| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Zang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Buchanan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerard Lee (fresh) C - Charles Madden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Richard Stamper inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Drake | Richard Stamper comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 35-37 |
| 19:48 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 19:47 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Robert Reece's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 19:10 | Hofstra | John Brantner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff throws it down | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Hofstra | Fred Conley picks off the pass by John Brantner | 37-37 |
| 18:24 | Drake | Gerard Lee steals it from Richard Zang | 37-37 |
| 18:22 | Hofstra | Richard Zang is called for the reach on Danny Allgood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Zang, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (PG), Joshua Anderson (SF), James Clay (PF), Clarence Payton (C) Danny Allgood, Steven Buchanan, Gerard Lee, Charles Madden | |
| 18:06 | Hofstra | John Cooper is called for the reach on Joshua Anderson - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (SF) John Brantner | |
| 17:41 | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Whiteaker | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Drake | John Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (SG) Henry Hans | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan (SF), Gerard Lee (PF), Charles Madden (C) Peter Leggett, James Clay, Clarence Payton | |
| 17:05 | Hofstra | Barry Able takes the ball from Gerard Lee | 37-39 |
| 16:46 | Drake | John Cooper is fouled on the floor by Steven Buchanan - foul #2 on Steven Buchanan, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, John Cooper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), John Brantner (SG) Paul Whiteaker, Joshua Anderson | |
| 16:41 | Drake | Robert Reece misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:40 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:33 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Robert Reece buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Danny Allgood - foul #3 on Danny Allgood, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (PG), James Clay (PF), Clarence Payton (C) Danny Allgood, Gerard Lee, Charles Madden | |
| 16:09 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:09 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:53 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Brantner | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Peter Leggett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Payton (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Drake | Richard Stamper hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 15:33 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Clarence Payton | 39-43 |
| 15:16 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Richard Stamper drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 14:36 | Hofstra | John Brantner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Richard Stamper gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Robert Reece connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Conley | 45-46 |
| 14:05 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-46 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Richard Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Robert Reece clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:34 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:19 | Hofstra | John Brantner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:17 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:03 | Hofstra | John Brantner drills a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Leggett | 45-49 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Peter Leggett steals the ball from Richard Stamper | 45-49 |
| 12:06 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Peter Leggett | 45-51 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Richard Stamper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:39 | Hofstra | James Clay snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Peter Leggett (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brantner (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Buchanan (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Clay (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Payton (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Hofstra | John Brantner travels in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), Paul Whiteaker (SG), Joshua Anderson (SF), Gerard Lee (PF), Charles Madden (C) Peter Leggett, John Brantner, Steven Buchanan, James Clay, Clarence Payton | |
| 11:23 | Drake | Charles Madden is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #1 on Charles Madden, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| 11:15 | Drake | John Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 11:15 | Drake | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:15 | Drake | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:11 | Hofstra | John Cooper is called for the reach on Paul Whiteaker in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 10:58 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Henry Hans's floater is knocked away by Charles Madden | 47-51 |
| 10:46 | Hofstra | Charles Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:26 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Anderson | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Henry Hans is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF) Henry Hans, John Cooper | |
| Subs | Hofstra | John Brantner (SG) Joshua Anderson | |
| 09:49 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 09:47 | Drake | James Dantzler tips it in | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hurlbert - foul #1 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Zang (C) Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anthony Lane (PF) Gerard Lee | |
| 09:35 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Richard Zang hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Barry Able | 52-54 |
| 08:58 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Brantner | 52-56 |
| 08:42 | Drake | James Dantzler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Barry Able hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 08:39 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Conley - foul #3 on Fred Conley, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Thomas Hurlbert, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan (SF), Gerard Lee (PF) Paul Whiteaker, Charles Madden | |
| 08:24 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan misses the wide open shot in the paint | 54-56 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Devon Buss gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:01 | Drake | Barry Able's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Buchanan | 54-56 |
| 08:00 | Hofstra | Anthony Lane pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:46 | Hofstra | John Brantner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan tips it in | 54-58 |
| 07:34 | Drake | James Dantzler makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Reece and he's fouled by Danny Allgood - foul #4 on Danny Allgood, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) Robert Reece, John Cooper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson (SG), Peter Leggett (SF), Charles Madden (C) John Brantner, Steven Buchanan, Anthony Lane | |
