| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Whetsel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Diez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Lent (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gabriel Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Poynter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Lance Lent inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Luis Whetsel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 19:26 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews is fouled on the floor by Louis Diez - foul #2 on Louis Diez, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | James Larmon connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Campbell | 36-38 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci buries a floater from the left side set up by Luis Whetsel | 38-38 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Diez - foul #3 on Louis Diez, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Dean Jenkins (SG), Alfredo Escobar (PF), Paul Claude (C) Louis Diez, Daniel Ervin, Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:40 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dean Jenkins - foul #3 on Dean Jenkins, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Jake Rundle (C) Dean Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Edwards (SF), Ronald Rhodes (C) Nathan Poynter, David Taylor | |
| 18:40 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:23 | Drake | Jake Rundle's pass is intercepted by James Edwards | 38-39 |
| 18:05 | Canisius | James Larmon misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | Ronald Rhodes tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Lance Lent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ervin (PF) Lance Lent | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (PG), Eric Mulvey (SG), David Taylor (C) Robert Campbell, Joseph Mathews, James Larmon | |
| 17:29 | Canisius | Daniel Ervin blocks the short jumper by James Edwards | 38-41 |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Ronald Rhodes tips it home | 38-43 |
| 17:13 | Drake | The short jumper by Daniel Ervin is denied by David Taylor | 38-43 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Daniel Ervin tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | Canisius | David Taylor travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Lance Lent (SF), Gabriel Ricci (C) Jake Rundle, Alfredo Escobar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Poynter (SF), Lorenzo Shover (PF) James Edwards, Ronald Rhodes | |
| 16:38 | Drake | Luis Whetsel clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Sasse - foul #3 on Larry Sasse, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Campbell (PG) Larry Sasse | |
| 16:38 | Drake | Luis Whetsel misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Luis Whetsel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:38 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Nathan Poynter | 40-43 |
| 16:36 | Canisius | Paul Claude takes the ball from Eric Mulvey in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Paul Claude grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Daniel Ervin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lorenzo Shover - foul #1 on Lorenzo Shover, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Mathews (SG) Eric Mulvey | |
| 16:14 | Drake | Daniel Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Daniel Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:59 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:57 | Drake | Daniel Ervin snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Whetsel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Claude (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lance Lent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Ervin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gabriel Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Poynter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Shover (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Drake | Paul Claude is hacked by Joseph Mathews - foul #2 on Joseph Mathews, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Diez (PG), Herbert Speight (SG), Dean Jenkins (SF) Luis Whetsel, Paul Claude, Lance Lent | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe (PG) Robert Campbell | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Dean Jenkins is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (SG), James Larmon (PF) Joseph Mathews, Lorenzo Shover | |
| 15:11 | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Ervin | 44-46 |
| 14:47 | Canisius | Dean Jenkins steals it from David Taylor in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Louis Diez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Lance Lent (SF), Alfredo Escobar (PF), Jake Rundle (C) Dean Jenkins, Daniel Ervin, Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Mathews (SG), Eric Mulvey (SF), Ronald Rhodes (PF), James Edwards (C) Larry Sasse, Nathan Poynter, James Larmon, David Taylor | |
| 14:24 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Rhodes | 44-49 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Lance Lent buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Mulvey - foul #3 on Eric Mulvey, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Whetsel (PG) Louis Diez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Campbell (PG), Lorenzo Shover (PF) Jason Sutcliffe, Eric Mulvey | |
| 14:02 | Drake | Lance Lent makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:40 | Canisius | James Edwards drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Campbell | 47-51 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Luis Whetsel hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-51 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar tips it in | 49-51 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Herbert Speight is called for the reach on Robert Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Speight, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Diez (SG), Gabriel Ricci (C) Herbert Speight, Jake Rundle | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (SG), Nathan Poynter (SF) Joseph Mathews, James Edwards | |
| 13:12 | Canisius | Robert Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Dean Jenkins (SG) Louis Diez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe (PG), Eric Mulvey (SF), James Larmon (PF), David Taylor (C) Robert Campbell, Nathan Poynter, Lorenzo Shover, Ronald Rhodes | |
