| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fresh) SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) C - David Kozak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) SF - Paul Rose (fresh) PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) C - James Curtis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Kozak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Larry Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Paul Rose dunks the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Larry Williams is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Drake | James Curtis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Drake | Bobby Walters misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Kozak | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Drake | James Curtis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph buries a 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Anthony Ross takes the ball from Paul Rose | 0-5 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 16:43 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is hacked by Anthony Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Ross, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Starcher (SF), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Jamison Mullins, Larry Williams, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| 16:34 | Drake | Clyde Murray's floater is knocked away by William Carr | 0-5 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Foster | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Drake | James Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, James Curtis | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Starcher (fresh) PF - William Carr (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SG - Eric Miles (fresh) SF - Clyde Murray (fresh) PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Clyde Murray is called for the reach on Larry Starcher - foul #1 on Clyde Murray, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF) Oscar Corcoran | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Donald Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | William Carr is hacked by Mitchell Singleton - foul #1 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Donald Foster, Larry Starcher, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Mitchell Singleton, Clyde Murray | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 5-5 |
| 14:03 | Drake | James Curtis misses short on a floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 14:01 | Drake | James Curtis tips it in | 5-7 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Derrick Key's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SF) Paul Rose | |
| 13:40 | Drake | James Curtis clanks a floater near the basket | 5-7 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Eric Miles is called for the reach on Larry Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Miles, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamison Mullins | 7-7 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Cory Suszynski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:02 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Walters | 7-7 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Eric Miles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Larry Williams and he's hacked by Thomas Rudolph - foul #1 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG), Larry Starcher (SF), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, Larry Williams, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Clyde Murray (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Eric Miles, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Clyde Murray buries a jump hook from the right block | 10-11 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | William Carr can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Paul Rose snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Starcher (fresh) PF - William Carr (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SG - Darrell Morley (fresh) SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) C - Clyde Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Drake | Darrell Morley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 11:24 | Drake | Darrell Morley gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Paul Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 10-14 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Anthony Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG) Jamison Mullins | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | William Carr hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Paul Rose misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by William Carr - foul #1 on William Carr, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Larry Starcher, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Darrell Morley, Mitchell Singleton, Clyde Murray | |
| 10:30 | Drake | Paul Rose makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Paul Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 15-16 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Bobby Walters is hacked by Derrick Key - foul #1 on Derrick Key, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Donald Foster | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Eric Miles can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Kozak - foul #1 on David Kozak, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Eric Miles misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (SF) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG), James Carreno (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Bobby Walters | |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:56 | Drake | James Curtis pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:44 | Drake | James Curtis makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Stephen Wynn - foul #1 on Stephen Wynn, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Clyde Murray (SF) James Carreno | |
| 08:44 | Drake | James Curtis misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | William Carr grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Murray - foul #2 on Clyde Murray, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), James Carreno (SF) Darrell Morley, Clyde Murray | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Carr - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (PG), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Anthony Ross, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG), Oscar Corcoran (C) Cory Suszynski, James Curtis | |
| 08:07 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 17-21 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled on the floor by Oscar Corcoran - foul #1 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF) Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Darrell Morley, James Carreno, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:19 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) C - David Kozak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Drake | Jamison Mullins is called for the reach on Eric Miles - foul #1 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG) Jamison Mullins | |
| Subs | Drake | James Curtis (C) Mitchell Singleton | |
| 07:05 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Eric Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | David Kozak pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by James Curtis - foul #1 on James Curtis, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Reginald Garrett (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Thomas Rudolph | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Paul Rose buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Walters | 21-25 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Larry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 06:14 | Drake | James Curtis drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Miles | 21-27 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Larry Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 05:45 | Drake | Paul Rose gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Cory Suszynski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Miles | 21-30 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross's fadeaway is rejected by James Curtis | 21-30 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins drills a floater near the basket | 23-30 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Anthony Ross takes the ball from Cory Suszynski | 23-30 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is hacked by Paul Rose - foul #1 on Paul Rose, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Starcher (SF), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Anthony Ross, Larry Williams, Reginald Garrett, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), James Carreno (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Eric Miles, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG) Jamison Mullins | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF) Darrell Morley, James Carreno | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Rudolph steals the ball from Larry Starcher | 25-30 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is hacked by Anthony Ross - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Derrick Key pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Starcher (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Kozak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is hacked by Ivan Wnukowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | David Kozak gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Donald Foster connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Key | 29-31 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Darrell Morley hits a jumpshot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Clyde Murray is called for the reach on Anthony Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Murray, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Key - foul #2 on Derrick Key, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Anthony Ross, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Drake | Bobby Walters (PF) Mitchell Singleton | |
| 02:00 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF) Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:48 | Drake | Larry Williams steals it from Bobby Walters | 31-34 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Thomas Rudolph takes the ball from Jamison Mullins in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 01:22 | Drake | James Curtis connects on the turnaround in the paint | 31-36 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | William Carr tips it in | 33-36 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Darrell Morley travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG), Larry Starcher (SF), Derrick Key (PF), David Kozak (C) Donald Foster, Larry Williams, William Carr, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Darrell Morley, James Carreno, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Derrick Key tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Eric Miles is called for traveling | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-36 |