| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Able (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jeff Mooney inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | John Page steps in front of the Roger Gibbs pass | 40-39 |
| 19:32 | Illinois State | John Page hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Robert Reece misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor buries a runner near the basket set up by John Page | 44-39 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Jeff Mooney is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Travis Bast buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Page | 46-39 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Roger Gibbs hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Reece | 46-41 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Page | 48-41 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Barry Able can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Page | 48-41 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor is fouled on the floor by Robert Reece - foul #3 on Robert Reece, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Derek Weller (SF), Clay Brito (PF), John Smith (C) Roger Gibbs, Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney, Barry Able, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Albert McRea can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Clay Brito grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 16:25 | Drake | James Dantzler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Hans - foul #1 on Henry Hans, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Clay Brito misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Albert McRea pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Weller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Brito (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the floater in the lane | 49-41 |
| 15:31 | Drake | Derek Weller grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Henry Hans scores on a 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF) Peter Hartmann, Albert McRea, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Barry Able (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Henry Hans, Derek Weller, Clay Brito, John Smith | |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | John Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Fred Conley gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Fred Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Dantzler - foul #4 on James Dantzler, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) James Dantzler | |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 14:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lawrence Aliff | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Robert Reece is whistled for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Joseph Smith, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Clay Brito (PF) Fred Conley, Barry Able | |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Bast | 51-44 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Steven Glynn - foul #2 on Steven Glynn, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Kurtis Brown (C) Travis Bast, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (SG), Derek Weller (SF) Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney | |
| 13:07 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG) John Page | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Barry Able (C) Derek Weller, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 12:26 | Drake | Henry Hans makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roger Gibbs | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer is hacked by Clay Brito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clay Brito, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (C) Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang is fouled on the floor by Clay Brito - foul #2 on Clay Brito, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG) Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), John Smith (C) Roger Gibbs, Clay Brito | |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann lays it in uncontested set up by John Page | 53-48 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Barry Able makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Albert McRea - foul #1 on Albert McRea, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Russell Macgregor, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) Henry Hans | |
| 11:49 | Drake | Barry Able makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dantzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Barry Able (tiring) 8 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG) Peter Hartmann | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the easy open layup | 53-51 |
| 11:19 | Drake | James Dantzler pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Barry Able comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Barry Able tips it home | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Barry Able - foul #2 on Barry Able, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Travis Bast, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Derek Weller (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Barry Able, John Smith | |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:16 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Albert McRea drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Horne | 55-53 |
| 09:53 | Drake | James Dantzler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Albert McRea snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor is fouled on the floor by James Dantzler - foul #5 on James Dantzler, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Clay Brito (PF) James Dantzler, Jeff Mooney | |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Clay Brito grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Derek Weller misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:07 | Drake | Derek Weller makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Derek Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Roger Gibbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 08:23 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Weller | 57-55 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Derek Weller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Derek Weller, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF) John Page, Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Barry Able (C) Roger Gibbs, Henry Hans, Derek Weller, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Bast (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Glynn (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Mooney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Brito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Able (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:20 | Drake | Clay Brito gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Clay Brito is hacked by Steven Glynn - foul #3 on Steven Glynn, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Lonnie Jang (C) Jonathan Horne, Travis Bast, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (C) Clay Brito | |
| 06:51 | Drake | John Page blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Reece | 57-55 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann is fouled on the floor by Robert Reece - foul #4 on Robert Reece, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Derek Weller (SF), Clay Brito (PF) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney, Barry Able | |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:25 | Drake | John Smith banks in the wide open layup | 59-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Clay Brito swats the dunk try by Travis Diemer | 59-57 |
| 06:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Henry Hans | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Roger Gibbs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:43 | Drake | John Smith tips it home | 59-59 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Derek Weller is whistled for traveling | 62-59 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Peter Hartmann, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Barry Able (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Roger Gibbs, Henry Hans, Derek Weller, Clay Brito, John Smith | |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Jeff Mooney steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 62-59 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Jeff Mooney lays it up and in | 62-61 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith comes up short on the runner near the basket | 62-61 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Albert McRea (SF), Steven Glynn (C) Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Derek Weller (SF), Clay Brito (PF), John Smith (C) Jeff Mooney, Barry Able, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 03:50 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | John Page misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 03:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Clay Brito | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert McRea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Glynn (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Derek Weller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Brito (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Robert Reece connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Conley | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 02:46 | Drake | John Smith gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:41 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Clay Brito grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Clay Brito is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Barry Able (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Derek Weller, Clay Brito, John Smith | |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-67 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Henry Hans scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Barry Able | 62-69 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Macgregor | 62-69 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Albert McRea | 64-69 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Henry Hans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Macgregor - foul #1 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:02 | Drake | Henry Hans makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Henry Hans makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor hits a jumper in the lane set up by Travis Bast | 66-71 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) Henry Hans | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Barry Able is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Bast - foul #1 on Travis Bast, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (SG), Clay Brito (PF) Robert Reece, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Page | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Page, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Lawrence Aliff (C) Jeff Mooney, Clay Brito | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Roger Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Fred Conley steals it from John Page in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Fred Conley is fouled on the floor by Steven Glynn - foul #4 on Steven Glynn, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Fred Conley misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn is hacked by Lawrence Aliff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) Fred Conley | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Reece is hacked by Travis Bast in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Bast, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (SF) Jeff Mooney | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Lawrence Aliff takes the ball from John Page in the backcourt | 71-75 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is hacked by John Page - foul #3 on John Page, team foul #12 | 71-75 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Aliff - foul #2 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) Fred Conley | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Barry Able is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #4 on John Page, team foul #13 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (SF) Jeff Mooney | |
| 00:12 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | John Page is hacked by Roger Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Gibbs, team foul #13 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) Fred Conley | |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Page, team foul #14 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG) John Page | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (SF) Jeff Mooney | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Roger Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-80 |