| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Glover (fresh) SG - Edward Brose (fresh) SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) C - Bobby Brawner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Daniel Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | UMass | Daniel Wood's pass is intercepted by David Glover in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Brawner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is hacked by David Glover - foul #1 on David Glover, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Drake | David Glover pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Bobby Brawner is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Edward Brose clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Drake | John Rushenberg gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg loses the dribble to Matt Hull | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Robert Crawford's pass is intercepted by Bobby Brawner | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Drake | David Glover's pass is intercepted by Robert Crawford | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Matt Hull blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Dixon | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Drake | David Glover can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (SG), Charles Link (PF), Walter Smith (C) Edward Brose, Daniel Dixon, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Crawford, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| 16:55 | Drake | David Glover makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:55 | Drake | David Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Drake | David Glover makes the 3rd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the fadeaway from the left block | 5-0 |
| 16:37 | Drake | David Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:17 | Drake | David Glover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricky Potter - foul #1 on Ricky Potter, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Edwin Seldon (C) John Rushenberg | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:17 | Drake | David Glover makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:17 | Drake | David Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Franklin Posey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rafael Lee (fresh) SF - Walter Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Link (fresh) C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) SG - Franklin Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - John Harward (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Charles Link knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Seldon and the foul's on Joseph Connolly - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Bobby Brawner (C) David Glover, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Franklin Posey | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Charles Link makes the free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Patrick Trent scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ricky Potter | 10-5 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Charles Link makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Bobby Brawner | 12-5 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Joseph Connolly tips it home | 12-7 |
| 14:18 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Rafael Lee steps in front of the John Harward pass | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Rafael Lee lays it in | 14-7 |
| 14:03 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 14-7 |
| 14:01 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bobby Brawner | 14-7 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Rafael Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Link | 16-7 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Ricky Potter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-7 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (PG), Edward Brose (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, David Vallecillo, Walter Smith, Charles Link, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Franklin Posey (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Noel Cannon (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Crawford, Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly, John Harward | |
| 13:35 | Drake | Daniel Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 16-7 |
| 13:33 | UMass | Noel Cannon gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Franklin Posey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 13:27 | Drake | John Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Edwin Seldon scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-7 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Matt Hull loses the dribble to Edwin Seldon | 18-7 |
| 12:34 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits the finger roll | 20-7 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by David Glover - foul #2 on David Glover, team foul #2 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (PG), Bobby Brawner (C) David Glover, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Franklin Posey | |
| 12:12 | UMass | Bobby Brawner is called for the reach on Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Bobby Brawner, team foul #3 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (SF) John Rushenberg | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (C) Joseph Jacks | |
| 11:51 | UMass | Joseph Connolly's pass is intercepted by Bobby Brawner | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norman Schaefer (fresh) SG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Swink (fresh) PF - Daniel Dixon (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Brawner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Drake | Edward Brose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-7 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Joseph Connolly snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-7 |
| 11:39 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 20-7 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Jerry Swink clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-7 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the follow up shot | 22-7 |
| 11:31 | UMass | Edward Brose steals the ball from Robert Crawford in the backcourt | 22-7 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Bobby Brawner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #2 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #5 | 22-7 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (PG), John Rushenberg (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Joseph Connolly | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 23-7 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-7 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Noel Cannon is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 24-9 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Edward Brose misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #6 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Link (PF) Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Robert Crawford, Noel Cannon | |
| 10:59 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 25-9 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-9 |
| 10:57 | UMass | John Rushenberg is called for the reach on Ricky Potter in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rushenberg, team foul #4 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UMass | Noel Cannon (PF) John Harward | |
| 10:42 | UMass | Noel Cannon drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Ricky Potter | 26-11 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Joseph Jacks is called for the reach on David Vallecillo - foul #1 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #7 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (SG), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), John Harward (C) Patrick Trent, Franklin Posey, Joseph Jacks | |
| 10:17 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 10:17 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-11 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Ricky Potter scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Crawford and he's fouled by David Vallecillo - foul #1 on David Vallecillo, team foul #5 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (SG), Jerry Swink (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF) David Vallecillo, John Rushenberg, Charles Link | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the free throw | 28-13 |
| 10:04 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the defensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Rafael Lee is hacked by Noel Cannon - foul #1 on Noel Cannon, team foul #8 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| 09:43 | Drake | Rafael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Rafael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Noel Cannon blows the wide open layup | 30-13 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Daniel Dixon pulls down the rebound | 30-13 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Rafael Lee buries a shot from the right wing | 32-13 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-13 |
