| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fresh) PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) SF - Joseph Stallcup (fresh) PF - Raymond Prince (fresh) C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Gary Schindler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Stallcup - foul #1 on Joseph Stallcup, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Raymond Prince snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler is hacked by Edwin Johnson - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Carl Day steals it from Robert Reed | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Carl Day hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Roy Roemer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Joe Coons is hacked by Joseph Stallcup - foul #2 on Joseph Stallcup, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Drake | Huey Peery (SF) Joseph Stallcup | |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Joe Coons is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Johnson | 5-3 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Huey Peery clanks a shot from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Carl Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Roy Roemer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Schindler | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Joe Coons is hacked by Raymond Prince in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Prince, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Carl Day misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (SG), Todd Daniels (SF) Edwin Johnson, Joe Coons | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Raymond Prince, Robert Reed | |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Raymond Herron | 6-3 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Carl Day picks off the pass by David Carter | 6-3 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Day and he's fouled by Travis Kearns - foul #1 on Travis Kearns, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Zagen (SG) Carl Day | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (SG) Huey Peery | |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Gaines | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Gary Ham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Paul Zagen, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG) Samuel Vath | |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Daniels (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Travis Kearns (fresh) PF - David Carter (fresh) C - Raymond Herron (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Drake | James Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Gaines - foul #1 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (SG), Joe Coons (SF) Todd Daniels, Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler (SG) Roy Roemer | |
| 15:38 | Drake | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:38 | Drake | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | Drake | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Travis Kearns is hacked by Edwin Johnson - foul #2 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SG), Stanley Gaines (C) Edwin Johnson, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Huey Peery (SF), Raymond Prince (PF), Robert Reed (C) James Wilson, Travis Kearns, David Carter, Raymond Herron | |
| 14:38 | Drake | Huey Peery misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Joe Coons buries a turnaround from close range set up by Stanley Gaines | 12-5 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Robert Reed comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Bateman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Gary Ham, Joe Coons, Kenneth Bateman | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (SG) Hugh Hochstetler | |
| 14:17 | Drake | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Carl Day connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Daniels | 14-7 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 14-7 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Robert Reed tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Ahmad Breazeale grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Roy Roemer is called for the reach on Todd Daniels - foul #1 on Roy Roemer, team foul #7 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Schindler (C) Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Samuel Vath, Huey Peery, Raymond Prince, Robert Reed | |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Ahmad Breazeale swats the layup by Hugh Hochstetler | 16-7 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Raymond Herron snags the offensive board | 16-7 |
| 12:47 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 12:46 | Drake | James Wilson tips it in | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Gary Schindler hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 16-9 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Gary Schindler steals it from David Carter | 16-9 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Todd Daniels is hacked by Travis Kearns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Kearns, team foul #8 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Kenneth Bateman (PF) Carl Day, Paul Zagen, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Raymond Prince (PF), Robert Reed (C) Hugh Hochstetler, Travis Kearns, Raymond Herron | |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Roy Roemer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Raymond Prince (fresh) C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman is denied on a layup by Raymond Prince | 18-12 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 11:07 | Drake | Raymond Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Roy Roemer loses the dribble to Kenneth Bateman | 18-12 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-12 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Todd Daniels snags the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Gary Schindler banks in the wide open layup | 20-12 |
| 09:43 | Drake | David Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bateman | 20-12 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses short on a jumper from the left block | 20-12 |
| 09:10 | Drake | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:55 | Drake | James Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Joe Coons double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Gary Ham, Todd Daniels, Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Huey Peery (SF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, James Wilson, David Carter, Robert Reed | |
| 08:32 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ahmad Breazeale - foul #1 on Ahmad Breazeale, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| 08:32 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:32 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Day | 22-13 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler loses the dribble to Ahmad Breazeale | 22-13 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 22-13 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Raymond Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Zagen (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Vath (fresh) SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Huey Peery (fresh) PF - Raymond Prince (tiring) 2 reb. C - Raymond Herron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler lays it up and in on a great pass from Huey Peery | 22-15 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Day | 24-15 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Paul Zagen takes the ball from Samuel Vath in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Hochstetler - foul #1 on Hugh Hochstetler, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Edwin Johnson (SG), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Carl Day, Paul Zagen, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), David Carter (PF), Robert Reed (C) Samuel Vath, Raymond Prince, Raymond Herron | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:19 | Drake | The short jumper by David Carter is denied by Joe Coons | 26-15 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gary Ham | 28-15 |
| 05:36 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Bateman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Todd Daniels (SF) Gary Ham, Joe Coons | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG) Mark Pope | |
| 05:36 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Carl Day is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #10 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Prince (PF) Robert Reed | |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:22 | Drake | David Carter's pass is intercepted by Edwin Johnson | 29-18 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson lays it in | 31-18 |
| 05:00 | Drake | David Carter misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #7 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:00 | Drake | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:00 | Drake | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 31-20 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Huey Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Huey Peery comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Stanley Gaines - foul #2 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #8 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Joe Coons (SF) Carl Day, Edwin Johnson, Todd Daniels | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (SG), Raymond Herron (C) Hugh Hochstetler, David Carter | |
| 04:17 | Drake | Huey Peery misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Huey Peery misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Gaines | 33-20 |
| 03:55 | Drake | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Raymond Herron tips it home | 33-22 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines connects on the fadeaway from close range | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Zagen (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Huey Peery (tiring) PF - Raymond Prince (tired) 2 reb. C - Raymond Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Huey Peery knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Roy Roemer | 35-24 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Raymond Prince steals it from Ahmad Breazeale in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Raymond Prince misses the lay-in | 35-24 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Ham | 35-24 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Paul Zagen's pass is intercepted by Raymond Prince in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Raymond Herron misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Raymond Herron hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Prince - foul #2 on Raymond Prince, team foul #11 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Edwin Johnson (SG), Todd Daniels (SF), Kenneth Bateman (PF) Gary Ham, Paul Zagen, Joe Coons, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), David Carter (PF), Robert Reed (C) Roy Roemer, James Wilson, Huey Peery, Raymond Prince, Raymond Herron | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Samuel Vath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Carl Day | 38-26 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Robert Reed can't connect on a floater from the left block | 38-26 |
| 01:36 | Drake | David Carter tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines hits a jump hook near the basket | 40-28 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Samuel Vath drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Samuel Vath is called for the reach on Stanley Gaines - foul #1 on Samuel Vath, team foul #12 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Carl Day, Edwin Johnson, Todd Daniels, Kenneth Bateman | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), James Wilson (SG), Travis Kearns (SF) Samuel Vath, Hugh Hochstetler, Joseph Stallcup | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Travis Kearns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Joe Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Joe Coons can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-31 |