| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Joseph Shockley inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Drake | George Turpen is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Drake | The rebound goes to Harold Kyle | 28-25 |
| 18:56 | Drake | George Turpen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Kyle | 28-28 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Kenney (C) Robert Davis | |
| 18:12 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Beres | 30-28 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Joseph Shockley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Scott Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Thomas Beres, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Jeffry Oglesby (PF) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Byron Morgan | |
| 17:14 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell's pass is intercepted by Raymond Olea | 30-28 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Raymond Olea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Jerry Cook, Albert Terrio | |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (C) Dennis Kenney | |
| 16:30 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Troy Peters can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffry Oglesby - foul #2 on Jeffry Oglesby, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF) Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Dennis Kenney (C) Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Jeffry Oglesby | |
| 16:01 | UConn | Troy Peters misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Troy Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:36 | UConn | Troy Peters drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kenney (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:12 | Drake | Joseph Shockley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Kyle | 33-30 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Troy Peters, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Jeffry Oglesby (PF), Robert Davis (C) George Turpen, Byron Morgan, Dennis Kenney | |
| 14:30 | Drake | Paul Flowers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Davis | 33-33 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Scott Heath travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Olea (PF) Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Elmer Hartsell (SF) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley | |
| 13:43 | Drake | Paul Flowers loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG), Jerry Cook (PF) Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Byron Morgan (PF) Paul Flowers, Jeffry Oglesby | |
| 13:41 | UConn | Harold Kyle takes the ball from Raymond Olea in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Byron Morgan misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Cook - foul #1 on Jerry Cook, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Jerry Cook, Albert Terrio | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:16 | Drake | Byron Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Byron Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Thomas Beres is hacked by George Turpen in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Turpen, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Michael Herrington knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:35 | Drake | George Turpen misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Gaskins - foul #1 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Jeffry Oglesby (PF) Harold Kyle, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan | |
| 12:35 | Drake | George Turpen makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:35 | Drake | George Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Jeffry Oglesby snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Robert Davis can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Gaskins - foul #2 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (PF) Jeffry Oglesby | |
| 11:40 | Drake | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | UConn | Scott Heath is fouled on the floor by George Turpen - foul #3 on George Turpen, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Troy Peters, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Dennis Kenney (C) Paul Flowers, Robert Davis | |
| 10:49 | UConn | Albert Terrio is hacked by Byron Morgan - foul #2 on Byron Morgan, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Olea (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Joseph Shockley | |
| 10:37 | UConn | Thomas Beres scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Davis | 38-37 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Byron Morgan misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Dennis Kenney grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Dennis Kenney misses the jumper in the lane | 38-37 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Albert Terrio grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Byron Morgan is called for the reach on Raymond Olea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Byron Morgan, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea, Jerry Cook, Albert Terrio | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffry Oglesby (PF) Byron Morgan | |
| 09:33 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 40-37 |
| 09:30 | Drake | George Turpen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Robert Davis (C) George Turpen, Elmer Hartsell, Dennis Kenney | |
| 09:18 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 09:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 40-37 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Paul Flowers knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-39 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Joseph Shockley is called for the reach on Jimmy Dorris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (C) Robert Davis | |
| 08:49 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Harold Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Jeffry Oglesby pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Byron Morgan tips it in | 42-41 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Michael Herrington is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 07:19 | Drake | Troy Peters steps in front of the Joseph Shockley pass | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Herrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Kyle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffry Oglesby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Byron Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Michael Herrington makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Peters | 47-41 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Michael Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Paul Flowers snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Harold Kyle scores on a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Troy Peters is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Troy Peters, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Dennis Kenney (C) Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Jeffry Oglesby, Byron Morgan | |
| 05:19 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Raymond Olea grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Thomas Beres is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Thomas Beres picks off the pass by Dennis Kenney | 49-44 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Jerry Cook misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Dennis Kenney drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Turpen - foul #4 on George Turpen, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea, Albert Terrio | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Byron Morgan (PF) Harold Kyle, Elmer Hartsell, Dennis Kenney | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Robert Davis grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 03:18 | Drake | George Turpen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #5 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Michael Herrington (PF) Thomas Beres, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Kenney (C) Robert Davis | |
| 02:52 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:23 | Drake | George Turpen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 02:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 52-46 |
| 02:21 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Scott Heath (SF) Troy Peters, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:07 | UConn | Thomas Beres connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Gaskins | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Drake | Byron Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Byron Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Drake | Michael Herrington blocks the jumper by Joseph Shockley | 54-46 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Byron Morgan hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jimmy Dorris | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:44 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Morgan | 56-48 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Thomas Beres snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres is hacked by George Turpen in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Turpen, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG) Jimmy Dorris | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (PG) George Turpen | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Harold Kyle is called for the reach on Thomas Beres in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Kyle, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on Paul Flowers - foul #1 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG) Benjamin Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Harold Kyle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Flowers | 60-54 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Scott Heath is hacked by Paul Flowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Flowers, team foul #13 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG) Jimmy Dorris | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Scott Heath misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Scott Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Dennis Kenney - foul #1 on Dennis Kenney, team foul #14 | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Byron Morgan gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Paul Flowers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Michael Herrington gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Paul Flowers is called for the reach on Michael Herrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Flowers, team foul #15 | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Byron Morgan | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Harold Kyle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Michael Herrington gets the rebound | 60-54 |