| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | James Branch inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Roberto Costa swats the short shot by Bruce Wallace | 26-25 |
| 19:45 | Drake | Brooks Lee snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| 19:12 | San Diego State | The short jumper by James Branch is denied by Roberto Costa | 26-25 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Larry Hollen snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Adam Burns scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 18:35 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace knocks in the runner from the right block set up by William James | 29-27 |
| 18:23 | Drake | Roberto Costa drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Alex Tryninewski | 31-27 |
| 18:20 | San Diego State | Alex Tryninewski steps in front of the Daniel Bender pass in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brooks Lee | 33-27 |
| 17:42 | San Diego State | Larry Hollen steals it from Daniel Bender | 33-27 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski can't finish the layup | 33-27 |
| 17:36 | San Diego State | David Dorsey grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | San Diego State | James Branch misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-27 |
| 17:18 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Brooks Lee snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Brooks Lee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) David Dorsey | |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William James | 33-30 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Adam Burns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Fred Blazek (SF), Morton Brown (C) Daniel Bender, William James, James Branch, Bruce Wallace | |
| 15:43 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by David Ogara is blocked by Leon Reid | 33-30 |
| 15:41 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Ogara (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) SF - Fred Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Morton Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Drake | Larry Hollen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Wertz - foul #1 on Richard Wertz, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Dorsey (C) Morton Brown | |
| 15:23 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:04 | San Diego State | Rolf Zuwkowski steps in front of the Christopher Snavely pass | 35-30 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Hollen | 38-30 |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dominique Calderwood - foul #4 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Roberto Costa (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF) David Ogara, Richard Wertz, Fred Blazek, Christopher Snavely | |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | David Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | David Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Roberto Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace lays it in set up by James Branch | 38-34 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Adam Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 13:27 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | David Dorsey snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:07 | San Diego State | William James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Adam Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 12:46 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:33 | San Diego State | David Dorsey is hacked by Alex Tryninewski - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SF), Leon Reid (C) Rolf Zuwkowski, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) David Dorsey | |
| 12:22 | San Diego State | William James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Morton Brown (C) Bruce Wallace | |
| 12:05 | Drake | Adam Burns clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 12:03 | San Diego State | James Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | William James's pass is intercepted by Leon Reid | 38-34 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Adam Burns comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Morton Brown gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:32 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG), Fred Blazek (SF) William James, James Branch | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) SF - Fred Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Morton Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Drake | Roberto Costa throws it down on a great pass from Alex Tryninewski and the foul's on Christopher Snavely - foul #2 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Adam Burns, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Bruce Wallace (PF) Daniel Bender, Morton Brown | |
| 11:03 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | David Ogara scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Blazek | 41-37 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Christopher Snavely denies the turnaround by Roberto Costa | 41-37 |
| 10:22 | San Diego State | David Ogara snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:18 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Brooks Lee can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Larry Hollen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 09:15 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz is hacked by Larry Hollen - foul #3 on Larry Hollen, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Leon Reid (C) Rolf Zuwkowski, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), David Dorsey (C) David Ogara, Richard Wertz, Fred Blazek, Christopher Snavely | |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brooks Lee - foul #2 on Brooks Lee, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | David Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | David Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Adam Burns hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brooks Lee | 47-41 |
| 08:21 | San Diego State | James Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Morton Brown (PF) Bruce Wallace | |
| 07:55 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski connects on the jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 07:35 | San Diego State | William James's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Reid | 49-41 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Leon Reid gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brooks Lee (tiring) 9 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morton Brown (fresh) C - David Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 07:02 | San Diego State | James Branch grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Morton Brown comes up short on the shot in the paint | 49-41 |
| 06:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Adam Burns | 49-41 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 06:18 | San Diego State | William James pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:58 | San Diego State | William James hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Larry Hollen (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Alex Tryninewski, Rolf Zuwkowski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF), Christopher Snavely (C) James Branch, Morton Brown, David Dorsey | |
| 05:58 | San Diego State | William James makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:58 | San Diego State | William James misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 49-42 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Adam Burns comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 05:33 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 05:16 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Fred Blazek (SF) Daniel Bender, William James | |
| 05:02 | Drake | Roberto Costa hits a jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF) Fred Blazek | |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Branch - foul #2 on James Branch, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), David Dorsey (C) David Ogara, Christopher Snavely | |
| 04:09 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Roberto Costa picks off the pass by David Dorsey | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Drake | James Branch is called for the reach on Larry Hollen - foul #3 on James Branch, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SG) Richard Wertz | |
| 03:08 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Branch - foul #4 on James Branch, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) Leon Reid | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:08 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 54-44 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | William James tips it in | 54-46 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Bruce Wallace | 54-46 |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | William James misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 01:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 54-46 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Larry Hollen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 01:30 | San Diego State | James Branch gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 01:21 | San Diego State | William James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Bender | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Larry Hollen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:51 | San Diego State | James Branch grabs the board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | William James gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | William James drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Dorsey | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Dorsey - foul #1 on David Dorsey, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | James Branch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Brooks Lee is hacked by Daniel Bender in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bender, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | David Dorsey grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | William James scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |