| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Samuel Barber inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Drake | Simon Shin takes the ball from Samuel Barber | 39-32 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Barbagallo | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Samuel Barber hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Herman Graves - foul #1 on Herman Graves, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Samuel Barber misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Simon Shin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #2 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Kenneth Millard lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Barber and he's fouled by Herman Graves - foul #2 on Herman Graves, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Robert Baisley | |
| 18:35 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen's floater is tipped away by Ernest Goodlow | 44-36 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Brian Lloyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 44-38 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Etienne | 47-38 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Douglas Etienne takes the ball from Brian Lloyd in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Barbagallo | 50-38 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Louis Flippen takes the ball from Samuel Barber in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Lloyd - foul #3 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #1 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Brian Lloyd, Ernest Goodlow, Fred Deans | |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 16:44 | Drake | Kenneth Millard connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Beyer | 52-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Robert Baisley blocks the short jumper by Gregory Bentley | 52-40 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley tips it home | 54-40 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Shin - foul #1 on Simon Shin, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Samuel Barber | |
| 16:04 | Drake | Peter Beyer clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Bentley - foul #1 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (SF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:04 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Sam Moore comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 54-41 |
| 15:43 | Drake | Robert Baisley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Peter Beyer pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Peter Beyer knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jeffrey Dehart | 54-43 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Robert Helm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Robert Baisley pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 14:37 | Drake | Kenneth Millard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Sam Moore, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (PG), Samuel Barber (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Fred Deans (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Donnell Kirberger, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| 14:03 | Drake | Brian Lloyd connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Millard | 54-48 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Herman Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) William Bowers | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:33 | Drake | Kenneth Millard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Graves | 57-51 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Kenneth Millard loses the dribble to Louis Flippen in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Lloyd - foul #4 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #2 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Herman Graves, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Elmer Naugle (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Brian Lloyd, Samuel Barber, Fred Deans | |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Donald Barbagallo is called for the reach on Richard Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:37 | Drake | Kenneth Millard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Bentley - foul #2 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Elmer Naugle | |
| 12:37 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Simon Shin (C) Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG) Richard Lee | |
| 11:59 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Helm | 58-52 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Kenneth Millard is called for the reach on Louis Flippen - foul #3 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) Louis Flippen, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SF), Fred Deans (C) Donnell Kirberger, Robert Baisley | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (tired) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Dehart - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dehart, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Sampley - foul #3 on Harold Sampley, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Elmer Naugle | |
| 11:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Shin - foul #2 on Simon Shin, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Martin Deaver (C) Harold Sampley, Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SF) Fred Deans | |
| 10:56 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gregory Bentley | 61-55 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Elmer Naugle snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Barbagallo - foul #4 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Sam Moore (PF) Robert Helm, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Elmer Naugle, Samuel Barber, Peter Beyer | |
| 10:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Donnell Kirberger steals it from Louis Flippen | 61-57 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger is fouled on the floor by Herman Graves - foul #3 on Herman Graves, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF) Herman Graves, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Robert Baisley | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Sam Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Flippen | 64-58 |
| 09:22 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow's pass is intercepted by Douglas Etienne | 64-58 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Richard Lee steps in front of the Douglas Etienne pass | 64-58 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Fred Deans misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Sam Moore - foul #1 on Sam Moore, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), William Bowers (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Harold Sampley, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SF), Samuel Barber (PF) Donnell Kirberger, Ernest Goodlow | |
| 08:55 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Herman Graves is whistled for a carry | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (PG), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Richard Lee, Elmer Naugle, Fred Deans | |
| 08:26 | Drake | Samuel Barber is fouled on the floor by William Bowers - foul #2 on William Bowers, team foul #14 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG) Thomas Erving | |
| 08:26 | Drake | Samuel Barber misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Samuel Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Robert Baisley grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 64-59 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | William Bowers buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Simon Shin | 66-59 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Simon Shin swats the shot by Kenneth Millard | 66-59 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the lay-in | 66-59 |
| 07:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Baisley | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (very tired) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Barber (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Peter Beyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Baisley (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Simon Shin - foul #3 on Simon Shin, team foul #15 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, William Bowers, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (PG), Thomas Erving (SG), Elmer Naugle (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF) Jeffrey Dehart, Kenneth Millard, Samuel Barber, Peter Beyer | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Martin Deaver | 66-60 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Sam Moore scores on a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Thomas Erving knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Lloyd | 69-62 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is hacked by Elmer Naugle - foul #1 on Elmer Naugle, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF), Fred Deans (C) Elmer Naugle, Robert Baisley | |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Sam Moore's pass is intercepted by Thomas Erving | 69-62 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is hacked by Martin Deaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Deaver, team foul #16 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:33 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Simon Shin gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Brian Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses the easy open layup | 69-63 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Herman Graves is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Graves, team foul #17 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (SG), Elmer Naugle (SF), Peter Beyer (PF) Thomas Erving, Donnell Kirberger, Ernest Goodlow | |
| 05:29 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Robert Helm - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #18 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Sam Moore (C) Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Fred Deans | |
| 05:29 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 3rd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Sam Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Millard - foul #4 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Peter Beyer connects on the floater in the lane | 70-68 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses long on a jumper near the basket | 70-68 |
| 04:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Peter Beyer | 70-68 |
| 04:39 | Drake | Kenneth Millard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Douglas Etienne, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Elmer Naugle, Peter Beyer | |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-68 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-68 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Herman Graves grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Samuel Barber gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Donald Barbagallo steps in front of the Kenneth Millard pass | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Herman Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Millard (very tired) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Barber (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Baisley (tiring) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Goodlow - foul #1 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Fred Deans (C) Kenneth Millard, Samuel Barber, Robert Baisley | |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 70-68 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Fred Deans tips it but misses | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the dunk attempt | 70-68 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Thomas Erving snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (SG), Samuel Barber (SF) Thomas Erving, Donnell Kirberger | |
| 02:04 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 02:03 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Barber | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | Drake | Samuel Barber scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Brian Lloyd and he's hacked by Douglas Etienne - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #19 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 01:55 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #20 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow is hacked by Herman Graves in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herman Graves, team foul #21 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF) Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Brian Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Lloyd and he's hacked by Gregory Bentley - foul #3 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #22 | 70-74 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-75 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Kenneth Millard pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Douglas Etienne picks off the pass by Kenneth Millard | 70-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Robert Helm lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Etienne | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #23 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SF) Kenneth Millard, Samuel Barber | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 72-76 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-76 |
| 00:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 72-76 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (SF) Donnell Kirberger | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Flippen, team foul #24 | 72-76 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (SG) Jeffrey Dehart | |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Robert Helm clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-78 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Brian Lloyd gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Flippen, team foul #25 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Samuel Barber | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 72-80 |