| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gino Costa (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ralph Mooring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Loftis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Ralph Mooring inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Drake | John Lightner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-36 |
| 19:51 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Alan Loftis gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Alan Loftis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | James Coleman snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | James Coleman lays it up and in | 36-36 |
| 18:28 | Drake | Jerome Russell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Lightner | 36-38 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | James Coleman is hacked by Ralph Mooring - foul #2 on Ralph Mooring, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF) Ralph Mooring | |
| 17:52 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the jumper from the right side set up by Roberto Rossi | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Jerome Russell is hacked by James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (PG), David Howard (PF), Derrick Chapman (C) John Lightner, Jerome Russell, Alan Loftis | |
| 17:21 | Drake | David Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Drake | Ralph Mooring (SF) Gino Costa | |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 16:50 | Drake | David Howard steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Carl Bowe snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Carl Bowe tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Percy Hupp (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kosta Zamor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Mooring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Chapman (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Drake | Thomas Turpin steps in front of the Kosta Zamor pass | 40-38 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kosta Zamor - foul #2 on Kosta Zamor, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Gino Costa (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Carmelo Guzman (C) Percy Hupp, Kosta Zamor, David Howard, Derrick Chapman | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Ralph Mooring misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | Drake | John Lightner hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | James Coleman tips it in | 44-40 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Ralph Mooring is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF) Thomas Turpin | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi banks in the layup set up by Louis Goldfarb and the foul's on Carmelo Guzman - foul #4 on Carmelo Guzman, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF), Alan Loftis (C) Ralph Mooring, Carmelo Guzman | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:24 | Drake | John Lightner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 14:23 | Columbia | David Harden pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:56 | Columbia | Percy Hupp picks off the pass by Louis Goldfarb | 47-40 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Gino Costa banks in the layup set up by Percy Hupp | 47-42 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | James Coleman comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gino Costa - foul #3 on Gino Costa, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Thomas Turpin (SF) Roberto Rossi, Louis Goldfarb | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (PG) John Lightner | |
| 13:31 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Gino Costa misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Alan Loftis grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Alan Loftis banks in the layup | 49-44 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Percy Hupp is called for the reach on Thomas Turpin - foul #3 on Percy Hupp, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Ralph Mooring (SF), David Howard (PF), Derrick Chapman (C) Gino Costa, Percy Hupp, Jerome Russell, Alan Loftis | |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is fouled on the floor by John Lightner - foul #2 on John Lightner, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF) Thomas Turpin | |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Costa (SG) Kosta Zamor | |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gino Costa - foul #4 on Gino Costa, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG) Gino Costa | |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Derrick Chapman snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Hupp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Mooring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Drake | John Lightner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Percy Hupp | 50-47 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Derrick Chapman denies the turnaround by Carl Bowe | 50-47 |
| 11:07 | Drake | David Howard pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:52 | Drake | John Lightner is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Percy Hupp out of a doubleteam | 50-49 |
| 10:25 | Columbia | Julius Harrison is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Thomas Turpin (SF), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Roberto Rossi, Julius Harrison, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Alan Loftis (C) Percy Hupp, David Howard, Derrick Chapman | |
| 10:12 | Drake | Jerome Russell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lightner | 50-51 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | David Harden buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Turpin | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Alan Loftis is fouled on the floor by David Harden - foul #2 on David Harden, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG) Louis Goldfarb | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:30 | Drake | Kosta Zamor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG) Kosta Zamor | |
| 08:49 | Drake | Alan Loftis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:20 | Columbia | Alan Loftis steps in front of the Roderick Sloan pass | 53-51 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Alan Loftis misses the jumper from the left side | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Julius Harrison | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roderick Sloan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Percy Hupp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Mooring (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Russell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Loftis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | John Lightner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Percy Hupp tips it home | 55-53 |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses long on a jumper from the right block | 55-53 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Percy Hupp snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Ralph Mooring is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Turpin | 55-53 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | James Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-53 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Julius Harrison tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Ralph Mooring can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Harden | 57-53 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses badly on a floater from the left block | 57-53 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | James Coleman can't tip it in | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ralph Mooring | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Julius Harrison, Thomas Turpin, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (PG), Gino Costa (SG), David Howard (PF), Carmelo Guzman (C) John Lightner, Ralph Mooring, Jerome Russell, Alan Loftis | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Percy Hupp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Louis Goldfarb | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Percy Hupp steps in front of the David Harden pass in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Gino Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Carmelo Guzman steals it from Ralph Lyman | 57-53 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Gino Costa scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Columbia | Carl Bowe hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Percy Hupp - foul #4 on Percy Hupp, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), James Coleman (PF) David Harden, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Jerome Russell (PF) Kosta Zamor, David Howard | |
| 04:04 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Gino Costa hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lightner | 60-59 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Carl Bowe | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gino Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Percy Hupp (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Guzman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Percy Hupp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 03:10 | Drake | Carmelo Guzman tips it in | 62-61 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | James Coleman scores on a floater in the lane set up by Julius Harrison | 64-61 |
| 02:30 | Drake | Carmelo Guzman knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Gino Costa | 64-63 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Thomas Turpin (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Louis Goldfarb, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (PG), Ralph Mooring (SF) John Lightner, Percy Hupp | |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin is fouled on the floor by Gino Costa - foul #5 on Gino Costa, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Alan Loftis (C) Gino Costa, Carmelo Guzman | |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Carmelo Guzman (C) Alan Loftis | |
| 01:57 | Drake | Carmelo Guzman misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 66-63 |
| 01:56 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ralph Mooring | 66-63 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Jerome Russell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | James Coleman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kosta Zamor - foul #3 on Kosta Zamor, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG) Kosta Zamor | |
| 01:16 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Drake | James Coleman swats the shot by Carmelo Guzman | 68-63 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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) | |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi travels in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Ralph Mooring is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ralph Mooring, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin is fouled in the backcourt by Percy Hupp - foul #5 on Percy Hupp, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kosta Zamor (SG) Percy Hupp | |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Drake | John Lightner is hacked by Roderick Sloan - foul #1 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #3 | 70-63 |
| 00:37 | Drake | John Lightner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by John Lightner - foul #3 on John Lightner, team foul #13 | 70-63 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Kosta Zamor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Zamor - foul #4 on Kosta Zamor, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Ralph Mooring misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Kosta Zamor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the offensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Kosta Zamor is fouled on the floor by David Harden - foul #3 on David Harden, team foul #4 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PF) Julius Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:10 | Drake | Kosta Zamor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ralph Mooring | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by John Lightner - foul #4 on John Lightner, team foul #15 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Kosta Zamor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Lightner grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |