| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Steigerwald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobbie Chacon (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Wray (fresh) C - Kent Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Robert Locklin inbounds the ball | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Kent Young is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Shaver | 45-49 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Billy Wilson - foul #3 on Billy Wilson, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls (PF), Raymond Madden (C) Bobbie Chacon, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 19:26 | Drake | John Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Kent Young misses short on a jumper in the lane | 47-49 |
| 19:18 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 19:00 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Snyder | 49-49 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Madden - foul #1 on Raymond Madden, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG), Billy Williams (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Billy Stanley (C) Roger Sullivan, Justin Steigerwald, Nathan Balls, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) John Wray, Kent Young | |
| 18:40 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 18:40 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 18:38 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Shaver - foul #4 on Jim Shaver, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| 18:32 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley's pass is intercepted by Robert Locklin | 49-50 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Billy Wilson lays it up and in set up by Robert Locklin | 49-52 |
| 18:24 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Williams | 52-52 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the jumper from close range set up by Pete Mayes and he's hacked by Billy Stanley - foul #1 on Billy Stanley, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Justin Steigerwald (SF), Bobbie Chacon (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Gary Williams, Billy Williams, Larry Ryan, Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:57 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 17:28 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 17:27 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 17:26 | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 17:06 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-55 |
| 17:00 | Drake | Pete Mayes hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (SG), Nathan Balls (PF), Raymond Madden (C) Eric Snyder, Bobbie Chacon, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (PG), John Wray (PF), Kent Young (C) Pete Mayes, Lino Pavlikowski, Joseph Wallis | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Billy Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 16:33 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 16:18 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 55-57 |
| 16:16 | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Kent Young loses the dribble to Raymond Madden | 57-57 |
| 15:44 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Locklin - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (PG), Malcolm Sorrell (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Billy Stanley (C) Roger Sullivan, Justin Steigerwald, Nathan Balls, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF), George Berry (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Robert Locklin, John Wray, Kent Young | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) SG - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Sorrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Dean (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Williams | 60-57 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 15:01 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Billy Stanley | 60-57 |
| 14:55 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Ryan | 62-57 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Billy Wilson is whistled for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald (PG), Eric Snyder (SG), Bobbie Chacon (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Billy Williams, Gary Williams, Larry Ryan, Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), John Nace (PF), Kent Young (C) Alfred Dubuc, Billy Wilson, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 14:42 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-57 |
| 14:41 | Drake | Sean Dean grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 14:22 | Drake | George Berry buries a runner from the baseline set up by Sean Dean | 62-59 |
| 14:06 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Kent Young snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Eric Snyder is called for the reach on George Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Snyder, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Nathan Balls (C) Justin Steigerwald, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Joseph Wallis (C) George Berry, Sean Dean, Kent Young | |
| 13:43 | Drake | John Nace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Balls - foul #1 on Nathan Balls, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (SG) Eric Snyder | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:43 | Drake | John Nace makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 13:43 | Drake | John Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 13:14 | East Tennessee State | John Nace picks off the pass by Nathan Balls | 62-61 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Joseph Wallis can't connect on a shot in the lane | 62-61 |
| 12:54 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Pete Mayes - foul #1 on Pete Mayes, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG), Raymond Madden (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Roger Sullivan, Bobbie Chacon, Nathan Balls | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Alfred Dubuc (SG), John Wray (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Pete Mayes, Billy Wilson, John Nace, Joseph Wallis | |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 12:44 | Drake | Gary Williams is called for the reach on Jim Shaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald (SG), Larry Ryan (PF) Gary Williams, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:30 | Drake | Larry Ryan blocks the short jumper by Robert Locklin | 64-61 |
| 12:29 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Raymond Madden | 64-61 |
| 12:27 | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald is hacked by Alfred Dubuc in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| 12:10 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 64-61 |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 12:02 | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Robert Locklin blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Malcolm Sorrell - foul #4 on Malcolm Sorrell, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder (SG), Nathan Balls (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Malcolm Sorrell, Larry Ryan, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), George Berry (PF), Kent Young (C) Alfred Dubuc, John Wray, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 11:53 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 11:38 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 11:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kent Young | 66-63 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Snyder (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Steigerwald (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Balls (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Harmon (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Wilson (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Locklin (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kent Young (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Robert Locklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG), Billy Stanley (C) Justin Steigerwald, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF), John Nace (PF) Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin | |
| 11:24 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 11:23 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| 11:05 | Drake | George Berry hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jim Shaver | 68-65 |
| 10:49 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 10:47 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 10:33 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams is open and lays it up and in | 70-65 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Jim Shaver travels in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Justin Steigerwald (SG), Bobbie Chacon (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Eric Snyder, Billy Williams, Nathan Balls, Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) George Berry, Sean Dean, John Nace, Kent Young | |
| 10:20 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 10:18 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Steigerwald | 70-65 |
| 10:01 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon loses the dribble to Robert Locklin | 70-65 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder (SG), Larry Ryan (PF), Raymond Madden (C) Gary Williams, Bobbie Chacon, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Joseph Wallis (C) Billy Wilson, John Wray | |
| 09:54 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski is hacked by Larry Ryan - foul #2 on Larry Ryan, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 09:43 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 09:41 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden misses the tip | 70-67 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (PF) Robert Locklin | |
| 09:32 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Jim Shaver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| 09:04 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (SF), Billy Stanley (C) Eric Snyder, Larry Ryan | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), George Berry (PF) Alfred Dubuc, John Nace | |
| 08:45 | Drake | George Berry is fouled on the floor by Raymond Madden - foul #2 on Raymond Madden, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG), Bobbie Chacon (PF) Roger Sullivan, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF) Joseph Wallis | |
