| Lineup | Drake | PG - Steven Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Hood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Destefano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Engram (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Swanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McCarl (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Jonson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | William Smith inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Frederick Hood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 19:23 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Matthew Saucedo | 41-40 |
| 19:19 | Hartford | Frederick Hood steals the ball from Matthew Saucedo in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Frederick Hood misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Robert Swanson tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 19:15 | Hartford | Chad McCarl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:10 | Hartford | Frederick Hood is called for the reach on Kevin Chambers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Hood, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 18:58 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Robert Swanson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Daniel Engram comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Robert Swanson can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 18:30 | Drake | Daniel Engram grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Daniel Engram comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 18:07 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:49 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 17:48 | Hartford | William Smith snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:33 | Hartford | Chad McCarl is fouled on the floor by Robert Swanson - foul #3 on Robert Swanson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Kelvin Trinkle (SG), Rick Johnson (SF), Ryan Brasfield (PF), Alex Mayo (C) Steven Manley, Frederick Hood, Richard Destefano, Daniel Engram, Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (PG), Ernest Adams (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), Robert Thompson (PF), James McLamore (C) Matthew Saucedo, Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Chad McCarl, Raymond Jonson | |
| 17:22 | Hartford | Ronald Natale picks off the pass by Terry Rape | 41-40 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Ronald Natale is hacked by Terry Rape - foul #1 on Terry Rape, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Rick Johnson is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| 16:36 | Hartford | Terry Rape connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Adams | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:16 | Hartford | James McLamore grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 16:09 | Hartford | Terry Rape can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Rick Johnson grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Rick Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Marc Eskridge - foul #1 on Marc Eskridge, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Frederick Hood (SG), Steven Manley (SF), Robert Swanson (C) Ronald Natale, Kelvin Trinkle, Ryan Brasfield, Alex Mayo | |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG), Robert Hudson (SG), William Smith (SF), Chad McCarl (PF), Raymond Jonson (C) Terry Rape, Ernest Adams, Marc Eskridge, Robert Thompson, James McLamore | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Rick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Rick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:48 | Hartford | Chad McCarl grabs the board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeff McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Hood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rick Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Swanson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad McCarl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Jonson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Engram (PF) Rick Johnson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Chambers (SG) Robert Hudson | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Steven Manley is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Steven Manley double dribbles | 42-42 |
| 15:17 | Hartford | Jeff McClain is called for the reach on Matthew Saucedo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff McClain, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Destefano (SF) Jeff McClain | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 15:04 | Hartford | Steven Manley is called for the reach on Raymond Jonson - foul #2 on Steven Manley, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 14:54 | Hartford | Chad McCarl blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 14:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Engram | 42-42 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Frederick Hood comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:29 | Hartford | Chad McCarl grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:17 | Hartford | Chad McCarl hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Manley - foul #3 on Steven Manley, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Kelvin Trinkle (SG) Steven Manley, Frederick Hood | |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), Robert Thompson (C) Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Raymond Jonson | |
| 14:17 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:17 | Hartford | Chad McCarl makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Chad McCarl steals the ball from Daniel Engram | 42-43 |
| 13:38 | Hartford | Ernest Adams misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 13:36 | Hartford | Chad McCarl snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo hits a driving attempt from the right block | 42-45 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Richard Destefano is fouled on the floor by Ernest Adams - foul #2 on Ernest Adams, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Cooper (SG), Rick Johnson (SF), Ryan Brasfield (PF), Alex Mayo (C) Kelvin Trinkle, Richard Destefano, Daniel Engram, Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Larsen (PG), Robert Hudson (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), James McLamore (C) Matthew Saucedo, Terry Rape, Ernest Adams, Chad McCarl | |
| 12:36 | Drake | Ronald Natale scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roy Cooper | 44-45 |
| 12:27 | Hartford | Robert Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-45 |
| 12:26 | Hartford | James McLamore gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:19 | Hartford | Robert Hudson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Alex Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Roy Cooper loses the dribble to Robert Thompson | 44-45 |
| 11:39 | Hartford | Robert Hudson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ronald Natale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Brasfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alex Mayo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ryan Larsen (fresh) SG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marc Eskridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James McLamore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Ronald Natale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 11:17 | Hartford | James McLamore grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Hartford | James McLamore clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Rick Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Rick Johnson dunks the ball | 46-48 |
| 10:41 | Hartford | Marc Eskridge is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Manley (PG), Frederick Hood (SG), Kelvin Trinkle (SF), Daniel Engram (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Ronald Natale, Roy Cooper, Rick Johnson, Ryan Brasfield, Alex Mayo | |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG), Kevin Chambers (SG), William Smith (SF), Ernest Adams (PF), Raymond Jonson (C) Ryan Larsen, Robert Hudson, Marc Eskridge, Robert Thompson, James McLamore | |
| 10:28 | Drake | Frederick Hood misses the dunk attempt | 46-48 |
