| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Crigger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cuthbertson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randall Wire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Roberson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Renteria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 19:38 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Randall Wire misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Wolf - foul #1 on William Wolf, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF) Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:25 | Drake | Randall Wire makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Randall Wire misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jerry Straub | 28-47 |
| 18:52 | Drake | William Wolf is called for the reach on Randall Wire - foul #2 on William Wolf, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Nelson Greene (SG), John Barth (SF), Kyle Jones (C) Steven Crigger, Scott Cuthbertson, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Ben Hall (SG), William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (PF) Edward Stockstill, Darrell Roberson, Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria | |
| 18:35 | Drake | Kyle Jones is hacked by Jim Carstens - foul #3 on Jim Carstens, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Lambert (PF) William Bannister | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:13 | Drake | Richard Knox hits a 3 from straight away | 31-47 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Ben Hall takes the ball from John Barth | 31-47 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | William Wolf clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Jones - foul #1 on Kyle Jones, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Borunda (SG), Scott Cuthbertson (SF), Randall Wire (C) Nelson Greene, John Barth, Kyle Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Ronald Cuadra (PF) Jim Carstens, Ben Hall, William Gregory, Barry Galliher | |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | William Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:36 | Drake | Scott Cuthbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Jerry Straub picks off the pass by Scott Cuthbertson | 31-48 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Knox - foul #3 on Richard Knox, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Crigger (PG), William Bannister (PF) Richard Knox, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Renteria (PF) William Wolf | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Michael Borunda hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Randall Wire pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Scott Cuthbertson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Steven Crigger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Borunda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Cuthbertson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bannister (fairly fresh) C - Randall Wire (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Roberson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Renteria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Cuadra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra blows the layup | 37-50 |
| 15:27 | Drake | William Bannister pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Jerry Straub steps in front of the Steven Crigger pass in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jerry Straub | 37-52 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Darrell Roberson steals the ball from Steven Crigger in the backcourt | 37-52 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Stockstill | 37-54 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Steven Crigger is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Nothstein (PG), Nelson Greene (SG), John Barth (SF), Micheal Lambert (PF), Kyle Jones (C) Steven Crigger, Michael Borunda, Scott Cuthbertson, William Bannister, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Ben Hall (SG), William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), William Wolf (C) Edward Stockstill, Darrell Roberson, Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria, Ronald Cuadra | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | William Wolf hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Gregory | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:07 | Drake | The jump hook by Micheal Lambert is blocked by William Gregory | 37-56 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Nelson Greene can't tip it in | 37-56 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Ben Hall snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | William Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by John Barth | 37-56 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | William Gregory snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Kenneth Nothstein steals the ball from William Wolf | 37-56 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Nelson Greene hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Jones | 40-56 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | William Gregory hits the finger roll | 40-58 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Nelson Greene's pass is intercepted by Ben Hall in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nothstein - foul #4 on Kenneth Nothstein, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Steven Crigger (SG), Scott Cuthbertson (SF), William Bannister (PF), Randall Wire (C) Kenneth Nothstein, Nelson Greene, John Barth, Micheal Lambert, Kyle Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF) Jim Carstens, Ben Hall, Barry Galliher, William Wolf | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-60 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Steven Crigger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Roberson | 40-63 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Steven Crigger double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Lambert (PF), Kyle Jones (C) William Bannister, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), William Wolf (C) Edward Stockstill, William Gregory | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Crigger (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cuthbertson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Lambert (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jim Carstens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Roberson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Straub (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Renteria (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wolf (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub is fouled on the floor by Micheal Lambert - foul #2 on Micheal Lambert, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Nelson Greene (SG), Michael Borunda (SF) Steven Crigger, Scott Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jim Carstens | 40-66 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Nelson Greene comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-66 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Michael Borunda hits the follow up shot | 42-66 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Kyle Jones swats the shot by Darrell Roberson | 42-66 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | William Wolf grabs the offensive board | 42-66 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Crigger (SG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Randall Wire (C) Nelson Greene, Michael Borunda, Micheal Lambert, Kyle Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Ben Hall (SG), Barry Galliher (PF), William Gregory (C) Jim Carstens, Darrell Roberson, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-66 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Richard Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Steven Crigger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Nelson Greene (SG), Scott Cuthbertson (SF) Steven Crigger, John Barth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG), Jim Carstens (SF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Ben Hall, Jerry Straub, William Gregory | |
