| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) 3 stl. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Norman Schaefer inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Edward Brose misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Craig Wright | 29-23 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Edward Brose connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 29-25 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Edward Brose steals the ball from Robert Hockett in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 18:24 | Drake | Norman Schaefer buries a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Brose | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Vallecillo - foul #2 on David Vallecillo, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| 17:55 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Palazzolo - foul #1 on Robert Palazzolo, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SG), Michael Moore (SF) Robert Hockett, Glen Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:38 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Blackmon | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is open and buries a runner near the basket set up by Daniel Blackmon | 33-29 |
| 16:43 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rafael Lee | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner loses the dribble to John Rushenberg | 33-31 |
| 16:02 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-31 |
| 16:01 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Swink - foul #2 on Jerry Swink, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Robert Hockett (SG), Glen Ragsdale (SF), Darin Trombly (C) Woodrow Scribner, Scott Wyrick, Michael Moore, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Rushenberg, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Palazzolo - foul #2 on Robert Palazzolo, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (C) Robert Palazzolo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:15 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hockett | 36-33 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Edwin Seldon is hacked by Glen Ragsdale - foul #3 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (C) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:05 | Drake | Norman Schaefer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Brose | 36-36 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Robert Hockett clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Norman Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:18 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Edwin Seldon blocks the short jumper by Darin Trombly | 36-36 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Edwin Seldon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:40 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it in | 38-38 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Craig Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Craig Wright tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Darin Trombly connects on the open runner in the lane | 40-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Edwin Seldon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Richard Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Richard Walker tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the floater from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Michael Moore hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Walker and the foul's on Edwin Seldon - foul #1 on Edwin Seldon, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Scott Wyrick (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Glen Ragsdale, Darin Trombly | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| 10:18 | UConn | Michael Moore makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:54 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Robert Hockett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Woodrow Scribner | 48-45 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Woodrow Scribner picks off the pass by Rafael Lee | 48-45 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner dunks the ball | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Larry Raggs's pass is intercepted by Robert Palazzolo | 50-45 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Hockett and he's hacked by Larry Raggs - foul #2 on Larry Raggs, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Glen Ragsdale (SF) Robert Hockett | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 08:26 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Robert Palazzolo picks off the pass by John Rushenberg | 53-45 |
| 07:53 | UConn | David Vallecillo steals it from Woodrow Scribner in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Glen Murdock travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Eugene Gabor (C) Woodrow Scribner, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) John Rushenberg | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) Scott Wyrick | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (PF) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Craig Wright | |
| 06:39 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-45 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Scribner and he's fouled by Rafael Lee - foul #2 on Rafael Lee, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Norman Schaefer, Glen Murdock | |
| 06:34 | UConn | Richard Walker misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:34 | Drake | John Rushenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Rafael Lee - foul #3 on Rafael Lee, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SG) Glen Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Larry Raggs | |
| 06:09 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Robert Palazzolo is called for the reach on Jerry Swink - foul #3 on Robert Palazzolo, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Richard Walker, Woodrow Scribner, Robert Palazzolo | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| 05:30 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hockett - foul #1 on Robert Hockett, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) John Rushenberg, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 05:30 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:30 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Michael Moore is whistled for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (C) Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG) David Vallecillo | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Larry Raggs drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Brose | 56-49 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Wright - foul #1 on Craig Wright, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Woodrow Scribner (SG), Glen Ragsdale (SF), Robert Palazzolo (PF) Scott Wyrick, Robert Hockett, Michael Moore, Darin Trombly | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Andrew Tuholski (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Glen Murdock | |
| 04:20 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:05 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Richard Walker - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) Andrew Tuholski | |
| 04:05 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:05 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 03:47 | Drake | John Rushenberg grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 03:33 | Drake | John Rushenberg clanks a runner from close range | 57-51 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glen Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Vallecillo (tiring) 9 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner lays it up and in set up by Robert Palazzolo | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-51 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Richard Walker comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 59-51 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SG), Michael Moore (SF) Richard Walker, Glen Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG) David Vallecillo | |
| 02:36 | Drake | Edwin Seldon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edwin Seldon, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 02:32 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG) Scott Wyrick | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Norman Schaefer (SG), Craig Wright (PF) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink | |
| 02:08 | UConn | Robert Hockett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Woodrow Scribner | 62-51 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Edward Brose misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:45 | Drake | Edwin Seldon travels with the ball | 62-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Glen Ragsdale (SF) Woodrow Scribner, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) John Rushenberg | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:43 | UConn | Richard Walker is hacked by Craig Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Wright, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Richard Walker misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:43 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Edward Brose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Richard Walker hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Glen Ragsdale and he's fouled by Edward Brose - foul #3 on Edward Brose, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Richard Walker misses the free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Craig Wright pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Drake | David Vallecillo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale is hacked by Edward Brose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Brose, team foul #11 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Michael Moore (C) Richard Walker, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Ragsdale - foul #4 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:46 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale is hacked by David Vallecillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Vallecillo, team foul #12 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Michael Moore (C) Richard Walker, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Craig Wright pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:37 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Woodrow Scribner | 69-56 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner runs out the clock | 69-56 |