| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Beasley (fresh) SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) SF - Christopher Lee (fresh) PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Charles Wakeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by Richard Beasley - foul #1 on Richard Beasley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Luz | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Kenneth Farmer blocks the jumper by Russel Stern | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz is hacked by Harold Kyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Kyle, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Charles Wakeland snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Robert Pizarro is called for the reach on Russel Stern - foul #1 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Joseph Shockley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Joseph Shockley tips it in | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Harold Kyle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Kyle, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Robert Davis (C) Harold Kyle, Charles Wakeland | |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer misses long on a runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pizarro | 2-2 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 15:57 | Drake | Joseph Shockley pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Beasley (fresh) SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lee (fresh) PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Drake | Robert Landry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Ballance (SG), Peter Jackson (SF) Kenneth Luz, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF) Robert Landry, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:57 | Drake | George Turpen clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell tips it in | 4-4 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | William Ballance misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Flowers - foul #1 on Paul Flowers, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Rush (SF), Michael Coulter (PF), Kent Rogers (C) Richard Beasley, Robert Pizarro, Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wakeland (C) Robert Davis | |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | William Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | William Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Wakeland | 5-4 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wakeland | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Byron Morgan - foul #1 on Byron Morgan, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Christopher Lee (SF) Peter Jackson, Richard Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG) George Turpen, Paul Flowers | |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | William Ballance knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Luz | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Drake | William Ballance steps in front of the Elmer Hartsell pass | 7-7 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee lays it in set up by William Ballance | 9-7 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG), Robert Pizarro (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) William Ballance, Michael Coulter, Kent Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Robert Davis (C) Shaun Elder, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan, Charles Wakeland | |
| 12:49 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Shockley | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Drake | Joseph Shockley pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Christopher Lee takes the ball from Robert Davis | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Lee | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Robert Pizarro denies the turnaround by Russel Stern | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Beasley | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | Drake | Joseph Shockley banks in the layup | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Luz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Ballance (SG), Peter Jackson (SF) Kenneth Luz, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) Robert Landry, Paul Flowers, Robert Davis | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Shaun Elder knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Wakeland | 13-17 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | William Ballance is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Elder - foul #1 on Shaun Elder, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Coulter (C) Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (PF) Joseph Shockley | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | William Ballance is hacked by Shaun Elder - foul #2 on Shaun Elder, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kent Rogers (C) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF) Shaun Elder, Russel Stern | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | William Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | William Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Byron Morgan | 14-17 |
| 10:46 | Drake | George Turpen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers lays it in on a great pass from William Ballance | 16-17 |
| 10:01 | Drake | George Turpen buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Hartsell and he's fouled by Kent Rogers - foul #1 on Kent Rogers, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Christopher Lee (SF), Robert Pizarro (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) Richard Beasley, William Ballance, Michael Coulter, Kent Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Robert Davis (C) Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan, Charles Wakeland | |
| 10:01 | Drake | George Turpen misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer tips it in | 18-19 |
| 09:22 | Drake | Joseph Shockley comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 18-19 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro can't finish the uncontested layup | 18-19 |
| 09:13 | Drake | Robert Landry grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Robert Landry double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG), Paul Blanton (SG), Richard Rush (SF), Kent Rogers (PF) Peter Jackson, Kenneth Luz, Christopher Lee, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Byron Morgan (C) George Turpen, Robert Davis | |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Richard Rush is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Rush, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Rush - foul #2 on Richard Rush, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Ballance (SF), Christopher Knutson (C) Richard Rush, Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wakeland (C) Russel Stern | |
| 08:25 | Drake | Joseph Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Christopher Knutson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Flowers - foul #2 on Paul Flowers, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG) Paul Flowers | |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Christopher Knutson misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Christopher Knutson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Joseph Shockley is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (SF), Robert Pizarro (PF), Michael Coulter (C) Richard Beasley, Christopher Knutson, Kent Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Russel Stern (PF) Joseph Shockley, Byron Morgan | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Ballance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Blanton (fresh) SF - Christopher Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Coulter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Paul Blanton | 20-20 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Christopher Lee picks off the pass by Elmer Hartsell | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 06:32 | Drake | George Turpen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG), Kenneth Luz (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Kent Rogers (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) William Ballance, Paul Blanton, Christopher Lee, Robert Pizarro, Michael Coulter | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) Elmer Hartsell, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Robert Landry picks off the pass by Richard Beasley in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Robert Landry banks in the layup | 22-22 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Luz | 24-22 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Kenneth Farmer - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Kent Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Turpen | 26-25 |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-25 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Russel Stern gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Russel Stern comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Pizarro - foul #2 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Blanton (PG), Christopher Lee (SF), Christopher Knutson (PF) Richard Beasley, Peter Jackson, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (C) Joseph Shockley, Charles Wakeland | |
| 04:27 | Drake | Russel Stern misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Russel Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Byron Morgan - foul #2 on Byron Morgan, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Ballance (PG) Paul Blanton | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wakeland (C) Byron Morgan | |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Robert Landry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | William Ballance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Turpen - foul #1 on George Turpen, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Blanton (SG), Robert Pizarro (PF), Michael Coulter (C) Kenneth Luz, Christopher Knutson, Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (PG), Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) George Turpen, Robert Landry, Elmer Hartsell, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | William Ballance misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | William Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Paul Flowers snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Ballance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Blanton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Drake | Christopher Lee is called for the reach on Joseph Shockley - foul #1 on Christopher Lee, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG) William Ballance | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:58 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley is hacked by Paul Flowers - foul #3 on Paul Flowers, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Rush (SF) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | Shaun Elder (PG) Paul Flowers | |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-26 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Byron Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Harold Kyle comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Blanton - foul #1 on Paul Blanton, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Jackson (SG), Kent Rogers (C) Paul Blanton, Michael Coulter | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:54 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Harold Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Beasley and he's fouled by Byron Morgan - foul #3 on Byron Morgan, team foul #13 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (SF) Richard Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Joseph Shockley, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Shaun Elder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Russel Stern swats the dunk try by Christopher Lee | 32-27 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Shaun Elder snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Kent Rogers steals the ball from Shaun Elder | 32-27 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Russel Stern - foul #1 on Russel Stern, team foul #14 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Ballance (PG), Kenneth Luz (SG), Christopher Knutson (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) Richard Beasley, Peter Jackson, Robert Pizarro, Kent Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Robert Davis (C) Shaun Elder, Elmer Hartsell, Charles Wakeland | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Russel Stern pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Joseph Shockley buries a jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee misses the fullcourt shot | 32-29 |