| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) SF - Steven Luker (fresh) PF - Kent Young (fresh) C - John Wray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dave Handley (fresh) SG - Vernon Ordway (fresh) SF - Fred Howard (fresh) PF - Mathew Mouser (fresh) C - David Deskins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Wray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Drake | John Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | David Deskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Deskins | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Mathew Mouser steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Drake | John Wray tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Vernon Ordway is called for the reach on Warren Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Ordway, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:29 | Drake | John Wray buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley tips it in | 5-9 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Warren Crawford hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Deskins - foul #1 on David Deskins, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | John Wray is called for the reach on Fred Howard - foul #1 on John Wray, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Steven Luker, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Andrew Macri (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Dave Handley, Fred Howard, Mathew Mouser, David Deskins | |
| 17:46 | Southern Cal | Donald York buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Rodrigues | 6-12 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Billy Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Robert Locklin tips it home | 8-12 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Locklin is called for the reach on Andrew Macri in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Donald York knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donald Rodrigues | 8-14 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Charles Hesse can't finish the layup | 8-14 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Locklin picks off the pass by Donald York in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 16:44 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Wilson - foul #1 on Billy Wilson, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Curtis Ferguson (SF), Mathew Mouser (PF), Daniel Murrin (C) Donald York, Vernon Ordway, Andrew Macri, Donald Rodrigues, Larry Campbell | |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser is wide open and slams it home set up by Dave Handley | 10-16 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Billy Wilson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Murrin in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser dunks the ball on a nice dish by Carlos Smith and he's hacked by Billy Wilson - foul #2 on Billy Wilson, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Stanley Stamm (SF) Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SF) Dave Handley | |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Warren Crawford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Warren Crawford, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Deskins (C) Mathew Mouser | |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin misses the jumper near the basket | 10-19 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Stanley Stamm gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tiring) SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stanley Stamm (fresh) PF - Lino Pavlikowski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ray Pham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Curtis Ferguson (fairly fresh) SG - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Murrin (fairly fresh) C - David Deskins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Daniel Murrin steps in front of the Jim Shaver pass | 10-19 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 10-22 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Jim Shaver is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Crawford | 12-22 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-22 |
| 15:09 | Drake | Ray Pham pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Warren Crawford clanks a shot from the right block | 12-22 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Stanley Stamm is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-25 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Jim Shaver, Warren Crawford, Lino Pavlikowski, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Andrew Macri (SF), Mathew Mouser (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Curtis Ferguson, Carlos Smith, Fred Howard, Daniel Murrin, David Deskins | |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser is alone and drills a shot from close range set up by Larry Campbell | 12-27 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Charles Hesse can't finish the layup | 12-27 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Steven Luker (SF), John Wray (C) Stanley Stamm, Robert Locklin, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Fred Howard (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), David Deskins (C) Donald York, Andrew Macri, Mathew Mouser, Larry Campbell | |
| 13:35 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-27 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 13:18 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-27 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Kent Young pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-27 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | David Deskins pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Crawford - foul #2 on Warren Crawford, team foul #6 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Stanley Stamm (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Mathew Mouser (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Dave Handley, Donald Rodrigues, David Deskins | |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Donald York scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Mouser | 12-30 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Steven Luker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Jim Shaver - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Ray Pham (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri (SF), David Deskins (C) Fred Howard, Larry Campbell | |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Charles Hesse grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Deskins | 14-30 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Stanley Stamm steals it from Donald York | 14-30 |
| 11:54 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-30 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tired) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Stamm (tiring) SF - Robert Locklin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ray Pham (fairly fresh) C - Charles Hesse (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald York (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vernon Ordway (tired) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Macri (tiring) PF - Mathew Mouser (tiring) 7 pts. C - David Deskins (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Macri | 14-32 |
| 11:24 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-32 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Steven Luker (SF), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Robert Locklin, Ray Pham, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Fred Howard (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Donald York, Vernon Ordway, Andrew Macri, Mathew Mouser, David Deskins | |
