| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Reed (fresh) C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) PF - Michael Simmons (fresh) C - Chester Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Iowa State | John Smith steals the ball from Ryan Smith in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Drake | Phillip Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Scotty Roberts takes the ball from Phillip Thomas | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scotty Roberts | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Michael Mosley dunks the ball and he's hacked by Scotty Roberts - foul #1 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Michael Mosley makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Robert Reed misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Mosley - foul #1 on Michael Mosley, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Michael Simmons is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (PG), Andre Russo (SG), Sabola Diop (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Ryan Smith, Daniel Bailey, Scotty Roberts, Robert Reed, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Williams (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), John Edwards (C) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, Michael Mosley, Michael Simmons, Chester Petersen | |
| 17:23 | Drake | Abel Imai misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Kerstein - foul #1 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 17:17 | Iowa State | Andre Russo is hacked by Jeffrey Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop is fouled on the floor by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 16:27 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Sabola Diop is called for the reach on Abel Imai - foul #1 on Sabola Diop, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein, Andre Russo, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Abel Imai, David Williams, Jeffrey Scott, Wyatt Jones, John Edwards | |
| 15:49 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson grabs the board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Sabola Diop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Alley (fresh) SG - Peter Aguinaldo (fresh) SF - Michael Mosley (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester Petersen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 15:38 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 15:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Mosley | 12-9 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Michael Mosley clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Richardson - foul #1 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Daniel Bailey, Sabola Diop, Dikembe Elijah, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), John Smith (SG) David Alley, Peter Aguinaldo | |
| 15:19 | Drake | Michael Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Michael Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:38 | Drake | Michael Mosley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Thomas | 12-13 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Petersen - foul #1 on Chester Petersen, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Sabola Diop (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Scotty Roberts, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (C) Michael Mosley, Chester Petersen | |
| 14:22 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith buries a shot from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 14:06 | Drake | Robert Reed swats the short shot by John Smith | 14-13 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Michael Simmons tips it in | 14-15 |
| 13:53 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Sabola Diop is blocked by Michael Simmons | 14-15 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Michael Simmons snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Robert Reed takes the ball from Phillip Thomas in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | Robert Reed throws it down set up by Ronald Kerstein | 16-15 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Ryan Smith steals the ball from Jeffrey Scott | 16-15 |
| 13:06 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Ryan Smith, Ronald Kerstein, Sabola Diop, Robert Reed, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SG), David Williams (SF), Chester Petersen (C) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, Jeffrey Scott, Michael Simmons | |
| 12:51 | Drake | Chester Petersen misses long on a floater from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:32 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts's floater is tipped away by Wyatt Jones | 16-15 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:03 | Drake | David Alley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 12:02 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Andre Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Wyatt Jones gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (tired) 2 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) C - Haywood Aponte (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Alley (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Wyatt Jones (tiring) C - Chester Petersen (tiring) | |
| 11:26 | Drake | Chester Petersen can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte blows the layup but he's fouled by Chester Petersen - foul #2 on Chester Petersen, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Sabola Diop (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Daniel Bailey, Scotty Roberts, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Abel Imai (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), John Edwards (C) David Alley, Peter Aguinaldo, David Williams, Wyatt Jones, Chester Petersen | |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is hacked by Ryan Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Smith, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:51 | Drake | Michael Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Andre Russo, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:51 | Drake | Michael Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:38 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG) Abel Imai | |
| 10:21 | Drake | Phillip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:53 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah hits a runner in the lane set up by Ronald Kerstein | 22-17 |
| 09:33 | Drake | John Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Haywood Aponte (C) Ronald Kerstein, Dikembe Elijah, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (C) Michael Mosley, Michael Simmons | |
| 09:33 | Drake | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:33 | Drake | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey loses the dribble to Wyatt Jones in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 09:17 | Drake | John Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Williams (SG), Michael Simmons (PF) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, John Edwards | |
| 09:13 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (SG) Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| 09:02 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Haywood Aponte - foul #1 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:54 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:49 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by David Alley - foul #1 on David Alley, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Simmons (PF) David Williams | |
| 08:49 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 22-20 |
| 08:33 | Drake | Wyatt Jones misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 08:21 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Andre Russo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Wyatt Jones grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 08:00 | Drake | David Alley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Alley, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG), Haywood Aponte (C) Andre Russo, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), John Smith (SG), Michael Mosley (SF) David Alley, Abel Imai, Jeffrey Scott | |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scotty Roberts | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (tired) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sabola Diop (tired) 3 pts. C - Haywood Aponte (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Michael Simmons (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wyatt Jones (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Drake | Michael Mosley is denied on a layup by Haywood Aponte | 24-20 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Michael Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Michael Mosley blows the wide open layup | 24-20 |
| 07:12 | Drake | Michael Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Wyatt Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wyatt Jones, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (PG), Ronald Kerstein (SG), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ryan Smith, Daniel Bailey, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SG), David Williams (SF), John Edwards (PF), Jeffrey Scott (C) John Smith, Michael Mosley, Michael Simmons, Wyatt Jones | |
| 06:33 | Iowa State | Andre Russo is fouled on the floor by Phillip Thomas - foul #1 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| 06:33 | Iowa State | Andre Russo makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:33 | Iowa State | Andre Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:19 | Drake | David Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 06:17 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop is whistled for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Haywood Aponte (C) Andre Russo, Ronald Kerstein, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), John Smith (SG), Michael Simmons (PF) Phillip Thomas, Peter Aguinaldo, Jeffrey Scott | |
| 05:37 | Drake | Abel Imai can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 05:35 | Drake | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:24 | Drake | David Williams buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 26-22 |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:54 | Drake | David Williams snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Daniel Bailey steps in front of the John Smith pass in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 04:35 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 04:33 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte gets the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (PG), Robert Reed (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ryan Smith, Sabola Diop, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Michael Mosley (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Jeffrey Scott (C) Abel Imai, David Williams, Michael Simmons, John Edwards | |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Phillip Thomas scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Scott | 27-24 |
| 03:39 | Iowa State | Robert Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 03:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Scott | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Bailey (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Richardson (tired) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (tired) 2 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wyatt Jones (tired) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Scott (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (PG) Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SG), Chester Petersen (C) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, Jeffrey Scott | |
| 03:17 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 03:16 | Drake | David Alley misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 03:14 | Drake | David Alley snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by David Alley and he's hacked by Jonathan Richardson - foul #2 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG) Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (SG) Peter Aguinaldo | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson knocks in the shot near the basket | 29-27 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Chester Petersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Sabola Diop (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Scotty Roberts, Robert Reed, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Michael Simmons (PF) David Alley, Wyatt Jones | |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Michael Mosley takes the ball from Haywood Aponte | 29-27 |
| 01:54 | Drake | David Williams is hacked by Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (SG) Ronald Kerstein | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF) Michael Mosley | |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-27 |
| 01:54 | Drake | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:54 | Drake | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Chester Petersen steps in front of the Andre Russo pass | 29-28 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 29-28 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Chester Petersen tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 29-28 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Sabola Diop's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Petersen | 29-28 |
| 00:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Scott | 29-28 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Sabola Diop - foul #2 on Sabola Diop, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ryan Smith, Andre Russo, Sabola Diop, Dikembe Elijah, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SG), Wyatt Jones (PF) Phillip Thomas, David Williams, Michael Simmons | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Richardson | 29-30 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts is called for a backcourt violation | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Mosley (SF) Jeffrey Scott | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-30 |