| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) PF - Frank Love (fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Craig Covert (fresh) SG - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) SF - Bob Danley (fresh) PF - Gavin Cross (fresh) C - David McClimans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is hacked by Jerry Korzybski - foul #1 on Jerry Korzybski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drexel | David McClimans grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drexel | Craig Covert hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Korzybski | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Craig Covert is called for the reach on Larry Hartung - foul #1 on Craig Covert, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Frank Love connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Drexel | Craig Covert loses the dribble to Jack Adcox in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses long on a floater in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Drexel | Bob Danley grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Drexel | Gavin Cross misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Drexel | Craig Covert is hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski double dribbles | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Drexel | Bob Danley grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Frank Love grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Craig Covert is called for the reach on Larry Hartung - foul #2 on Craig Covert, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Barry Ellison (SG), David Mathis (SF), Thomas Porter (C) Larry Hartung, Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Munos (PG), Samuel Metcalf (SF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Craig Covert, Bob Danley, David McClimans | |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | David Mathis is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (C) Frank Love | |
| Subs | Drexel | Billy Milstein (SG) Jerry Korzybski | |
| 16:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Griffith - foul #1 on James Griffith, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Charles Pak (PF) Gavin Cross | |
| 16:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf connects on the floater from the baseline | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Albert Odom (fresh) SG - Barry Ellison (fresh) SF - David Mathis (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) C - James Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Munos (fresh) SG - Billy Milstein (fresh) SF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pak (fresh) C - Melvin Rhynes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | James Griffith scores on a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Porter | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Drexel | Billy Milstein's floater is tipped away by James Griffith | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | James Griffith snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Albert Odom and he's hacked by Billy Milstein - foul #1 on Billy Milstein, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Jack Adcox (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Albert Odom, Barry Ellison, David Mathis, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Gavin Cross (PF), David McClimans (C) Billy Milstein, Charles Pak, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | Drexel | Gavin Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:41 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf loses the dribble to Jack Adcox | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Love (PF) Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF) Samuel Metcalf | |
| 14:12 | Drexel | Gavin Cross lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Korzybski | 9-7 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jack Adcox and he's hacked by Bob Danley - foul #1 on Bob Danley, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Billy Milstein (PG) Robert Munos | |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:54 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | Drexel | Billy Milstein makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Korzybski | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gavin Cross | 11-9 |
| 12:57 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Frank Love tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung tips it in | 13-9 |
| 12:45 | Drexel | Billy Milstein is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hartung - foul #1 on Larry Hartung, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Barry Ellison (SG), David Mathis (SF) Larry Hartung, Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vincent Taylor (SG), Samuel Metcalf (SF), Charles Pak (PF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Jerry Korzybski, Bob Danley, Gavin Cross, David McClimans | |
| 12:28 | Drexel | Billy Milstein misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Love - foul #1 on Frank Love, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| 12:28 | Drexel | Billy Milstein makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:28 | Drexel | Billy Milstein makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison is hacked by Melvin Rhynes - foul #1 on Melvin Rhynes, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Munos (PG) Vincent Taylor | |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 11:59 | Drexel | Robert Munos grabs the board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Albert Odom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Ellison (fresh) SF - David Mathis (fresh) PF - Frank Love (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Munos (fresh) SG - Billy Milstein (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pak (fresh) C - Melvin Rhynes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:37 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 11:18 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-11 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Frank Love grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Albert Odom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-11 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Albert Odom hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 10:48 | Drexel | Frank Love takes the ball from Robert Munos | 15-11 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Charles Pak - foul #1 on Charles Pak, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Thomas Porter (PF), James Griffith (C) Albert Odom, David Mathis, Frank Love, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Bob Danley (SF), Gavin Cross (PF), David McClimans (C) Robert Munos, Billy Milstein, Charles Pak, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:03 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Korzybski | 17-13 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Porter | 20-13 |
| 09:27 | Drexel | James Griffith swats the short shot by David McClimans | 20-13 |
| 09:25 | Drexel | Bob Danley hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses long on a jump hook from close range | 20-15 |
| 08:58 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Jerry Korzybski | 20-15 |