| 11:07 | Drake | Steven Luker blows the layup | 14-32 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Larry Campbell pulls down the rebound | 14-32 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | John Wilson is called for the reach on Dave Handley - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #8 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson (SF) Fred Howard | |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley makes the 1st free throw | 14-33 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Steven Luker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-34 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski hits the follow up shot | 16-34 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-34 |
| 10:29 | Drake | John Wray gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-34 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Larry Campbell snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-37 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Steven Luker is hacked by Curtis Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Ferguson, team foul #3 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), Ray Pham (C) John Wilson, Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Andrew Macri (SF), Daniel Murrin (C) Carlos Smith, Curtis Ferguson, Larry Campbell | |
| 10:03 | Drake | Ray Pham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-37 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway lays it up and in set up by Andrew Macri and the foul's on Jim Shaver - foul #2 on Jim Shaver, team foul #9 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Mathew Mouser (PF) Dave Handley, Donald Rodrigues | |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway makes the free throw | 16-40 |
| 09:53 | Drake | Robert Locklin double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SF) Andrew Macri | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-40 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser hits the follow up shot | 16-42 |
| 09:10 | Drake | Robert Locklin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-42 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Vernon Ordway | 16-42 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Robert Locklin, Kent Young, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), David Deskins (C) Fred Howard, Mathew Mouser, Daniel Murrin | |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway is hacked by Steven Luker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Luker, team foul #10 | 16-42 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway makes the 1st free throw | 16-43 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway misses the 2nd free throw | 16-43 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 16-43 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Vernon Ordway steals the ball from John Wilson in the backcourt | 16-43 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway lays it in | 16-45 |
| 08:54 | Drake | David Deskins denies the turnaround by Steven Luker | 16-45 |
| 08:53 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri grabs the defensive rebound | 16-45 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Donald York is fouled on the floor by Charles Hesse - foul #1 on Charles Hesse, team foul #11 | 16-45 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Smith (SG) Vernon Ordway | |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 1st free throw | 16-45 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 2nd free throw | 16-45 |
| 08:42 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 16-45 |
| 08:31 | Drake | John Wray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-45 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri gets the rebound | 16-45 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | Donald York connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 16-47 |
| 08:13 | Drake | John Wilson can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald York - foul #1 on Donald York, team foul #4 | 16-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Ray Pham (C) Steven Luker, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Curtis Ferguson (SF), Mathew Mouser (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Donald York, Carlos Smith, Andrew Macri, Donald Rodrigues, David Deskins | |
| 08:13 | Drake | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 16-47 |
| 08:13 | Drake | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-47 |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dave Handley and he's hacked by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #1 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #12 | 17-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Kent Young (PF) Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser makes the free throw | 17-50 |
| 07:57 | Drake | John Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Ferguson - foul #2 on Curtis Ferguson, team foul #5 | 17-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SF) Curtis Ferguson | |
| 07:44 | Drake | Kent Young's floater is tipped away by Larry Campbell | 17-50 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the offensive rebound | 17-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (very tired) 1 pts. SG - Stanley Stamm (very tired) SF - Robert Locklin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kent Young (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ray Pham (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dave Handley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Ordway (tired) 8 pts. SF - Fred Howard (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Mathew Mouser (tiring) 12 pts. C - Larry Campbell (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Drake | John Wilson's floater is tipped away by Larry Campbell | 17-50 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Larry Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-50 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | John Wilson is called for the reach on Mathew Mouser - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #13 | 17-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Robert Locklin, Kent Young, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Smith (SG), Daniel Murrin (C) Vernon Ordway, Larry Campbell | |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser makes the 1st free throw | 17-51 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser makes the 2nd free throw | 17-52 |
| 07:08 | Drake | Warren Crawford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Deskins (C) Mathew Mouser | |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-52 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski gets the rebound | 17-52 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Stanley Stamm is hacked by Dave Handley - foul #1 on Dave Handley, team foul #6 | 17-52 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Andrew Macri (SF) Dave Handley, Fred Howard | |
| 06:39 | Drake | John Wray can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-52 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the tip | 17-52 |
| 06:37 | Drake | John Wray tips it in | 19-52 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | Donald York clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-52 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin can't tip it in | 19-52 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Steven Luker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-52 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Carlos Smith steps in front of the Stanley Stamm pass in the backcourt | 19-52 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Donald York blows the layup | 19-52 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Warren Crawford snags the defensive board | 19-52 |
