| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) C - Robert Preusser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) SF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Harry Delamora wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Drake | Harry Delamora is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Houston | William Yard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Drake | Robert Garmon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Mike Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Preusser pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Robert Garmon clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Trevor Parise tips it but misses | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Yard | 0-1 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Mike Simmons swats the layup by Frank Kennedy | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Drake | Trevor Parise gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Mike Simmons tips it back up and in | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Mike Simmons is called for the reach on William Yard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Simmons, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Houston | William Yard misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Garmon - foul #1 on Robert Garmon, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:02 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Ronald Murrin is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (PF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), John Reiter (SG), David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, Trevor Parise, Ronald Murrin, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| 17:25 | Drake | Forrest Severson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Frank Spell pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Forrest Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Otto Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Otto Hall, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Wood (SG), Chad Gardner (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:36 | Drake | Forrest Severson buries a 3 from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:33 | Houston | John Reiter steps in front of the David Pennington pass in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Billy Wood's pass is intercepted by Frank Spell | 2-9 |
| 15:50 | Drake | David Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-9 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Wood (fresh) SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Reiter (fairly fresh) SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Spell (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Billy Wood loses the dribble to Frank Spell | 2-9 |
| 15:37 | Drake | Forrest Severson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Forrest Severson, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) David Pennington, Billy Wood, Todd Brown, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, John Reiter, David Thompson, Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Billy Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Chad Gardner is called for the reach on Robert Garmon - foul #1 on Chad Gardner, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Robert Preusser (C) Billy Hamilton, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:25 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 5-9 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Mike Simmons blocks the short jumper by Robert Preusser | 5-9 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Trevor Parise snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:52 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Robert Garmon tips it home | 5-11 |
| 13:48 | Houston | William Yard travels in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Otto Hall (PF) John Raczynski, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Max Parker (SG), David Thompson (SF) Robert Garmon, Trevor Parise, Ronald Murrin | |
| 13:35 | Drake | Mike Simmons jams it set up by Forrest Severson | 5-13 |
| 13:31 | Houston | William Yard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:19 | Drake | Mike Simmons drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Thompson | 5-15 |
| 13:10 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by David Pennington is blocked by Mike Simmons | 5-15 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Harry Delamora buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Forrest Severson | 5-17 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Robert Preusser drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-17 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) William Yard, David Pennington, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Forrest Severson, Max Parker, David Thompson, Harry Delamora | |
| 12:16 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 8-18 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Otto Hall misses short on a floater in the paint | 8-18 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Frank Spell gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Frank Spell misses the lay-in | 8-18 |
| 11:54 | Drake | Robert Garmon grabs the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-18 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Frank Spell hits the follow up shot | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Billy Hamilton (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) PF - Frank Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Otto Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) SF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Simmons (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Otto Hall misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Otto Hall hits the follow up shot | 10-20 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Garmon | 10-22 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Otto Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), David Pennington (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Todd Brown (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Billy Hamilton, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner, Frank Kennedy, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), John Reiter (SG), David Thompson (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, Trevor Parise, Ronald Murrin, Frank Spell, Mike Simmons | |
| 10:20 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:20 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:20 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Frank Kennedy connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Yard | 12-24 |
| 09:45 | Drake | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Todd Brown - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| 09:45 | Drake | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Robert Preusser pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Todd Brown knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Pennington and he's fouled by Harry Delamora - foul #1 on Harry Delamora, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Wood (SG) David Pennington | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG) John Reiter | |
| 09:37 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Harry Delamora can't finish the layup | 15-24 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Stephen Ford grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:57 | Drake | Stephen Ford connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 08:53 | Houston | William Yard is hacked by David Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG), Chad Gardner (SF) William Yard, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Forrest Severson, David Thompson, Stephen Ford | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Chad Gardner knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is hacked by Billy Wood - foul #1 on Billy Wood, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Otto Hall (PF) Billy Hamilton, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Frank Spell (PF) Trevor Parise, Harry Delamora | |
| 08:18 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Otto Hall pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Robert Preusser is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (PF) Billy Wood, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Frank Kennedy is called for the reach on Robert Garmon - foul #2 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (SG), David Thompson (SF) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 07:41 | Houston | David Pennington's pass is intercepted by Forrest Severson in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Forrest Severson lays it up and in | 17-31 |
| 07:28 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-31 |
| 07:27 | Drake | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Drake | Frank Spell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 17-31 |
| 07:18 | Houston | David Pennington snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Todd Brown can't finish the layup | 17-31 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 06:35 | Houston | John Raczynski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Chad Gardner hits the follow up shot | 19-31 |
| 06:20 | Drake | A charge is called on Robert Garmon - foul #2 on Robert Garmon, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Billy Wood (SG) David Pennington, John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, David Thompson, Frank Spell, Ronald Murrin | |
| 06:04 | Houston | The short jumper by William Yard is denied by Stephen Ford | 19-31 |
| 06:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to Harry Delamora | 19-31 |
| 05:59 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-31 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Stephen Ford tips it home | 19-33 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Billy Wood drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Trevor Parise buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Forrest Severson and he's hacked by Otto Hall - foul #2 on Otto Hall, team foul #11 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Stephen Ford | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Billy Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Leonard Jerome grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Trevor Parise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG) Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Leonard Jerome, Harry Delamora | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Mike Simmons snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 04:11 | Drake | David Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG), David Pennington (SG) William Yard, John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Stephen Ford (C) Trevor Parise, Mike Simmons | |
| 04:01 | Houston | Chad Gardner is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Ronald Murrin pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 03:45 | Drake | David Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Billy Hamilton - foul #1 on Billy Hamilton, team foul #12 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| 03:45 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:45 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:25 | Houston | David Pennington misses the shot from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Frank Kennedy tips it but misses | 22-38 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Frank Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 24-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Billy Hamilton (fresh) SG - David Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reiter (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the easy layup | 24-38 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits the follow up shot | 24-40 |
| 02:56 | Houston | David Pennington misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-40 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 02:39 | Drake | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Thompson | 24-42 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Billy Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Murrin | 24-42 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Ronald Murrin pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Robert Garmon buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Ford | 24-45 |
| 01:10 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 3 from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Robert Garmon is hacked by Billy Hamilton - foul #2 on Billy Hamilton, team foul #13 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Otto Hall (PF) Billy Hamilton, David Pennington, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Harry Delamora (C) John Reiter, David Thompson, Ronald Murrin, Stephen Ford | |
| 00:51 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:41 | Houston | William Yard is called for 10 seconds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG) Robert Garmon | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Otto Hall - foul #3 on Otto Hall, team foul #14 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF) Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Robert Preusser pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Frank Spell is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Spell, team foul #7 | 27-46 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Christopher Jackson is called for the reach on Harry Delamora - foul #3 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #15 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:03 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-48 |