| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Vowels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Charles Nolan inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | James Hohowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Garmon - foul #1 on Robert Garmon, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:33 | Drake | Elbert Burris swats the short shot by Harry Delamora | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Michael Vowels is fouled on the floor by Harry Delamora - foul #2 on Harry Delamora, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Harry Delamora gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Michael Vowels steals the ball from Harry Delamora | 33-34 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Mike Simmons - foul #3 on Mike Simmons, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG) James Hohowski | |
| 18:35 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:20 | Drake | The jumper by Ronald Murrin is denied by Michael Vowels | 33-36 |
| 18:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Nolan | 33-36 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 33-38 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Charles Nolan picks off the pass by Forrest Severson | 33-38 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Elbert Burris connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Vowels | 33-40 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Forrest Severson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Michael Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Parise - foul #3 on Trevor Parise, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), John Reiter (SG), David Thompson (SF), Harry Delamora (PF) Forrest Severson, Trevor Parise, Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), James Hohowski (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Scott, Charles Nolan, Elbert Burris, Michael Vowels | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Daniel Cummins misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:39 | Drake | John Reiter pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Harry Delamora hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Garmon | 38-40 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Michael Jones misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 15:51 | Drake | David Thompson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 38-42 |
| 15:50 | Drake | David Thompson tips it home | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reiter (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murrin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | James Hohowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Robert Garmon snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Michael Jones denies the turnaround by Ronald Murrin | 40-42 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Ronald Murrin gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Daniel Cummins is called for the reach on John Reiter - foul #3 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Robert Garmon, John Reiter, David Thompson, Harry Delamora, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), James Moore (C) Daniel Cummins, James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel, Michael Jones | |
| 14:47 | Drake | Elbert Burris is called for the reach on Frank Spell - foul #3 on Elbert Burris, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Mike Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Elbert Burris scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Moore | 40-44 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 13:55 | UConn | James Moore grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Michael Scott blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Elbert Burris tips it home | 40-46 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Trevor Parise hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frank Spell | 42-46 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Elbert Burris drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Trevor Parise can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), David Thompson (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, Leonard Jerome, Frank Spell, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Michael Scott, Charles Nolan, Elbert Burris, James Moore | |
| 12:59 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Trevor Parise - foul #4 on Trevor Parise, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG) Trevor Parise | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), James Hohowski (SG) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky | |
| 12:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Robert Garmon knocks in the floater from the left side set up by John Reiter and he's fouled by Sidney Wise - foul #1 on Sidney Wise, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:57 | UConn | James Hohowski's fadeaway is rejected by John Reiter | 46-51 |
| 11:55 | Drake | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Sidney Wise snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Vowels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 11:17 | Drake | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Daniel Cummins is called for the reach on Robert Garmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Max Parker (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Robert Garmon, John Reiter, David Thompson, Harry Delamora, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Jones (C) Daniel Cummins, James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel, Michael Vowels | |
| 11:03 | Drake | Mike Simmons's layup is rejected by Elbert Burris | 46-51 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Mike Simmons hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Michael Scott is hacked by Leonard Jerome in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Michael Jones is hacked by Mike Simmons - foul #4 on Mike Simmons, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Delamora (C) Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:39 | UConn | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:39 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jones | 48-51 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Michael Jones knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 48-53 |
| 10:04 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Forrest Severson is blocked by Charles Nolan | 48-53 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Leonard Jerome takes the ball from Michael Jones in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Leonard Jerome, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Michael Vowels (C) Michael Scott, Michael Jones | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Elbert Burris can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Max Parker grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Harry Delamora clanks a shot in the lane | 48-53 |
| 09:05 | Drake | David Thompson tips it in | 50-53 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Elbert Burris can't connect on a shot from the right side | 50-53 |
| 08:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 50-53 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Vowels - foul #1 on Michael Vowels, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Max Parker, David Thompson, Frank Spell, Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Charles Nolan, Elbert Burris, Michael Vowels | |
| 08:23 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:21 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Murrin - foul #1 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:21 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:21 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Leonard Jerome's layup is rejected by Michael Jones | 52-55 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Leonard Jerome steps in front of the James Hohowski pass in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the easy layup | 52-55 |
| 08:01 | UConn | James Hohowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:33 | UConn | James Hohowski misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-55 |
| 07:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Garmon | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jerome (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses long on a turnaround from close range | 52-55 |
| 07:25 | Drake | Ronald Murrin tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 07:23 | UConn | James Hohowski is hacked by Leonard Jerome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Harry Delamora (PF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG) Michael Scott | |
| 07:23 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the floater from the right side | 56-55 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Trevor Parise pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Nwa Abdel blocks the short jumper by Ronald Murrin | 56-55 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Robert Garmon tips it in | 58-55 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Michael Jones is alone and throws it down | 58-57 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Ronald Murrin connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Garmon | 60-57 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Sidney Wise is hacked by Ronald Murrin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Robert Garmon, Ronald Murrin, Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Daniel Cummins, James Hohowski, Nwa Abdel, Michael Jones | |
| 05:59 | UConn | Sidney Wise makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Sidney Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Frank Spell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Forrest Severson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Trevor Parise hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Ford (C) Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SF) Sidney Wise | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:41 | Drake | David Thompson double dribbles | 62-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), John Reiter (SG), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, Trevor Parise, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Robert Garmon lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Cummins - foul #5 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) David Thompson, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), James Moore (C) Daniel Cummins, Michael Scott, Michael Vowels | |
| 04:18 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Mike Simmons pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Robert Garmon drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Reiter | 68-65 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Murrin - foul #3 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Harry Delamora (PF) Robert Garmon, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (PF), Michael Jones (C) Elbert Burris, James Moore | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Forrest Severson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Mike Simmons tips it but misses | 68-67 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harry Delamora (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Simmons (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) SF - Charles Nolan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Michael Jones's pass is intercepted by Forrest Severson in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses long on a turnaround from close range | 68-67 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Charles Nolan, Nwa Abdel, Michael Jones | |
| 02:57 | UConn | Trevor Parise picks off the pass by Michael Scott in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SF) Sidney Wise | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 3 from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Frank Spell picks off the pass by Elbert Burris | 71-67 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Delamora (PF) Frank Spell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:12 | Drake | Harry Delamora connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Robert Garmon snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Drake | Harry Delamora steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG) Michael Scott | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Murrin - foul #4 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Robert Garmon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 73-68 |
| 01:10 | UConn | James Hohowski snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Trevor Parise steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Robert Garmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:52 | UConn | James Hohowski grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson tips it home | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Drake | James Hohowski is called for the reach on Trevor Parise in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hohowski, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | James Hohowski misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Charles Nolan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Hohowski | 74-73 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Trevor Parise is hacked by James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hohowski, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Parise - foul #5 on Trevor Parise, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG) Trevor Parise | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Ronald Murrin is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Charles Nolan is fouled in the backcourt by John Reiter - foul #3 on John Reiter, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Harry Delamora buries a jump hook from the left block set up by John Reiter and he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Charles Nolan buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Harry Delamora - foul #3 on Harry Delamora, team foul #15 | 79-79 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |