| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chester Rosenbloom (fresh) SG - Adrian Poff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dicus (fresh) PF - Anthony Carpio (fresh) C - Christopher Mosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Phillips (fresh) SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) SF - Michael Corn (fresh) PF - Mark Wolfsberger (fresh) C - John McMeel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John McMeel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Nicholas Dicus denies the turnaround by John McMeel | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Justin Alexander is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Michael Corn pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Michael Corn can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Chester Rosenbloom steps in front of the Michael Corn pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Christopher Phillips is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Adrian Poff hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Dicus | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Christopher Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Chester Rosenbloom, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Holmes (SG), Wilbert Loesch (SF), Robert Sapien (PF), Terry Weir (C) Adrian Poff, Nicholas Dicus, Anthony Carpio, Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), William Bernstein (SG), Bernard Pagel (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF), Terry Henderson (C) Christopher Phillips, Justin Alexander, Michael Corn, Mark Wolfsberger, John McMeel | |
| 17:27 | Drake | William Bernstein misses the easy layup | 5-0 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Sapien | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom is hacked by Bernard Pagel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Pagel, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Sanders (PG) Chester Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:03 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes comes up short on the floater near the basket | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | Drake | Roberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Andre Klein is hacked by Terry Weir - foul #1 on Terry Weir, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Carpio (PF) Terry Weir | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG) Bernard Pagel | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Roberto Gallo misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Terry Henderson can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio misses the dunk | 5-0 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Terry Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Stephen Holmes steals it from William Bernstein | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Louis Sanders (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Holmes (fairly fresh) SF - Wilbert Loesch (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Carpio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sapien (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Andre Klein (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Alexander (fairly fresh) SF - William Bernstein (fairly fresh) PF - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Roberto Gallo steps in front of the Louis Sanders pass in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Andre Klein hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Cornell | Louis Sanders travels in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom (PG), Adrian Poff (SG), Nicholas Dicus (SF), Terry Weir (PF), Christopher Mosby (C) Louis Sanders, Stephen Holmes, Wilbert Loesch, Anthony Carpio, Robert Sapien | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG), Bernard Pagel (SF), Gary Heller (PF), Michael House (C) Andre Klein, William Bernstein, Roberto Gallo, Terry Henderson | |
| 15:15 | Drake | Michael House's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Weir | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Gary Heller tips it in | 5-4 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby misses the easy open layup | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Michael House grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Michael House is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SF), John McMeel (C) Bernard Pagel, Michael House | |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Corn - foul #1 on Michael Corn, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Justin Alexander scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Heller | 7-7 |
| 14:04 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Mosby, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Trice (SF), Anthony Carpio (PF) Nicholas Dicus, Terry Weir | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (SG), Mark Wolfsberger (PF) Justin Alexander, Gary Heller | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Andre Klein misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | Maurice Trice pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Phillips - foul #1 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Poff | 7-7 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Maurice Trice's floater is tipped away by John McMeel | 7-7 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Andre Klein is hacked by Adrian Poff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adrian Poff, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus (SF) Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael House (C) John McMeel | |
| 13:04 | Drake | Michael Corn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Holmes (SG), Terry Weir (C) Adrian Poff, Maurice Trice | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Bernard Pagel (SF), Terry Henderson (C) Christopher Phillips, Andre Klein, Michael Corn, Michael House | |
| 12:43 | Drake | Terry Henderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | John McMeel (C) Mark Wolfsberger | |
| 12:32 | Cornell | Terry Henderson swats the short shot by Terry Weir | 9-7 |
| 12:30 | Drake | John McMeel gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Justin Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Bernard Pagel snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Justin Alexander hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Bernstein | 9-10 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sapien (PF) Anthony Carpio | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG), Gary Heller (PF) Bernard Pagel, John McMeel | |
