| Lineup | Drake | PG - Raymond Poole (fresh) SG - Dario Zan (fresh) SF - Damon Woodard (fresh) PF - Dexter Hatchett (fresh) C - Kenneth Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Harper (fresh) SG - Francisco Guerra (fresh) SF - Bruce Lisi (fresh) PF - Patrick Michael (fresh) C - William Dupree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | William Dupree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael is hacked by Raymond Poole - foul #1 on Raymond Poole, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | John Harper clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dario Zan | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Francisco Guerra takes the ball from Damon Woodard | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Raymond Poole grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Damon Woodard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Dupree - foul #1 on William Dupree, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | William Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-0 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Damon Woodard clanks a shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 17:24 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael misses the turnaround from the left block | 3-0 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | William Dupree tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 17:00 | Drake | John Harper picks off the pass by Raymond Poole in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | San Diego State | John Harper lays it up and in | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Michael - foul #1 on Patrick Michael, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Douglas Shultz (SG), Dennis Meyer (SF), Chad Stewart (C) Raymond Poole, Dario Zan, Damon Woodard, Kenneth Palmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips (PG), George Mutter (SG), Patrick Murray (SF), Jeffery Hopson (PF), Gilbert Smith (C) John Harper, Francisco Guerra, Bruce Lisi, Patrick Michael, William Dupree | |
| 16:38 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | George Mutter snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | San Diego State | Jeffery Hopson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 3-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Arnulfo Russo (PF) Dexter Hatchett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:01 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo hits a turnaround from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | San Diego State | Douglas Shultz is called for the reach on Patrick Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Shultz, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (fresh) SG - Douglas Shultz (fresh) SF - Dennis Meyer (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifton Phillips (fresh) SG - George Mutter (fresh) SF - Patrick Murray (fresh) PF - Jeffery Hopson (fresh) C - Gilbert Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:29 | San Diego State | Gilbert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:00 | San Diego State | Gilbert Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Hopson and he's hacked by Douglas Shultz - foul #2 on Douglas Shultz, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Dario Zan (SG), Damon Woodard (SF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Uros Zidzik, Douglas Shultz, Dennis Meyer, Chad Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Harper (PG), Francisco Guerra (SG) Clifton Phillips, Jeffery Hopson | |
| 15:00 | San Diego State | Gilbert Smith misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Raymond Poole double dribbles | 5-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Dexter Hatchett (PF) Arnulfo Russo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi (SF), Patrick Michael (PF), William Dupree (C) George Mutter, Patrick Murray, Gilbert Smith | |
| 14:44 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Damon Woodard comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Lisi - foul #1 on Bruce Lisi, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Damon Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | William Dupree pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dario Zan - foul #1 on Dario Zan, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to John Harper | 6-6 |
| 13:39 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Harper | 6-8 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Dario Zan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 13:31 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:08 | San Diego State | John Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Dario Zan's pass is intercepted by William Dupree | 6-8 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | John Harper is hacked by Raymond Poole - foul #2 on Raymond Poole, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Uros Zidzik (PG), Dennis Meyer (SF), Arnulfo Russo (PF), Chad Stewart (C) Raymond Poole, Damon Woodard, Dexter Hatchett, Kenneth Palmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips (PG), George Mutter (SG), Patrick Murray (SF), Jeffery Hopson (PF), Gilbert Smith (C) John Harper, Francisco Guerra, Bruce Lisi, Patrick Michael, William Dupree | |
| 12:28 | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Meyer | 6-8 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Uros Zidzik grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Dario Zan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Patrick Murray | 6-8 |
| 11:53 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (fresh) SG - Dario Zan (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Meyer (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifton Phillips (fresh) SG - George Mutter (fresh) SF - Patrick Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Hopson (fresh) C - Gilbert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Drake | Dario Zan travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Uros Zidzik - foul #1 on Uros Zidzik, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray makes the fadeaway in the lane | 6-12 |
| 11:24 | Drake | Dario Zan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Chad Stewart tips it home | 8-12 |
| 11:00 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray blows the dunk but the foul's on Dario Zan - foul #2 on Dario Zan, team foul #7 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Damon Woodard (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Dexter Hatchett (PF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Dario Zan, Dennis Meyer, Arnulfo Russo, Chad Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Harper (PG), Francisco Guerra (SG) Clifton Phillips, Gilbert Smith | |
| 11:00 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:00 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:40 | Drake | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi (SF), Patrick Michael (PF), William Dupree (C) George Mutter, Patrick Murray, Jeffery Hopson | |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Francisco Guerra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 8-14 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Damon Woodard tips it home | 10-16 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi is denied on a layup by Dexter Hatchett | 10-16 |
| 09:58 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael tips it home | 10-18 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Harper - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrance Drake (SG) Francisco Guerra | |
| 09:52 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | Richard Johnson blocks the short jumper by William Dupree | 12-18 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:32 | Drake | Uros Zidzik misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-18 |
| 09:30 | San Diego State | William Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:24 | San Diego State | William Dupree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Meyer (SF), Chad Stewart (C) Richard Johnson, Kenneth Palmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips (PG), George Mutter (SG), Jeffery Hopson (PF), Gilbert Smith (C) John Harper, Terrance Drake, Patrick Michael, William Dupree | |
