| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) 8 pts. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Bennette (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Poff inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Monroe Pike can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is hacked by Christopher Moe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Moe, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is hacked by Stan Singh - foul #1 on Stan Singh, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Christopher Moe is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Stan Singh makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Larry Poff and he's fouled by Sean Bennette - foul #2 on Sean Bennette, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Jack Gingras (PF) Christopher Moe, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:04 | Drake | Stan Singh makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Wesley Davis (SF) Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:40 | Drake | Dikembe Adi's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Luter | 32-31 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Dikembe Adi grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Bernard Lust buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Davis | 35-31 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Lester Luter knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Sean Bennette | 35-33 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Monroe Pike's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Bennette | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Lester Luter is hacked by Wesley Davis - foul #1 on Wesley Davis, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Joseph Keller (PF) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Bernard Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) 8 pts. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Bennette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Christopher Moe buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Poff | 37-33 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Ross Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 15:02 | Drake | William Littlejohn can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Stan Singh snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Lester Luter grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Lester Luter can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-36 |
| 14:03 | Drake | William Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Larry Poff drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Littlejohn | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| 13:08 | Drake | Brian Kimmel's pass is intercepted by Kurt Shue | 40-36 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-36 |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Brian Kimmel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is fouled in the backcourt by Monroe Pike - foul #3 on Monroe Pike, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is fouled on the floor by Brian Kimmel - foul #4 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Brian Kimmel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kurt Shue | 40-41 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Jack Gingras is hacked by Kurt Shue - foul #2 on Kurt Shue, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:23 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:21 | Drake | Jack Gingras snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Monroe Pike's pass is intercepted by Kurt Shue | 40-41 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance blows the layup but the foul's on Monroe Pike - foul #4 on Monroe Pike, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Monroe Pike, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SF), Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Christopher Moe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Stan Singh steals it from Sean Bennette in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Larry Poff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 10:06 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Bernard Lust is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Lester Luter (SF) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance | |
| 09:21 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller throws it down on a great pass from Lester Luter | 40-45 |
| 08:58 | Drake | Sean Bennette steals the ball from Bernard Lust | 40-45 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Christopher Moe steps in front of the Ross Miller pass in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 08:33 | Drake | Christopher Moe drills a shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Bennette | 42-47 |
| 07:45 | Drake | William Littlejohn connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Lust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Luter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Bennette (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Stan Singh is called for the reach on Sean Bennette - foul #2 on Stan Singh, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Joseph Keller | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Wesley Davis knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Adi and the foul's on Sean Bennette - foul #3 on Sean Bennette, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Ball (C) Sean Bennette | |
| 07:09 | Drake | Wesley Davis misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Ball | 47-49 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Davis - foul #2 on Wesley Davis, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Monroe Pike hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is fouled in the backcourt by Monroe Pike - foul #5 on Monroe Pike, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Monroe Pike | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Bazile | 47-54 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 49-54 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue drills a floater in the paint set up by Thomas Ball | 49-56 |
| 05:19 | Drake | Dikembe Adi comes up short on the shot from the left block | 49-56 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 04:56 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Dikembe Adi loses the dribble to Robert Bazile | 49-56 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Wesley Davis steals the ball from Harry Haggerty in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Wesley Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Ball | 49-56 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 49-56 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF), Sean Bennette (C) Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Sean Bennette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Drake | Larry Poff connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Moe | 51-58 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 51-58 |
| 03:10 | Drake | William Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Larry Poff is hacked by Lester Luter - foul #4 on Lester Luter, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Joseph Keller (PF) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Christopher Moe can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Bazile - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is hacked by Bernard Lust in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Lust, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to Stan Singh | 53-59 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Larry Poff misses the jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG) Bernard Lust | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Joseph Keller | |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Stan Singh gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a jump hook in the lane | 53-59 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Lester Luter gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses long on a floater in the paint | 53-59 |
| 01:01 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Christopher Moe takes the ball from Sean Bennette | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Brian Kimmel jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Moe | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue is hacked by Brian Kimmel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG) Brian Kimmel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Christopher Moe is fouled on the floor by Sean Bennette - foul #4 on Sean Bennette, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Christopher Moe misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Moe - foul #3 on Christopher Moe, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Christopher Moe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Kurt Shue - foul #3 on Kurt Shue, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 3rd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Bernard Lust is called for the reach on Paul Tarrance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Lust, team foul #13 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter | |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Sean Bennette is called for the reach on Christopher Moe - foul #5 on Sean Bennette, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Ball (C) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty, Sean Bennette | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Christopher Moe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is hacked by Bernard Lust in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Lust, team foul #14 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Larry Poff drills a 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Bernard Lust is called for the reach on Kurt Shue in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Lust, team foul #15 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Drake | John Cummings (SG) Bernard Lust | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Stan Singh | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Poff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |