| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Mark Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Erwin Weatherwax (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Norman Schaefer inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jerry Swink loses the ball out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), George Crespo (C) Mark Monroe, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:24 | Harvard | Edward Brose is called for the reach on Larry Wilson - foul #1 on Edward Brose, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (C) George Crespo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:01 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dennis Deluna | 43-36 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Swink and the foul's on Dennis Deluna - foul #1 on Dennis Deluna, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Monroe (PG), George Farwell (SG), George Crespo (C) Larry Wilson, Vincent Kirby, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:39 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:39 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:27 | Harvard | George Crespo is hacked by Andrew Tuholski - foul #3 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Kirby (SG) George Farwell | |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 18:20 | Harvard | Mark Monroe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 18:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Guion | 43-38 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Larry Raggs comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 17:48 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 17:44 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby's pass is intercepted by Edward Brose in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Norman Schaefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SG), Filip Ropiski (PF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) Vincent Kirby, Raymond Wilson, George Crespo | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| 17:08 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG) Mark Monroe | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (SF) Larry Raggs | |
| 16:44 | Drake | Glen Murdock buries a floater in the paint | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Rafael Lee buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Schaefer | 45-43 |
| 15:56 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Norman Schaefer snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Farwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Deluna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Ropiski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Erwin Weatherwax (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Schaefer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Rafael Lee travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Monroe (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF), George Crespo (C) Larry Wilson, George Farwell, Filip Ropiski, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Jerry Swink, Glen Murdock | |
| 15:16 | Harvard | George Crespo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Monroe | 47-43 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Edward Brose can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Monroe - foul #2 on Mark Monroe, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (C) Dennis Deluna | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) John Guion | |
| 15:00 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:44 | Harvard | Mark Monroe misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 14:43 | Harvard | George Crespo hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Deluna (SF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) George Crespo, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SF) Norman Schaefer | |
| 14:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:11 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna hits a shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Larry Raggs is denied on a dunk by Raymond Wilson | 51-46 |
| 13:47 | Harvard | Mark Monroe grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 13:45 | Harvard | Mark Monroe's pass is intercepted by Edward Brose in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Edward Brose throws it down | 51-48 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson's floater is tipped away by Andrew Tuholski | 51-48 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 51-48 |
| 13:13 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-48 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Edward Brose grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Edward Brose knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 51-50 |
| 12:26 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 12:24 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:08 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson is hacked by Jerry Swink - foul #1 on Jerry Swink, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), George Farwell (SG), George Crespo (SF), Filip Ropiski (C) Mark Monroe, Vincent Kirby, Dennis Deluna, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 11:45 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the jumper in the paint | 51-50 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Larry Wilson grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Farwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Crespo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Filip Ropiski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Guion (fresh) C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Harvard | Larry Wilson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by George Farwell | 54-50 |
| 11:04 | Drake | David Vallecillo knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Guion | 54-52 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Guion - foul #3 on John Guion, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Monroe (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF) Larry Wilson, George Farwell, George Crespo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Rafael Lee tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 10:07 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 10:05 | Drake | The rebound goes to Glen Murdock | 56-54 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Glen Murdock connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Vallecillo | 56-56 |
| 09:18 | Harvard | Mark Monroe misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 09:16 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna tips it home | 58-56 |
| 08:48 | Drake | The jump hook by Norman Schaefer is blocked by Filip Ropiski | 58-56 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:42 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-56 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Norman Schaefer grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Norman Schaefer is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), George Crespo (PF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) Mark Monroe, Raymond Wilson, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Norman Schaefer, John Guion, Glen Murdock | |
| 07:50 | Drake | Edward Brose clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:48 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Raggs - foul #3 on Larry Raggs, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Monroe (PG), Filip Ropiski (PF) Larry Wilson, Dennis Deluna | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Vallecillo - foul #4 on David Vallecillo, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Wilson (PF) Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Mark Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Crespo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Erwin Weatherwax (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Vallecillo (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Raggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Edward Brose blows the dunk | 59-56 |
| 07:03 | Harvard | George Crespo snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:45 | Harvard | Andrew Tuholski denies the turnaround by George Crespo | 59-56 |
| 06:44 | Drake | David Vallecillo grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 06:15 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Edward Brose knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 05:18 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 61-60 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Edward Brose comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:56 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax can't connect on a floater from the left side | 61-60 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Larry Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Edward Brose connects on the 3 from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Larry Raggs snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Vincent Kirby swats the shot by Edward Brose | 61-63 |
| 03:22 | Harvard | George Crespo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Mark Monroe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Kirby (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Crespo (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Wilson (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Erwin Weatherwax (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Vallecillo (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Raggs (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Swink (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Tuholski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Edward Brose dunks the ball | 61-65 |
| 02:43 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), George Farwell (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Filip Ropiski (C) Mark Monroe, Vincent Kirby, George Crespo, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 02:41 | Harvard | George Farwell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Glen Murdock hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 61-65 |
| 02:18 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson drills a runner from the left block | 63-65 |
| 01:34 | Drake | George Farwell steals it from Larry Raggs | 63-65 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Larry Raggs is called for the reach on Filip Ropiski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Raggs, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Monroe (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Erwin Weatherwax (C) Larry Wilson, George Farwell, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Guion, Glen Murdock | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Deluna | 63-65 |
| 01:23 | Harvard | Erwin Weatherwax lays it up and in | 65-65 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Edward Brose's floater is knocked away by Filip Ropiski | 65-65 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Norman Schaefer snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Norman Schaefer connects on the shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Mark Monroe is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Filip Ropiski and he's hacked by Andrew Tuholski - foul #4 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Wilson (PF) Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Mark Monroe makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:03 | Drake | David Vallecillo is denied on a layup by Raymond Wilson | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna grabs the board | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna runs out the clock | 68-67 |