| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Drake | Glenn Manning is called for the reach on Craig Wright - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Roger Charles takes the ball from Edward Brose | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Robert Fontaine is blocked by Edwin Seldon | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:22 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Adam Shuff snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Adam Shuff clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Norman Schaefer snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Edwin Seldon's layup is rejected by Adam Shuff | 32-29 |
| 17:32 | Drake | John Rushenberg tips it home | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Edward Brose is called for the reach on Justin Burk - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, John Rushenberg, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Dennis Matzke's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Swink | 32-31 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it home | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | Drake | Rafael Lee drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Raggs | 34-34 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Don Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Jerry Swink is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Rushenberg (SF) Norman Schaefer | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Dennis Matzke clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Andrew Tuholski - foul #1 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Jerry Swink | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:31 | Drake | Jeffrey Brammer denies the turnaround by Rafael Lee | 36-34 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Andrew Tuholski is called for the reach on Dennis Matzke - foul #2 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Edwin Cassell, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Don Williams misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Edward Brose snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:07 | Drake | John Rushenberg is hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Adam Shuff (PF) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:44 | Drake | Glen Murdock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is fouled on the floor by Glen Murdock - foul #1 on Glen Murdock, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) Craig Wright | |
| 14:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 39-34 |
| 13:45 | Drake | David Vallecillo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Brose | 39-37 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Robert Fontaine lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 41-37 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Glen Murdock comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Justin Burk pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Robert Fontaine clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Glenn Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Rushenberg - foul #1 on John Rushenberg, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Adam Shuff (PF) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, John Rushenberg, Jerry Swink, Glen Murdock | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:20 | Drake | Craig Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Edwin Seldon tips it in | 45-41 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Craig Wright swats the short shot by Adam Shuff | 45-41 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Craig Wright pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Rafael Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Rafael Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Robert Fontaine, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:01 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it in | 47-41 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Craig Wright blocks the short jumper by Patrick Lamb | 47-41 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Rafael Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Norman Schaefer, Edwin Seldon | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Dennis Matzke knocks in the jumper from the right block | 49-41 |
| 08:17 | Drake | John Rushenberg can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Robert Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Robert Decarlo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Craig Wright snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Robert Decarlo is called for the reach on John Rushenberg - foul #2 on Robert Decarlo, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) Craig Wright | |
| 07:01 | Drake | David Vallecillo loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) Andrew Tuholski | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by John Rushenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rushenberg, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 49-41 |
| 06:26 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Robert Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Brose - foul #3 on Edward Brose, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF) Edward Brose, John Rushenberg | |
| 06:21 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Jerry Swink gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Jerry Swink is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerry Swink, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Craig Wright (PF) Jerry Swink | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Justin Burk is denied on a layup by Craig Wright | 49-41 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Justin Burk grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits a fadeaway from close range | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by David Vallecillo is blocked by Adam Shuff | 51-41 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Craig Wright hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Justin Burk double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Glen Murdock | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Drake | Edwin Seldon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Larry Raggs steals the ball from Edwin Cassell | 51-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Edward Brose scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Raggs | 51-45 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by John Rushenberg - foul #3 on John Rushenberg, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Craig Wright (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Edwin Seldon | |
| 02:57 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:57 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Justin Burk knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Rafael Lee | 55-47 |
| 02:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SG), Edwin Seldon (C) David Vallecillo, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 01:56 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Justin Burk | 57-47 |
| 01:44 | Drake | John Rushenberg is fouled on the floor by Glenn Manning - foul #3 on Glenn Manning, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG) Rafael Lee, John Rushenberg | |
| 01:30 | Drake | Edwin Seldon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:01 | LSU | Dennis Matzke blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Brose - foul #4 on Edward Brose, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Edward Brose misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Brammer - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Dennis Matzke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Edwin Seldon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Norman Schaefer is called for the reach on Edwin Cassell - foul #2 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #11 | 59-48 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-48 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Don Williams runs out the clock | 61-48 |