| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Robert Winslow (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jessup (fresh) SF - Russ Blatt (fresh) PF - Gerald Cooper (fresh) C - Bruce Holman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) SG - Dennis Northrup (fresh) SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) PF - Michael Simmons (fresh) C - Chester Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman connects on the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Russ Blatt is called for the reach on Michael Mosley - foul #1 on Russ Blatt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Michael Mosley scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Phillip Thomas and he's fouled by Russ Blatt - foul #2 on Russ Blatt, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge (SF) Russ Blatt | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:10 | Drake | Michael Mosley makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge's floater is knocked away by Michael Mosley | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Dennis Northrup pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge misses short on a shot in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Michael Mosley gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is hacked by Robert Winslow - foul #1 on Robert Winslow, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes (SG), Sonny Peterson (SF), William Motz (PF), Keith Hand (C) Robert Winslow, Lawrence Jessup, Gerald Cooper, Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), John Edwards (C) Michael Mosley, Michael Simmons, Chester Petersen | |
| 17:52 | Drake | Wyatt Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Delaware State | Keith Hand gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Delaware State | William Motz gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG) Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Williams (SG) Phillip Thomas, Dennis Northrup | |
| 17:19 | Drake | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Delaware State | William Motz gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky's pass is intercepted by John Edwards | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Rafael Bailes is called for the reach on Abel Imai in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Bailes, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup (SG), Jonathan Sledge (SF), Lee Brown (C) Rafael Bailes, Sonny Peterson, Keith Hand | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PG) Jeffrey Scott | |
| 16:56 | Drake | David Williams misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Levitsky - foul #1 on Stanley Levitsky, team foul #5 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Bruce Holman (C) William Motz | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Simmons (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Wyatt Jones, John Edwards | |
| 16:56 | Drake | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Drake | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Robert Winslow (PG) Stanley Levitsky | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Mosley (SF) Abel Imai, David Williams | |
| 16:26 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman misses the jump hook from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Delaware State | Robert Winslow misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Drake | Dennis Northrup pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Lawrence Jessup takes the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Robert Winslow (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Jessup (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Sledge (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Holman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Northrup (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Mosley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) C - Chester Petersen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Michael Mosley drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Northrup | 7-7 |
| 15:11 | Delaware State | Robert Winslow clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Mosley - foul #1 on Michael Mosley, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes (SG), Sonny Peterson (SF), William Motz (PF), Keith Hand (C) Robert Winslow, Lawrence Jessup, Lee Brown, Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Abel Imai (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), John Edwards (C) John Smith, Dennis Northrup, Michael Mosley, Michael Simmons, Chester Petersen | |
| 14:58 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:58 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Gerald Cooper (PF) Jonathan Sledge, Keith Hand | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:42 | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Cooper | 12-7 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Abel Imai hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Scott | 12-9 |
| 14:04 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Abel Imai grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Abel Imai is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sonny Peterson - foul #1 on Sonny Peterson, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Robert Winslow (PG), Lawrence Jessup (SG), Jonathan Sledge (SF), Keith Hand (C) Stanley Levitsky, Rafael Bailes, Sonny Peterson, William Motz | |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (SF), Chester Petersen (C) Jeffrey Scott, John Edwards | |
| 13:56 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Delaware State | Keith Hand snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:49 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG) Phillip Thomas, Abel Imai | |
| 13:26 | Drake | Wyatt Jones's layup is rejected by Keith Hand | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Dennis Northrup clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 12-9 |
| 13:12 | Drake | Dennis Northrup tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | Delaware State | Robert Winslow is fouled in the backcourt by David Alley - foul #1 on David Alley, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes (SF), Bruce Holman (C) Jonathan Sledge, Keith Hand | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Simmons (PF) Chester Petersen | |
| 13:00 | Delaware State | Robert Winslow is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:59 | Drake | David Alley gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:38 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Bruce Holman | 12-11 |
| 12:35 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup's pass is intercepted by David Alley in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 12:13 | Drake | David Alley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Williams | 12-14 |
