| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Losey - foul #2 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman loses the dribble to Kenneth Losey | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Kenneth Losey banks in the layup | 38-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson is hacked by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Blaine Kaczmarek | 38-28 |
| 18:19 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | John McMeel steps in front of the Blaine Kaczmarek pass | 38-28 |
| 17:35 | Drake | John McMeel travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Alan Luke (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge, Colby McNorton | |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Larry Williams is hacked by Alan Luke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 17:14 | Drake | William Bernstein grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Gregory Watson travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Dikembe Victor is denied by John Sluder | 38-28 |
| 16:31 | Drake | John Sluder grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:25 | Drake | William Bernstein comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 16:04 | Drake | John Sluder pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 15:46 | Drake | Alan Luke double dribbles | 38-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), James Flowers (SF), William Smith (PF), John McMeel (C) William Bernstein, Alan Luke, Gregory Watson, Luis Grove, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Dikembe Alu (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Larry Williams, Jerry Rodberg, Joseph Carver | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Alexander - foul #4 on Justin Alexander, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) Justin Alexander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 15:07 | Drake | William Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Dikembe Victor, Dikembe Alu | |
| 14:58 | Drake | James Flowers throws it down on a great pass from Harvey Cessna and he's fouled by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #2 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 14:58 | Drake | James Flowers makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the runner in the lane set up by Rufus Borman | 41-33 |
| 14:33 | Drake | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Colby McNorton | 41-33 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-33 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) Harvey Cessna, James Flowers, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (PG), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Colby McNorton | |
| 14:00 | Drake | Rufus Borman picks off the pass by Luis Grove | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | John Sluder is called for the reach on Larry Williams - foul #2 on John Sluder, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF) Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge | |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Luis Grove steals it from Jon Prince | 41-33 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Joseph Carver picks off the pass by William Bernstein | 41-33 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor loses the dribble to Alan Luke | 41-33 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Alan Luke slams it home | 43-33 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Larry Williams buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jon Prince and he's fouled by Alan Luke - foul #2 on Alan Luke, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), James Flowers (SF), John McMeel (C) William Bernstein, Gregory Watson, Luis Grove, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Eric Atkins (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Dikembe Victor, Jerry Rodberg, Joseph Carver | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | Drake | John McMeel snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Colby McNorton is called for the reach on James Flowers - foul #3 on Colby McNorton, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Dikembe Alu (C) Larry Williams, Colby McNorton | |
| 11:45 | Drake | James Flowers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-35 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dustin Burge | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Atkins (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Losey is called for the reach on Dikembe Alu - foul #3 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Eric Atkins | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 43-37 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | John McMeel is called for the reach on Dikembe Alu - foul #3 on John McMeel, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (SG), Roberto Gallo (C) Kenneth Losey, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG) Willie Wilson, Rufus Borman | |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Roberto Gallo scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Jon Prince clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 09:58 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:38 | Drake | William Smith lays it up and in set up by Harvey Cessna | 47-39 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #9 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke, James Flowers, William Smith, Roberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Jerry Rodberg (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Dikembe Victor, Dustin Burge, Dikembe Alu | |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Jon Prince picks off the pass by John McMeel | 47-41 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg is called for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Eric Atkins (SF) Jon Prince, Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 08:25 | Drake | John McMeel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Wilson and he's hacked by Luis Grove - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #10 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), James Flowers (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) William Bernstein, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF) Rufus Borman, Eric Atkins | |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:56 | Drake | John Sluder pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Colby McNorton swats the short shot by John Sluder | 47-43 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) 4 pf. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sluder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Rodberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | James Flowers steals it from Willie Wilson in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 07:12 | Drake | John Sluder can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Alan Luke grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Dikembe Victor steals the ball from Justin Alexander | 47-43 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Willie Wilson | 47-46 |
| 06:12 | Drake | James Flowers connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 49-46 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Alan Luke steals it from Willie Wilson in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 05:57 | Drake | James Flowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Larry Williams is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | Drake | The short jumper by John Sluder is denied by Jerry Rodberg | 49-48 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the jump hook from the right block | 49-48 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Colby McNorton | 49-48 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 49-48 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Justin Alexander - foul #5 on Justin Alexander, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), William Smith (PF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, Justin Alexander, James Flowers, Alan Luke, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Willie Wilson, Larry Williams, Dikembe Victor, Jerry Rodberg | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:10 | Drake | William Bernstein hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Jon Prince - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (C) Colby McNorton | |
| 04:10 | Drake | William Bernstein misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:10 | Drake | William Bernstein makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver is fouled in the backcourt by John McMeel - foul #4 on John McMeel, team foul #12 | 50-50 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Gregory Watson can't throw it down | 50-52 |
| 03:50 | Drake | John McMeel misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 03:49 | Drake | William Smith can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 03:48 | Drake | John McMeel snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:36 | Drake | William Bernstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is fouled in the backcourt by William Bernstein - foul #1 on William Bernstein, team foul #13 | 50-52 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Jon Prince makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Jon Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Bernstein (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #3 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Atkins (SF) Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 03:14 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Eric Atkins loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) William Bernstein, Gregory Watson, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu (PF) Dustin Burge | |
| 02:52 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, James Flowers, Roberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Eric Atkins, Dikembe Alu | |
| 02:37 | Drake | Luis Grove is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #14 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF) Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) William Bernstein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman clanks a fadeaway from close range | 52-54 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Joseph Carver | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Jon Prince steals it from James Flowers | 52-56 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 52-58 |
| 01:14 | Drake | James Flowers scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 54-58 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-58 |
| 00:44 | Drake | William Smith snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Kenneth Losey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Blaine Kaczmarek | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is hacked by Harvey Cessna in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #15 | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Jon Prince makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |