| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - John Wray (fresh) C - Kent Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) SG - Jay Weeks (fresh) SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) C - Radman Smolinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Wichita State | Jim Shaver steps in front of the William Shick pass | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jim Shaver hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | John Wray picks off the pass by Scott Hinds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Billy Wilson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Billy Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Wichita State | Kent Young is called for the reach on Kenneth Dailey - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jay Weeks | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Billy Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | William Shick pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Wichita State | Robert Locklin steals it from Jay Weeks in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Kent Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dailey | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds misses short on a jumper from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Kent Young pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Radman Smolinski denies the turnaround by Billy Wilson | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Shick | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Robert Locklin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey is fouled on the floor by Billy Wilson - foul #2 on Billy Wilson, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (SF), George Berry (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin, John Wray, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Michael Pink (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF), August Texeira (C) William Shick, Jay Weeks, Scott Hinds, Kenneth Dailey, Radman Smolinski | |
| 16:55 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon misses the dunk | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Wichita State | August Texeira hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the shot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Joseph Wallis grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez is hacked by Pete Mayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pete Mayes, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Drake | George Berry connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Pete Mayes | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Wichita State | Michael Pink is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Dubuc - foul #1 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (C) George Berry, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez is hacked by Robert Locklin - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Dubuc (fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fairly fresh) PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Young (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) SG - Michael Pink (fresh) SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) C - August Texeira (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by August Texeira | 6-8 |
| 15:35 | Drake | Pete Mayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG) Pete Mayes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Paul Stembridge (SG), Scott Hinds (SF), Radman Smolinski (C) Hilario Sanchez, Michael Pink, Frank Dixon, August Texeira | |
| 15:26 | Wichita State | William Shick misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Drake | Kent Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Robert Locklin tips it but misses | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:46 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds makes the wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from William Shick | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Scott Hinds steals it from Kent Young | 6-10 |
| 14:23 | Wichita State | William Shick connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Stembridge | 6-12 |
| 14:06 | Drake | Kent Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Radman Smolinski - foul #1 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), John Wray (PF) Jim Shaver, Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Jay Weeks (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), August Texeira (C) William Shick, Paul Stembridge, Scott Hinds, Mark Dudgeon, Radman Smolinski | |
| 14:06 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:06 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey misses the dunk | 8-12 |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey tips it in | 8-14 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 8-14 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski loses the dribble to Kenneth Dailey | 8-14 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | John Wray is called for the reach on Hilario Sanchez - foul #1 on John Wray, team foul #7 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Drake | George Berry (SG), Sean Dean (SF), Joseph Wallis (C) Alfred Dubuc, Lino Pavlikowski, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pink (SG), Radman Smolinski (C) Frank Dixon, August Texeira | |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:13 | Drake | George Berry banks in the layup | 10-16 |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by John Wray - foul #2 on John Wray, team foul #8 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (PF) John Wray | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG) Hilario Sanchez | |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:09 | Drake | George Berry gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:04 | Drake | George Berry loses the dribble to Radman Smolinski | 10-16 |
| 12:45 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski lays it in | 10-18 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Radman Smolinski swats the short shot by Joseph Wallis | 10-18 |
| 12:30 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:20 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-18 |
| 12:18 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski misses the tip | 10-18 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Pete Mayes gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Pete Mayes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | John Nace picks off the pass by Michael Pink in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Sean Dean is fouled on the floor by Radman Smolinski - foul #2 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Pete Mayes, John Nace | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Paul Stembridge (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF), August Texeira (C) William Shick, Michael Pink, Jay Weeks, Kenneth Dailey, Radman Smolinski | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Dean (fairly fresh) PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - August Texeira (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG) Sean Dean | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Hinds (SF) Frank Dixon | |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Berry - foul #1 on George Berry, team foul #9 | 10-18 |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | August Texeira grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 11:03 | Wichita State | Joseph Wallis is called for the reach on Hilario Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #10 | 10-20 |
| 11:03 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:03 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Joseph Wallis drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-22 |
| 10:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), John Nace (PF), Sean Dean (C) Alfred Dubuc, Lino Pavlikowski, George Berry, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Michael Pink (SG), Frank Dixon (SF) Hilario Sanchez, Paul Stembridge, Scott Hinds | |
| 10:38 | Drake | Sean Dean clanks a jumper in the lane | 12-22 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | August Texeira pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Shick | 12-24 |
| 10:15 | Drake | Robert Locklin drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by August Texeira - foul #1 on August Texeira, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG) Jim Shaver | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey (C) August Texeira | |