| 12:11 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes loses the dribble to Dennis Northrup in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Wyatt Jones is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Dennis Northrup | 12-16 |
| 11:52 | Delaware State | Delaware State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-16 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Sonny Peterson (SG), Jonathan Sledge (SF), William Motz (PF), Keith Hand (C) Robert Winslow, Lawrence Jessup, Rafael Bailes, Gerald Cooper, Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Abel Imai (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Jeffrey Scott (PF), John Edwards (C) David Alley, Dennis Northrup, David Williams, Michael Simmons, Wyatt Jones | |
| 11:38 | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 11:37 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Stanley Levitsky (fresh) SG - Sonny Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Sledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Motz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abel Imai (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Michael Mosley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 12-16 |
| 11:18 | Drake | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Jonathan Sledge picks off the pass by John Edwards | 12-16 |
| 10:59 | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Drake | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:40 | Drake | Abel Imai connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Mosley | 12-18 |
| 10:21 | Delaware State | Phillip Thomas swats the short shot by William Motz | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Abel Imai gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:11 | Drake | John Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:10 | Drake | Phillip Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Phillip Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:53 | Delaware State | Keith Hand gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:47 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Robert Winslow (PG), Lawrence Jessup (SG), Lee Brown (PF), Bruce Holman (C) Stanley Levitsky, Sonny Peterson, William Motz, Keith Hand | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Simmons (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Phillip Thomas, Abel Imai, Jeffrey Scott, John Edwards | |
| 09:32 | Drake | Chester Petersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes (SF) Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (SF) Michael Mosley | |
| 09:12 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Winslow | 14-18 |
| 09:06 | Drake | David Williams is hacked by Rafael Bailes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rafael Bailes, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge (SF) Rafael Bailes | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Wyatt Jones (PF) Dennis Northrup, Michael Simmons | |
| 09:06 | Drake | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:06 | Drake | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:51 | Delaware State | David Alley is called for the reach on Lawrence Jessup - foul #2 on David Alley, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gerald Cooper (PF) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG) David Alley, John Smith | |
| 08:33 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-20 |
| 08:32 | Delaware State | Gerald Cooper tips it home | 16-20 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Cooper - foul #1 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Mosley (SF) David Williams | |
| 08:30 | Drake | Phillip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Bruce Holman is called for the reach on Chester Petersen - foul #1 on Bruce Holman, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Delaware State | William Motz (C) Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Simmons (PF) Wyatt Jones | |
| 08:17 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:53 | Delaware State | Chester Petersen blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Jessup | 16-23 |
| 07:52 | Delaware State | William Motz tips it in | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 07:31 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to William Motz | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Robert Winslow (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jessup (tired) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Sledge (tired) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Motz (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Northrup (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (tired) 5 pts. PF - Michael Simmons (tiring) C - Chester Petersen (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Northrup - foul #1 on Dennis Northrup, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Lee Brown (PF), Bruce Holman (C) Robert Winslow, Gerald Cooper, William Motz | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (C) Phillip Thomas, Michael Mosley, Chester Petersen | |
| 07:24 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:24 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Michael Simmons grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Wyatt Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Northrup | 19-25 |
| 07:12 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup's pass is intercepted by John Smith in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Sledge - foul #1 on Jonathan Sledge, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson (SF) Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (SG) Dennis Northrup | |
| 07:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:45 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 06:43 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky tips it in | 21-27 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 06:23 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:19 | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | Drake | Michael Simmons snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Abel Imai is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Abel Imai, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge (PG), Gerald Cooper (PF), William Motz (C) Stanley Levitsky, Lee Brown, Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), David Williams (SF), Chester Petersen (C) John Smith, Abel Imai, Jeffrey Scott, Michael Simmons | |
| 05:53 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge blows the wide open layup | 21-27 |
