| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) C - William Maxon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | William Maxon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | James Flowers steals it from Shawn Stephenson | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | James Flowers connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson connects on the runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Harvey Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Luis Grove is called for the reach on Brian Swofford - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Dennis Owen (PF), Howard Begaye (C) Shawn Stephenson, Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Christopher Gibson, William Maxon | |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Watson - foul #1 on Gregory Watson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Drake | William Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Watson | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Wiseman | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses the jump hook from the left block | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Drake | William Smith snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Alan Luke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Losey | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | David Wiseman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Ruben Ruth (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF), William Maxon (C) Michael Baker, David Wiseman, Jimmie Tinkle, Dennis Owen, Howard Begaye | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - Ruben Ruth (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Maxon (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Luis Grove hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | William Maxon snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | William Maxon connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Gibson | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Harvey Cessna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Drake | James Flowers misses long on a runner near the basket | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Luis Grove hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford lays it in set up by Shawn Stephenson | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the easy layup | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Dennis Owen (PF), Howard Begaye (C) Shawn Stephenson, Ruben Ruth, Brian Swofford, Christopher Gibson, William Maxon | |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jimmie Tinkle | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas lays it in set up by Michael Baker | 9-13 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Gregory Watson scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Losey | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen clanks a driving attempt from close range | 11-13 |
| 11:41 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmie Tinkle (fresh) PF - Dennis Owen (fairly fresh) C - Howard Begaye (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Losey | 14-13 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Michael Baker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| 11:11 | Drake | Gregory Watson gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Gregory Watson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Smith and he's hacked by Jimmie Tinkle - foul #1 on Jimmie Tinkle, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF), William Maxon (C) Michael Baker, Charles Thomas, Jimmie Tinkle, Dennis Owen, Howard Begaye | |
| 10:48 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson is fouled on the floor by Luis Grove - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), William Smith (C) Gregory Watson, Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson misses the lay-in | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | William Maxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | David Wiseman misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 17-13 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | David Wiseman tips it in | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | Drake | James Lipton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:41 | Drake | James Flowers's pass is intercepted by Brian Swofford in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson is hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF) Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (SG), Michael Baker (SF) David Wiseman, Brian Swofford | |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses the jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:15 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:08 | Drake | William Smith is whistled for a carry | 17-17 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle (PF) Christopher Gibson | |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ruben Ruth | 17-19 |
| 08:53 | Drake | James Lipton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PF) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG) Shawn Stephenson, Ruben Ruth | |
| 08:39 | Drake | James Lipton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (SG) Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:39 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:39 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | John Olsson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Olsson, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SF), Dennis Owen (PF) Michael Baker, Jimmie Tinkle | |
| 08:06 | Drake | Harvey Cessna scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alan Luke | 22-19 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Alan Luke gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alan Luke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Owen (fairly fresh) C - William Maxon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Charles Thomas steals it from Harvey Cessna | 22-19 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Alan Luke steals it from William Maxon | 22-19 |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Lipton is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (PF), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Ruben Ruth (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Jimmie Tinkle (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Charles Thomas, David Wiseman, Dennis Owen, William Maxon | |
| 06:42 | Drake | James Flowers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-19 |
| 06:40 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:27 | Drake | James Flowers is hacked by Ruben Ruth - foul #1 on Ruben Ruth, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:27 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:27 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Ruth | 23-21 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Shawn Stephenson swats the short shot by John Sluder | 23-21 |
| 05:46 | Drake | John Sluder snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Drake | James Lipton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Kenneth Losey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-21 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | John Sluder is called for the reach on Ruben Ruth - foul #1 on John Sluder, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (PF), William Smith (C) James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SG), Michael Baker (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF), Dennis Owen (C) Shawn Stephenson, Brian Swofford, Jimmie Tinkle, Howard Begaye | |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:28 | Drake | William Smith loses the dribble to Christopher Gibson | 23-22 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | David Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Alan Luke (PF) Harvey Cessna, Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), William Maxon (C) Ruben Ruth, Dennis Owen | |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | David Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | David Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:06 | Drake | James Lipton double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | William Smith is called for the reach on William Maxon - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) James Flowers, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) David Wiseman | |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | William Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | William Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:49 | Drake | James Lipton is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gibson - foul #1 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| 03:49 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:49 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson is called for traveling | 25-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG), James Flowers (SF) James Lipton, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG) John Olsson | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (tired) 3 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Maxon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Drake | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Harvey Cessna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| 03:30 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | William Maxon gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #3 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Owen (C) William Maxon | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:12 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Shawn Stephenson steps in front of the Reginald Dobrynski pass | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas can't throw it down | 25-27 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen tips it in | 25-29 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Luis Grove is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Luis Grove is called for the reach on Christopher Gibson - foul #3 on Luis Grove, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Gregory Watson (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), William Maxon (C) Shawn Stephenson, Charles Thomas, Michael Baker, Dennis Owen | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Gregory Watson gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Christopher Gibson | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:36 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 01:34 | Drake | James Lipton gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Alan Luke makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-30 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | David Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 31-30 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Alan Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Jimmie Tinkle swats the layup by James Flowers | 31-30 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Alan Luke gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Harvey Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Gregory Watson (PF), William Smith (C) James Lipton, James Flowers, Alan Luke, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Michael Baker (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, David Wiseman, Brian Swofford, Jimmie Tinkle, William Maxon | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 00:15 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Howard Begaye - foul #1 on Howard Begaye, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Owen (PF) Christopher Gibson | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-32 |
| 00:15 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:15 | Drake | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:15 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 00:02 | Drake | James Flowers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-32 |