| 12:48 | Drake | Luis Whetsel knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfredo Escobar | 51-51 |
| 12:21 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey's fadeaway is rejected by Alfredo Escobar | 51-51 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 12:11 | Canisius | Larry Sasse misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Dean Jenkins misses the jump hook from close range | 51-51 |
| 11:48 | Canisius | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Whetsel (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lance Lent (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Escobar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Ricci (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jason Sutcliffe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Sasse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Mulvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Larmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Diez (SG), Paul Claude (SF), Daniel Ervin (PF), Jake Rundle (C) Dean Jenkins, Lance Lent, Alfredo Escobar, Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Campbell (PG), Joseph Mathews (SG), James Edwards (SF), Lorenzo Shover (PF), Ronald Rhodes (C) Jason Sutcliffe, Larry Sasse, Eric Mulvey, James Larmon, David Taylor | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Robert Campbell takes the ball from Luis Whetsel | 51-51 |
| 11:29 | Canisius | Robert Campbell lays it in | 51-53 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Daniel Ervin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Jake Rundle hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 10:48 | Canisius | Robert Campbell banks in the layup set up by Joseph Mathews | 53-55 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Daniel Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Luis Whetsel misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 10:30 | Canisius | Ronald Rhodes snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | James Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Gabriel Ricci (C) Jake Rundle | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe (PG), Nathan Poynter (SF), James Larmon (PF) Robert Campbell, James Edwards, Lorenzo Shover | |
| 10:18 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci is fouled on the floor by Nathan Poynter - foul #3 on Nathan Poynter, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Taylor (C) Ronald Rhodes | |
| 10:10 | Drake | Louis Diez is fouled on the floor by Nathan Poynter - foul #4 on Nathan Poynter, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfredo Escobar (PF) Daniel Ervin | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (SF) Nathan Poynter | |
| 10:04 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci misses the shot from close range | 53-55 |
| 10:03 | Canisius | James Larmon snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 09:58 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Sasse | 53-58 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Louis Diez can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Larry Sasse grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Louis Diez steps in front of the Joseph Mathews pass in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Luis Whetsel lays it up and in set up by Louis Diez | 55-58 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 55-58 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Paul Claude hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Sutcliffe - foul #4 on Jason Sutcliffe, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Dean Jenkins (PG), Daniel Ervin (PF), Jake Rundle (C) Luis Whetsel, Alfredo Escobar, Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Campbell (PG), Eric Mulvey (SF), Ronald Rhodes (C) Jason Sutcliffe, Larry Sasse, David Taylor | |
| 09:07 | Drake | Paul Claude misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Paul Claude makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:44 | Canisius | Robert Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Lance Lent (SF) Paul Claude | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Edwards (C) Ronald Rhodes | |
| 08:27 | Drake | Daniel Ervin throws it down | 58-58 |
| 08:23 | Canisius | Louis Diez is called for the reach on Joseph Mathews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Diez, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Whetsel (PG) Louis Diez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lorenzo Shover (PF) James Larmon | |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfredo Escobar (C) Jake Rundle | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ronald Rhodes (C) Eric Mulvey | |
| 07:54 | Drake | Lance Lent is denied on a layup by Lorenzo Shover | 58-58 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Dean Jenkins snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Dean Jenkins misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Herbert Speight (SG), Gabriel Ricci (C) Luis Whetsel, Daniel Ervin | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe (PG), Larry Sasse (SG), Nathan Poynter (SF), James Larmon (PF) Robert Campbell, Joseph Mathews, James Edwards, Lorenzo Shover | |
| 07:36 | Drake | Dean Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Dean Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dean Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Speight (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Lance Lent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Escobar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Ricci (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jason Sutcliffe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Larry Sasse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Poynter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Larmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Lance Lent is called for the reach on Nathan Poynter - foul #2 on Lance Lent, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Diez (PG) Dean Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Taylor (C) Ronald Rhodes | |
| 07:04 | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 07:02 | Canisius | Larry Sasse tips it but misses | 60-58 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:54 | Drake | The short jumper by Herbert Speight is denied by Nathan Poynter | 60-58 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Lance Lent tips it in | 62-58 |
