| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Nichols (fresh) C - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - David Pinto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jeff Mooney inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Robert Reece misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 19:37 | UMass | James Wood snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Walter Ertel hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Wood | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Robert Reece clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:07 | UMass | David Pinto snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Walter Ertel loses the dribble to Randall Hannah | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | UMass | David Pinto hits a jump hook from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Robert Reece is fouled on the floor by Henry Toles - foul #2 on Henry Toles, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SF), John Smith (PF) Jeff Mooney, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, David Pinto | |
| 17:58 | Drake | Dustin Meade loses the dribble to Adam Valentine | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Howard Young misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Robert Reece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Wiley Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Hannah - foul #1 on Randall Hannah, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Barry Able (C) Randall Hannah, Robert Reece, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Corey Glover (C) Walter Ertel, Howard Young | |
| 17:04 | UMass | Henry Toles's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Able | 32-29 |
| 17:02 | Drake | John Smith snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Henry Toles takes the ball from Barry Able | 32-29 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Adam Valentine grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Henry Toles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:11 | Drake | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:50 | Drake | Dustin Meade buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Hans | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Henry Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Meade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeff Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Able (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Valentine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Brosnan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Adam Valentine connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Toles | 35-31 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Barry Able is hacked by Corey Glover - foul #1 on Corey Glover, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), Joseph Nichols (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Henry Hans, Dustin Meade, Jeff Mooney, John Smith, Barry Able | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Henry Toles, Adam Valentine, Robert Brosnan, Corey Glover | |
| 14:43 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:41 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Eric Kemp misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 14:24 | UMass | James Wood grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Joseph Attebery's pass is intercepted by Robert Reece in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Robert Reece can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Walter Ertel grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 14:12 | UMass | James Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Robert Reece grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Randall Hannah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Randall Hannah misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 13:43 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Joseph Attebery is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Hannah - foul #2 on Randall Hannah, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), David Nielsen (PF) Walter Ertel, Howard Young | |
| 13:21 | UMass | James Wood hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Glover | 35-33 |
| 13:00 | Drake | Joseph Attebery takes the ball from Eric Kemp | 35-33 |
| 12:42 | UMass | James Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Corey Glover | 35-36 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 12:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Pinto | 35-36 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Lawrence Aliff picks off the pass by Corey Glover in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 11:49 | Drake | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Joseph Nichols - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), John Smith (PF), Barry Able (C) Randall Hannah, Robert Reece, Eric Kemp, Joseph Nichols, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Joseph Attebery, James Wood, David Nielsen, David Pinto | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Henry Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Meade (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Able (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Drake | Henry Hans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Walter Ertel steals it from Henry Hans | 35-36 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Walter Ertel loses the dribble to Henry Hans in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Henry Hans knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Howard Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Ertel | 38-39 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Henry Hans double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Henry Toles is hacked by Dustin Meade - foul #1 on Dustin Meade, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Walter Ertel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Robert Brosnan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Barry Able can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 09:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Henry Toles | 38-39 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Walter Ertel | 38-41 |
| 09:06 | Drake | John Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 09:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Henry Toles | 38-41 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Henry Toles scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Ertel | 38-44 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Barry Able drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Hans | 40-44 |
| 08:21 | UMass | John Smith picks off the pass by Henry Toles | 40-44 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Barry Able knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Henry Hans and the foul's on Robert Brosnan - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Henry Hans, Dustin Meade, Jeff Mooney, John Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Corey Glover (SG), James Wood (SF), David Nielsen (PF), David Pinto (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Adam Valentine, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| 07:56 | Drake | Barry Able makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:44 | UMass | James Wood is hacked by Eric Kemp - foul #1 on Eric Kemp, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Nichols (PF) Barry Able | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Kemp (fresh) PF - Joseph Nichols (fresh) C - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| 06:48 | UMass | David Nielsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 06:17 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 06:16 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Aliff | 43-44 |
| 05:55 | Drake | David Nielsen blocks the short jumper by Eric Kemp | 43-44 |
| 05:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Pinto | 43-44 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Randall Hannah takes the ball from James Wood in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Robert Reece can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 05:38 | UMass | James Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 05:36 | UMass | David Nielsen hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Randall Hannah and he's hacked by David Pinto - foul #2 on David Pinto, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF), William Campisi (PF) Eric Kemp, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Joseph Attebery (SF), Howard Young (PF), Adam Valentine (C) Wiley Clark, Corey Glover, James Wood, David Nielsen, David Pinto | |
| 05:18 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 04:59 | Drake | Jeff Mooney gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Robert Reece scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Mooney | 51-46 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Walter Ertel is hacked by Randall Hannah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Hannah, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (PF), Jeff Snow (C) William Campisi, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:29 | UMass | Joseph Attebery is hacked by Jeff Mooney - foul #1 on Jeff Mooney, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) Henry Toles | |
| 04:04 | UMass | Howard Young hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Attebery | 51-49 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Jeff Snow is hacked by Joseph Attebery - foul #2 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), John Smith (PF) Randall Hannah, Robert Reece, Jeff Snow | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG) Adam Valentine | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Henry Toles is called for the reach on Dustin Meade - foul #3 on Henry Toles, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Snow (C) Barry Able | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), David Pinto (C) Joseph Attebery, Robert Brosnan | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Henry Hans (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Meade (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeff Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Pinto (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Wood misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Snow - foul #1 on Jeff Snow, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) Jeff Mooney | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Corey Glover (SG), David Nielsen (PF) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Howard Young | |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Wood misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:38 | Drake | Dustin Meade is called for 3 seconds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Eric Kemp (SF), Joseph Nichols (PF) Henry Hans, Dustin Meade, John Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (SF) James Wood | |
| 02:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Henry Hans (SF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Robert Reece, Eric Kemp, Jeff Snow | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (PF) David Nielsen | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Randall Hannah - foul #4 on Randall Hannah, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) David Pinto | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF) Dustin Meade, Henry Hans | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Corey Glover, Adam Valentine, David Nielsen, Robert Brosnan | |
| 01:52 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 01:50 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Howard Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Robert Reece clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 01:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Young | 53-52 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Walter Ertel is hacked by Jeff Mooney - foul #2 on Jeff Mooney, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Joseph Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Randall Hannah misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Jeff Mooney tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Howard Young buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Henry Toles | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Drake | Randall Hannah is hacked by David Pinto - foul #3 on David Pinto, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Randall Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Randall Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Jeff Mooney picks off the pass by David Pinto | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Jeff Mooney lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | James Wood loses the dribble to Robert Reece in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Robert Reece runs out the clock | 59-54 |