| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Davis Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Rhone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata double dribbles | 38-39 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Larry Smithson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Larry Smithson takes the ball from Larry Ogata in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Larry Smithson can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 19:24 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Rhone | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Christopher Allen snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Troy Sanderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Rhone - foul #1 on Steven Rhone, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Drake | John Ressler (PG), Kenneth Lane (SG), Jason Baker (PF), Danial Jordan (C) Larry Smithson, Troy Sanderson, Christopher Allen, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Wallace Long connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 38-42 |
| 17:50 | Drake | John Ressler clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Drake | David March (C) Davis Anderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) William Brown | |
| 17:13 | Drake | Danial Jordan connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Lane | 40-42 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | David March swats the layup by Micheal Cotton | 40-42 |
| 16:20 | Drake | David March pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Kenneth Lane makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Ressler | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danial Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David March (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Danial Jordan - foul #1 on Danial Jordan, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF), Steven Rhone (C) John Ressler, Kenneth Lane, Jason Baker, Danial Jordan, David March | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:46 | Drake | Christopher Allen snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Larry Smithson scores on a floater from the left side set up by Troy Sanderson | 44-42 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | William Brown comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Rhone - foul #2 on Steven Rhone, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:38 | Drake | Larry Smithson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata's pass is intercepted by Troy Sanderson in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 14:21 | Drake | Larry Smithson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Victor Fredericksen (SG) Troy Sanderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton is open and buries a shot from the left block | 47-46 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Larry Smithson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Lane (SG), Jason Baker (PF), David March (C) Victor Fredericksen, Christopher Allen, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Jason Baker buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Smithson | 50-46 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Davis Anderson picks off the pass by William Brown | 50-46 |
| 13:17 | Drake | Kenneth Lane misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 13:16 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lane | 50-46 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Kenneth Lane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Pewitt - foul #3 on John Pewitt, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Drake | John Ressler (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Danial Jordan (C) Larry Smithson, Davis Anderson, David March | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, John Pewitt, William Brown, Carl Krebs | |
| 12:58 | Drake | Kenneth Lane makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Kenneth Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai is hacked by Troy Sanderson - foul #3 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Davis Anderson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF) Kenneth Lane, Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 51-46 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Douglas Galeano, Paul Ingle | |
| 11:56 | Drake | Davis Anderson's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Davis Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Danial Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Troy Sanderson is called for the reach on Larry Ogata in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Victor Fredericksen (SG) Troy Sanderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 11:20 | Drake | Christopher Allen loses the dribble to Scott Shannon | 51-49 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Danial Jordan steps in front of the William Brown pass | 51-49 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Davis Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Wallace Long | 51-51 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Victor Fredericksen hits a 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | William Brown is hacked by Christopher Allen - foul #2 on Christopher Allen, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Kenneth Lane (SG), Jason Baker (SF), David March (PF), Steven Rhone (C) John Ressler, Victor Fredericksen, Davis Anderson, Christopher Allen, Danial Jordan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Micheal Cotton (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Wallace Long, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Kenneth Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:34 | Drake | David March misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Kenneth Lane tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 09:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to Steven Rhone | 56-51 |
| 08:58 | Drake | David March misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 08:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Steven Rhone | 56-51 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Jason Baker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-51 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | John Manzo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:51 | Drake | Douglas Galeano is called for the reach on Larry Smithson - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Drake | John Ressler (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF) Larry Smithson, Kenneth Lane, Jason Baker, David March | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Micheal Cotton, John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Davis Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Rhone (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wallace Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Drake | John Ressler misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | William Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Steven Rhone pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:10 | Drake | William Brown is called for the reach on Christopher Allen - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Danial Jordan (C) Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:51 | Drake | Davis Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Greg Norton comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Allen - foul #3 on Christopher Allen, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG) John Ressler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Danial Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Greg Norton steals the ball from Danial Jordan | 59-55 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 59-57 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Troy Sanderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Lane (SG), Jason Baker (PF), Steven Rhone (C) Troy Sanderson, Christopher Allen, Danial Jordan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Micheal Cotton (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Wallace Long, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 05:10 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Larry Smithson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Manzo | 60-61 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Davis Anderson can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Pewitt - foul #4 on John Pewitt, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Drake | John Ressler (PG), David March (C) Larry Smithson, Steven Rhone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Paul Ingle | |
| 04:38 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Jason Baker gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:23 | Drake | David March comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 60-61 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Pewitt | 60-63 |
| 03:39 | Drake | Jason Baker makes the jump hook from the baseline | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Davis Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jason Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David March (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | John Manzo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Allen (PF) David March | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Christopher Allen blows the layup | 62-63 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton drills a 3 from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Danial Jordan (PF), David March (C) John Ressler, Kenneth Lane, Davis Anderson, Christopher Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Paul Ingle | |
| 02:38 | Drake | Jason Baker misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| 02:38 | Drake | Jason Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:38 | Drake | Jason Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Larry Smithson steps in front of the Larry Ogata pass in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Troy Sanderson is called for a charge - foul #5 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Lane (SG), Steven Rhone (C) Troy Sanderson, Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is hacked by Kenneth Lane - foul #2 on Kenneth Lane, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Davis Anderson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF) Danial Jordan, David March | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Christopher Allen hits a runner in the paint | 66-68 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Christopher Allen can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Christopher Allen makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Christopher Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Steven Rhone grabs the board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Christopher Allen connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Larry Smithson | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Brown | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Christopher Allen is called for traveling | 69-73 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SF) Scott Shannon | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by Larry Smithson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Smithson, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Steven Rhone gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Steven Rhone hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 69-73 |