| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) SG - Frank Weingarten (fresh) SF - John Barth (fresh) PF - Marlin Jacobs (fresh) C - Keith McQuaig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Greg Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Keith McQuaig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Weingarten | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Marlin Jacobs - foul #1 on Marlin Jacobs, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Keith McQuaig - foul #1 on Keith McQuaig, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Drake | John Barth's layup is rejected by Quinn Botkin | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is denied on a layup by Marlin Jacobs | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 7-6 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Marlin Jacobs is called for the reach on Quinn Botkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marlin Jacobs, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Eddie Goodwin (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, Marlin Jacobs, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses short on a shot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | John Powers grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lucio Russo (fresh) SG - Hubert Williams (fresh) SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) PF - Eddie Goodwin (fresh) C - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe is hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #2 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, Kevin Pegues, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 15:24 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lucio Russo | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Powers misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Sturgeon - foul #1 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), John Barth (SF), Keith McQuaig (C) Lucio Russo, Hubert Williams, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:37 | Drake | John Lewis is hacked by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG) John Powers | |
| 14:26 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Lewis | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | John Alejandro grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Keith McQuaig misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), John Powers (PF), Greg Walker (C) John Mays, Dustin Holbrook, Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Goodwin (PF) John Barth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:32 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon throws it down on a great pass from John Lewis | 14-10 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Carroll Pascoe picks off the pass by Charles Kawakami in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 12:27 | Drake | John Lewis misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Frank Weingarten can't tip it in | 14-10 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Frank Weingarten pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | John Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is hacked by Frank Weingarten - foul #2 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), John Barth (PF), Keith McQuaig (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, Eddie Goodwin, Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kevin Pegues, John Powers | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe grabs the board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Williams (fresh) SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) PF - John Barth (fresh) C - Keith McQuaig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SG - John Mays (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - Greg Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Drake | John Barth lays it in on a great pass from Lucio Russo and he's fouled by John Mays - foul #1 on John Mays, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Goodwin (PF) Carroll Pascoe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 11:15 | Drake | John Barth makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Lucio Russo - foul #1 on Lucio Russo, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG), John Powers (PF) Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:46 | Drake | John Barth snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Hubert Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Hubert Williams steps in front of the Dustin Holbrook pass in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Keith McQuaig scores on a shot in the paint set up by Lucio Russo | 22-12 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook knocks in the floater from the left block and the foul's on Eddie Goodwin - foul #1 on Eddie Goodwin, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Hubert Williams, John Barth, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), John Alejandro (C) John Mays, Greg Walker | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:00 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:51 | Drake | John Lewis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Sturgeon | 25-14 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook loses the dribble to Lucio Russo | 25-14 |
| 09:19 | Drake | John Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon tips it home | 27-14 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (SG), John Barth (SF), Keith McQuaig (PF) Lucio Russo, Carroll Pascoe, Eddie Goodwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kenneth Smith, Kevin Pegues, Dustin Holbrook, John Powers | |
| 08:27 | Drake | John Barth buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Lewis | 29-14 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | John Mays scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 07:42 | Drake | John Lewis makes the floater from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 31-16 |
| 07:19 | Drake | John Barth gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Barth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith McQuaig (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) C - John Alejandro (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 06:56 | Drake | John Barth hits the follow up shot | 33-16 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Mays | 33-19 |
| 06:15 | Drake | John Barth misses badly on a shot in the lane | 33-19 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Hubert Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 05:56 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon is called for 3 seconds | 33-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Eddie Goodwin (PF) John Lewis, John Barth, Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Kevin Pegues (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), John Powers (PF), Greg Walker (C) John Mays, Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is alone and drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 33-21 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Hubert Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #6 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Sturgeon (C) Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kevin Pegues | |
| 05:17 | Drake | Hubert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Hubert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Greg Walker | 34-21 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | John Powers clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #7 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) Hubert Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:29 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:29 | Drake | John Barth grabs the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe lays it in on a nice dish by John Barth | 37-21 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | John Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith McQuaig (C) Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 03:52 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Charles Kawakami | 37-21 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses short on a jumper from close range | 37-21 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | John Mays snags the offensive board | 37-21 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-21 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the board | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lucio Russo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carroll Pascoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Barth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Goodwin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith McQuaig (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Drake | John Barth can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 37-21 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | John Mays snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 37-23 |
| 02:15 | Drake | John Barth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Kawakami - foul #1 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #8 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), Marlin Jacobs (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Lucio Russo, Carroll Pascoe, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (PG), Kevin Pegues (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) Kenneth Smith, John Mays, Charles Kawakami, John Powers | |
| 02:15 | Drake | John Barth makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:15 | Drake | John Barth misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens's pass is intercepted by John Barth in the backcourt | 38-23 |
| 01:56 | Drake | John Barth is hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #9 | 38-23 |
| 01:56 | Drake | John Barth misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is called for 10 seconds | 38-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Alejandro (C) Greg Walker | |
| 01:29 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 38-23 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 38-23 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #9 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-25 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon lays it in | 40-25 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | John Lewis steps in front of the Charles Kawakami pass in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 00:23 | Drake | John Barth lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Lewis | 42-25 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #10 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF) Frank Weingarten, John Barth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (C) John Alejandro | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Quinn Botkin | 42-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-25 |