup by Wesley Davis | 27-31 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Christopher Moe's pass is intercepted by Marvin Wyse | 27-31 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Dikembe Adi lays it in | 27-33 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 29-33 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Christopher Moe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Wesley Davis can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 29-33 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Wesley Davis - foul #2 on Wesley Davis, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, John Cummings, Bernard Lust, Wesley Davis | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Brian Kimmel comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 32-33 |
| 00:36 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 32-33 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 32-33 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance is fouled in the backcourt by Monroe Pike - foul #1 on Monroe Pike, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stan Singh (C) Dikembe Adi | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Stan Singh drills a shot from the right block | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-35 |