| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glen Shackleford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Easton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Leo Hawkins | 33-25 |
| 19:15 | Drake | Stephen Garrity can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 19:13 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mitchell | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | Hartford | Stephen Garrity steals the ball from Leo Hawkins | 33-25 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Charles Bassett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carroll Gray (PG), Miles Andrews (SG), Jeffrey Burke (SF), Arnold Hicks (C) Jeffrey Smith, Leo Hawkins, Glen Shackleford, Benjamin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:35 | Hartford | Robert Easton buries a floater from the left wing set up by Miles Andrews | 35-25 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Stephen Garrity comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 17:48 | Drake | Charles Bassett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 17:47 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bassett | 35-25 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is fouled on the floor by Robert Easton - foul #3 on Robert Easton, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith (PG), John Edwards (PF) Carroll Gray, Robert Easton | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG), Brett Wynn (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Stephen Garrity, Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| 17:05 | Drake | Jeffrey Smith picks off the pass by Gino Gallo | 35-25 |
| 16:44 | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 16:43 | Drake | James Hammerstein grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Jeffrey Smith picks off the pass by Jeffrey Kiker in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 16:38 | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Daniel Ridley loses the dribble to Arnold Hicks | 37-25 |
| 16:10 | Hartford | Miles Andrews's pass is intercepted by Gino Gallo in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 15:45 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-25 |
| 15:43 | Hartford | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miles Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Burke (fairly fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Brett Wynn (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Ridley (fairly fresh) C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Hartford | John Edwards misses the lay-in | 37-25 |
| 15:33 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks can't tip it in | 37-25 |
| 15:31 | Drake | Daniel Ridley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 15:02 | Drake | John Edwards steps in front of the Daniel Ridley pass | 37-25 |
| 14:38 | Hartford | Brett Wynn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #3 on Brett Wynn, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carroll Gray (PG), Leo Hawkins (SG), Glen Shackleford (SF), Robert Easton (PF), Benjamin Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Smith, Miles Andrews, Jeffrey Burke, John Edwards, Arnold Hicks | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Charles Bassett (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) James Hammerstein, Brett Wynn, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| 14:15 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 14:14 | Hartford | Carroll Gray grabs the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Robert Easton misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 13:57 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Sessions | 37-25 |
| 13:52 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-25 |
| 13:50 | Drake | Michael Sessions grabs the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Michael Sessions lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Garrity and he's hacked by Benjamin Mitchell - foul #2 on Benjamin Mitchell, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:23 | Hartford | Carroll Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith (PG) Carroll Gray | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:05 | Hartford | Robert Easton connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Smith and he's fouled by Winston Arakaki - foul #3 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carroll Gray (PG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:05 | Hartford | Robert Easton misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Michael Sessions grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Charles Bassett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith (PG) Carroll Gray | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| 12:26 | Hartford | Benjamin Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Glen Shackleford | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:08 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-28 |
| 12:07 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 11:51 | Hartford | Robert Easton scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Glen Shackleford | 43-28 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Stephen Garrity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carroll Gray (PG), Jeffrey Burke (SF) Jeffrey Smith, Glen Shackleford | |
| Subs | Drake | Brett Wynn (SF), Gino Gallo (C) James Hammerstein, Michael Sessions | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Carroll Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Burke (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Easton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brett Wynn (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gino Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Robert Easton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-28 |
| 11:06 | Hartford | Benjamin Mitchell snags the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 10:53 | Hartford | Robert Easton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Winston Arakaki gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-28 |
| 10:33 | Hartford | Jeffrey Burke gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 10:12 | Hartford | Benjamin Mitchell clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-28 |
