| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) C - Ernest Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) SG - Adam Burns (fresh) SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Brooks Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Brooks Lee swats the layup by Richard Bechtel | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Drake | Larry Hollen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Larry Hollen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roberto Costa | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Nelson Swift | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Burns | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Larry Hollen steps in front of the Nelson Swift pass | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Adam Burns drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 2-9 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Brooks Lee - foul #1 on Brooks Lee, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the floater from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders (C) Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) C - Joshua Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Brooks Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it home | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Nelson Swift | 6-11 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Nelson Swift is called for the reach on Larry Hollen - foul #1 on Nelson Swift, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF), Floyd Lunt (C) Michael Lewis, Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 14:53 | Drake | Leon Reid is fouled on the floor by Joshua Sanders - foul #1 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts (C) Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:37 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Leon Reid gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Adam Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 6-11 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau's pass is intercepted by Larry Hollen | 6-11 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-14 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | John Smith clanks a jump hook in the paint | 6-14 |
| 13:26 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Goudeau | 6-14 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Sanders | 9-14 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Leon Reid misses the tip | 9-14 |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Goudeau | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Adam Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Joshua Sanders is blocked by Leon Reid | 12-14 |
| 11:16 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Leon Reid misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 12-14 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Leon Reid pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Burns | 12-17 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Hollen - foul #1 on Larry Hollen, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Richard Bechtel (PF), Floyd Lunt (C) Nelson Swift, John Smith, Thomas Goudeau, Joshua Sanders, Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen, Leon Reid | |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Adam Burns | 14-19 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| 08:32 | Drake | Adam Burns connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 14-22 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Brett Kornegay and he's hacked by Alex Tryninewski - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Smith (SG) Ed Thrower | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Adam Burns | |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Larry Hollen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brooks Lee | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brett Kornegay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Lunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Brooks Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Rolf Zuwkowski | 19-27 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 19-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Swift (PG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Ernest Roberts (C) Brett Kornegay, Michael Lewis, Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| 06:28 | Drake | Brooks Lee loses the dribble to Ernest Roberts | 19-27 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau knocks in the jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 05:32 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift is fouled in the backcourt by Dominique Calderwood - foul #1 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF) John Smith, Thomas Goudeau, Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Smith (SG), Floyd Lunt (C) Brett Kornegay, Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| 04:06 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Tryninewski | 23-30 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nelson Swift, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel (PF) Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Costa (PF) Leon Reid | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Roberto Costa clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Alex Tryninewski, Larry Hollen | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | John Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 23-31 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski is fouled on the floor by Nelson Swift - foul #3 on Nelson Swift, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), Ernest Roberts (C) Nelson Swift, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:19 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski tips it but misses | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay misses the tip | 23-31 |
| 01:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 23-31 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Brooks Lee is hacked by Ernest Roberts - foul #1 on Ernest Roberts, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG), Michael Lewis (SF) John Smith, Thomas Goudeau | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Larry Hollen (SG) Dominique Calderwood, Adam Burns | |
| 01:35 | Drake | Ernest Roberts steals the ball from Alex Tryninewski | 23-31 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel misses badly on a floater in the lane | 23-31 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is hacked by Brett Kornegay - foul #1 on Brett Kornegay, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Smith (SG) Ed Thrower | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| 01:02 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-33 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Adam Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brett Kornegay - foul #2 on Brett Kornegay, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders (PF) Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Adam Burns | |
| 00:44 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt (C) Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Leon Reid snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Larry Hollen drills a jumpshot from the left side | 23-36 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-36 |