| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) SG - Eddie Williams (fresh) SF - Julian Cross (fresh) PF - Jason Bailey (fresh) C - Bart McGhee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) SG - John Reiter (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 | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Reiter | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Bradley | Jason Bailey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Ronald Murrin snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Robert Garmon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | William Collier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Ronald Murrin clanks a fadeaway from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Robert Garmon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Robert Garmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Bradley | Bart McGhee grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Bradley | Ronald Murrin steals it from Eddie Williams in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Drake | John Reiter lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Murrin | 0-7 |
| 18:06 | Bradley | Jason Bailey misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Ronald Murrin pulls down the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Robert Garmon travels with the ball | 0-7 |
| 17:53 | Bradley | William Collier is hacked by Harry Delamora in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Delamora, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Robert Garmon, Ronald Murrin, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| 17:38 | Bradley | Eddie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:36 | Bradley | Jason Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:28 | Bradley | Julian Cross is fouled on the floor by Forrest Severson - foul #1 on Forrest Severson, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (PG), Carl Gaskins (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) William Collier, Julian Cross, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:22 | Bradley | Eddie Williams's pass is intercepted by Forrest Severson | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Forrest Severson lays it in | 0-9 |
| 17:02 | Bradley | Jason Bailey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-9 |
| 17:01 | Bradley | Jason Bailey tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 16:49 | Drake | David Thompson clanks a jump hook from close range | 2-9 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Frank Spell tips it in | 2-11 |
| 16:34 | Bradley | William Millikin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-11 |
| 16:32 | Drake | Frank Spell snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Frank Spell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Julian Cross (SF), Bart McGhee (C) Eddie Williams, Carl Gaskins, Jason Bailey | |
| 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 | |
| 16:06 | Bradley | Bart McGhee makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Collier | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronald Murrin | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Millikin (fresh) SF - Julian Cross (fresh) PF - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) SF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton's layup is rejected by Mike Simmons | 5-13 |
| 15:34 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:29 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by William Collier | 7-13 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 15:17 | Bradley | Bart McGhee grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 14:56 | Bradley | William Collier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bart McGhee - foul #1 on Bart McGhee, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Eddie Williams (SG), Carl Gaskins (SF), Jason Bailey (PF), Jerry Duley (C) William Collier, William Millikin, Julian Cross, Robert Hamilton, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Max Parker (SG), David Thompson (SF) Robert Garmon, Trevor Parise, Mike Simmons | |
| 14:46 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:44 | Bradley | Eddie Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Ronald Murrin | |
| 14:35 | Drake | Mike Simmons buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Max Parker | 7-17 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Jason Bailey hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| 14:01 | Drake | David Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Forrest Severson | 9-20 |
| 13:57 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland is hacked by Forrest Severson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Forrest Severson, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), John Reiter (SG), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, Max Parker, Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| 13:40 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-20 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Stephen Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Robert Garmon is fouled on the floor by Paul Hoagland - foul #1 on Paul Hoagland, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Julian Cross (SF) Carl Gaskins | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Murrin (SF) David Thompson | |
| 13:23 | Drake | Frank Spell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Murrin | 9-22 |
| 13:15 | Bradley | Julian Cross scores on a floater from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Garmon | 11-24 |
| 12:37 | Bradley | Julian Cross travels with the ball | 11-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), William Millikin (SF), Bart McGhee (C) Paul Hoagland, Julian Cross, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), David Thompson (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Ronald Murrin, Frank Spell, Stephen Ford | |
| 12:28 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-24 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Mike Simmons hits the follow up shot | 11-26 |
| 12:24 | Bradley | William Collier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Gaskins (SF) Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:15 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the floater in the paint | 11-26 |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Bart McGhee snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 11:51 | Bradley | William Millikin is fouled on the floor by Harry Delamora - foul #2 on Harry Delamora, team foul #4 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Spell (PF), Ronald Murrin (C) Harry Delamora, Mike Simmons | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Millikin (fresh) SF - Carl Gaskins (fresh) PF - Jason Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Parise (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-26 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Ronald Murrin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 14-26 |
| 11:21 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jason Bailey | 14-26 |
| 11:04 | Bradley | William Millikin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 11:02 | Bradley | William Collier gets the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 10:49 | Bradley | William Collier can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Frank Spell pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 10:42 | Drake | Ronald Murrin hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Garmon and he's hacked by Bart McGhee - foul #2 on Bart McGhee, team foul #3 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (PG), Eddie Williams (SG), Julian Cross (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) William Collier, William Millikin, Carl Gaskins, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF) Trevor Parise, David Thompson | |
| 10:42 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 10:36 | Bradley | Jerry Schoch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-29 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Ronald Murrin | |
| 10:31 | Drake | Frank Spell knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mike Simmons | 14-31 |
| 10:23 | Bradley | Jason Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Schoch | 17-31 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Frank Spell can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Eddie Williams - foul #1 on Eddie Williams, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Jerry Duley (C) Jerry Schoch, Jason Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:06 | Drake | Frank Spell misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Frank Spell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jerry Duley | 17-31 |
