| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) SG - Henry Taylor (fresh) SF - Peter Odom (fresh) PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - John McMeel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom's fadeaway is rejected by John McMeel | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to John McMeel | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Cecil Birdsong blocks the short jumper by James Flowers | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF) William Smith | |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Peter Odom picks off the pass by James Flowers | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom banks in the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong connects on the jumper from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael McClaine - foul #1 on Michael McClaine, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Allen Kennett (SG), John Smith (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Michael McClaine, Henry Taylor, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:25 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Rook | 5-1 |
| 17:08 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook travels with the ball | 5-1 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, Justin Alexander, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 16:49 | Drake | Alan Luke comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-1 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Gregory Watson can't tip it in | 5-1 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Kenneth Losey gets the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Allen Kennett steps in front of the Gregory Watson pass | 5-1 |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-1 |
| 16:19 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rook | 5-1 |
| 16:04 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett misses short on a floater from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 16:02 | Drake | John Sluder snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Steven Hazelton (fresh) C - Richard Rook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Bernstein (fresh) SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - Alan Luke (fresh) C - John Sluder (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the lay-in | 5-1 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Kenneth Losey tips it home | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | Texas Southern | William Bernstein picks off the pass by Dane Freeman in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Gregory Watson's pass is intercepted by Allen Kennett | 5-3 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Kennett | 7-3 |
| 14:55 | Drake | John Sluder lays it in | 7-5 |
| 14:43 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Smith | 10-5 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Alan Luke is hacked by Allen Kennett - foul #1 on Allen Kennett, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Peter Odom (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Dane Freeman, Allen Kennett, John Smith, Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) William Bernstein, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke, John Sluder | |
| 14:18 | Drake | Luis Grove's floater is tipped away by Cecil Birdsong | 10-5 |
| 14:17 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael McClaine and he's hacked by John McMeel - foul #1 on John McMeel, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 13:55 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Harvey Cessna is blocked by Glenn Stubbs | 12-5 |
| 13:53 | Drake | James Flowers tips it but misses | 12-5 |
| 13:51 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Harvey Cessna drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Alexander | 12-8 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Luis Grove misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 12:40 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:34 | Texas Southern | John McMeel takes the ball from Michael McClaine | 14-8 |
| 12:12 | Drake | James Flowers lays it in on a great pass from Justin Alexander and the foul's on Peter Odom - foul #1 on Peter Odom, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (PG), Royce Perl (SG) Michael McClaine, Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (PF), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, Justin Alexander, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 12:12 | Drake | James Flowers makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:56 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Peter Odom, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), John Smith (SF) Royce Perl, Peter Odom | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF) James Flowers | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Glenn Stubbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Bernstein (fresh) SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - Alan Luke (fresh) C - John Sluder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Drake | Cecil Birdsong swats the short shot by Gregory Watson | 14-11 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:21 | Drake | Alan Luke's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Birdsong | 14-11 |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Cecil Birdsong | 14-11 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Losey - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Dane Freeman, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Roberto Gallo (C) William Bernstein, Gregory Watson, John Sluder | |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Justin Alexander steals the ball from Michael McClaine | 14-11 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Justin Alexander can't finish the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Roberto Gallo - foul #1 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Royce Perl (SG) Allen Kennett | |
| Subs | Drake | John McMeel (C) Roberto Gallo | |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Steven Hazelton steals it from John McMeel | 16-11 |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-11 |
| 10:20 | Drake | John McMeel grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Kenneth Losey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Hazelton - foul #1 on Steven Hazelton, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG) Royce Perl | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Justin Alexander, Alan Luke | |
| 10:08 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Luis Grove is called for the reach on Steven Hazelton - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG), Gregory Watson (PF) Kenneth Losey, John McMeel | |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Justin Alexander misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 09:35 | Drake | James Flowers hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Justin Alexander is called for the reach on Henry Taylor - foul #1 on Justin Alexander, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, Luis Grove | |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Sluder | 16-14 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Glenn Stubbs is called for the reach on Gregory Watson - foul #1 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG) Dane Freeman | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Gregory Watson, John Sluder | |
| 08:39 | Drake | Luis Grove clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-14 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | James Flowers is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #9 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (SG) Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF) James Flowers | |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:33 | Drake | John McMeel gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:25 | Drake | John McMeel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 08:23 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Luis Grove buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (tiring) PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Bernstein (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McMeel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) William Bernstein, Justin Alexander, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 07:28 | Drake | Alan Luke comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 07:27 | Drake | John Sluder tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | John Smith gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:11 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Alan Luke gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:02 | Drake | John Sluder hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Harvey Cessna | 16-18 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong is denied on a layup by Alan Luke | 16-18 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong can't tip it in | 16-18 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Alan Luke snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Alan Luke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 06:08 | Drake | John Sluder tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine is hacked by Harvey Cessna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Allen Kennett, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Gregory Watson, Alan Luke, John Sluder | |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Luis Grove lays it up and in | 17-22 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Henry Taylor, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| 05:13 | Drake | John McMeel misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-22 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:54 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook clanks a floater near the basket | 17-22 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 04:46 | Drake | John McMeel buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 19-24 |
| 04:29 | Texas Southern | Luis Grove steps in front of the Richard Rook pass | 19-24 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Kenneth Losey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (SG), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Henry Taylor, Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) William Bernstein, Kenneth Losey, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman's pass is intercepted by Harvey Cessna in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is fouled on the floor by Dane Freeman - foul #1 on Dane Freeman, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Royce Perl (SG), Peter Odom (SF) Dane Freeman, John Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), William Smith (PF) Justin Alexander, Gregory Watson | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Royce Perl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) C - John Sluder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Drake | James Flowers's pass is intercepted by Allen Kennett | 21-26 |
| 03:15 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs's fadeaway is rejected by James Flowers | 21-26 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Harvey Cessna pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:54 | Drake | John Sluder misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:36 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 02:34 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Flowers | 21-26 |
| 02:10 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Flowers | 21-29 |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Peter Odom is blocked by James Flowers | 21-29 |
| 01:56 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:42 | Drake | William Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 01:40 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Peter Odom | 21-29 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom is hacked by James Flowers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #13 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Allen Kennett, Royce Perl, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke, James Flowers, John Sluder | |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:38 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Gregory Watson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Rook - foul #1 on Richard Rook, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Gregory Watson gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:42 | Drake | William Bernstein misses long on a jumper near the basket | 22-31 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Gregory Watson tips it in | 22-33 |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Odom | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Drake | William Bernstein misses long on a shot from the left block | 25-33 |