| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fresh) SG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - James Harrell (fresh) PF - Jimmie Breslin (fresh) C - Earnest Dawson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joe Gil | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Joe Gil is called for the reach on Phillip Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Gil, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Drake | Phillip Thomas connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Harrell | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | James Harrell steals it from Joe Gil | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Earnest Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Drake | John Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Earnest Dawson gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Phillip Thomas clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Phillip Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Drake | James Harrell can't connect on a floater near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Warren Lazaro - foul #1 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Samora (SF), Haywood Aponte (PF) Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (SG), Peter Aguinaldo (SF), Daniel West (PF), Peter Hardy (C) John Smith, James Harrell, Jimmie Breslin, Earnest Dawson | |
| 16:58 | Drake | Phillip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | Joe Gil is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | Drake | David Alley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein loses the dribble to Phillip Thomas | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF) Joe Gil, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG) Phillip Thomas | |
| 15:37 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | Iowa State | James Samora hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) SF - Willie Albright (fresh) PF - James Samora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fresh) SG - David Alley (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel West (fairly fresh) C - Peter Hardy (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Drake | David Alley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Alley, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG), Roger Reiser (SF), Earnest Dawson (C) David Alley, Peter Aguinaldo, Peter Hardy | |
| 15:11 | Iowa State | Willie Albright is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Jonathan Richardson | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Roger Reiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Richardson - foul #1 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG) Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), Jimmie Breslin (PF) Abel Imai, Daniel West | |
| 15:05 | Drake | Roger Reiser misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Roger Reiser makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jimmie Breslin | 9-6 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Earnest Dawson lays it in | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford is hacked by Earnest Dawson - foul #1 on Earnest Dawson, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Robert Lankford, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (SG), James Harrell (SF), Daniel West (PF) John Smith, Roger Reiser, Jimmie Breslin | |
| 13:32 | Iowa State | Willie Albright misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:10 | Iowa State | David Alley steals it from Joe Gil | 9-8 |
| 12:53 | Drake | James Harrell is hacked by Haywood Aponte - foul #1 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Willie Albright, James Samora | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SF), Peter Hardy (PF) Phillip Thomas, James Harrell, Earnest Dawson | |
| 12:48 | Drake | Daniel West misses short on a shot in the paint | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 9-8 |
| 12:21 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Abel Imai - foul #1 on Abel Imai, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro (PF) Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG), Earnest Dawson (C) David Alley, Daniel West | |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:03 | Drake | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Kerstein - foul #1 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| 11:54 | Drake | Peter Hardy comes up short on the jumper from close range | 11-8 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Warren Lazaro | 11-8 |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | Earnest Dawson is called for the reach on Ronald Kerstein - foul #2 on Earnest Dawson, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), James Samora (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), James Harrell (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF), Daniel West (C) Abel Imai, Peter Aguinaldo, Peter Hardy, Earnest Dawson | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) SF - James Samora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Harrell (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmie Breslin (tiring) 2 reb. C - Daniel West (tiring) | |
| 11:14 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-8 |
| 11:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Phillip Thomas | 11-8 |
| 10:52 | Drake | James Harrell clanks a turnaround from close range | 11-8 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Daniel West hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 10:30 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 10:29 | Drake | James Harrell pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Phillip Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Harrell | 11-12 |
| 10:01 | Iowa State | Phillip Thomas is called for the reach on Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Willie Albright (SF), Haywood Aponte (PF) Robert Lankford, James Samora, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Alley (SG), Peter Aguinaldo (SF), Peter Hardy (C) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, James Harrell, Daniel West | |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Alley - foul #2 on David Alley, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Reiser (SF) David Alley | |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Peter Hardy snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Abel Imai is fouled on the floor by Joe Gil - foul #2 on Joe Gil, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) Joe Gil | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel West (C) Jimmie Breslin | |
| 09:09 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Richardson - foul #2 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro (PF) Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:09 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:59 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is called for 10 seconds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG) Peter Aguinaldo | |
| 08:44 | Drake | Willie Albright steps in front of the Daniel West pass | 12-14 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Peter Hardy picks off the pass by Ronald Kerstein | 12-14 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Peter Hardy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Warren Lazaro - foul #2 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (PG), James Samora (PF) Willie Albright, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF) Roger Reiser, Daniel West | |
| 08:15 | Drake | Peter Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Peter Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:15 | Iowa State | James Samora pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Hardy - foul #1 on Peter Hardy, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-15 |
| 07:59 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Abel Imai snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (tired) 4 reb. PF - James Samora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (tiring) SG - John Smith (tired) 2 pts. SF - Peter Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Breslin (tired) 2 reb. C - Peter Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 14-15 |
| 06:52 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Samora - foul #1 on James Samora, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SF) Scotty Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Reiser (SF), Daniel West (PF) John Smith, Jimmie Breslin | |
| 06:35 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:13 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Abel Imai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 05:47 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG), James Harrell (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF) Peter Aguinaldo, Roger Reiser, Peter Hardy | |
| 05:31 | Drake | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Lankford - foul #1 on Robert Lankford, team foul #10 | 17-16 |
| 05:31 | Drake | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:31 | Drake | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:13 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 17-18 |
| 05:11 | Drake | James Harrell snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Daniel West drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Smith | 17-20 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 04:50 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford tips it home | 19-20 |
| 04:28 | Drake | James Harrell scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Scotty Roberts - foul #1 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SG) Robert Lankford | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (PG), Peter Hardy (C) Abel Imai, Jimmie Breslin | |
| 04:28 | Drake | James Harrell makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:26 | Iowa State | John Smith is called for the reach on Willie Albright in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Reiser (SF) James Harrell | |
| 04:26 | Iowa State | Willie Albright makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:26 | Iowa State | Willie Albright misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Peter Hardy gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo is called for 10 seconds | 20-23 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is hacked by Daniel West - foul #1 on Daniel West, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-23 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Ronald Kerstein is called for the reach on Peter Aguinaldo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #12 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (PG) Ronald Kerstein | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:03 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:45 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 03:43 | Drake | Roger Reiser snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Roger Reiser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Willie Albright grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Willie Albright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (very tired) 4 reb. PF - James Samora (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Peter Aguinaldo (tiring) 5 pts. SG - John Smith (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reiser (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Hardy (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel West (very tired) 4 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Lankford | 24-25 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Robert Lankford steps in front of the Peter Aguinaldo pass | 24-25 |
| 02:45 | Iowa State | Willie Albright misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Willie Albright gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:19 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:18 | Iowa State | Willie Albright grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 02:05 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Albright | 26-25 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Ronald Kerstein (SG), Warren Lazaro (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Robert Lankford, Scotty Roberts, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), David Alley (SG), James Harrell (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF), Earnest Dawson (C) Peter Aguinaldo, John Smith, Roger Reiser, Peter Hardy, Daniel West | |
| 02:02 | Drake | Jonathan Richardson picks off the pass by James Harrell in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 01:45 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Earnest Dawson gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:28 | Drake | James Harrell is denied on a layup by Warren Lazaro | 26-25 |
| 01:27 | Drake | Earnest Dawson snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin loses the dribble to Joe Gil | 26-25 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Joe Gil banks in the layup | 28-25 |
| 00:37 | Drake | David Alley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Joe Gil pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 28-25 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Earnest Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Jonathan Richardson blocks the jumper by Jimmie Breslin | 28-25 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-25 |