| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Rucks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Elder (fresh) PF - Michael Lesh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yates (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Borunda is called for the reach on Terry Rucks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Borunda, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | John Barth picks off the pass by Joseph Yates | 42-29 |
| 19:18 | Drake | John Barth's pass is intercepted by Michael Lesh | 42-29 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 19:01 | Drake | William Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Michael Borunda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino is hacked by Michael Borunda - foul #3 on Michael Borunda, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Richard Knox, Michael Borunda, John Barth, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Thomas Severino, Terry Rucks, Kevin Elder, Michael Lesh, Joseph Yates | |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Frank Weingarten | 42-29 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe is hacked by Christopher Poirier - foul #2 on Christopher Poirier, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG) Cory Ozuna | |
| 17:49 | Drake | Frank Weingarten hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Lewis | 45-29 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Kimbrough | 45-31 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Frank Weingarten's pass is intercepted by Michael Noble in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 17:09 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Rucks | 45-34 |
| 16:52 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Kevin Elder (SG), Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Christopher Poirier, Terry Rucks, Thomas Smith, Michael Noble, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 16:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Barth | 45-34 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Richard Knox is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Lucio Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:05 | Drake | John Barth can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bannister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Elder (fairly fresh) SF - Cory Ozuna (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Lesh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Yates (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates tips it in | 45-36 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Micheal Lambert connects on the open turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Knox | 47-36 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Micheal Lambert gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Drake | John Barth comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Elder - foul #1 on Kevin Elder, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Borunda (SG), Marlin Jacobs (C) Lucio Russo, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF) Thomas Severino, Kevin Elder, Cory Ozuna | |
| 14:56 | Drake | John Barth misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Drake | John Barth misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Borunda - foul #4 on Michael Borunda, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Michael Borunda, William Bannister | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Terry Rucks picks off the pass by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Lesh | 47-39 |
| 13:59 | Drake | Joseph Yates blocks the short jumper by John Barth | 47-39 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Rucks | 47-41 |
| 13:27 | Drake | John Barth hits a shot from close range set up by Richard Knox | 49-41 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Frank Weingarten grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Frank Weingarten scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Knox | 52-41 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 12:34 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Frank Weingarten snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:19 | Drake | Richard Knox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-41 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Richard Knox, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Jerry Stubbs, Terry Rucks, Phillip Owens, Michael Lesh, Joseph Yates | |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Micheal Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Noble - foul #2 on Michael Noble, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Lucio Russo clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 52-44 |
| 11:42 | Drake | William Bannister hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bannister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Poirier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Elder (fresh) PF - Michael Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | William Bannister steals the ball from Kevin Elder | 54-44 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Micheal Lambert scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Lucio Russo | 56-44 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 10:50 | Drake | William Bannister loses the dribble to Thomas Severino in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | John Lewis steps in front of the Stephen Kimbrough pass | 56-44 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe lays it in on a great pass from John Lewis | 58-44 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino travels in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), John Barth (SF) Lucio Russo, Carroll Pascoe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Severino, Christopher Poirier, Kevin Elder, Michael Noble, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 10:24 | Drake | Micheal Lambert slams it home on a nice dish by John Lewis | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 60-47 |
| 10:02 | Drake | John Lewis is hacked by Terry Rucks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Rucks, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Marlin Jacobs (C) John Lewis, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Noble (C) Cory Ozuna | |
| 09:55 | Drake | John Barth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Frank Weingarten gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:47 | Drake | The short jumper by John Barth is denied by Michael Noble | 60-47 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Richard Knox grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Richard Knox misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-47 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith is hacked by Richard Knox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Knox, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Frank Weingarten, John Barth, William Bannister, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Joseph Yates (C) Thomas Smith, Michael Noble | |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates hits a jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 08:33 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lucio Russo and he's fouled by Joseph Yates - foul #2 on Joseph Yates, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Richard Knox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder (SF), Michael Noble (PF) Phillip Owens, Michael Lesh | |
| 08:33 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 63-49 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Micheal Lambert is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lewis | 65-51 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks loses the ball out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), John Barth (SF), Marlin Jacobs (C) John Lewis, Lucio Russo, Carroll Pascoe, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Michael Lesh (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Severino, Terry Rucks, Michael Noble, Joseph Yates | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Barth (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (tiring) C - Marlin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jerry Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Poirier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Elder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lesh (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Ozuna (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Drake | Christopher Poirier takes the ball from Richard Knox in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna is hacked by Richard Knox - foul #2 on Richard Knox, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF) Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough (C) Kevin Elder | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Marlin Jacobs - foul #1 on Marlin Jacobs, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Richard Knox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (SF) Cory Ozuna | |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:52 | Drake | John Barth is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by William Bannister | 67-53 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier is fouled on the floor by Michael Borunda - foul #5 on Michael Borunda, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF) Michael Borunda, John Barth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Jerry Stubbs, Michael Lesh, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses the easy layup | 67-53 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:22 | Drake | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier loses the dribble to Frank Weingarten in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs is denied on a layup by Joseph Yates | 67-53 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 67-53 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Yates | 67-53 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Carroll Pascoe - foul #2 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), John Barth (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, Carroll Pascoe, William Bannister, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Kevin Elder (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Christopher Poirier, Thomas Smith, Michael Noble, Joseph Yates | |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Richard Knox loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh (PF) Phillip Owens | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Severino | 67-57 |
| 04:36 | Drake | John Barth misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-57 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Micheal Lambert snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens (SF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Kevin Elder, Cory Ozuna | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Stephen Kimbrough is called for the reach on Lucio Russo - foul #2 on Stephen Kimbrough, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Lucio Russo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Drake | Richard Knox is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | John Barth steps in front of the Terry Rucks pass in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 03:36 | Drake | Richard Knox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Weingarten (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Barth (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Sturgeon (tired) C - Micheal Lambert (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Rucks (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lesh (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Severino | 69-59 |
| 03:09 | Drake | John Barth misses the jumpshot from the right side | 69-59 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Micheal Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Weingarten | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Weingarten - foul #2 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), William Bannister (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Richard Knox, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, Carl Sturgeon, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Kevin Elder (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Thomas Severino, Phillip Owens, Michael Lesh, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Drake | John Lewis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carroll Pascoe | 75-61 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates blows the layup | 75-61 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates tips it back up and in | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | Drake | William Bannister misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Rucks - foul #4 on Terry Rucks, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Lucio Russo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Terry Rucks, Thomas Smith, Joseph Yates | |
| 01:57 | Drake | William Bannister misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | Drake | William Bannister misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #11 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Sturgeon (PF) William Bannister | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:40 | Drake | John Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-65 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder hits the follow up shot | 75-67 |
| 01:30 | Drake | John Lewis is hacked by Cory Ozuna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Ozuna, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Christopher Poirier, Kevin Elder, Cory Ozuna, Michael Noble, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 01:30 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-67 |
| 01:30 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:30 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Bannister - foul #1 on William Bannister, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) John Barth, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Kevin Elder (SG), Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Noble (C) Thomas Severino, Terry Rucks, Phillip Owens, Joseph Yates | |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Kevin Elder is called for the reach on Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Elder, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF), Joseph Yates (C) Christopher Poirier, Kevin Elder, Cory Ozuna, Michael Noble | |
| 01:08 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-68 |
| 00:49 | Drake | William Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Drake | Frank Weingarten comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 79-68 |
| 00:15 | Drake | John Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Richard Knox runs out the clock | 79-68 |