| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fresh) SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) SF - Davis Anderson (fresh) PF - Jason Baker (fresh) C - Steven Rhone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fresh) SG - John Purdy (fresh) SF - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Robert Mueller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jason Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Drake | Larry Smithson is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Jason Baker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Steven Rhone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Larry Rushing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | John Baker buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Purdy | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Larry Smithson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Franklin Grubbs - foul #1 on Franklin Grubbs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Larry Smithson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Steven Rhone pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Davis Anderson double dribbles | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Herman Wagner is called for the reach on Robert Mueller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Wagner, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | John Baker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Baker - foul #1 on Jason Baker, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Franklin Grubbs - foul #2 on Franklin Grubbs, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF) Franklin Grubbs | |
| 18:14 | Drake | Larry Smithson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Larry Smithson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola slams it home set up by John Purdy | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Larry Rushing steals it from Larry Smithson | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Wake Forest | John Purdy hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-9 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Herman Wagner steps in front of the John Purdy pass in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Jason Baker is fouled on the floor by John Purdy - foul #1 on John Purdy, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Kenneth Lane (SF), Danial Jordan (PF), Christopher Allen (C) Larry Smithson, Herman Wagner, Davis Anderson, Jason Baker, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (SG) John Purdy | |
| 16:43 | Drake | Christopher Allen is hacked by Robert Mueller during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| 16:24 | Drake | Troy Sanderson is hacked by Larry Rushing - foul #1 on Larry Rushing, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Troy Sanderson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:01 | Wake Forest | John Baker is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) SG - Troy Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Lane (fresh) PF - Danial Jordan (fresh) C - Christopher Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) SG - John Scott (fresh) SF - Horacio Moran (fresh) PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Scott | 6-11 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Allen Carrier connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Danial Jordan | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | John Scott is fouled on the floor by Troy Sanderson - foul #1 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Jason Baker (PF), David March (C) Allen Carrier, Troy Sanderson, Kenneth Lane, Danial Jordan, Christopher Allen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF) John Baker, Robert Mueller | |
| 15:05 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the floater in the paint set up by John Scott and the foul's on Jason Baker - foul #2 on Jason Baker, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Rhone (C) Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller (C) Horacio Moran | |
| 15:05 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Larry Smithson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rushing - foul #2 on Larry Rushing, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SG) Larry Rushing | |
| 14:50 | Drake | David March's layup is rejected by Robert Mueller | 9-14 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Steven Rhone grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Steven Rhone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| 14:06 | Drake | Robert Mueller steals the ball from Davis Anderson | 11-14 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Larry Smithson is called for the reach on John Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Smithson, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Danial Jordan (PF) Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Baker (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| 13:50 | Wake Forest | John Purdy is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Danial Jordan pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Larry Smithson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | John Baker grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | John Scott loses the dribble to Herman Wagner in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 13:14 | Drake | David March is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David March, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Kenneth Lane (SF), Christopher Allen (PF) Larry Smithson, Herman Wagner, Davis Anderson, David March | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF), Horacio Moran (C) John Purdy, John Baker | |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 11-14 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Allen Carrier gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Danial Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott is hacked by Kenneth Lane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Lane, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Rhone (C) Danial Jordan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SG) Paul Dutra | |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:28 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Troy Sanderson is blocked by Greg Hyland | 11-16 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Steven Rhone can't tip it in | 11-16 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | John Scott is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Wagner (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Danial Jordan (PF) Troy Sanderson, Kenneth Lane, Christopher Allen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller (C) Edward Nicola | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Herman Wagner is hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG) Allen Carrier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF) Horacio Moran | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herman Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Davis Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Danial Jordan (fairly fresh) C - Steven Rhone (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Nicola (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-16 |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland tips it home | 11-18 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Robert Mueller steps in front of the Larry Smithson pass | 11-18 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland tips it home | 11-20 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Larry Smithson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Troy Sanderson (PG), Kenneth Lane (SF), Christopher Allen (PF) Larry Smithson, Davis Anderson, Danial Jordan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SF), John Baker (PF) Edward Nicola, Robert Mueller | |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Scott | 11-22 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Kenneth Lane connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | John Baker tips it back up and in | 13-24 |
| 10:02 | Drake | Christopher Allen banks in the layup set up by Herman Wagner | 15-24 |
