| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | John Pack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Drake | Michael Williams swats the short shot by Larry Poff | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | John Pack hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Michael Williams steps in front of the Jack Gingras pass | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | John Pack misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Edward Dorris connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Pack | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Jack Gingras is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Robert Lax slams it home on a great pass from Andre Towery | 5-0 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Bernard Lust is fouled on the floor by Andre Towery - foul #1 on Andre Towery, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Alan Luke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski tips it home | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Andre Towery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| 16:28 | Drake | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gransky - foul #1 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Huggins (PF) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, William Smith | |
| 16:23 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Boyd Harrison - foul #1 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), William Smith (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 16:23 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Harvey Cessna picks off the pass by John Pack | 5-3 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Harvey Cessna lays it up and in | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyd Harrison (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - James Huggins (fresh) C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by James Lipton - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Christopher Gransky (C) John Pack, Michael Williams, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Alan Luke (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Dorris | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Kenneth Losey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | James Huggins grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Dill | 11-8 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Lust | 11-10 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | Donald Dill is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 14:19 | Dayton | John Pack hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is intercepted by John Pack in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Andre Towery banks in the layup on a great pass from John Pack | 13-10 |
| 13:45 | Drake | William Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | John Pack knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 15-13 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Christopher Gransky picks off the pass by William Smith | 15-13 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | John Pack makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andre Towery | 17-13 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Jack Gingras hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Lax - foul #1 on Robert Lax, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Boyd Harrison (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), James Huggins (C) John Pack, Andre Towery, Christopher Gransky, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG) Brian Kimmel | |
| 12:17 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Michael Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Dorris | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) PF - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Bernard Lust hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 11:39 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 11:37 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:23 | Drake | The short jumper by William Smith is denied by Efrain Anderson | 20-14 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Christopher Gransky (C) Michael Williams, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| 11:01 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Edward Dorris can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:22 | Drake | William Smith scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Losey | 20-16 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is fouled on the floor by Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Michael Williams (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Boyd Harrison, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Alan Luke (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Kenneth Losey, William Smith, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-16 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Alan Luke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Gransky (C) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Dill - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF) Alan Luke | |
| 09:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Michael Williams is hacked by Larry Poff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Poff, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jack Gingras | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Jack Gingras banks in the layup | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Bernard Lust steps in front of the John Pack pass in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Larry Poff is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG), James Huggins (PF) John Pack, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG), Alan Luke (PF) Bernard Lust, William Smith | |
| 08:15 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Alan Luke buries a driving attempt from close range | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Huggins (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Brian Kimmel (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Poff (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Gingras (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 22-21 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it in | 22-23 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Edward Dorris drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Boyd Harrison | 25-23 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Brian Kimmel drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 25-25 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is fouled on the floor by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF), Gregory Watson (C) Harvey Cessna, Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, Alan Luke, Jack Gingras | |
| 05:54 | Dayton | John Pack clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | John Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Kenneth Losey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski | 26-28 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | John Pack is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Lust - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson | |
| 05:33 | Dayton | John Pack makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | John Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Bernard Lust is hacked by Robert Lax - foul #2 on Robert Lax, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (C) Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:21 | Drake | Bernard Lust makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Bernard Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Michael Williams travels in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski is hacked by Christopher Gransky - foul #2 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (C) Michael Williams, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:13 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Pack | 31-32 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Boyd Harrison picks off the pass by Larry Poff | 31-32 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Dorris | 31-32 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | James Huggins tips it home | 33-32 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, Efrain Anderson, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Robert Lax takes the ball from James Lipton | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Smith (tired) 5 pts. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Edward Dorris (SG) Donald Dill, Andre Towery | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF) Kenneth Losey | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:51 | Drake | William Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Lax | 36-32 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | James Lipton steals the ball from Edward Dorris | 36-32 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 01:58 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Edward Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Lipton - foul #3 on James Lipton, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) John Pack, Michael Williams, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith | |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Christopher Gransky steals the ball from Harvey Cessna | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Bernard Lust steps in front of the Boyd Harrison pass in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Harvey Cessna lays it up and in set up by Bernard Lust | 38-34 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 40-34 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Dill - foul #2 on Donald Dill, team foul #9 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) Harvey Cessna, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 00:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Brian Kimmel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Dill | 40-36 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | James Huggins can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Boyd Harrison (SG), Christopher Gransky (C) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, William Smith | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | James Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | James Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Bernard Lust hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 42-36 |