| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Stamper | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregg Richards - foul #2 on Gregg Richards, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Gregg Richards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | William King scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Davis | 35-29 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on an open runner in the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:58 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | Drake | John Hayden knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Glenn Forshee | 35-31 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Steven Steele buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 37-31 |
| 17:01 | Drake | Steven Steele picks off the pass by John Hayden | 37-31 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William King | 40-31 |
| 16:28 | Drake | John Hayden misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie Lewis | 40-31 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Michael Stamper pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Drake | Gregg Richards can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 40-31 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee | |
| 15:46 | Drake | Rodney Lynch makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Timothy Hughes | 40-33 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 15:16 | Drake | John Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Barry Davis knocks in the shot from the right side | 42-33 |
| 14:37 | Drake | John Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes, John Hayden | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) David Cox | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Michael Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | William King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stan Conley | 48-33 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 48-33 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Michael Lewis tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Glenn Forshee - foul #2 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Donnell Kirberger, Glenn Forshee | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 48-35 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | William King snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Millard - foul #3 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Timothy Hughes travels with the ball | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xavier Willis (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG) Timothy Hughes | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Xavier Willis (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Xavier Willis - foul #1 on Xavier Willis, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Willie Lewis, William King, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Banda (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| 11:42 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is hacked by Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Tseng | 52-37 |
| 11:00 | Drake | David Cox travels with the ball | 52-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF), John Milan (C) Jerry Morgan, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, David Cox, Glenn Forshee | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 10:33 | Drake | John Hayden misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Rodney Lynch (C) Donnell Kirberger, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:33 | Drake | John Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:33 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| 10:20 | Drake | John Hayden can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| 10:20 | Drake | John Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:20 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-39 |
| 09:53 | Drake | Rodney Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 09:48 | Drake | Gregg Richards scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Millard | 55-41 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Steven Steele connects on the open turnaround near the basket set up by Barry Davis | 57-41 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Timothy Hughes misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, John Milan | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Kenneth Millard, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 09:09 | Drake | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Timothy Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Glenn Forshee gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Dikembe Banda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 57-43 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) William King | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SG) Timothy Hughes | |
| 08:16 | Drake | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Stamper | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Stan Conley drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Morgan | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Michael Stamper shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Stan Conley travels in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) David Cox, Dikembe Banda | |
| 07:31 | Drake | Michael Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Davis - foul #3 on Barry Davis, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SG), John Hayden (PF) Michael Stamper, Glenn Forshee | |
| 07:31 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:31 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Gregg Richards is called for the reach on Barry Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregg Richards, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 07:10 | Drake | John Hayden loses the dribble to Steven Steele | 61-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by John Hayden - foul #2 on John Hayden, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-51 |
| 06:56 | Drake | John Hayden hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Barry Davis gets the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | John Hayden picks off the pass by Willie Lewis | 63-53 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-53 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | John Milan buries a jumper from the right block | 65-53 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the jump hook near the basket | 65-53 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled in the backcourt by Donnell Kirberger - foul #1 on Donnell Kirberger, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Michael Lewis, Donnell Kirberger, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Glenn Forshee | 66-53 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Michael Stamper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is called for a backcourt violation | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) John Milan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:04 | Drake | Glenn Forshee knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 66-55 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Stamper - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Timothy Hughes, David Cox, Dikembe Banda | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Tseng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Gregg Richards and the foul's on Jerry Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Xavier Willis (PF) Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | William King hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Smith and he's fouled by Michael Stamper - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SG) Kenneth Millard | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | William King misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Rodney Lynch gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Michael Lewis is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Stan Conley travels in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Glenn Forshee clanks a runner from the left block | 69-57 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Stan Conley grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the turnaround from the right block | 69-57 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 02:06 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 69-57 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Gregg Richards is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Stamper out of the doubleteam | 69-60 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | William King travels in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 01:44 | Drake | Michael Stamper's pass is intercepted by Steven Steele | 69-60 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Michael Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Michael Stamper - foul #4 on Michael Stamper, team foul #13 | 71-60 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Michael Stamper works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Lynch and the foul's on Willie Lewis - foul #4 on Willie Lewis, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from William King | 75-62 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Gregg Richards drills a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 75-64 |