| 06:43 | Canisius | James Larmon misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 62-58 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Lance Lent pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gabriel Ricci, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jake Rundle (PF) Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | Eric Mulvey (SG) Larry Sasse | |
| 06:19 | Canisius | James Larmon's pass is intercepted by Lance Lent | 62-58 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Lance Lent lays it in | 64-58 |
| 06:09 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Speight - foul #5 on Herbert Speight, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Whetsel (PG), Dean Jenkins (SG), Paul Claude (SF), Daniel Ervin (PF) Louis Diez, Herbert Speight, Lance Lent, Alfredo Escobar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Campbell (SG), Lorenzo Shover (PF), James Edwards (C) Nathan Poynter, James Larmon, David Taylor | |
| 06:09 | Canisius | Eric Mulvey misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Daniel Ervin gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:53 | Drake | James Edwards picks off the pass by Jake Rundle | 64-58 |
| 05:36 | Canisius | James Edwards lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jason Sutcliffe | 64-60 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Jake Rundle blows the layup but he's hacked by Eric Mulvey - foul #4 on Eric Mulvey, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Gabriel Ricci (C) Daniel Ervin | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (PG), Joseph Mathews (SG), Nathan Poynter (SF), James Larmon (PF), Ronald Rhodes (C) Jason Sutcliffe, Robert Campbell, Eric Mulvey, Lorenzo Shover, James Edwards | |
| 05:21 | Drake | Jake Rundle makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Jake Rundle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:05 | Canisius | Ronald Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Canisius | Joseph Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Nathan Poynter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 04:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Paul Claude | 66-60 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Luis Whetsel is hacked by Joseph Mathews - foul #3 on Joseph Mathews, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Diez (SG), Lance Lent (SF), Alfredo Escobar (PF) Dean Jenkins, Paul Claude, Jake Rundle | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:37 | Drake | Luis Whetsel makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Luis Whetsel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:14 | Canisius | The short jumper by Ronald Rhodes is denied by Lance Lent | 68-60 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Gabriel Ricci gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 03:59 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Ricci | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nathan Poynter - foul #5 on Nathan Poynter, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ervin (PF) Gabriel Ricci | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe (PG), Robert Campbell (SG), James Edwards (SF), Lorenzo Shover (PF), David Taylor (C) Larry Sasse, Joseph Mathews, Nathan Poynter, James Larmon, Ronald Rhodes | |
| 03:42 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:42 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Robert Campbell misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 03:30 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Whetsel (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Diez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lance Lent (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Daniel Ervin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfredo Escobar (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jason Sutcliffe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Shover (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar is denied on a layup by David Taylor | 70-60 |
| 02:59 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Robert Campbell | 70-60 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Jason Sutcliffe makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Edwards | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Drake | Louis Diez scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Whetsel | 72-63 |
| 02:32 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Dean Jenkins (PG), Paul Claude (SF), Jake Rundle (C) Luis Whetsel, Lance Lent, Alfredo Escobar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Sasse (SG), Ronald Rhodes (C) Jason Sutcliffe, David Taylor | |
| 02:29 | Canisius | James Edwards loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Drake | Dean Jenkins drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jake Rundle | 74-63 |
| 02:02 | Canisius | Larry Sasse is called for traveling | 74-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfredo Escobar (C) Daniel Ervin | |
| Subs | Canisius | Eric Mulvey (SF) Lorenzo Shover | |
| 01:40 | Drake | Paul Claude scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Louis Diez steps in front of the Eric Mulvey pass | 76-63 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Louis Diez misses the easy layup | 76-63 |
| 01:20 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Ronald Rhodes | 76-63 |
| 01:04 | Canisius | Robert Campbell is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by James Edwards | 76-65 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Alfredo Escobar connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Jenkins | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Louis Diez is called for the reach on Larry Sasse - foul #5 on Louis Diez, team foul #9 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Whetsel (PG) Louis Diez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lorenzo Shover (PF) Eric Mulvey | |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Larry Sasse makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Larry Sasse makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Drake | Paul Claude misses the driving attempt from close range | 79-67 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Lorenzo Shover gets the rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Lorenzo Shover hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 79-67 |