| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) SF - Terry Mead (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Simmons (fresh) C - Daniel West (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Vernon Schell knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Willie Buscher | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Terry Mead - foul #1 on Terry Mead, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Drake | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Willie Buscher | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Daniel West makes the jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Drake | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Vernon Schell | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Vernon Schell's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Drake | Phillip Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gordon Vaughn | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Schell | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Michael Simmons connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Thomas | 7-5 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Terry Mead, Vernon Schell, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Earnest Dawson (C) John Smith, David Williams, Daniel West | |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Guy Mayes connects on the shot from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Michael Simmons grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Guy Mayes steps in front of the Phillip Thomas pass | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guy Mayes, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), James Harrell (PF) Phillip Thomas, Michael Simmons | |
| 16:15 | Drake | David Alley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Guy Mayes slams it home set up by Robert Morrison | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fresh) SG - David Alley (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) PF - James Harrell (fresh) C - Earnest Dawson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by David Alley is blocked by Benny Jourdan | 11-5 |
| 15:52 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Dawson | 11-5 |
| 15:39 | Drake | David Alley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the shot from the right side | 11-5 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Guy Mayes blows the wide open dunk but he's fouled by Jeffrey Scott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Robert Morrison, Tony Iglesias, Jason Brinson, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), John Smith (SG), David Williams (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), Daniel West (C) Abel Imai, David Alley, Jeffrey Scott, James Harrell, Earnest Dawson | |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:31 | Drake | David Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 14:30 | Drake | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:13 | Drake | Vernon Schell picks off the pass by Phillip Thomas | 13-5 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | The jump hook by Terry Mead is blocked by Michael Simmons | 13-5 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 15-5 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG) Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Hardy (C) Daniel West | |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Willie Buscher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vernon Schell | 18-5 |
| 13:25 | Drake | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-5 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Mead | 18-5 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Vernon Schell is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Jon Kantrowitz (C) Gordon Vaughn, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (SG), Peter Aguinaldo (SF) John Smith, David Williams | |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 1st free throw | 19-5 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Michael Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 19-5 |
| 12:40 | Drake | Abel Imai hits a shot near the basket set up by Peter Hardy | 19-7 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Terry Mead is hacked by Peter Aguinaldo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Aguinaldo, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF), Jerry Galusha (PF) Terry Mead, Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (SG), James Harrell (PF), Daniel West (C) Phillip Thomas, Michael Simmons, Peter Hardy | |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Robert Morrison is hacked by David Alley - foul #1 on David Alley, team foul #6 | 19-7 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Robert Morrison makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Kantrowitz | 21-7 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Abel Imai can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-7 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz snags the defensive board | 21-7 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) C - Jon Kantrowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Alley (fresh) SF - Peter Aguinaldo (fresh) PF - James Harrell (fresh) C - Daniel West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Willie Buscher is whistled for traveling | 21-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Robert Morrison, Jerry Galusha, Jon Kantrowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), David Williams (SF), Jeffrey Scott (PF), Earnest Dawson (C) Abel Imai, Peter Aguinaldo, James Harrell, Daniel West | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Gordon Vaughn is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #1 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #3 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF) Tony Iglesias, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:57 | Drake | Gordon Vaughn steals the ball from David Alley | 21-7 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Willie Buscher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Vaughn | 23-7 |
| 10:41 | Drake | David Alley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Vernon Schell hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block | 25-10 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Williams | 25-12 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #7 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SG), James Harrell (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), Daniel West (C) David Alley, David Williams, Jeffrey Scott, Earnest Dawson | |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:45 | Drake | James Harrell buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Thomas | 26-14 |
| 09:35 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Morrison | 28-14 |
| 09:21 | Drake | Daniel West misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-14 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Brinson | 28-14 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Terry Mead lays it in on a great pass from Guy Mayes | 30-14 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Terry Mead steals it from Daniel West | 30-14 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | James Harrell picks off the pass by Alberto Rodriguez in the backcourt | 30-14 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Daniel West knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Harrell | 30-17 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Morrison is hacked by Daniel West - foul #1 on Daniel West, team foul #8 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Terry Mead, Jason Brinson, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Alley (SG), David Williams (SF), Earnest Dawson (C) Phillip Thomas, Peter Aguinaldo, James Harrell, Daniel West | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Schell | 31-17 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 07:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Alley | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Alley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Dawson (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Drake | David Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Abel Imai | 31-20 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Willie Buscher knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Iglesias | 33-20 |
| 07:12 | Drake | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (PF), Peter Hardy (C) Michael Simmons, Earnest Dawson | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Willie Buscher clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-20 |
| 06:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Peter Hardy | 33-20 |
| 06:24 | Drake | David Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Alley | 33-23 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias is called for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Michael Simmons (PF) Abel Imai, Jeffrey Scott | |
| 05:49 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Michael Simmons, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | Earnest Dawson (C) Peter Hardy | |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Michael Simmons snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 05:28 | Drake | David Alley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-23 |
| 05:26 | Drake | David Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Phillip Thomas connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Alley | 33-26 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 35-26 |
| 04:44 | Drake | David Alley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Galusha | 38-26 |
| 04:17 | Drake | David Alley is fouled on the floor by Jason Brinson - foul #1 on Jason Brinson, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Jon Kantrowitz (C) Guy Mayes, Gordon Vaughn, Jerry Galusha, Jason Brinson, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), James Harrell (PF), Peter Hardy (C) David Alley, David Williams, Michael Simmons, Earnest Dawson | |
| 04:07 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Robert Morrison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), Daniel West (C) Phillip Thomas, Peter Hardy | |
| 03:48 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott misses the 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Kantrowitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Aguinaldo (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel West (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Vernon Schell clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Harrell - foul #1 on James Harrell, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benny Jourdan (C) Jon Kantrowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG) Jeffrey Scott | |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Willie Buscher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Terry Mead loses the dribble to Abel Imai | 39-26 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Abel Imai misses the easy layup | 39-26 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Peter Aguinaldo is called for the reach on Terry Mead in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Aguinaldo, team foul #11 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Michael Simmons (PF), Peter Hardy (C) Abel Imai, Peter Aguinaldo, James Harrell, Daniel West | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 02:56 | Drake | John Smith gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is fouled on the floor by Benny Jourdan - foul #1 on Benny Jourdan, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jon Kantrowitz (C) Willie Buscher, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:16 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Terry Mead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jerry Galusha (PF) Robert Morrison, Terry Mead, Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | Drake | Earnest Dawson (C) Peter Hardy | |
| 02:03 | Drake | Jon Kantrowitz picks off the pass by Michael Simmons | 40-26 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha jams the wide open dunk set up by Guy Mayes | 42-26 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Jon Kantrowitz is called for the reach on Phillip Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Kantrowitz, team foul #6 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Guy Mayes, Jerry Galusha, Jon Kantrowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Williams (SF), Peter Hardy (C) Phillip Thomas, Jeffrey Scott, Earnest Dawson | |
| 01:09 | Drake | Abel Imai hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Vernon Schell (PF) Gordon Vaughn, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SF) David Williams | |
| 01:09 | Drake | Abel Imai makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Abel Imai makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Vernon Schell blows the layup | 42-28 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Michael Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Tony Iglesias steals the ball from Michael Simmons | 42-28 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Vernon Schell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-28 |
| 00:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to Abel Imai | 42-28 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Michael Simmons can't finish the layup | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-28 |