| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it in | 36-39 |
| 19:31 | Drake | William Littlejohn buries a shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 39-41 |
| 18:50 | Drake | A charge is called on Larry Poff - foul #2 on Larry Poff, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-41 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 39-41 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Peterson | 42-41 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Christopher Moe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:55 | Drake | William Littlejohn gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Stan Singh clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 44-41 |
| 16:55 | Drake | Willie Roberts steps in front of the Stan Singh pass | 44-41 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Roberts | 46-41 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Christopher Moe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | William Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 46-41 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Larry Poff gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Stan Singh is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Monroe Pike, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Kimmel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is hacked by Wesley Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Davis, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is open and buries a jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Wesley Davis makes the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Gingras - foul #2 on Jack Gingras, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Wesley Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-44 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Wesley Davis grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Glenn Corral blocks the short jumper by Brian Kimmel | 49-44 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Segura | 51-44 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Dikembe Adi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | William Smith buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers and he's fouled by William Littlejohn - foul #2 on William Littlejohn, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG) Christopher Moe | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Littlejohn | 53-44 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Stan Singh is whistled for traveling | 53-44 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman loses the dribble to Monroe Pike in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 12:06 | Drake | The short jumper by Larry Poff is denied by William Smith | 53-44 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | William Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 11:39 | Drake | William Littlejohn grabs the board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Drake | Anthony Sellers steals it from Larry Poff | 53-44 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, William Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), John Cummings (SG), Wesley Davis (C) Monroe Pike, Bernard Lust, Stan Singh | |
| 10:44 | Drake | Wesley Davis misses the lay-in | 53-44 |
| 10:42 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Davis | 53-44 |
| 10:26 | Drake | William Littlejohn hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Moe | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 53-47 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Wesley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Wesley Davis blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 09:40 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Christopher Moe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Wesley Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger's pass is intercepted by Larry Poff in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 09:03 | Drake | John Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Bernard Lust (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, John Cummings, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Wesley Davis | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | William Smith blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it in | 55-47 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Carl Mars picks off the pass by Monroe Pike | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits the finger roll set up by Carl Mars | 57-47 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Monroe Pike knocks in the shot from the right side | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Monroe Pike - foul #3 on Monroe Pike, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stan Singh (C) Bernard Lust | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Stan Singh | 57-49 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Brian Kimmel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG) Brian Kimmel | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Carl Mars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, William Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Wesley Davis (SF) Monroe Pike, Jack Gingras | |
| 07:03 | Drake | Wesley Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Bernard Lust gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Dikembe Adi buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wesley Davis | 57-51 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), William Littlejohn (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Dikembe Adi | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Wesley Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is open but misses the lay-in | 59-51 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Wesley Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Brian Kimmel connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Moe | 59-53 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger's pass is intercepted by Christopher Moe | 59-53 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Christopher Moe lays it in | 59-55 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is hacked by Brian Kimmel - foul #5 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Monroe Pike (SG), Bernard Lust (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis, Stan Singh | |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Jack Gingras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Adi (PF) William Littlejohn | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is fouled in the backcourt by Monroe Pike - foul #4 on Monroe Pike, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Monroe Pike misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Mars | 61-55 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:36 | Drake | William Peterson picks off the pass by Bernard Lust | 61-55 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Peterson | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-55 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it home | 63-57 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | William Smith's layup is rejected by Jack Gingras | 63-57 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | William Smith can't tip it in | 63-57 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it back up and in | 65-57 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Anthony Sellers (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Brian Segura, William Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Stan Singh (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Jack Gingras | |
| 02:37 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Larry Poff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #2 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Gingras (PF) Dikembe Adi | |
| 02:21 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Willie Roberts (SF) Daniel Seger, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (PF) Jack Gingras | |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Mars | 68-59 |
| 01:45 | Drake | William Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 71-59 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Christopher Moe clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 01:05 | Drake | Stan Singh can't tip it in | 71-59 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Peterson | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Drake | The short jumper by Christopher Moe is denied by Anthony Sellers | 74-59 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Larry Poff tips it home | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Monroe Pike is called for the reach on William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Monroe Pike, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Monroe Pike, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Jack Gingras loses the dribble to Tony Thompson | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson runs out the clock | 76-61 |