| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) C - Tom Pace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Tom Pace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego State | Tom Pace can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Carter | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton is hacked by Harold Kyle - foul #1 on Harold Kyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Tom Pace can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Shockley - foul #1 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Charles Wakeland can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Tom Pace connects on the jumper from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Joseph Shockley is hacked by Leslie Carter - foul #1 on Leslie Carter, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Charles Wakeland's fadeaway is rejected by Leslie Carter | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Joseph Shockley tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Marshall and he's hacked by Joseph Shockley - foul #2 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Joseph Shockley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:00 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | San Diego State | Tom Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell can't throw it down but the foul's on Leslie Carter - foul #2 on Leslie Carter, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG), Brian Taylor (SF), Fernando Miranda (C) Daniel Marshall, Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Oleson (fresh) SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) SF - Brian Taylor (fresh) PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) C - Fernando Miranda (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | San Diego State | Elmer Hartsell picks off the pass by Mark Oleson in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 15:27 | Drake | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harold Kyle | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Davis (C) Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles (C) Douglas Cilley | |
| 15:06 | Drake | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Brian Taylor | 6-7 |
| 14:42 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:41 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Keith Hamilton steals it from Harold Kyle | 6-9 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles banks in the layup | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-11 |
| 13:38 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Brian Taylor | 6-13 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Harold Kyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Paul Flowers (SG), Byron Morgan (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Robert Landry, Harold Kyle, Russel Stern, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall (PG), John Chase (SG), Douglas Cilley (PF), Tom Pace (C) Mark Oleson, Keith Hamilton, Fernando Miranda, Dennis Broyles | |
| 12:46 | San Diego State | Paul Flowers is called for the reach on John Chase in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Flowers, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Daniel Marshall | 6-15 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Tom Pace steals it from Paul Flowers | 6-15 |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall is hacked by George Turpen in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Turpen, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| 11:39 | San Diego State | George Turpen steals the ball from Douglas Cilley | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) SF - Elmer Hartsell (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Chase (fresh) SF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) C - Tom Pace (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Charles Wakeland can't finish the layup | 6-15 |
| 11:21 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 10:53 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses short on a runner from the right block | 6-15 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 10:25 | San Diego State | Tom Pace drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Marshall | 6-17 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Charles Wakeland drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Flowers and the foul's on Douglas Cilley - foul #1 on Douglas Cilley, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Russel Stern (PF) George Turpen, Paul Flowers, Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG), Fernando Miranda (SF), Dennis Broyles (C) Daniel Marshall, John Chase, Brian Taylor, Tom Pace | |
| 10:05 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-17 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the finger roll set up by Elmer Hartsell | 11-17 |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Douglas Cilley is blocked by Charles Wakeland | 11-17 |
| 09:01 | Drake | The rebound goes to Russel Stern | 11-17 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Robert Landry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Russel Stern pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Cilley - foul #2 on Douglas Cilley, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Byron Morgan (PF) Shaun Elder, Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall (PG), Brian Taylor (SF), Tom Pace (C) Mark Oleson, Douglas Cilley, Dennis Broyles | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:45 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Marshall and the foul's on Russel Stern - foul #1 on Russel Stern, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:21 | Drake | Byron Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russel Stern (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) SF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fernando Miranda (fairly fresh) C - Tom Pace (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:55 | Drake | Harold Kyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Keith Hamilton | 12-19 |
| 06:29 | San Diego State | Byron Morgan swats the layup by Brian Taylor | 12-19 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Byron Morgan gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Harold Kyle is hacked by Tom Pace - foul #1 on Tom Pace, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG) George Turpen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (SG), Dennis Broyles (SF) Keith Hamilton, Fernando Miranda | |
| 05:49 | Drake | Daniel Marshall steals the ball from Robert Landry | 12-19 |
| 05:20 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) Harold Kyle, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chase (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG) Daniel Marshall, Mark Oleson | |
| 04:34 | Drake | Russel Stern is fouled on the floor by Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda (PF) Dennis Broyles | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Paul Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 04:18 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Paul Flowers - foul #2 on Paul Flowers, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF) Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Douglas Cilley (PF) Brian Taylor, Fernando Miranda | |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by John Chase - foul #1 on John Chase, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (PF) Russel Stern | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG) John Chase | |
| 03:28 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Robert Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:28 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leslie Carter | 16-24 |
| 03:26 | San Diego State | Paul Flowers picks off the pass by Leslie Carter in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Robert Landry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the follow up shot | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Oleson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) C - Tom Pace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley is hacked by Paul Flowers - foul #3 on Paul Flowers, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Paul Flowers, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall (PG), Dennis Broyles (C) Keith Hamilton, Tom Pace | |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Broyles | 18-25 |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | Joseph Shockley takes the ball from Mark Oleson | 18-25 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Joseph Shockley lays it in | 20-25 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Joseph Shockley pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Harold Kyle's pass is intercepted by Leslie Carter | 20-25 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on George Turpen - foul #2 on George Turpen, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Harold Kyle, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chase (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG) Daniel Marshall, Mark Oleson | |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Robert Landry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 00:46 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Shockley - foul #3 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Joseph Shockley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Pace (C) Dennis Broyles | |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Robert Landry grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Robert Landry drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | John Chase misses short on a fullcourt shot | 23-29 |