| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Golder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | George Sigman inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | Leonard Gaskin is called for the reach on Mario Golder - foul #2 on Leonard Gaskin, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:28 | Drake | Martin Kleiber hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Hunter and he's hacked by Albert Littlejohn - foul #1 on Albert Littlejohn, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Mario Golder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Mario Golder is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the easy layup | 38-32 |
| 18:36 | Drake | George Sigman gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Drake | Carlos Borgman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Murdock | 40-32 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Carlos Borgman scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Martin Kleiber | 40-34 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Tyler White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Gaskin | 43-34 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Mario Golder is called for 3 seconds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Martin Kleiber - foul #1 on Martin Kleiber, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | John Vallo takes the ball from Albert Littlejohn | 43-34 |
| 16:52 | Drake | Carlos Borgman's fadeaway is rejected by John Hubbs | 43-34 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Jones | 46-34 |
| 16:31 | Drake | Mario Golder misses short on a runner in the lane | 46-34 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Carlos Borgman tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Vern Stegall and the foul's on George Sigman - foul #2 on George Sigman, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Carlos Borgman snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 15:51 | Drake | George Sigman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:49 | Drake | John Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Drake | Joseph Murdock steps in front of the George Sigman pass | 48-36 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Murdock | 50-36 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Mario Golder misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 50-36 |
| 15:12 | Drake | George Sigman tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tyler White | 53-38 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Mario Golder banks in the layup set up by Carlos Borgman | 53-40 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin is hacked by George Sigman - foul #3 on George Sigman, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Albert Littlejohn, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Mario Golder, George Sigman | |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 14:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Sanfilippo | 53-40 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Daniel Hunter scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 53-42 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Robert Sanfilippo - foul #1 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG) Martin Kleiber | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Tyler White can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | James Lamothe tips it home | 55-42 |
| 13:17 | Drake | John Vallo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Carlos Borgman tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Tyler White connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock | 57-44 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Daniel Hunter knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 60-47 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-47 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Lamothe | 60-47 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Tyler White scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 63-47 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Carlos Borgman buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Rick Savage | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Vallo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Tyler White scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Murdock out of a doubleteam | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 11:27 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rick Savage | 66-52 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Robert Sanfilippo is called for the reach on Joseph Murdock - foul #2 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Robert Robinson, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF), Mark Ross (PF) Rick Savage, Robert Sanfilippo, John Vallo, Daniel Hunter | |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin loses the dribble to Carlos Borgman | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 10:48 | Drake | George Sigman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-52 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Mario Golder tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the lay-in | 66-54 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Mark Ross snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Carlos Borgman's layup is rejected by John Hubbs | 66-54 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Mario Golder is called for the reach on Barry Jones - foul #2 on Mario Golder, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Robert Robinson (PF) Barry Jones, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | John Hubbs tips it back up and in | 68-54 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Carlos Borgman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 68-54 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Martin Kleiber can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Mark Ross misses the tip | 68-54 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | John Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Mario Golder - foul #3 on Mario Golder, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG) Joseph Murdock | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 09:28 | Drake | Martin Kleiber drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hubbs | 72-56 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Mario Golder clanks a jump hook from the right block | 72-56 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | John Hubbs snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Carlos Borgman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), James Lamothe (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG), John Vallo (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Mario Golder, George Sigman, Mark Ross | |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler White | 77-56 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Joseph Murdock steals the ball from Carlos Borgman | 77-56 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock lays it up and in | 79-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Drake | Joseph Murdock steals it from Robert Sanfilippo | 79-56 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses the lay-in | 79-56 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo grabs the board | 79-56 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Tyler White grabs the defensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Tyler White misses long on a floater from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin tips it but misses | 79-56 |
| 07:15 | Drake | Carlos Borgman pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Martin Kleiber clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 79-56 |
| 07:08 | Drake | John Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-59 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn is open but misses the lay-in | 79-59 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | James Lamothe tips it but misses | 79-59 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Martin Kleiber gets the rebound | 79-59 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Carlos Borgman clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Littlejohn - foul #2 on Albert Littlejohn, team foul #3 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF) Martin Kleiber, Robert Sanfilippo, Daniel Hunter | |
| 06:06 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Ross (PF), Harold Jordan (C) John Vallo, Carlos Borgman | |
| 05:23 | Drake | Rick Savage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | John Hubbs snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais tips it back up and in | 81-61 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Mario Golder is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Harold Jordan | |
| 04:36 | Drake | George Sigman misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Murdock - foul #1 on Joseph Murdock, team foul #5 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin (SF) Fred Langlais | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG) Mario Golder | |
| 04:36 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 04:36 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 84-63 |
| 04:10 | Drake | George Sigman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Sanfilippo | 84-65 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock and the foul's on George Sigman - foul #4 on George Sigman, team foul #8 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), James Lamothe (PF) Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Rick Savage, George Sigman | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin makes the free throw | 87-65 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Mark Ross knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-67 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | James Lamothe tips it home | 89-67 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tyler White (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vallo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Drake | John Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), John Hubbs (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Eddie Hance (SG), Harold Jordan (C) Martin Kleiber, Daniel Hunter, Mark Ross | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn is fouled on the floor by John Vallo - foul #2 on John Vallo, team foul #9 | 89-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Robert Robinson (SF) Joseph Murdock, Fred Langlais | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 90-67 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 91-67 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 91-67 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Harold Jordan grabs the offensive board | 91-67 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Rick Savage misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-67 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo tips it home | 91-69 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 from straight away | 91-69 |
| 01:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Vallo | 91-69 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Rick Savage is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 91-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Ross (C) Eddie Hance | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Rick Savage is called for the reach on Leonard Gaskin - foul #2 on Rick Savage, team foul #10 | 91-69 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 92-69 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 93-69 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Mark Ross hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Savage and he's fouled by John Hubbs - foul #2 on John Hubbs, team foul #6 | 93-71 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Mark Ross makes the free throw | 93-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Murdock | 95-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 95-72 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | John Hubbs snags the defensive board | 95-72 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock runs out the clock | 95-72 |