| 06:04 | Drake | The short jumper by Steven Luker is denied by David Deskins | 19-52 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Donald York grabs the defensive rebound | 19-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Stanley Stamm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Stamm, team foul #14 | 19-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Stanley Stamm, Warren Crawford, Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Fred Howard (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Carlos Smith, Andrew Macri, Daniel Murrin, David Deskins | |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 1st free throw | 19-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the 2nd free throw | 19-53 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Billy Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jim Shaver | 21-53 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Jim Shaver is called for the reach on Donald York in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Shaver, team foul #15 | 21-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Ray Pham (C) Jim Shaver, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 1st free throw | 21-53 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 2nd free throw | 21-53 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the defensive rebound | 21-53 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Billy Wilson | 23-53 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Donald York throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-53 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Andrew Macri (SF), Mathew Mouser (PF) Donald York, Fred Howard, Donald Rodrigues | |
| 05:07 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-53 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser gets the rebound | 23-53 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Robert Locklin, Kent Young, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin (C) Larry Campbell | |
| 04:44 | Drake | Billy Wilson is whistled for a carry | 23-53 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SF), David Deskins (C) Andrew Macri, Daniel Murrin | |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Steven Luker is called for the reach on Fred Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Luker, team foul #16 | 23-53 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard makes the 1st free throw | 23-54 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-55 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Warren Crawford hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-55 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dave Handley | 26-57 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), Ray Pham (C) Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Andrew Macri (SF), Donald Rodrigues (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Dave Handley, Vernon Ordway, Fred Howard, Mathew Mouser, David Deskins | |
| 03:59 | Drake | Kent Young drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-57 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Donald York clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-57 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Ray Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Robert Locklin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson (SF), Daniel Murrin (C) Andrew Macri, Larry Campbell | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kent Young - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #17 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG) Warren Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tired) 1 pts. SG - Billy Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kent Young (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Pham (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald York (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Carlos Smith (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Curtis Ferguson (fresh) PF - Donald Rodrigues (tiring) C - Daniel Murrin (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Drake | Donald York takes the ball from John Wilson in the backcourt | 28-59 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Ray Pham - foul #1 on Ray Pham, team foul #18 | 28-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Robert Locklin, Kent Young, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Mathew Mouser (PF) Carlos Smith, Donald Rodrigues | |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the 1st free throw | 28-60 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 2nd free throw | 28-60 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Steven Luker pulls down the rebound | 28-60 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-60 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser grabs the board | 28-60 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-60 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Donald York | 28-60 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) John Wilson, Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Donald Rodrigues (PF), David Deskins (C) Donald York, Vernon Ordway, Mathew Mouser, Daniel Murrin | |
| 02:28 | Drake | John Wray drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Crawford | 30-60 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Wray - foul #2 on John Wray, team foul #19 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (PG), Ray Pham (PF) Billy Wilson, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Fred Howard (SF), Larry Campbell (C) Carlos Smith, Curtis Ferguson, David Deskins | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues misses the 1st free throw | 30-60 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 30-61 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Warren Crawford is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Crawford, team foul #20 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Warren Crawford, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard is whistled for traveling | 30-61 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF) Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser (PF) Donald Rodrigues | |
| 01:39 | Drake | Ray Pham is whistled for a carry | 30-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri (SF) Fred Howard | |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Mathew Mouser can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 30-61 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Handley | 30-61 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri is whistled for a carry | 30-61 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Stanley Stamm, Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Donald Rodrigues (PF), David Deskins (C) Dave Handley, Vernon Ordway, Mathew Mouser, Larry Campbell | |
| 01:06 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-61 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Carlos Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-61 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-61 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | David Deskins hits the follow up shot | 30-63 |
| 00:42 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by John Wilson is blocked by Donald Rodrigues | 30-63 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Andrew Macri snags the defensive board | 30-63 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Robert Locklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Locklin, team foul #21 | 30-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (PG), Ray Pham (SF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson (SG), Fred Howard (SF), Daniel Murrin (PF) Carlos Smith, Andrew Macri, Donald Rodrigues | |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Donald York makes the 1st free throw | 30-64 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the 2nd free throw | 30-64 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 30-64 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Kent Young misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-64 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | David Deskins gets the rebound | 30-64 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Donald York can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-64 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Hesse | 30-64 |