| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) C - Fred Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Banach (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Thornell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Redus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael George (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Peters inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | John Lightner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael George - foul #1 on Michael George, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), John Kinney (SF) Larry Blake, Gilbert Thornell | |
| 19:38 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:38 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:15 | Bradley | Joseph Redus's dunk attempt is rejected by James Peters | 29-37 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Joseph Redus gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:59 | Bradley | Joseph Redus misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Richard Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Lightner | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | Bradley | Steve Janssen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Kinney | 32-39 |
| 18:09 | Drake | James Peters misses badly on a shot from the right block | 32-39 |
| 18:08 | Bradley | Joseph Redus grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Bradley | Joseph Redus can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Jerome Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) John Lightner, Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), William Craig (PF) Steve Janssen, Joe Banach, John Kinney, Joseph Redus | |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jeffrey Yokota is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael George | 32-42 |
| 16:58 | Drake | James Peters's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Thornell | 32-42 |
| 16:53 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell dunks the ball | 32-44 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Robert Baisley buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Faber and the foul's on Gilbert Thornell - foul #2 on Gilbert Thornell, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joe Banach (SG), Joseph Redus (PF), Josef Zaxas (C) Jeffrey Yokota, William Craig, Michael George | |
| 16:39 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:39 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | Joe Banach makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 16:10 | Drake | Richard Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 15:56 | Bradley | Joe Banach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Robert Baisley snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Faber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Banach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Thornell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Redus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Josef Zaxas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Drake | Richard Lee scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:29 | Bradley | Joe Banach evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Blake | 40-50 |
| 15:08 | Drake | James Peters misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-50 |
| 15:06 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Faber | 40-50 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Keith Faber misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 14:58 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 14:29 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell is fouled on the floor by Peter Beyer - foul #1 on Peter Beyer, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Keith Faber, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), William Craig (PF), Michael George (C) Larry Blake, Joe Banach, Joseph Redus, Josef Zaxas | |
| 14:11 | Bradley | William Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joseph Redus (PF) Steve Janssen, William Craig | |
| 14:07 | Drake | John Lightner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Richard Lee steals the ball from Joseph Redus | 40-50 |
| 13:39 | Drake | John Lightner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 42-50 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Joseph Redus misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 42-50 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Richard Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Joe Banach (SG), John Kinney (SF), William Craig (PF) Larry Blake, Jeffrey Yokota, Gilbert Thornell, Joseph Redus | |
| 12:50 | Bradley | John Kinney makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:30 | Drake | James Peters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Russell | 44-53 |
| 12:13 | Bradley | Steve Janssen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) John Lightner, Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Joseph Redus (PF) Steve Janssen, Joe Banach, John Kinney, William Craig | |
| 12:04 | Drake | Richard Lee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 12:02 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Larry Blake | 44-53 |
| 11:38 | Bradley | Joseph Redus makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Yokota | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Faber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Peters (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Yokota (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Thornell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Redus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael George (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Peter Beyer is hacked by Joseph Redus - foul #3 on Joseph Redus, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joe Banach (SG) Jeffrey Yokota | |
| 11:16 | Drake | Richard Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 11:14 | Bradley | Joseph Redus gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:09 | Bradley | Joe Banach is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerome Russell (PF) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 10:56 | Drake | Peter Beyer is hacked by Larry Blake - foul #2 on Larry Blake, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG) Keith Faber | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SF), William Craig (PF) Gilbert Thornell, Joseph Redus | |
| 10:43 | Drake | John Lightner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Lee | 47-55 |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Michael George is fouled on the floor by James Peters - foul #2 on James Peters, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Joseph Redus (PF) Larry Blake, Joe Banach, John Kinney, William Craig | |
| 10:03 | Bradley | Fred Deans denies the turnaround by Michael George | 47-55 |
| 10:02 | Bradley | Joseph Redus tips it in | 47-57 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Michael George is called for the reach on Jerome Russell - foul #2 on Michael George, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF), Robert Baisley (PF) James Peters, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Josef Zaxas (C) Steve Janssen, Jeffrey Yokota, Michael George | |
| 09:47 | Drake | John Lightner is fouled on the floor by Larry Blake - foul #3 on Larry Blake, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG) John Lightner | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:36 | Drake | Keith Faber drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Lee | 50-57 |
