| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Flowers inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:49 | Drake | James Flowers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) Luis Grove | |
| 19:49 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:49 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Drake | James Lipton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | James King buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 34-32 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Mark Rowland blocks the short jumper by William Smith | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | Drake | Harvey Cessna tips it in | 34-34 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is open but misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 18:02 | Drake | William Smith buries a jumpshot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Richard Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 17:28 | Drake | Kenneth Losey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the finger roll | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Gregory Watson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Reginald Dobrynski steals it from James King out of a doubleteam | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Luis Grove is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | James King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Jennings and he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | James King makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Drake | James Lipton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | George Frost buries a floater from the left wing set up by James King | 43-36 |
| 14:48 | Drake | James Flowers is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Luis Grove snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Mark Rowland (PF) James King, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SF), William Smith (C) James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Steve Seitz scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Luis Grove misses long on a runner from close range | 46-36 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Lipton steals the ball from Steve Seitz | 46-36 |
| 12:53 | Drake | Harvey Cessna knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 46-38 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Cessna - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) George Frost, Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:35 | Drake | Alan Luke pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:14 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 3rd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | James King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Franks | 47-40 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Richard Jennings's pass is intercepted by Alan Luke | 47-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Richard Jennings gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 11:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 47-40 |
| 10:45 | Drake | William Smith is hacked by Jan Franks - foul #1 on Jan Franks, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| 10:28 | Drake | Luis Grove misses long on a shot in the paint | 47-40 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Richard Hearn comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Steve Seitz hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 09:35 | Drake | George Frost is called for the reach on James Flowers - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 09:09 | Drake | James Lipton travels with the ball | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) James King | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is denied on a layup by Luis Grove | 49-40 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne tips it home | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 08:41 | Drake | James Flowers connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is fouled on the floor by Ronald Westerfield - foul #3 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #4 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 07:52 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the turnaround from the right block | 51-42 |
| 07:28 | Drake | James Lipton grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Steve Seitz picks off the pass by William Smith | 51-42 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is fouled on the floor by James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) George Frost, Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Gregory Watson pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:19 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Cessna | 51-45 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| 05:42 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the finger roll on a great pass from James King and he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #5 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:54 | Drake | James Lipton drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:46 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Harvey Cessna clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 04:26 | Drake | William Smith tips it home | 54-49 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Alan Luke | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses the jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Reginald Dobrynski steps in front of the Richard Jennings pass | 56-49 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Gregory Watson lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Dobrynski | 56-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Steve Seitz tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) George Frost, Richard Jennings | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson | |
| 02:24 | Drake | James Lipton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | James King gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:02 | Drake | The rebound goes to Luis Grove | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:57 | Drake | Kenneth Lawhorn steals the ball from Harvey Cessna | 58-51 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | James King misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 01:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 58-51 |
| 01:45 | Drake | James Flowers hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Luis Grove | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | James King makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 60-53 |
| 01:00 | Drake | James Lipton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #3 on Mark Rowland, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 01:00 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:00 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Mark Rowland connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Hearn | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Drake | Luis Grove is fouled on the floor by Steve Seitz - foul #2 on Steve Seitz, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Harvey Cessna is called for the reach on Steve Seitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:15 | Drake | James King takes the ball from James Lipton | 64-55 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Richard Hearn banks in the layup on a great pass from James King | 66-55 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Hearn | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James King runs out the clock | 66-55 |