| 10:27 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 10:20 | Hartford | William Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Daniel Engram grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Robert Swanson's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Jonson | 46-48 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Robert Swanson snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Robert Swanson hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 09:17 | Hartford | Robert Swanson takes the ball from William Smith | 48-48 |
| 08:57 | Drake | Steven Manley buries a shot from the left side set up by Kelvin Trinkle | 50-48 |
| 08:42 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Frederick Hood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kelvin Trinkle | 53-50 |
| 07:59 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Saucedo | 53-52 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Frederick Hood makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Steven Manley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Hood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kelvin Trinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Engram (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Jonson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Manley - foul #4 on Steven Manley, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Roy Cooper (SG), Richard Destefano (SF), Rick Johnson (PF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Steven Manley, Frederick Hood, Kelvin Trinkle, Daniel Engram, Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), Chad McCarl (PF), James McLamore (C) Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Ernest Adams, Raymond Jonson | |
| 07:11 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Richard Destefano's layup is rejected by Marc Eskridge | 55-53 |
| 06:49 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Marc Eskridge | 55-53 |
| 06:21 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-53 |
| 06:20 | Drake | The rebound goes to Richard Destefano | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Drake | James McLamore denies the turnaround by Rick Johnson | 55-53 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Jeff McClain snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Marc Eskridge is called for the reach on Richard Destefano - foul #2 on Marc Eskridge, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Frederick Hood (SG), Alex Mayo (C) Roy Cooper, Rick Johnson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Hudson (SG), Robert Thompson (SF) Matthew Saucedo, Marc Eskridge | |
| 05:43 | Drake | Richard Destefano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Frederick Hood scores on a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on James McLamore - foul #1 on James McLamore, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Johnson (PF) Ryan Brasfield | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Larsen (PG), William Smith (SF) Terry Rape, James McLamore | |
| 05:18 | Drake | Frederick Hood misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:18 | Hartford | Chad McCarl snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:02 | Hartford | Robert Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 05:01 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Hartford | Robert Thompson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Ryan Larsen and he's fouled by Alex Mayo - foul #2 on Alex Mayo, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Ryan Brasfield (C) Jeff McClain, Alex Mayo | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:48 | Hartford | Robert Thompson makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Rick Johnson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-56 |
| 04:30 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Hood | 57-56 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Ronald Natale scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Rick Johnson | 59-56 |
| 04:06 | Hartford | Robert Thompson misses the runner from close range | 59-56 |
| 04:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ronald Natale | 59-56 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Rick Johnson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad McCarl - foul #3 on Chad McCarl, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Steven Manley (SG), Kelvin Trinkle (SF), Robert Swanson (C) Ronald Natale, Frederick Hood, Richard Destefano, Ryan Brasfield | |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG), Kevin Chambers (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), James McLamore (C) Ryan Larsen, Robert Hudson, William Smith, Robert Thompson | |
| 03:37 | Drake | Rick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Rick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | Hartford | James McLamore grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeff McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Manley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kelvin Trinkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad McCarl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James McLamore (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Manley - foul #5 on Steven Manley, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Cooper (SG), Daniel Engram (PF), Alex Mayo (C) Steven Manley, Rick Johnson, Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Marc Eskridge (SF) Chad McCarl | |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:52 | Drake | Daniel Engram is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-58 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Ernest Adams drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Saucedo | 60-60 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Jeff McClain buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Engram | 63-60 |
| 02:22 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Destefano (SF) Roy Cooper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Thompson (PF), Raymond Jonson (C) Marc Eskridge, James McLamore | |
| 02:04 | Hartford | Ernest Adams is fouled on the floor by Jeff McClain - foul #5 on Jeff McClain, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Ryan Brasfield (PF) Jeff McClain, Daniel Engram | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 02:04 | Hartford | Ernest Adams misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Alex Mayo pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 01:53 | Drake | Robert Thompson blocks the short jumper by Alex Mayo | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Frederick Hood (SG), Daniel Engram (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Kelvin Trinkle, Ryan Brasfield, Alex Mayo | |
| Subs | Hartford | William Smith (SF), Chad McCarl (PF) Ernest Adams, Robert Thompson | |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Chad McCarl scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Saucedo | 63-62 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Ronald Natale clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 63-62 |
| 01:04 | Hartford | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:00 | Hartford | Frederick Hood steals the ball from William Smith | 63-62 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Frederick Hood hits the finger roll | 65-62 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Richard Destefano grabs the board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Drake | Richard Destefano is hacked by Matthew Saucedo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Saucedo, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Richard Destefano misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:34 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:32 | Hartford | Chad McCarl loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Frederick Hood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Chambers - foul #2 on Kevin Chambers, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Frederick Hood misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Raymond Jonson | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Hartford | Chad McCarl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Swanson | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Matthew Saucedo is called for the reach on Robert Swanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Saucedo, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Robert Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Robert Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Richard Destefano grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Richard Destefano runs out the clock | 67-62 |