| 09:47 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 15-24 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Troy Sanderson grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 09:31 | Drake | John Scott steals the ball from Kenneth Lane | 15-24 |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | Herman Wagner is called for the reach on John Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Wagner, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), David March (PF), Danial Jordan (C) Troy Sanderson, Herman Wagner, Kenneth Lane, Christopher Allen, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran (SF), Robert Mueller (C) Paul Dutra, Greg Hyland | |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Allen Carrier can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-26 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Danial Jordan - foul #1 on Danial Jordan, team foul #9 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SG) John Purdy | |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-29 |
| 08:28 | Drake | David March hits the follow up shot | 17-29 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by John Baker is denied by Danial Jordan | 17-29 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Davis Anderson snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Allen Carrier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-29 |
| 08:10 | Drake | David March misses the tip | 17-29 |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 08:00 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 17-29 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Davis Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Carrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Davis Anderson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - David March (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danial Jordan (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Nicola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Horacio Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Drake | John Baker is called for the reach on Allen Carrier - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Allen (PF) David March | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SG), Greg Hyland (PF) Horacio Moran, John Baker | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Allen Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | John Scott's floater is tipped away by Danial Jordan | 17-29 |
| 07:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-29 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller snags the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | John Scott is hacked by Larry Smithson - foul #2 on Larry Smithson, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Troy Sanderson (PG), Kenneth Lane (SG), Steven Rhone (C) Larry Smithson, Allen Carrier, Danial Jordan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-30 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Davis Anderson grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Christopher Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Baker (PF) Greg Hyland | |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by John Scott is blocked by Christopher Allen | 17-30 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Steven Rhone snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Christopher Allen is hacked by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), David March (C) Kenneth Lane, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SG), Horacio Moran (SF) John Scott, Edward Nicola | |
| 06:07 | Drake | Christopher Allen makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Christopher Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | John Purdy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-33 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Allen Carrier misses the jumpshot from the left side | 19-33 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Dutra and the foul's on David March - foul #2 on David March, team foul #11 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Danial Jordan (PF), Steven Rhone (C) Christopher Allen, David March | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF) Horacio Moran, John Baker | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the free throw | 19-36 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Allen Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Lane (PG) Troy Sanderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | John Purdy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Dutra | 19-39 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Danial Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 19-39 |
| 04:23 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 19-39 |
| 04:16 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola gets the offensive rebound | 19-39 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Paul Dutra | 19-41 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Jason Baker (PF), David March (C) Allen Carrier, Davis Anderson, Danial Jordan, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (PG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), Horacio Moran (C) John Purdy, Paul Dutra, Robert Mueller | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Baker (fresh) C - David March (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fresh) SG - Edward Nicola (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) PF - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Horacio Moran (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Drake | Kenneth Lane hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-41 |
| 03:28 | Drake | David March is hacked by Greg Hyland - foul #1 on Greg Hyland, team foul #11 | 21-41 |
| 03:28 | Drake | David March makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 03:28 | Drake | David March misses the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 03:28 | Drake | David March pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Jason Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Horacio Moran | 22-41 |
| 03:07 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | David March denies the turnaround by Greg Hyland | 22-41 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Larry Smithson grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 02:30 | Drake | The jump hook by David March is blocked by Greg Hyland | 22-41 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Horacio Moran | 22-41 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the dunk | 22-41 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland tips it but misses | 22-41 |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola tips it in | 22-43 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Greg Hyland swats the short shot by Herman Wagner | 22-43 |
| 02:00 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Lane is called for the reach on Edward Nicola in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Lane, team foul #12 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Troy Sanderson (PG), Allen Carrier (SF), Christopher Allen (C) Larry Smithson, Kenneth Lane, David March | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Baker (PF), Robert Mueller (C) Greg Hyland, Horacio Moran | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola misses the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola misses the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Jason Baker snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Robert Mueller blocks the short jumper by Jason Baker | 22-43 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | John Baker drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Franklin Grubbs | 22-45 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Christopher Allen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Rushing - foul #3 on Larry Rushing, team foul #12 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Paul Dutra (SG) Larry Rushing, Edward Nicola | |
| 01:24 | Drake | Christopher Allen makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Christopher Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 01:07 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs travels with the ball | 24-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Davis Anderson (SF), Danial Jordan (C) Allen Carrier, Christopher Allen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Jason Baker is fouled on the floor by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #13 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG) Herman Wagner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Jason Baker misses the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Jason Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | John Baker connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Dutra | 25-47 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-47 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | John Scott scores on a floater from close range | 25-49 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Smithson clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-49 |