| 08:40 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses short on a shot from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:39 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:23 | Drexel | James Griffith is called for the reach on Gavin Cross - foul #2 on James Griffith, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), David Mathis (SF), Frank Love (PF), Arthur Johnson (C) Barry Ellison, Richard Boykin, Thomas Porter, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Munos (PG), Billy Milstein (SF) Samuel Metcalf, Bob Danley | |
| 08:14 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-18 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | David Mathis buries a 3 from straight away set up by Frank Love | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Love (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Munos (fresh) SG - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Milstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McClimans (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Drexel | Gavin Cross drills a turnaround from the right block | 23-20 |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Robert Munos steps in front of the Larry Hartung pass in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 07:23 | Drexel | Gavin Cross loses the dribble to Larry Hartung | 23-20 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:06 | Drexel | Billy Milstein grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Jack Adcox, David Mathis | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vincent Taylor (SG), Bob Danley (SF), Charles Pak (PF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Robert Munos, Jerry Korzybski, Gavin Cross, David McClimans | |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Larry Hartung | 25-20 |
| 06:30 | Drexel | Bob Danley's floater is knocked away by Arthur Johnson | 25-20 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Albert Odom misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 06:15 | Drexel | Billy Milstein grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 06:00 | Drexel | Charles Pak clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-20 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Frank Love clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Pak - foul #2 on Charles Pak, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (SG), Thomas Porter (C) Larry Hartung, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Munos (PG), Samuel Metcalf (SF), Gavin Cross (PF) Billy Milstein, Bob Danley, Charles Pak | |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Frank Love makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Frank Love makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:30 | Drexel | Gavin Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Frank Love snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Gavin Cross is called for the reach on Frank Love - foul #1 on Gavin Cross, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (SG), David Mathis (SF) Barry Ellison, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Darrel Berry (C) Vincent Taylor, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Frank Love misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:08 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gavin Cross | 27-20 |
| 04:56 | Drexel | Frank Love steals it from Darrel Berry | 27-20 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Adcox | 29-20 |
| 04:10 | Drexel | Gavin Cross clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Adcox - foul #1 on Jack Adcox, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Arthur Johnson (C) Albert Odom, Frank Love | |
| Subs | Drexel | Billy Milstein (PG), Vincent Taylor (SF), David McClimans (C) Robert Munos, Samuel Metcalf, Darrel Berry | |
| 04:10 | Drexel | Gavin Cross makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:10 | Drexel | Gavin Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Taylor - foul #1 on Vincent Taylor, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (PG), Charles Pak (PF) Vincent Taylor, Gavin Cross | |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:41 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski can't finish the layup | 31-21 |
| 03:39 | Drexel | Charles Pak tips it home | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Craig Covert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Milstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pak (fresh) 2 pts. C - David McClimans (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 03:12 | Drexel | Billy Milstein grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:07 | Drexel | Craig Covert clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-23 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung is called for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), James Griffith (PF) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF), Melvin Rhynes (PF) Jerry Korzybski, Charles Pak | |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Craig Covert is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Love (PF) James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gavin Cross (PF) Melvin Rhynes | |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Craig Covert misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Gavin Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:25 | Drexel | David McClimans is hacked by Larry Hartung - foul #2 on Larry Hartung, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| 02:25 | Drexel | David McClimans misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Arthur Johnson | 31-23 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Billy Milstein is called for the reach on Albert Odom - foul #2 on Billy Milstein, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes (C) David McClimans | |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Albert Odom makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Albert Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:05 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gavin Cross | 32-23 |
| 01:46 | Drexel | Bob Danley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (PG), Jack Adcox (SG) Larry Hartung, Albert Odom | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Samuel Metcalf (SF) Billy Milstein, Bob Danley | |
| 01:14 | Drexel | Craig Covert clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Boykin | 32-23 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is fouled on the floor by Melvin Rhynes - foul #2 on Melvin Rhynes, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Charles Pak (PF) Gavin Cross | |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:45 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Pak | 33-26 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Pak - foul #3 on Charles Pak, team foul #13 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), David Mathis (SF) Barry Ellison, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Munos (PG), Vincent Taylor (SF), David McClimans (C) Craig Covert, Charles Pak, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:21 | Drexel | David McClimans banks in the layup set up by Samuel Metcalf | 35-28 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Mathis | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 38-28 |