| 09:31 | Drake | Richard Knox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jim Carstens | 45-66 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Randall Wire scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Knox | 47-69 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Crigger (SG), Michael Borunda (SF), Micheal Lambert (PF), Kyle Jones (C) Nelson Greene, Scott Cuthbertson, William Bannister, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), William Gregory (C) Darrell Roberson, Jim Carstens, Barry Galliher, Ronald Cuadra | |
| 08:29 | Drake | Michael Borunda hits a 3 from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria scores on a runner from the left block set up by Edward Stockstill | 50-71 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Steven Crigger misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Straub | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Crigger (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Michael Borunda (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Micheal Lambert (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Jones (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Straub (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Renteria (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gregory (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | William Gregory knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Roger Renteria | 50-73 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Nothstein (PG), John Barth (SF), Randall Wire (C) Richard Knox, Steven Crigger, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Barry Galliher (PF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Edward Stockstill, Ben Hall, Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria | |
| 07:06 | Drake | Randall Wire misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 07:05 | Drake | John Barth gets the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 06:57 | Drake | Michael Borunda blows the layup | 50-73 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Kyle Jones tips it back up and in | 52-73 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Kenneth Nothstein grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Kyle Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Gregory - foul #3 on William Gregory, team foul #4 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Nelson Greene (SG), Scott Cuthbertson (SF), William Bannister (PF) Michael Borunda, John Barth, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), William Wolf (C) Jim Carstens, William Gregory, Barry Galliher, Ronald Cuadra | |
| 06:22 | Drake | Kyle Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Kyle Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Roberson | 53-75 |
| 05:31 | Drake | William Wolf is called for the reach on William Bannister - foul #3 on William Wolf, team foul #5 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Lambert (PF), Randall Wire (C) William Bannister, Kyle Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jim Carstens (SG) Ben Hall, Darrell Roberson | |
| 05:25 | Drake | Nelson Greene drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Nothstein | 56-75 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Micheal Lambert - foul #3 on Micheal Lambert, team foul #5 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Crigger (SG), John Barth (SF) Nelson Greene, Scott Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (SG), William Gregory (PF) Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory lays it in set up by William Wolf and he's fouled by Steven Crigger - foul #3 on Steven Crigger, team foul #6 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Michael Borunda (SG) Kenneth Nothstein, Steven Crigger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Galliher (PF) Jim Carstens | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Richard Knox is called for traveling | 56-78 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF) Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Michael Borunda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Borunda, team foul #7 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Nothstein (PG), Kyle Jones (C) Richard Knox, Randall Wire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (SF) William Wolf | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | William Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | William Gregory can't finish the layup | 56-79 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens grabs the offensive board | 56-79 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens is whistled for a carry | 56-79 |
| Subs | Drake | Nelson Greene (SG) John Barth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Edward Stockstill, Ben Hall, Barry Galliher, William Gregory | |
| 03:48 | Drake | William Bannister dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Nothstein | 58-79 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Nothstein (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Greene (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Borunda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Bannister (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Jones (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jim Carstens (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Roberson (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Straub (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Renteria (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Cuadra (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Bannister - foul #2 on William Bannister, team foul #8 | 58-79 |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) Michael Borunda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), William Wolf (C) Jim Carstens, Roger Renteria | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Kenneth Nothstein scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Barth | 60-81 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson is hacked by Nelson Greene - foul #2 on Nelson Greene, team foul #9 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (PF) Edward Stockstill, Jerry Straub, Ronald Cuadra | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:40 | Drake | Nelson Greene clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-83 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | William Wolf grabs the board | 60-83 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Wolf comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Jones - foul #2 on Kyle Jones, team foul #10 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Borunda (SF) John Barth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Roger Renteria (PF) Darrell Roberson, Barry Galliher | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-85 |
| 01:45 | Drake | Michael Borunda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-85 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | William Wolf gets the rebound | 60-85 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | William Gregory jams it | 60-87 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Roger Renteria steals it from Michael Borunda | 60-87 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 60-87 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria grabs the offensive board | 60-87 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | William Wolf connects on the runner from the right block | 60-89 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Michael Borunda hits a floater from the left block and the foul's on Ben Hall - foul #3 on Ben Hall, team foul #6 | 62-89 |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) Nelson Greene | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF) Jim Carstens, Ben Hall, William Gregory | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Michael Borunda makes the free throw | 63-89 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill runs out the clock | 63-89 |