| 09:46 | Bradley | Eddie Williams loses the dribble to Frank Spell | 17-31 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the dunk attempt | 17-31 |
| 09:25 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Julian Cross misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Jerome - foul #1 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (PG) Paul Hoagland | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Ronald Murrin (SF), Stephen Ford (PF) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome, Frank Spell | |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Julian Cross makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Julian Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Millikin - foul #1 on William Millikin, team foul #5 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Jason Bailey (PF) Julian Cross, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:02 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 08:52 | Bradley | William Millikin is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Collier | 21-33 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Stephen Ford's pass is intercepted by William Collier | 21-33 |
| 08:11 | Bradley | Jason Bailey's pass is intercepted by Trevor Parise | 21-33 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Mike Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mike Simmons, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (PG), Julian Cross (SF) William Collier, Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Trevor Parise, Stephen Ford, Mike Simmons | |
| 07:59 | Bradley | Julian Cross loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Jerry Duley (C) Jerry Schoch, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:39 | Drake | Robert Garmon's floater is tipped away by Jason Bailey | 21-33 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Ronald Murrin tips it in | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul Hoagland (fresh) SG - William Millikin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Duley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Spell (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murrin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Bradley | Jerry Duley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Frank Spell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (PG), Eddie Williams (SG), Carl Gaskins (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Paul Hoagland, William Millikin, Jason Bailey, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG) Max Parker | |
| 06:41 | Bradley | Eddie Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 06:27 | Drake | David Thompson is called for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG) Jerry Schoch | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Stephen Ford (PF) Trevor Parise, David Thompson, Frank Spell | |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Gaskins, team foul #6 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jason Bailey (PF), Jerry Duley (C) Carl Gaskins, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:10 | Drake | Robert Garmon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| 05:55 | Bradley | Jerry Duley loses the dribble to Stephen Ford | 24-35 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Robert Garmon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Jerry Duley grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 05:40 | Bradley | Julian Cross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Collier | 27-35 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Jason Bailey is called for the reach on Ronald Murrin - foul #1 on Jason Bailey, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (SG), William Millikin (SF) Eddie Williams, Julian Cross | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SG), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Stephen Ford | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 05:11 | Bradley | William Millikin misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 05:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mike Simmons | 27-37 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Leonard Jerome throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eddie Williams (SG), Robert Hamilton (C) William Collier, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Leonard Jerome, Ronald Murrin | |
| 04:45 | Bradley | Eddie Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Gaskins (PF) Jason Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:36 | Drake | Frank Spell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 27-37 |
| 04:34 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 04:10 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 27-37 |
| 04:08 | Drake | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Jerry Duley (C) Paul Hoagland, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (SG), Ronald Murrin (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Trevor Parise, Frank Spell, Mike Simmons | |
| 03:49 | Drake | John Reiter is fouled on the floor by Jerry Duley - foul #1 on Jerry Duley, team foul #8 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bart McGhee (C) Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Harry Delamora (PF) Robert Garmon, Ronald Murrin | |
| 03:49 | Drake | John Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:49 | Drake | John Reiter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:49 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Bart McGhee | 27-38 |
| 03:46 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins is fouled in the backcourt by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 27-38 |
| 03:46 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 03:25 | Drake | William Collier steals it from Harry Delamora | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Millikin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Bradley | William Millikin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Collier | 30-38 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 03:01 | Bradley | Jerry Duley snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 02:43 | Bradley | Stephen Ford swats the layup by Bart McGhee | 30-38 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Duley | 30-38 |
| 02:34 | Bradley | Jerry Duley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-38 |
| 02:32 | Bradley | Jerry Duley tips it but misses | 30-38 |
| 02:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to Stephen Ford | 30-38 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Harry Delamora's fadeaway is rejected by Bart McGhee | 30-38 |
| 02:24 | Bradley | Bart McGhee grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | Forrest Severson is called for the reach on William Collier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Forrest Severson, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eddie Williams (SG), Julian Cross (SF), Jason Bailey (PF) Carl Gaskins, William Millikin, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Trevor Parise (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (C) Forrest Severson, John Reiter, David Thompson, Stephen Ford | |
| 02:19 | Bradley | William Collier makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | William Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Harry Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Julian Cross - foul #1 on Julian Cross, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG) William Collier | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:15 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:15 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Jerome | 31-39 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Ronald Murrin clanks a turnaround from the left block | 31-39 |
| 02:06 | Bradley | Bart McGhee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:47 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jason Bailey | 34-39 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Trevor Parise gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Leonard Jerome hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 01:00 | Bradley | Jason Bailey buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Robert Garmon connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Murrin | 36-43 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Eddie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 00:14 | Bradley | Bart McGhee tips it home | 38-43 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Robert Garmon's fadeaway is rejected by Bart McGhee | 38-43 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Leonard Jerome grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Bart McGhee steals it from Robert Garmon | 38-43 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Bart McGhee comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-43 |