| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Tolar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | David White inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Yale | Donald Braxton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-25 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Winston Arakaki's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Braxton | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Yale | The rebound goes to Russell Yates | 29-25 |
| 19:09 | Yale | John Tammaro connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Tolar | 29-27 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Charles Bassett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | Yale | David White makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Tammaro | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker is fouled in the backcourt by John Tammaro - foul #3 on John Tammaro, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Yale | Greg Armwood (PF) Russell Yates | |
| 18:03 | Drake | Winston Arakaki is fouled on the floor by Donald Braxton - foul #1 on Donald Braxton, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:49 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:47 | Yale | David White pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on John Tammaro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (SF), Scott Karwoski (C) David White, Donald Braxton | |
| 17:24 | Yale | Jeffrey Kiker steals it from Travis Tolar | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker lays it up and in | 33-29 |
| 17:19 | Yale | Stephen Garrity steps in front of the Travis Tolar pass in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Greg Armwood steps in front of the James Hammerstein pass | 33-29 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Daniel Ridley is called for the reach on Cory Allred in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Ridley, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Russell Yates (PF) John Tammaro, Travis Tolar, Scott Karwoski | |
| 16:41 | Yale | Michael Sessions is called for the reach on Walter Camp - foul #2 on Michael Sessions, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Yale | David White (SF) Cory Allred | |
| 16:27 | Yale | Greg Armwood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Camp | 33-31 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Charles Bassett buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker | 36-31 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Winston Arakaki snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) SG - Walter Camp (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Yates (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Armwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Drake | Charles Bassett makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Kiker | 38-31 |
| 15:00 | Yale | Lewis Wooley is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David White and the foul's on Jeffrey Kiker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) James Hammerstein, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (SG), Cory Allred (SF), Donald Braxton (C) Walter Camp, David White, Greg Armwood | |
| 15:00 | Yale | Lewis Wooley makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:37 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-34 |
| 14:35 | Yale | Lewis Wooley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Russell Yates is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG) Lewis Wooley | |
| 13:48 | Drake | Gino Gallo can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Braxton - foul #2 on Donald Braxton, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Yale | Greg Armwood (PF) Russell Yates | |
| 13:48 | Drake | Gino Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Gino Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:27 | Yale | Donald Braxton hits the finger roll set up by John Tammaro | 40-36 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Stephen Garrity buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Jeffrey Kiker steps in front of the John Tammaro pass in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:36 | Drake | Daniel Ridley tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 12:14 | Yale | Donald Braxton clanks a jumper from close range | 45-36 |
| 12:13 | Yale | Donald Braxton tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 12:11 | Yale | Greg Armwood tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:46 | Drake | Daniel Ridley scores on a turnaround in the lane | 47-38 |
| 11:33 | Yale | John Tammaro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Charles Bassett snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Bassett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ridley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Tolar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Allred (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Armwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Cory Allred grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:38 | Yale | Travis Tolar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Garrity - foul #1 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG), David White (SF), Russell Yates (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Tammaro, Cory Allred, Greg Armwood, Donald Braxton | |
| 10:38 | Yale | Travis Tolar makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:38 | Yale | Travis Tolar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Michael Sessions pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Michael Sessions blows the layup | 47-39 |
| 10:10 | Yale | The rebound goes to Scott Karwoski | 47-39 |
| 09:46 | Yale | Travis Tolar misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Winston Arakaki gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 09:14 | Yale | Lewis Wooley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Lewis Wooley's pass is intercepted by James Hammerstein | 47-39 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 08:40 | Yale | Scott Karwoski gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:30 | Yale | David White is fouled on the floor by Winston Arakaki - foul #1 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (PG) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Greg Armwood (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Lewis Wooley, Travis Tolar, David White, Russell Yates, Scott Karwoski | |
| 08:10 | Yale | John Tammaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 07:18 | Yale | John Tammaro makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Braxton | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 12 pts. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Camp (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wendell Dupree (fresh) PF - Greg Armwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Drake | Michael Sessions can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-42 |
| 06:56 | Yale | The rebound goes to Donald Braxton | 47-42 |
| 06:27 | Yale | John Tammaro misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-42 |
| 06:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Hammerstein | 47-42 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 06:02 | Drake | James Hammerstein tips it home | 49-42 |
| 05:33 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 05:31 | Yale | Wendell Dupree misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 05:29 | Yale | Donald Braxton hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 05:02 | Drake | James Hammerstein can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 05:00 | Yale | Donald Braxton grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 04:35 | Yale | Donald Braxton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 49-44 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Winston Arakaki gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Greg Armwood - foul #2 on Greg Armwood, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Daniel Ridley (PF) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG), Travis Tolar (SG), David White (SF), Russell Yates (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Tammaro, Walter Camp, Wendell Dupree, Greg Armwood, Donald Braxton | |
| 04:12 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Lewis Wooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Gallo (C) Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:52 | Drake | Daniel Ridley is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hammerstein | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Yale | David White misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Bassett - foul #3 on Charles Bassett, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 03:37 | Yale | David White makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:37 | Yale | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Daniel Ridley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 03:16 | Yale | Russell Yates pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hammerstein (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bassett (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Ridley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Tolar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Yates (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Karwoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Yale | Travis Tolar is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 02:54 | Yale | Scott Karwoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:33 | Yale | David White buries a jump hook from close range set up by Travis Tolar | 52-48 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) James Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Greg Armwood (PF) Lewis Wooley, Russell Yates | |
| 02:19 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| 01:55 | Yale | John Tammaro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Daniel Ridley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Yale | Russell Yates (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Greg Armwood, Scott Karwoski | |
| 01:34 | Drake | Stephen Garrity can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 01:32 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bassett | 54-48 |
| 01:05 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Winston Arakaki pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the shot from close range set up by Charles Bassett | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Yale | David White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Stephen Garrity gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is hacked by John Tammaro in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Tammaro, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:29 | Drake | David White is called for the reach on Stephen Garrity - foul #3 on David White, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:23 | Yale | David White is fouled on the floor by James Hammerstein - foul #3 on James Hammerstein, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Greg Armwood (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Tammaro, Travis Tolar, Russell Yates, Donald Braxton | |
| 00:23 | Yale | David White makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:23 | Yale | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Wooley - foul #1 on Lewis Wooley, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Winston Arakaki (PF) Charles Bassett, Daniel Ridley | |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Travis Tolar (SG), Russell Yates (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Lewis Wooley, Walter Camp, Greg Armwood, Scott Karwoski | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:13 | Yale | David White clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-50 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Gino Gallo pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker runs out the clock | 60-50 |