| 07:34 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:34 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Charles Madden | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Hans (fresh) SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Peter Leggett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Danny Allgood | 56-61 |
| 07:19 | Drake | Charles Madden picks off the pass by Richard Zang | 56-61 |
| 07:07 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 07:05 | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 06:46 | Hofstra | Charles Madden blows the layup but the foul's on Henry Hans - foul #2 on Henry Hans, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG) James Dantzler, Henry Hans | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (PG), James Clay (PF) Danny Allgood, Gerard Lee | |
| 06:46 | Hofstra | Charles Madden misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:46 | Hofstra | Charles Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Robert Reece comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 06:33 | Hofstra | Charles Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 06:15 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Joshua Anderson | 56-64 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Hurlbert and he's hacked by James Clay - foul #2 on James Clay, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), Devon Buss (C) Thomas Hurlbert, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan (SF), Gerard Lee (PF) Peter Leggett, Charles Madden | |
| 06:05 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:05 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 06:00 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 05:59 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:52 | Hofstra | James Clay double dribbles | 58-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (C) Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Hofstra | John Brantner (SG), Anthony Lane (C) Joshua Anderson, Gerard Lee | |
| 05:38 | Drake | Fred Conley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Devon Buss | 61-64 |
| 05:29 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 05:28 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:21 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Brantner | 61-66 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Stamper | 63-66 |
| 04:38 | Hofstra | John Brantner buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Whiteaker and he's fouled by Devon Buss - foul #1 on Devon Buss, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), James Dantzler (SG), John Cooper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (PG), Joshua Anderson (SF), Gerard Lee (PF), Clarence Payton (C) Paul Whiteaker, Steven Buchanan, James Clay, Anthony Lane | |
| 04:38 | Hofstra | John Brantner makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Peter Leggett picks off the pass by Devon Buss | 63-69 |
| 04:06 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-69 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Henry Hans grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Devon Buss knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cooper | 66-69 |
| 03:52 | Hofstra | John Cooper is called for the reach on Peter Leggett in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Cooper, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Barry Able (C) James Dantzler, Devon Buss, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), Charles Madden (C) John Brantner, Gerard Lee | |
| 03:52 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 03:38 | Drake | John Cooper drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Henry Hans | 68-69 |
| 03:23 | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Allgood | 68-72 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Able (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Leggett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Payton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Madden (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Drake | John Cooper scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Henry Hans | 70-72 |
| 02:53 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 02:52 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton tips it back up and in | 70-74 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Henry Hans buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Aliff | 73-74 |
| 02:34 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), James Dantzler (SG), Devon Buss (PF), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, John Cooper, Lawrence Aliff, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (PG), Steven Buchanan (SF), Gerard Lee (PF) Danny Allgood, Joshua Anderson, Clarence Payton | |
| 02:27 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Buchanan | 73-76 |
| 02:17 | Drake | James Dantzler is fouled on the floor by Charles Madden - foul #2 on Charles Madden, team foul #8 | 73-76 |
| 02:17 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:17 | Hofstra | Charles Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:13 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Leggett, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), James Clay (C) Peter Leggett, Charles Madden | |
| 02:02 | Drake | James Clay steps in front of the James Dantzler pass | 73-76 |
| 02:02 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), John Cooper (PF) Fred Conley, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson (SG), Charles Madden (C) Danny Allgood, James Clay | |
| 01:34 | Hofstra | James Dantzler picks off the pass by Joshua Anderson | 73-76 |
| 01:31 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the lay-in | 73-76 |
| 01:29 | Hofstra | Charles Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 01:29 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, Thomas Hurlbert, John Cooper, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), John Brantner (SG) Paul Whiteaker, Joshua Anderson | |
| 01:15 | Hofstra | John Brantner is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Madden | 73-78 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Richard Stamper knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Zang | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Hofstra | John Brantner double dribbles | 75-78 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Danny Allgood steals the ball from Richard Zang | 75-78 |
| 00:22 | Hofstra | John Brantner banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Allgood | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Robert Reece scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan is hacked by Fred Conley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Conley, team foul #9 | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:15 | Hofstra | Steven Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Charles Madden steps in front of the Robert Reece pass | 78-82 |
| 00:08 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee is hacked by Fred Conley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Conley, team foul #10 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG) Fred Conley | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joshua Anderson (SF) Steven Buchanan | |
| 00:08 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:08 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:04 | Drake | James Dantzler is whistled for traveling | 78-83 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (PG), Anthony Lane (C) Danny Allgood, Charles Madden | |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee is hacked by James Dantzler in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dantzler, team foul #11 | 78-83 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Richard Stamper scores on a fullcourt shot | 81-84 |