| 08:45 | Drake | George Berry misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 08:45 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 08:26 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Sean Dean pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Sean Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Sean Dean hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #4 on Gary Williams, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder (SG), Dennis Harmon (C) Gary Williams, Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), John Nace (PF), Kent Young (C) Billy Wilson, George Berry, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 08:09 | Drake | Sean Dean misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 07:47 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-68 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Kent Young misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 07:26 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Billy Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eric Snyder (very tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Steigerwald (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobbie Chacon (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Harmon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Dean (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Nace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Young (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Drake | John Nace blows the wide open layup | 72-68 |
| 07:14 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 06:45 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon travels with the ball | 72-68 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Malcolm Sorrell (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Raymond Madden (C) Billy Williams, Eric Snyder, Justin Steigerwald, Bobbie Chacon, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, John Nace, Kent Young | |
| 06:28 | Drake | Gary Williams steals it from Joseph Wallis | 72-68 |
| 06:23 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams misses the lay-in | 72-68 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Joseph Wallis grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Jim Shaver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls (C) Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (C) Joseph Wallis | |
| 06:08 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan double dribbles | 72-68 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski tips it in | 72-70 |
| 05:31 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams is hacked by John Wray - foul #1 on John Wray, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden (C) Larry Ryan | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), George Berry (PF) Jim Shaver, John Wray | |
| 05:12 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 75-70 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Roger Sullivan is called for the reach on Pete Mayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Sullivan, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder (SG) Roger Sullivan | |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) George Berry, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Pete Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Pete Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 05:07 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Wallis steals it from Eric Snyder in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Billy Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 04:56 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams is hacked by Joseph Wallis - foul #2 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald (SG), Billy Stanley (C) Eric Snyder, Nathan Balls | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Alfred Dubuc (SG) Pete Mayes, Billy Wilson | |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Justin Steigerwald picks off the pass by Jim Shaver in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| 04:45 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell banks in the layup set up by Justin Steigerwald | 79-72 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc is fouled on the floor by Justin Steigerwald - foul #3 on Justin Steigerwald, team foul #11 | 79-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG) Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) John Nace, Joseph Wallis | |
| 04:32 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 04:26 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Balls (PF) Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:08 | Drake | John Wray is whistled for a carry | 79-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder (SG), Dennis Harmon (C) Billy Williams, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), George Berry (PF) Alfred Dubuc, John Wray | |
| 03:46 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Wilson - foul #4 on Billy Wilson, team foul #8 | 79-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Bobbie Chacon (PF) Justin Steigerwald, Nathan Balls | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (PF), Kent Young (C) George Berry, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 03:46 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:46 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Kent Young snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 03:29 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 03:25 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 03:24 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Snyder (very tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Sorrell (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bobbie Chacon (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Harmon (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (very tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Wilson (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Locklin (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Wray (tired) 3 reb. C - Kent Young (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Jim Shaver is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (SG), Billy Stanley (C) Eric Snyder, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (PF) John Wray | |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Billy Wilson is called for the reach on Gary Williams - foul #5 on Billy Wilson, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG) Roger Sullivan | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Billy Wilson, Kent Young | |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:07 | Drake | John Nace snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Billy Stanley blocks the jumper by Robert Locklin | 81-74 |
| 02:53 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Billy Stanley | 81-74 |
| 02:53 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan (PF) Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), George Berry (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) Jim Shaver, Robert Locklin, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 02:50 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell's pass is intercepted by Alfred Dubuc in the backcourt | 81-74 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc blows the layup | 81-74 |
| 02:46 | Drake | John Nace can't tip it in | 81-74 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Joseph Wallis tips it back up and in | 81-76 |
| 02:24 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 81-76 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Joseph Wallis grabs the board | 81-76 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald (PG), Eric Snyder (SG), Raymond Madden (C) Billy Williams, Gary Williams, Billy Stanley | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Lino Pavlikowski (SF) Pete Mayes, John Nace | |
| 02:14 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Lino Pavlikowski | 81-78 |
| 02:14 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-78 |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald is open but misses the lay-in | 81-78 |
| 01:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to George Berry | 81-78 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Bobbie Chacon (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Justin Steigerwald, Larry Ryan, Raymond Madden | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (PF), Kent Young (C) Lino Pavlikowski, George Berry, Joseph Wallis | |
| 01:36 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Wray | 81-81 |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-81 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Kent Young steals the ball from Malcolm Sorrell | 81-81 |
| 01:09 | Drake | John Wray scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Locklin | 81-84 |
| 01:07 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Sullivan, team foul #12 | 81-84 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Wray | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-86 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon hits the follow up shot | 83-86 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Drake | John Wray is open but misses the lay-in | 83-86 |
| 00:22 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder is fouled on the floor by Jim Shaver - foul #5 on Jim Shaver, team foul #10 | 83-86 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Eric Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Snyder - foul #4 on Eric Snyder, team foul #13 | 85-86 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc misses the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Bobbie Chacon | 85-87 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Malcolm Sorrell, team foul #14 | 85-87 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Justin Steigerwald (SF) Malcolm Sorrell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc is hacked by Eric Snyder - foul #5 on Eric Snyder, team foul #15 | 85-87 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (SF) Eric Snyder | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:07 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Steigerwald | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Robert Locklin is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Steigerwald - foul #4 on Justin Steigerwald, team foul #16 | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses the 1st free throw | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 2nd free throw | 88-90 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 88-90 |