| 09:08 | Bradley | Joe Banach splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Robert Baisley is denied on a dunk by Joseph Redus | 50-57 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Robert Baisley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Percy Hupp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Fred Deans can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 08:50 | Bradley | Joe Banach pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Joseph Redus loses the dribble to Robert Baisley | 50-57 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Richard Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Robert Baisley hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| 07:44 | Bradley | Keith Faber is called for the reach on Larry Blake - foul #3 on Keith Faber, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Elmer Naugle (SG), James Peters (SF), Jerome Russell (PF), Peter Beyer (C) Keith Faber, Richard Lee, Percy Hupp, Robert Baisley, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), John Kinney (SF), William Craig (PF), Michael George (C) Larry Blake, Joe Banach, Gilbert Thornell, Joseph Redus, Josef Zaxas | |
| 07:21 | Bradley | Jeffrey Yokota misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 07:19 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Peters (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steve Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Yokota (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Craig (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael George (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Peters misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Kinney - foul #1 on John Kinney, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG) Steve Janssen | |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:02 | Bradley | The rebound goes to William Craig | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Bradley | Michael George makes the fadeaway near the basket | 53-59 |
| 06:18 | Drake | John Lightner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Naugle | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | Bradley | Michael George's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Russell | 56-59 |
| 05:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Peters | 56-59 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Elmer Naugle's pass is intercepted by Larry Blake | 56-59 |
| 05:44 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (SG), Fred Deans (C) Elmer Naugle, Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Joseph Redus (PF) Larry Blake, Jeffrey Yokota, John Kinney, William Craig | |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Joe Banach knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Janssen | 56-62 |
| 05:01 | Drake | John Lightner is hacked by Gilbert Thornell - foul #3 on Gilbert Thornell, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG) Steve Janssen | |
| 05:01 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:01 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell hits a shot from the left side | 58-64 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Fred Deans tips it in | 60-64 |
| 04:24 | Bradley | Joe Banach is fouled in the backcourt by John Lightner - foul #2 on John Lightner, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG) John Lightner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG) Larry Blake | |
| 04:00 | Bradley | Joseph Redus misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-64 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Richard Lee travels with the ball | 60-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) James Peters, Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG) Steve Janssen | |
| 03:32 | Bradley | Peter Beyer steals the ball from Michael George | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Richard Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 03:18 | Bradley | Joseph Redus grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Faber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Percy Hupp (fresh) PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Banach (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Thornell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Redus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael George (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Bradley | Larry Blake is hacked by Keith Faber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Faber, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG) Keith Faber | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeffrey Yokota (SG), William Craig (PF), Josef Zaxas (C) Joe Banach, Joseph Redus, Michael George | |
| 02:56 | Bradley | The jumper by Gilbert Thornell is denied by Percy Hupp | 60-64 |
| 02:54 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to William Craig | 60-64 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | John Lightner is called for the reach on Larry Blake - foul #3 on John Lightner, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Percy Hupp, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Joe Banach (SG), John Kinney (SF), Joseph Redus (PF), Michael George (C) Larry Blake, Jeffrey Yokota, Gilbert Thornell, William Craig, Josef Zaxas | |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Joseph Redus scores on a floater in the lane set up by Joe Banach | 60-66 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Richard Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 01:56 | Bradley | Michael George grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 01:54 | Bradley | Fred Deans picks off the pass by Joe Banach in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Fred Deans hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Peters | 62-66 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Michael George hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Redus | 62-68 |
| 01:07 | Drake | John Kinney steals the ball from Richard Lee | 62-68 |
| 00:52 | Bradley | Joseph Redus drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael George | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Drake | John Lightner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Joseph Redus snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Bradley | Joseph Redus is fouled in the backcourt by John Lightner - foul #4 on John Lightner, team foul #7 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Josef Zaxas (C) Steve Janssen, Michael George | |
| 00:44 | Bradley | Joseph Redus makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:44 | Bradley | Joseph Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Josef Zaxas is called for the reach on James Peters - foul #2 on Josef Zaxas, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steve Janssen (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SG), William Craig (PF) Larry Blake, Joe Banach, Joseph Redus | |
| 00:39 | Drake | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:39 | Drake | James Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | John Kinney is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lee - foul #3 on Richard Lee, team foul #8 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Joseph Redus (PF) Steve Janssen, Jeffrey Yokota, William Craig | |
| 00:38 | Bradley | John Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | John Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:31 | Drake | James Peters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 00:29 | Bradley | Larry Blake grabs the board | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Larry Blake runs out the clock | 64-74 |