| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Golder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Kolb inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Cory Singleton clanks a turnaround in the paint | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Drake | Daniel Hunter grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Mario Golder loses the dribble to Rick Dimatteo | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | John Kolb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rick Dimatteo | 33-29 |
| 18:56 | Drake | George Sigman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Scott Baucom comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by George Sigman - foul #2 on George Sigman, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Singleton | 33-32 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | John Kolb is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Kolb, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Howard Thielen (SF) John Kolb | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 17:45 | Drake | Howard Thielen is called for the reach on John Vallo - foul #2 on Howard Thielen, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG) Scott Baucom | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:33 | Drake | George Sigman hits a jump hook from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Howard Thielen is fouled on the floor by Carlos Borgman - foul #3 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (PF), Mark Ross (C) John Vallo, Carlos Borgman | |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Howard Thielen misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Cory Singleton knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rick Dimatteo and he's hacked by Daniel Hunter - foul #2 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG) Rick Dimatteo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Cory Singleton makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Martin Kleiber slams it home | 36-36 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Hunter - foul #3 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Kolb (SF), Fred Collier (C) Howard Thielen, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Daniel Hunter, Mark Ross | |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cory Singleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Martin Kleiber buries a fadeaway from the left side | 38-38 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Scott Baucom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG), Mark Ross (PF) Mario Golder, George Sigman | |
| 15:17 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 15:16 | Drake | John Vallo snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Carlos Borgman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 38-40 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Cory Singleton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG) Eugene Krieg | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:38 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Scott Baucom pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Mark Ross takes the ball from Scott Baucom | 38-40 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Kleiber | 38-42 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | John Kolb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Carlos Borgman snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 38-45 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Cory Singleton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Fred Collier tips it in | 40-45 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Scott Baucom steps in front of the Martin Kleiber pass in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Cory Singleton loses the dribble to Martin Kleiber | 40-45 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Carlos Borgman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sanfilippo | 40-47 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | John Kolb double dribbles | 40-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG), Howard Thielen (SF), Richard Patterson (PF) Scott Baucom, John Kolb, Cory Singleton | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Martin Kleiber, Robert Sanfilippo, John Vallo, Mark Ross | |
| 11:43 | Drake | George Sigman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Thielen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Collier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Borgman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Carlos Borgman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Collier - foul #4 on Fred Collier, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Cory Singleton (PF) Fred Collier | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:13 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Kolb (SF) Howard Thielen | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:36 | Drake | Carlos Borgman knocks in the shot from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo connects on the 3 from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:10 | Drake | Daniel Hunter lays it in on a great pass from Rick Savage | 45-53 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo hits a floater from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Daniel Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:13 | Drake | Daniel Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 08:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carlos Borgman | 47-53 |
| 08:40 | Drake | George Sigman makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rick Savage | 47-55 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Rick Savage is called for the reach on Rick Dimatteo - foul #2 on Rick Savage, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), Howard Thielen (SF) Rick Dimatteo, John Kolb | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Robert Sanfilippo (SG), John Vallo (SF), Mark Ross (PF) Rick Savage, Mario Golder, George Sigman, Daniel Hunter | |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Howard Thielen drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Krieg and the foul's on John Vallo - foul #3 on John Vallo, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Howard Thielen makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses the lay-in | 50-55 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Howard Thielen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Carlos Borgman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Thielen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cory Singleton (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Patterson (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Ross (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Drake | Carlos Borgman lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Kleiber | 50-57 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Baucom | 53-57 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Carlos Borgman lays it in on a great pass from Martin Kleiber | 53-59 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Carlos Borgman takes the ball from Cory Singleton | 53-59 |
| 06:33 | Drake | John Vallo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Mark Ross tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Cory Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG), John Kolb (SF), Fred Collier (C) Eugene Krieg, Howard Thielen, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Drake | George Sigman (SF) Mark Ross | |
| 05:49 | Drake | George Sigman misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Fred Collier - foul #5 on Fred Collier, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Patterson (C) Fred Collier | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Jordan (C) Carlos Borgman | |
| 05:49 | Drake | George Sigman misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:49 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:49 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 3rd free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | John Kolb makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | John Kolb gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Cory Singleton steals it from Martin Kleiber | 55-63 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 04:06 | Drake | John Vallo snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Cory Singleton is called for the reach on John Vallo - foul #2 on Cory Singleton, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Martin Kleiber, George Sigman, John Vallo, Harold Jordan | |
| 03:38 | Drake | Rick Savage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo can't tip it in | 55-63 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Daniel Hunter tips it back up and in | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Baucom (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cory Singleton (very tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Patterson (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-65 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Mario Golder grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Mario Golder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Howard Thielen (SF) Rick Dimatteo, John Kolb | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Howard Thielen can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Mario Golder - foul #1 on Mario Golder, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Howard Thielen makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Howard Thielen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Kolb (SF) Howard Thielen | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), George Sigman (SF) Rick Savage, Robert Sanfilippo | |
| 02:12 | Drake | George Sigman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Carlos Borgman tips it in | 57-67 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | John Kolb drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Drake | Martin Kleiber is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Krieg - foul #2 on Eugene Krieg, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG) Eugene Krieg | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:22 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses the shot near the basket | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Scott Baucom pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:07 | Auburn | John Kolb is hacked by Carlos Borgman - foul #4 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | John Kolb misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Hunter | 60-67 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Martin Kleiber is hacked by Rick Dimatteo - foul #2 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | John Kolb misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Mario Golder pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by Rick Dimatteo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | John Vallo takes the ball from John Kolb | 60-69 |
| 00:22 | Drake | George Sigman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Baucom - foul #2 on Scott Baucom, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 00:22 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:22 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | John Kolb snags the offensive board | 60-71 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | John Kolb clanks a runner from the right block | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | Drake | John Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Martin Kleiber runs out the clock | 60-71 |