| 08:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 32-13 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-13 |
| 08:33 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 32-13 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Daniel Dixon scores on a floater from the right block set up by Norman Schaefer | 34-13 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Robert Crawford is called for traveling | 34-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Charles Link (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Daniel Dixon, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, John Harward | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Bobby Brawner hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Link and he's fouled by Joseph Jacks - foul #2 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #9 | 36-13 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (C) Robert Crawford, Joseph Jacks | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the free throw | 37-13 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Brose (tiring) 4 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Link (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Brawner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Harward (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Franklin Posey is whistled for a carry | 37-13 |
| 07:20 | Drake | David Vallecillo is hacked by Patrick Trent - foul #1 on Patrick Trent, team foul #10 | 37-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Franklin Posey | |
| 07:20 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 38-13 |
| 07:20 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-13 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Patrick Trent is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-13 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Bobby Brawner loses the dribble to Ricky Potter | 39-13 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Patrick Trent is hacked by David Vallecillo - foul #2 on David Vallecillo, team foul #6 | 39-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Walter Smith (C) David Vallecillo, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:41 | UMass | Robert Crawford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-13 |
| 06:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Cannon | 39-13 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Robert Crawford hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 39-13 |
| 06:29 | Drake | John Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 39-13 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Rafael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-13 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Noel Cannon pulls down the rebound | 39-13 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Robert Crawford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Brose - foul #1 on Edward Brose, team foul #7 | 39-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Dixon (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) John Rushenberg, Charles Link | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Matt Hull (SF) Patrick Trent, Ricky Potter | |
| 06:14 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 39-14 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-14 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Daniel Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-14 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Robert Crawford picks off the pass by Daniel Dixon | 39-14 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Matt Hull is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Jorgenson | 39-17 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Walter Smith hits the finger roll set up by Rafael Lee | 41-17 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Crawford and he's hacked by Daniel Dixon - foul #1 on Daniel Dixon, team foul #8 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (PG), John Rushenberg (SF) Rafael Lee, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG) Robert Crawford | |
| 04:55 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the free throw | 41-20 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 43-20 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Edward Brose steals it from Matt Hull | 43-20 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the dunk | 43-20 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Norman Schaefer gets the offensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Bobby Brawner knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Rushenberg and the foul's on Noel Cannon - foul #2 on Noel Cannon, team foul #11 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Link (PF) Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Ricky Potter (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon | |
| 04:01 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the free throw | 46-20 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Norman Schaefer is called for the reach on Patrick Trent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #9 | 46-20 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Edwin Seldon (C) Norman Schaefer, Edward Brose, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) John Harward | |
| 03:58 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 1st free throw | 46-21 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 46-22 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Charles Link misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-22 |
| 03:47 | Drake | David Glover tips it back up and in | 48-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Glover (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Link (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Franklin Posey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Franklin Posey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Link - foul #1 on Charles Link, team foul #10 | 48-22 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Franklin Posey misses the 1st free throw | 48-22 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Franklin Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-23 |
| 03:04 | Drake | David Glover blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #12 | 48-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (SF), Bobby Brawner (C) John Rushenberg, Charles Link | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Franklin Posey, Ricky Potter, Daniel Wood | |
| 03:04 | Drake | David Glover makes the 1st free throw | 49-23 |
| 03:04 | Drake | David Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 50-23 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Robert Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Walter Smith (PF) Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:42 | Drake | Walter Smith scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Vallecillo | 52-23 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-23 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Bobby Brawner snags the defensive board | 52-23 |
| 02:05 | Drake | David Glover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-23 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Joseph Connolly snags the defensive board | 52-23 |
| 02:01 | UMass | David Vallecillo steps in front of the Robert Crawford pass in the backcourt | 52-23 |
| 01:50 | Drake | David Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Vallecillo | 55-23 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Robert Crawford's pass is intercepted by Jerry Swink in the backcourt | 55-23 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Jerry Swink is called for 3 seconds | 55-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Charles Link (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) David Vallecillo, Jerry Swink, Walter Smith, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Ricky Potter (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) Patrick Trent, Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks | |
| 01:33 | UMass | John Rushenberg is called for the reach on Gary Jorgenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rushenberg, team foul #11 | 55-23 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 55-24 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-25 |
| 01:11 | Drake | David Glover is called for traveling | 55-25 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-25 |
| 00:48 | Drake | John Rushenberg gets the rebound | 55-25 |
| 00:24 | Drake | David Glover scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Schaefer | 58-25 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the shot from the free throw line | 58-27 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 58-27 |