| 10:15 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses the free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:08 | Wichita State | Michael Pink comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-24 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey tips it back up and in | 14-26 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Pete Mayes - foul #2 on Pete Mayes, team foul #11 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), George Berry (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (SF), Joseph Wallis (C) Pete Mayes, Alfred Dubuc, Robert Locklin, Sean Dean | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Stembridge (SG), Scott Hinds (SF), August Texeira (C) Michael Pink, Frank Dixon, Mark Dudgeon | |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Joseph Wallis snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 09:15 | Drake | John Nace is whistled for traveling | 14-27 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Jay Weeks (SG) William Shick, Paul Stembridge | |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez is hacked by Jim Shaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #12 | 14-27 |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 09:00 | Drake | George Berry is fouled on the floor by Jay Weeks - foul #1 on Jay Weeks, team foul #5 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Kent Young (C) Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:47 | Drake | John Nace is denied on a layup by August Texeira | 14-29 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Jim Shaver tips it in | 16-29 |
| 08:31 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-29 |
| 08:29 | Drake | John Nace snags the defensive board | 16-29 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Kent Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 16-29 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Jim Shaver snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 08:10 | Drake | George Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Robert Locklin (SF) George Berry, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Paul Stembridge (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF) Hilario Sanchez, Jay Weeks, Scott Hinds, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 07:58 | Wichita State | August Texeira knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Shick | 16-31 |
| 07:42 | Drake | John Nace drills a floater from just outside the lane | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Nace (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kent Young (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - August Texeira (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon is hacked by Robert Locklin - foul #2 on Robert Locklin, team foul #13 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Joseph Wallis (C) Robert Locklin, John Nace, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pink (SG), Kenneth Dailey (C) Paul Stembridge, August Texeira | |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc double dribbles | 18-33 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Hinds (SF) Frank Dixon | |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | William Shick tips it but misses | 18-33 |
| 06:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallis | 18-33 |
| 06:39 | Drake | Sean Dean misses the jumper from the left side | 18-33 |
| 06:38 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | William Shick is fouled in the backcourt by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #1 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #14 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (PF), Kent Young (C) Jim Shaver, Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, Lino Pavlikowski, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jay Weeks (PF) Mark Dudgeon | |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | William Shick misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | William Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 06:16 | Drake | John Wray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-34 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Billy Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-34 |
| 05:56 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-34 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SF) Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), August Texeira (C) William Shick, Michael Pink | |
| 05:43 | Drake | John Nace comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-34 |
| 05:41 | Drake | John Wray tips it back up and in | 20-34 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey blows the layup | 20-34 |
| 05:32 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Pete Mayes clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by August Texeira - foul #2 on August Texeira, team foul #6 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (C) Kent Young | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Stembridge (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF) Jay Weeks, Scott Hinds, August Texeira | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Pete Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Pete Mayes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:27 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:11 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-34 |
| 05:09 | Drake | John Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:01 | Drake | The jump hook by Pete Mayes is blocked by Kenneth Dailey | 21-34 |
| 04:59 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:36 | Wichita State | Billy Wilson picks off the pass by Mark Dudgeon | 21-34 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Billy Wilson hits the finger roll | 23-34 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Joseph Wallis gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Pete Mayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Joseph Wallis pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Joseph Wallis blows the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Stembridge - foul #1 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (PG), Lino Pavlikowski (SF), George Berry (PF) Pete Mayes, John Nace, John Wray | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Michael Pink (SG), Scott Hinds (SF), Jay Weeks (PF), Radman Smolinski (C) Hilario Sanchez, Paul Stembridge, Frank Dixon, Mark Dudgeon, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 03:54 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wallis - foul #2 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #15 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Sean Dean (SF) Billy Wilson, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lino Pavlikowski | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Dean (fairly fresh) PF - George Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Pink (fresh) SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. C - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc's pass is intercepted by Scott Hinds | 25-35 |
| 03:23 | Wichita State | Alfred Dubuc steals it from William Shick | 25-35 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Jim Shaver banks in the layup set up by Alfred Dubuc | 27-35 |
| 03:05 | Wichita State | Michael Pink's pass is intercepted by Alfred Dubuc | 27-35 |
| 02:57 | Drake | George Berry connects on the runner from the left block set up by Alfred Dubuc | 29-35 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | William Shick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jay Weeks | 29-38 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc drills a jumper from the left side set up by Jim Shaver | 31-38 |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Shick | 31-40 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Jay Weeks is called for the reach on George Berry - foul #2 on Jay Weeks, team foul #8 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (PF), Kent Young (C) Jim Shaver, Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Paul Stembridge (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF) William Shick, Michael Pink, Scott Hinds, Jay Weeks | |
| 01:47 | Drake | George Berry makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 01:47 | Drake | George Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:32 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 33-40 |
| 01:30 | Drake | George Berry gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Paul Stembridge is called for the reach on Billy Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), John Nace (PF) George Berry, John Wray | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:26 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Paul Stembridge loses the dribble to Pete Mayes in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Radman Smolinski swats the layup by Billy Wilson | 35-40 |
| 01:11 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:07 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Hinds (SF), August Texeira (C) Frank Dixon, Radman Smolinski | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Pete Mayes double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG) Hilario Sanchez | |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | August Texeira blows the dunk but the foul's on Pete Mayes - foul #3 on Pete Mayes, team foul #16 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), John Wray (PF) Pete Mayes, John Nace | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | August Texeira makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | August Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:19 | Drake | John Wray comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-42 |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | August Texeira grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 00:01 | Drake | John Wray pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Wray misses the fullcourt shot | 35-42 |