| 05:52 | Delaware State | Gerald Cooper grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:47 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 05:45 | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson tips it but misses | 21-27 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Sonny Peterson - foul #2 on Sonny Peterson, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Robert Winslow (PG), Keith Hand (PF) Sonny Peterson, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:40 | Drake | Phillip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:40 | Delaware State | Keith Hand pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:27 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Phillip Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Williams | 23-31 |
| 04:59 | Delaware State | Dennis Northrup steals it from Lawrence Jessup in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Chester Petersen drills a runner from the right block | 23-33 |
| 04:51 | Delaware State | Delaware State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-33 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Lee Brown (PF), Bruce Holman (C) Robert Winslow, Keith Hand, William Motz | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PG), Abel Imai (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), John Edwards (C) Phillip Thomas, Dennis Northrup, David Williams, Wyatt Jones, Chester Petersen | |
| 04:33 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup loses the ball out of bounds | 23-33 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Abel Imai is hacked by Stanley Levitsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Levitsky, team foul #12 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Robert Winslow (PG) Stanley Levitsky | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:31 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Abel Imai makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:11 | Delaware State | Lee Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #13 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gerald Cooper (PF) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), David Williams (SF), Chester Petersen (C) John Smith, Michael Mosley, John Edwards | |
| 03:59 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 03:58 | Delaware State | Gerald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:53 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup makes the turnaround near the basket | 25-34 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Abel Imai hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 03:42 | Delaware State | Bruce Holman grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 03:37 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 03:16 | Drake | Abel Imai misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Chester Petersen gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Robert Winslow (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jessup (very tired) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Sledge (tired) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Cooper (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Holman (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Imai (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Simmons (tired) 2 reb. C - Chester Petersen (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Abel Imai hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 03:02 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Gerald Cooper | 28-34 |
| 02:58 | Delaware State | Lawrence Jessup can't finish the uncontested layup | 28-34 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Abel Imai gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 02:53 | Drake | Phillip Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Abel Imai | 28-37 |
| 02:40 | Delaware State | Jonathan Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-37 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Rafael Bailes (SG), Russ Blatt (SF), Keith Hand (PF), Lee Brown (C) Robert Winslow, Lawrence Jessup, Jonathan Sledge, Gerald Cooper, Bruce Holman | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), John Smith (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), John Edwards (PF), Wyatt Jones (C) Phillip Thomas, Abel Imai, David Williams, Michael Simmons, Chester Petersen | |
| 02:32 | Drake | John Smith misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 02:30 | Delaware State | Keith Hand pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:27 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| 02:27 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:27 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:22 | Drake | David Alley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 02:14 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 02:05 | Delaware State | Russ Blatt pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:59 | Delaware State | Russ Blatt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Jeffrey Scott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Sonny Peterson (SG), William Motz (C) Stanley Levitsky, Keith Hand | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Mosley (SF) David Alley, John Edwards | |
| 01:59 | Delaware State | Russ Blatt makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:59 | Delaware State | Russ Blatt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:59 | Delaware State | Russ Blatt makes the 3rd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Michael Mosley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Michael Mosley grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 01:32 | Delaware State | William Motz grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 01:28 | Delaware State | Michael Mosley steps in front of the Sonny Peterson pass | 33-37 |
| 01:14 | Drake | John Smith buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Scott and the foul's on Russ Blatt - foul #3 on Russ Blatt, team foul #14 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky (PG), Keith Hand (PF) Russ Blatt, Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), John Edwards (PF) Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott | |
| 01:14 | Drake | John Smith makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:12 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG) John Smith | |
| 00:59 | Drake | Dennis Northrup drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mosley | 33-43 |
| 00:39 | Delaware State | Stanley Levitsky misses short on a runner in the lane | 33-43 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Wyatt Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 00:21 | Drake | John Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 00:19 | Delaware State | William Motz grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 00:01 | Delaware State | Rafael Bailes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |