| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 14 pts. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Ronald Murrin inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Harry Delamora hits a runner in the lane | 37-33 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Harry Delamora gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Harry Delamora is denied on a layup by Carlos Rowles | 37-33 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Robert Garmon snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Mike Simmons is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Frank Spell (PF) Robert Garmon, John Reiter, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG) Carl Reese | |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles loses the dribble to Trevor Parise in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Drake | Trevor Parise hits the finger roll | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Camp | 39-35 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Ronald Murrin gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Frank Spell buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Forrest Severson | 41-35 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Davis | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #2 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), John Reiter (SG), Stephen Ford (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, Trevor Parise, Frank Spell, Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Peter Schroeder (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Kenneth Davis, Wayne Camp, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Carlos Rowles | |
| 16:54 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Stephen Ford steals it from Victor Planas | 44-37 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses the lay-in | 44-37 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edwin Brouwer | 44-37 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Ford - foul #2 on Stephen Ford, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF) Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:45 | Drake | David Thompson blows the dunk but the foul's on Peter Schroeder - foul #2 on Peter Schroeder, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG) John Reiter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG) Carl Reese | |
| 15:45 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:45 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Ford (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Jones (fresh) SF - Victor Planas (fresh) PF - Peter Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edwin Brouwer - foul #1 on Edwin Brouwer, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Frank Spell (PF) Robert Garmon, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Wayne Camp (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Edwin Brouwer, Victor Planas, Peter Schroeder, Steven Mellberg | |
| 15:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Forrest Severson is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis - foul #2 on Forrest Severson, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 14:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Frank Spell | 47-41 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Trevor Parise is whistled for a carry | 47-41 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Harry Delamora (C) Trevor Parise, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG) Wayne Camp | |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Forrest Severson is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Forrest Severson, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Carl Reese can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-41 |
| 14:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Harry Delamora | 47-41 |
| 14:03 | Drake | John Reiter is hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #3 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Leonard Jerome (SF), Mike Simmons (C) David Thompson, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Peter Schroeder (C) Eddie Jones, Bruce Alcaraz, Carlos Rowles | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Harry Delamora can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Victor Planas - foul #1 on Victor Planas, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Ronald Murrin (C) Forrest Severson, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:50 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Carl Reese can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Harry Delamora pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:17 | Drake | Ronald Murrin banks in the layup set up by Robert Garmon | 51-41 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Murrin steals the ball from John Fulbright in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Carl Reese takes the ball from Robert Garmon | 51-41 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 12:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Reiter | 51-41 |
| 12:25 | Drake | John Reiter is fouled on the floor by Carl Reese - foul #2 on Carl Reese, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, John Reiter, Leonard Jerome, Harry Delamora, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Kenneth Davis, Carl Reese, Victor Planas, Peter Schroeder | |
| 12:06 | Drake | Stephen Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Mellberg - foul #1 on Steven Mellberg, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SF) John Fulbright | |
| 12:06 | Drake | Stephen Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Stephen Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Spell - foul #1 on Frank Spell, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Jones (fresh) PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Mellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Drake | Frank Spell misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Steven Mellberg snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Stephen Ford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Wayne Camp | 53-43 |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | David Thompson is called for the reach on Wayne Camp - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Max Parker (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, Trevor Parise, David Thompson, Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Peter Schroeder (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Wayne Camp, Edwin Brouwer, Eddie Jones, Bruce Alcaraz, Steven Mellberg | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Victor Planas pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Carl Reese's pass is intercepted by Robert Garmon | 53-43 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Harry Delamora lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Garmon | 55-43 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 08:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Max Parker | 55-43 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Harry Delamora can't finish the layup | 55-43 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Mike Simmons can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Harry Delamora pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Harry Delamora scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Carl Reese is hacked by Mike Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Simmons, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), John Reiter (SG), David Thompson (SF) Robert Garmon, Max Parker, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Carl Reese, Victor Planas, Peter Schroeder, Carlos Rowles | |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Camp | 57-45 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Harry Delamora loses the dribble to John Fulbright | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harry Delamora (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Mellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Drake | John Reiter gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Harry Delamora can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Steven Mellberg grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | John Fulbright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | John Fulbright tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 06:08 | Drake | John Reiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, John Reiter, David Thompson, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Kenneth Davis, Wayne Camp, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Steven Mellberg | |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Trevor Parise steps in front of the Eddie Jones pass in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Victor Planas snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson's pass is intercepted by Frank Spell | 57-47 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise's floater is knocked away by Carlos Rowles | 57-47 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Stephen Ford tips it home | 59-47 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Jones and he's fouled by Trevor Parise - foul #1 on Trevor Parise, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG) Robert Garmon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder (PF) Victor Planas | |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Roland Johnson is called for the reach on Forrest Severson - foul #2 on Roland Johnson, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Harry Delamora (PF) Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Eddie Jones, Carlos Rowles | |
| 04:36 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | John Fulbright pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | John Fulbright's pass is intercepted by Forrest Severson in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Trevor Parise lays it in set up by Forrest Severson | 61-50 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 61-50 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Harry Delamora gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Drake | Ronald Murrin knocks in the jumper from the right block | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson is fouled on the floor by Forrest Severson - foul #4 on Forrest Severson, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), John Reiter (SG), Frank Spell (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, Trevor Parise, Harry Delamora, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG) Edwin Brouwer | |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:30 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mike Simmons | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Drake | David Thompson is hacked by Carl Reese - foul #3 on Carl Reese, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Ford (C) Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Eddie Jones (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Roland Johnson, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Peter Schroeder | |
| 03:03 | Drake | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Steven Mellberg pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Murrin (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Eddie Jones, Steven Mellberg | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Drake | Frank Spell connects on the jumper from the right block | 65-51 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Stephen Ford grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Frank Spell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Reese | 65-51 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | John Reiter takes the ball from Victor Planas | 65-51 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Robert Garmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the runner in the lane | 65-51 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Frank Spell banks in the layup | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Stephen Ford snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Garmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Delamora (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Steven Mellberg (C) Kenneth Davis, Carl Reese, Carlos Rowles | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 67-51 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Victor Planas gets the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Robert Garmon runs out the clock | 67-51 |