| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jack Gingras wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Gary Rieder picks off the pass by William Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | James Lipton steals the ball from Ronald Donnelly in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Drake | William Smith tips it in | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the lay-in | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:58 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Jack Gingras knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (PF) Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 17:26 | Drake | Ronald Donnelly steps in front of the Ronald Westerfield pass | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Bernard Lust in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF) Ronald Donnelly, Chad Dodge | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 1-4 |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Alan Luke takes the ball from Dikembe Amedee | 1-4 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 16:45 | Sacramento State | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:29 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 1-4 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Kenneth Losey pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Alan Luke misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 16:10 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Lust - foul #2 on Bernard Lust, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) David Allen, Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Drake | William Smith's layup is rejected by Thomas Kemmer | 3-4 |
| 15:27 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Poff | 3-4 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Larry Poff connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 14:52 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:50 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 14:30 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:15 | Sacramento State | Harvey Cessna steals the ball from Michael Holmes | 3-7 |
| 14:04 | Drake | James Lipton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kemmer - foul #1 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 13:54 | Drake | Brian Kimmel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 13:52 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 13:38 | Sacramento State | David Allen misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Brian Kimmel, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 13:30 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:30 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | William Clark is fouled on the floor by James Lipton - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), William Smith (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, Jack Gingras | |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill comes up short on the floater in the lane | 3-9 |
| 13:00 | Sacramento State | William Clark snags the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 12:42 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Clark | 5-9 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Larry Poff is whistled for a carry | 5-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) William Clark, David Allen, Donald Harden, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, Larry Poff, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 12:24 | Sacramento State | Reginald Dobrynski picks off the pass by Ronald Donnelly in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 12:06 | Drake | William Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 12:04 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 5-9 |
| 11:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer connects on the shot in the paint set up by Ronald Donnelly and he's hacked by Jack Gingras - foul #1 on Jack Gingras, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF) Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, William Smith | |
| 11:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 11:33 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Larry Poff loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Jack Hill (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF) Harvey Cessna, Larry Poff, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 10:52 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes loses the dribble to Brian Kimmel | 8-11 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Jack Gingras clanks a floater from the right side | 8-11 |
| 10:35 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Chad Dodge | 8-11 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 10:29 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Brian Kimmel makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Smith and he's fouled by Jack Hill - foul #1 on Jack Hill, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Alan Luke (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Jack Gingras | |
| 10:25 | Drake | Brian Kimmel makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:11 | Sacramento State | Brian Kimmel steals it from Michael Holmes | 8-14 |
| 09:54 | Drake | William Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Michael Holmes, David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Gingras (C) Alan Luke | |
| 09:54 | Drake | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 09:54 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | William Clark knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Harden | 10-15 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Larry Poff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it home | 10-17 |
| 09:15 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Clark | 13-17 |
| 08:54 | Drake | William Smith makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Amedee | 15-19 |
| 08:16 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to William Clark | 15-19 |
| 08:11 | Sacramento State | William Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), David Allen (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) William Clark, Ronald Donnelly, Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 17-19 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield can't finish the layup | 17-19 |
| 07:38 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Luke (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Larry Poff (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Hill - foul #2 on Jack Hill, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (C) Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | David Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Gregory Watson pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Watson | 17-24 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-24 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Dodge - foul #1 on Chad Dodge, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF) David Allen, Chad Dodge | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Larry Poff, Gregory Watson, Jack Gingras | |
| 05:55 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is whistled for traveling | 19-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:03 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:54 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes blows the wide open layup | 19-25 |
| 04:53 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), Chad Dodge (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Michael Holmes, Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Brian Kimmel, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 04:44 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:25 | Drake | William Smith is whistled for traveling | 20-25 |
| 04:02 | Sacramento State | William Clark is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Donnelly | 22-25 |
| 03:45 | Drake | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Donald Harden | 22-25 |
| 03:44 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Clark | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kemmer (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tired) SG - Larry Poff (tired) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - William Smith (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Gingras (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), David Allen (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) William Clark, Ronald Donnelly, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Ronald Westerfield (C) Gregory Watson, Jack Gingras | |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is hacked by Harvey Cessna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Hill - foul #3 on Jack Hill, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (C) Chad Dodge, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, Larry Poff, William Smith | |
| 03:05 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | David Allen hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Amedee | 29-27 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 02:20 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Jack Gingras double dribbles | 29-27 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) David Allen, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Alan Luke (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, Jack Gingras | |
| 01:40 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder tips it but misses | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Alan Luke buries a shot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is fouled on the floor by James Lipton - foul #3 on James Lipton, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), Chad Dodge (SF) Michael Holmes, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Jack Gingras (C) James Lipton, Alan Luke | |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Jack Gingras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jack Gingras | 34-29 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Dodge - foul #2 on Chad Dodge, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (C) Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (PF) William Smith | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 3rd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-31 |