| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) PF - Randall Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Peters inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | James Peters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Robert Baisley is fouled on the floor by Virgil Classen - foul #1 on Virgil Classen, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Thomas Patrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 19:23 | Drake | James Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:12 | Drake | James Peters connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 21-29 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Trachtenberg | 23-29 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Thomas Patrick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Pittman | 25-29 |
| 17:48 | Drake | James Peters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Pittman | 27-29 |
| 17:01 | Drake | Thomas Patrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 27-32 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Baisley - foul #3 on Robert Baisley, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Paul Lauver (C) Bruce Trachtenberg, Virgil Classen | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (SG), Peter Beyer (PF), Fred Deans (C) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell, Robert Baisley | |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell tips it home | 29-32 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Keith Faber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Peter Beyer snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Faber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-32 |
| 15:12 | Drake | James Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Keith Faber clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell hits the easy wide open finger roll | 31-32 |
| 14:12 | Drake | James Peters shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 31-32 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses badly on a shot near the basket | 31-32 |
| 13:43 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Keith Faber picks off the pass by Randall Campbell | 31-32 |
| 13:01 | Drake | James Peters blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 31-32 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Keith Faber loses the ball out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG), Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Chad Hampton (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Edward Pittman, Floyd Kazanowski, Randall Campbell, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Keith Faber, Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell scores on a jumper in the paint | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Peters (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Russell - foul #2 on Kevin Russell, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 11:32 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:32 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Robert Baisley takes the ball from Bruce Trachtenberg | 33-32 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Robert Baisley's pass is intercepted by Virgil Classen | 33-32 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 10:23 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 33-32 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton banks in the layup on a great pass from Virgil Classen | 35-32 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 35-32 |
| 09:13 | Drake | James Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Robert Baisley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 08:50 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 08:49 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton tips it in | 37-32 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Richard Lee hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Naugle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Peters (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Robert Baisley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-35 |
| 07:21 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 07:15 | Drake | James Peters is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Randall Campbell (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Calvin Randall, Bruce Trachtenberg, Chad Hampton, Virgil Classen | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG), Percy Hupp (SF), Peter Beyer (PF), Fred Deans (C) Elmer Naugle, James Peters, Jerome Russell, Robert Baisley | |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Floyd Kazanowski and the foul's on Thomas Patrick - foul #2 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Patrick - foul #3 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG) Richard Lee | |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Fred Deans buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Patrick | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Peter Beyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF) Floyd Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF) Percy Hupp | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 05:04 | Drake | John Lightner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the jump hook from close range | 43-39 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Randall Campbell | 43-39 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by James Peters - foul #1 on James Peters, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Virgil Classen (C) Bruce Trachtenberg, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Keith Faber (SG), Percy Hupp (SF), Jerome Russell (PF), Robert Baisley (C) John Lightner, Thomas Patrick, James Peters, Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Virgil Classen steals it from Keith Faber | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Campbell (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Faber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Hupp (fresh) PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Russell | 49-39 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Keith Faber hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Lee | 49-42 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Pittman | 51-42 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Chad Hampton (PF) Kevin Russell, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), James Peters (SF) Keith Faber, Percy Hupp | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Drake | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randall Campbell (PF) Chad Hampton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Pittman | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Drake | Robert Baisley can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 53-42 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen loses the dribble to James Peters in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 01:16 | Drake | Elmer Naugle connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Baisley | 53-44 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 00:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Baisley | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Naugle - foul #4 on Elmer Naugle, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG), Chad Hampton (PF) Floyd Kazanowski, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled on the floor by Robert Baisley - foul #4 on Robert Baisley, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is hacked by Richard Lee - foul #3 on Richard Lee, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Richard Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Chad Hampton is called for the reach on James Peters - foul #1 on Chad Hampton, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randall Campbell (PF) Chad Hampton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Elmer Naugle can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:32 | Drake | James Peters grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Richard Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Hampton (PF) Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Richard Lee is called for the reach on Edward Pittman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Lee, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Baisley hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Peters and the foul's on Edward Pittman - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randall Campbell (PF) Chad Hampton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is hacked by Richard Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Lee, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Hampton (PF) Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG) Richard Lee | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | Drake | John Lightner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Peters | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | John Lightner is called for the reach on Chad Hampton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lightner, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SF) Bruce Trachtenberg | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:04 | Drake | John Lightner is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | John Lightner is called for the reach on Chad Hampton in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lightner, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Lightner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-56 |