| 12:09 | Drake | Terry Henderson misses short on a floater near the basket | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | Terry Weir grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:51 | Drake | William Bernstein pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chester Rosenbloom (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Holmes (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Dicus (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sapien (fresh) C - Terry Weir (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Phillips (tiring) SG - Justin Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. SF - William Bernstein (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Heller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Drake | Justin Alexander clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Terry Weir pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Sanders (PG), Adrian Poff (SG), Wilbert Loesch (SF), Anthony Carpio (PF), Christopher Mosby (C) Chester Rosenbloom, Stephen Holmes, Nicholas Dicus, Robert Sapien, Terry Weir | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SF), Mark Wolfsberger (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) William Bernstein, Gary Heller, Terry Henderson | |
| 11:25 | Drake | Louis Sanders is called for the reach on Christopher Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Sanders, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (SG) Justin Alexander | |
| 11:14 | Drake | Andre Klein can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilbert Loesch - foul #1 on Wilbert Loesch, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Andre Klein misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Andre Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Christopher Mosby | 9-10 |
| 10:55 | Cornell | Louis Sanders knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Christopher Mosby | 11-10 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Roberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 11-10 |
| 10:45 | Cornell | Louis Sanders snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 10:29 | Cornell | Adrian Poff scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Carpio and he's hacked by Andre Klein - foul #1 on Andre Klein, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom (PG), Maurice Trice (SF), Robert Sapien (PF) Louis Sanders, Wilbert Loesch, Anthony Carpio | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Pagel (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), William Bernstein (SF), Michael House (C) Christopher Phillips, Andre Klein, Michael Corn, Roberto Gallo | |
| 10:29 | Cornell | Adrian Poff misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mark Wolfsberger | 13-10 |
| 10:19 | Drake | William Bernstein lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Alexander | 13-12 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | Robert Sapien hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Michael House grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Justin Alexander is called for 10 seconds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Holmes (SG), Terry Weir (PF) Adrian Poff, Robert Sapien | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), Roberto Gallo (PF), John McMeel (C) Bernard Pagel, Mark Wolfsberger, Michael House | |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus (SF), Anthony Carpio (PF) Maurice Trice, Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | Gary Heller (PF) Roberto Gallo | |
| 09:23 | Drake | Gary Heller buries a turnaround from close range | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Chester Rosenbloom | 15-14 |
| 08:46 | Drake | John McMeel clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Weir - foul #2 on Terry Weir, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Sanders (PG), Robert Sapien (PF), Christopher Mosby (C) Chester Rosenbloom, Anthony Carpio, Terry Weir | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG), Bernard Pagel (SG), Michael Corn (SF), Terry Henderson (PF) Andre Klein, Justin Alexander, William Bernstein, Gary Heller | |
| 08:46 | Drake | John McMeel makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:46 | Drake | John McMeel makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 08:27 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Pagel - foul #2 on Bernard Pagel, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch (SG) Stephen Holmes | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG), Michael House (C) Bernard Pagel, John McMeel | |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | Robert Sapien comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Michael House pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Christopher Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Dicus - foul #1 on Nicholas Dicus, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom (PG), Adrian Poff (SG), Maurice Trice (SF), Anthony Carpio (PF) Louis Sanders, Wilbert Loesch, Nicholas Dicus, Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) Terry Henderson, Michael House | |
| 07:50 | Drake | Christopher Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Christopher Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chester Rosenbloom (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Poff (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Trice (fresh) PF - Anthony Carpio (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sapien (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Phillips (tired) 1 pts. SG - Justin Alexander (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Corn (tiring) PF - Mark Wolfsberger (tiring) 2 reb. C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Maurice Trice is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Chester Rosenbloom | 18-17 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Andre Klein (SG), Terry Henderson (SF), Michael House (C) Christopher Phillips, Justin Alexander, Michael Corn, Mark Wolfsberger | |
| 07:17 | Drake | William Bernstein is fouled on the floor by Chester Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Chester Rosenbloom, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Sanders (PG), Christopher Mosby (C) Chester Rosenbloom, Robert Sapien | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:17 | Drake | William Bernstein misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Maurice Trice misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Michael House gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Andre Klein is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Poff - foul #2 on Adrian Poff, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch (SG) Adrian Poff | |
| Subs | Drake | Gary Heller (PF), John McMeel (C) Roberto Gallo, Michael House | |
| 06:56 | Drake | Andre Klein makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Andre Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Andre Klein is called for the reach on Louis Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andre Klein, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG) Andre Klein | |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Henderson - foul #1 on Terry Henderson, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Holmes (SF) Maurice Trice | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:23 | Drake | John McMeel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Gary Heller tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 06:08 | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 19-21 |
