| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Peter Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Moses Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Domenech (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Tidwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech is called for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 19:17 | Drake | James Flowers drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Lipton and he's fouled by Patrick Domenech - foul #2 on Patrick Domenech, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:17 | Drake | James Flowers misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:17 | Boston U. | Mark Douglas pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:00 | Boston U. | James Lipton steals it from Peter Alexander | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Patrick Domenech picks off the pass by Luis Grove | 29-31 |
| 18:41 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech slams it home | 29-33 |
| 18:14 | Drake | James Lipton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 17:55 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech is fouled on the floor by James Flowers - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, Luis Grove, William Smith | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 17:40 | Boston U. | John Tidwell hits a runner from close range set up by Mark Douglas | 32-35 |
| 17:17 | Drake | James Lipton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Cessna | 35-35 |
| 17:06 | Boston U. | John Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Luke | 38-35 |
| 16:30 | Boston U. | Peter Alexander is fouled on the floor by Harvey Cessna - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), William Smith (SF), Luis Grove (PF) James Lipton, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Robert Michaels (SF) Patrick Domenech | |
| 16:21 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Michaels | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | Drake | William Smith misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it home | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Moses Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Tidwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Boston U. | Peter Alexander connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield drills a shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:00 | Boston U. | John Tidwell lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Kenneth Losey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 45-41 |
| 14:19 | Boston U. | The pull-up jumper by Mark Douglas is blocked by Ronald Westerfield | 45-41 |
| 14:18 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Boston U. | Peter Alexander lays it in set up by John Tidwell | 45-43 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the finger roll | 47-43 |
| 13:40 | Boston U. | Harvey Cessna steals the ball from Peter Alexander in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 13:18 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 13:15 | Boston U. | Peter Alexander snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:00 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Alan Luke (PF) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, William Smith, Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Boston U. | John Staley (PG), David Shaeffer (SG), Patrick Domenech (SF), Maurice Boyd (PF), George Rudd (C) Peter Alexander, Moses Sanders, Robert Michaels, John Tidwell, Mark Douglas | |
| 12:38 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits a 3 from the left wing set up by James Lipton | 50-43 |
| 11:56 | Boston U. | George Rudd misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF) Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 11:56 | Boston U. | George Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:56 | Boston U. | George Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Luke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - John Staley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Shaeffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Domenech (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rudd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Maurice Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Drake | A charge is called on Alan Luke - foul #2 on Alan Luke, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), William Smith (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 11:11 | Boston U. | Maurice Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Staley | 50-47 |
| 10:48 | Drake | James Lipton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Boston U. | John Staley double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Alan Luke (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, Luis Grove, William Smith | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Peter Alexander (PG), Moses Sanders (SG), John Tidwell (PF), Mark Douglas (C) John Staley, David Shaeffer, Maurice Boyd, George Rudd | |
| 10:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 10:01 | Drake | James Lipton tips it home | 55-47 |
| 09:37 | Boston U. | Mark Douglas is whistled for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Luis Grove (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 09:15 | Drake | James Flowers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 09:14 | Boston U. | John Tidwell snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:52 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harvey Cessna - foul #3 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Robert Michaels (SF) Patrick Domenech | |
| 08:52 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:52 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Luis Grove comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:35 | Boston U. | Mark Douglas grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:30 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders misses the easy layup | 55-49 |
| 08:28 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:10 | Drake | James Lipton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Boston U. | Mark Douglas gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:57 | Boston U. | John Tidwell misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 07:56 | Drake | James Lipton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moses Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Tidwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:50 | Drake | James Lipton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:48 | Boston U. | Robert Michaels snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 07:26 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders's pass is intercepted by Luis Grove | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Luis Grove drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 57-49 |
| 06:57 | Boston U. | Peter Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Luis Grove | 57-49 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:47 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:23 | Boston U. | Robert Michaels buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Moses Sanders | 57-52 |
| 05:55 | Drake | James Lipton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Cessna | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Alexander | 60-55 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 04:49 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Harvey Cessna - foul #4 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Alan Luke (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Luis Grove, William Smith | |
| Subs | Boston U. | John Staley (PG), Patrick Domenech (SF), Maurice Boyd (PF), George Rudd (C) Peter Alexander, Robert Michaels, John Tidwell, Mark Douglas | |
| 04:49 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:45 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski is hacked by John Staley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Staley, team foul #2 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | David Shaeffer (SG) Moses Sanders | |
| 04:25 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 04:23 | Boston U. | George Rudd pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:05 | Boston U. | John Staley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 04:04 | Boston U. | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Boyd | 63-58 |
| 03:52 | Boston U. | Maurice Boyd makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - John Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Shaeffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Domenech (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Rudd (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Drake | Kenneth Losey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 03:21 | Boston U. | Maurice Boyd pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:58 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Drake | George Rudd is called for the reach on Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on George Rudd, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Moses Sanders (SG), Mark Douglas (C) David Shaeffer, George Rudd | |
| 02:32 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to John Staley | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | Boston U. | Boston U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Peter Alexander (PG), John Tidwell (PF) John Staley, Maurice Boyd | |
| 02:11 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 02:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Luis Grove | 63-60 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses long on a runner in the paint | 63-60 |
| 02:02 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:42 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 01:41 | Boston U. | John Tidwell misses the tip | 63-60 |
| 01:40 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:32 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:17 | Boston U. | Moses Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Tidwell - foul #1 on John Tidwell, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Boston U. | John Tidwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:37 | Boston U. | Mark Douglas tips it home | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Alexander - foul #3 on Peter Alexander, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF) Harvey Cessna, Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Peter Alexander is called for the reach on Reginald Dobrynski - foul #4 on Peter Alexander, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski is hacked by Peter Alexander - foul #5 on Peter Alexander, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | John Staley (PG) Peter Alexander | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Patrick Domenech | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech scores on a 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 00:22 | Drake | John Staley is called for the reach on Reginald Dobrynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Staley, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Kenneth Losey | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Boston U. | John Staley hits a 3 from straight away set up by Moses Sanders | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Drake | James Lipton lays it in | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | Boston U. | Boston U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Boston U. | Patrick Domenech misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-68 |