| 08:56 | Drake | Uros Zidzik misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 08:55 | San Diego State | Jeffery Hopson grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi lays it in uncontested set up by George Mutter | 12-20 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Damon Woodard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Uros Zidzik | 15-20 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Chad Stewart is called for the reach on Bruce Lisi - foul #1 on Chad Stewart, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Arnulfo Russo (PF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Dexter Hatchett, Chad Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Harper (PG), Francisco Guerra (SG), Patrick Murray (PF), William Dupree (C) Clifton Phillips, George Mutter, Jeffery Hopson, Gilbert Smith | |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Damon Woodard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Francisco Guerra - foul #1 on Francisco Guerra, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Patrick Michael (PF) Bruce Lisi | |
| 07:54 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | John Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Palmer - foul #1 on Kenneth Palmer, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Uros Zidzik (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Damon Woodard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Meyer (fairly fresh) PF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Palmer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Guerra (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Murray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Michael (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Drake | Uros Zidzik hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Patrick Michael's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Palmer | 20-24 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Uros Zidzik is hacked by Francisco Guerra - foul #2 on Francisco Guerra, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Johnson (SF), Dexter Hatchett (PF), Chad Stewart (C) Dennis Meyer, Arnulfo Russo, Kenneth Palmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | George Mutter (SG), Jeffery Hopson (C) Francisco Guerra, William Dupree | |
| 06:27 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 06:25 | San Diego State | George Mutter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:23 | San Diego State | Dexter Hatchett picks off the pass by John Harper in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 06:08 | Drake | Damon Woodard banks in the layup and the foul's on John Harper - foul #2 on John Harper, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips (PG), Francisco Guerra (SG), Gilbert Smith (C) John Harper, Patrick Murray, Patrick Michael | |
| 06:08 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Damon Woodard steals the ball from George Mutter in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Clifton Phillips steals the ball from Uros Zidzik | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifton Phillips | 23-27 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Dexter Hatchett clanks a jumper in the lane | 23-27 |
| 05:21 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Hopson | 23-27 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Meyer (SF), Arnulfo Russo (PF), Kenneth Palmer (C) Richard Johnson, Dexter Hatchett, Chad Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Harper (PG), Bruce Lisi (SF), Patrick Michael (PF), William Dupree (C) Clifton Phillips, George Mutter, Jeffery Hopson, Gilbert Smith | |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Lisi - foul #2 on Bruce Lisi, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrance Drake (SG), Patrick Murray (SF) Francisco Guerra, Bruce Lisi | |
| 04:35 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | John Harper scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Dupree | 25-32 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Damon Woodard is fouled on the floor by Terrance Drake - foul #1 on Terrance Drake, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Dexter Hatchett (PF) Arnulfo Russo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:02 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Damon Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:42 | San Diego State | John Harper is fouled on the floor by Uros Zidzik - foul #2 on Uros Zidzik, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Poole (PG), Dario Zan (SG) Uros Zidzik, Damon Woodard | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Lisi (SF) Patrick Murray | |
| 03:42 | San Diego State | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:42 | San Diego State | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Raymond Poole (fresh) SG - Dario Zan (fresh) SF - Dennis Meyer (tiring) PF - Dexter Hatchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Palmer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Harper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Drake (fresh) SF - Bruce Lisi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Drake | Bruce Lisi swats the short shot by Kenneth Palmer | 27-34 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Raymond Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer is fouled on the floor by Terrance Drake - foul #2 on Terrance Drake, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Johnson (SF) Dennis Meyer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra (SG), George Mutter (SF), Patrick Murray (PF), Gilbert Smith (C) Terrance Drake, Bruce Lisi, Patrick Michael, William Dupree | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra slams it home on a nice dish by George Mutter | 27-36 |
| 02:31 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gilbert Smith - foul #1 on Gilbert Smith, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Arnulfo Russo (PF) Dexter Hatchett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips (PG), Jeffery Hopson (PF) John Harper, Patrick Murray | |
| 02:31 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:31 | Drake | Kenneth Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra is fouled in the backcourt by Dario Zan - foul #3 on Dario Zan, team foul #13 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Shultz (SG), Damon Woodard (SF), Chad Stewart (C) Dario Zan, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Palmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Francisco Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Damon Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Arnulfo Russo gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Raymond Poole is hacked by Jeffery Hopson - foul #1 on Jeffery Hopson, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Patrick Murray (PF) Gilbert Smith | |
| 01:54 | Drake | Raymond Poole makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Raymond Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:32 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray misses short on a turnaround from close range | 31-38 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Chad Stewart grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Damon Woodard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | San Diego State | Jeffery Hopson grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Francisco Guerra | 31-40 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Francisco Guerra takes the ball from Damon Woodard after a doubleteam | 31-40 |
| 00:36 | San Diego State | George Mutter slams it home on a nice dish by Francisco Guerra | 31-42 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Raymond Poole is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arnulfo Russo | 33-42 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | Patrick Murray misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-42 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Jeffery Hopson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Clifton Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-42 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Jeffery Hopson tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Douglas Shultz hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-44 |