| 06:07 | Cornell | Louis Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Christopher Phillips steals it from Wilbert Loesch | 19-21 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Gary Heller lays it up and in set up by Christopher Phillips | 19-23 |
| 05:30 | Cornell | Christopher Mosby hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Gary Heller grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 05:20 | Drake | John McMeel misses short on a shot in the lane | 19-23 |
| 05:19 | Drake | Gary Heller pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Gary Heller drills a runner from close range | 19-25 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus (SF), Robert Sapien (PF), Maurice Trice (C) Wilbert Loesch, Anthony Carpio, Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG), Michael Corn (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF), Michael House (C) William Bernstein, Terry Henderson, Gary Heller, John McMeel | |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Louis Sanders is whistled for traveling | 19-25 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Christopher Phillips is hacked by Louis Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Sanders, team foul #11 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch (SG) Louis Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:44 | Drake | Christopher Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Christopher Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:42 | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Justin Alexander clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Sapien - foul #1 on Robert Sapien, team foul #12 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Mark Wolfsberger (PF) Christopher Phillips, Michael House | |
| 04:37 | Drake | Justin Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Justin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes is hacked by William Bernstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bernstein, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:12 | Drake | William Bernstein travels with the ball | 21-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Carpio (PF) Maurice Trice | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael House (C) Roberto Gallo | |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael House - foul #1 on Michael House, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom (PG), Adrian Poff (SG), Terry Weir (PF) Wilbert Loesch, Nicholas Dicus, Anthony Carpio | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), Bernard Pagel (SF) William Bernstein, Michael Corn | |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Stephen Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael House | 21-29 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Bernard Pagel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chester Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Poff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Holmes (tired) 4 pts. PF - Terry Weir (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sapien (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Andre Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Justin Alexander (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Pagel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael House (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cornell | Robert Sapien scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Chester Rosenbloom and he's hacked by Michael House - foul #2 on Michael House, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus (SF) Stephen Holmes | |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Gallo (C) Michael House | |
| 03:36 | Cornell | Robert Sapien makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Bernard Pagel's pass is intercepted by Terry Weir | 24-32 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Terry Weir connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chester Rosenbloom | 27-32 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Roberto Gallo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Bernard Pagel tips it in | 27-34 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Chester Rosenbloom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Terry Weir tips it but misses | 27-34 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Adrian Poff tips it in | 29-34 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Justin Alexander is hacked by Chester Rosenbloom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chester Rosenbloom, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Sanders (PG), Maurice Trice (SF), Anthony Carpio (PF), Christopher Mosby (C) Chester Rosenbloom, Nicholas Dicus, Robert Sapien, Terry Weir | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SF), Gary Heller (PF), Terry Henderson (C) Bernard Pagel, Mark Wolfsberger, Roberto Gallo | |
| 02:23 | Drake | Justin Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Justin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Louis Sanders double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG) Justin Alexander | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Andre Klein is whistled for a carry | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Drake | John McMeel (C) Terry Henderson | |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Adrian Poff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Michael Corn grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Michael Corn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-35 |
| 01:11 | Cornell | Anthony Carpio grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Adrian Poff misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Corn - foul #2 on Michael Corn, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wilbert Loesch (PG), Nicholas Dicus (SF), Terry Weir (C) Louis Sanders, Maurice Trice, Christopher Mosby | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Terry Henderson (SF), Mark Wolfsberger (PF), Michael House (C) Christopher Phillips, Andre Klein, Michael Corn, Gary Heller, John McMeel | |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Adrian Poff makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Adrian Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Terry Henderson is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Bernstein | 31-37 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Nicholas Dicus can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Michael House gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael House misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-37 |