| 10:11 | Hartford | Robert Easton tips it in | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:00 | Drake | Carroll Gray picks off the pass by Winston Arakaki | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins buries a runner in the paint set up by Carroll Gray | 47-28 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 08:54 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Gino Gallo grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Winston Arakaki drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Bassett | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:25 | Hartford | Gino Gallo steals the ball from Benjamin Mitchell | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Drake | Winston Arakaki hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-33 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Charles Bassett snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Brett Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 07:32 | Hartford | Benjamin Mitchell grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 07:15 | Hartford | The jump hook by Robert Easton is blocked by Brett Wynn | 47-33 |
| 07:13 | Drake | Stephen Garrity grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Carroll Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hawkins (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Burke (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Easton (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brett Wynn (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Winston Arakaki (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gino Gallo (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:02 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 06:59 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Miles Andrews (SG), Glen Shackleford (SF), John Edwards (PF), Arnold Hicks (C) Carroll Gray, Leo Hawkins, Jeffrey Burke, Robert Easton, Benjamin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), James Hammerstein (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Brett Wynn, Winston Arakaki, Gino Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Drake | Michael Sessions hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 47-35 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Daniel Ridley snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Michael Sessions lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hammerstein | 47-37 |
| 06:18 | Hartford | Jeffrey Kiker steals the ball from Glen Shackleford | 47-37 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:58 | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Arnold Hicks | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Drake | James Hammerstein's pass is intercepted by Miles Andrews | 49-40 |
| 05:26 | Hartford | Miles Andrews banks in the layup | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:09 | Drake | The short jumper by Michael Sessions is denied by John Edwards | 51-40 |
| 05:08 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:04 | Hartford | Jeffrey Kiker picks off the pass by Miles Andrews in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Stephen Garrity banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker | 51-42 |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Garrity - foul #1 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Easton (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) Stephen Garrity | |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Daniel Ridley drills a floater in the lane and the foul's on Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Daniel Ridley makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:03 | Hartford | Robert Easton loses the dribble to Michael Sessions | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Drake | Charles Bassett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 03:40 | Hartford | Arnold Hicks pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:34 | Hartford | Robert Easton clanks a jump hook in the paint | 53-45 |
| 03:32 | Hartford | Robert Easton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:20 | Hartford | Robert Easton's floater is tipped away by Michael Sessions | 53-45 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Daniel Ridley gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Drake | Michael Sessions is fouled on the floor by Robert Easton - foul #4 on Robert Easton, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Hartford | Leo Hawkins (SG), John Edwards (PF), Benjamin Mitchell (C) Miles Andrews, Robert Easton, Arnold Hicks | |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF) Daniel Ridley | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Shackleford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hammerstein (tiring) 4 reb. SF - Charles Bassett (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Sessions (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-45 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | John Edwards snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:23 | Hartford | Jeffrey Kiker steps in front of the Leo Hawkins pass | 53-45 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Winston Arakaki scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-47 |
| 02:11 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carroll Gray (PG), Miles Andrews (SG), Jeffrey Burke (SF), Robert Easton (PF), Arnold Hicks (C) Jeffrey Smith, Leo Hawkins, Glen Shackleford, John Edwards, Benjamin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drake | Brett Wynn (SG), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Drake | Carroll Gray is called for the reach on Brett Wynn - foul #1 on Carroll Gray, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Leo Hawkins (SG), Glen Shackleford (SF), Benjamin Mitchell (C) Carroll Gray, Miles Andrews, Jeffrey Burke, Arnold Hicks | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Charles Bassett (SF), Michael Sessions (C) Brett Wynn, James Hammerstein, Gino Gallo | |
| 01:34 | Drake | Michael Sessions scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Stephen Garrity | 53-49 |
| 01:18 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Mitchell | 55-49 |
| 01:16 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 01:12 | Hartford | Benjamin Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:05 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Smith and he's hacked by Charles Bassett - foul #3 on Charles Bassett, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| 01:05 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Drake | Michael Sessions throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Hartford | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Glen Shackleford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Hartford | Michael Sessions is called for the reach on Glen Shackleford - foul #1 on Michael Sessions, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Hartford | Glen Shackleford misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Michael Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Leo Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Leo Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-49 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 00:27 | Hartford | Robert Easton gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Jeffrey Smith runs out the clock | 60-49 |