| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommy Garst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jake White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Brawner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Kovach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Nagle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jake White inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Drake | Frank Littell steps in front of the Jake White pass in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 19:55 | Illinois State | Frank Littell misses the easy layup | 32-28 |
| 19:54 | Drake | Jake White grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Bobby Brawner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle's dunk attempt is rejected by Bobby Brawner | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Jake White pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Bobby Brawner misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Brooks - foul #2 on Lester Brooks, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (SG), Larry Basso (SF), Charles Link (PF) Vincent Jones, Jake White, Charles Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Pierce (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Anthony Fujii (SF), Lynn Levell (C) Frank Littell, Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu, Eric Nagle | |
| 18:57 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Bobby Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Sean Smith is hacked by Larry Basso - foul #2 on Larry Basso, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Parker (PF) Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Lofgren (C) Kevin Kovach | |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Fujii | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Larry Basso misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Charles Link tips it in | 36-31 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:52 | Drake | Lynn Levell steps in front of the Larry Basso pass in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:35 | Drake | Larry Basso grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Tommy Garst is hacked by Richard Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Jones (SG), Daniel Dixon (SF), Jake White (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) David Glover, Larry Basso, Charles Parker, Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Kevin Kovach (PF), Eric Nagle (C) Richard Pierce, Sean Smith, Anthony Fujii, Lynn Levell, William Lofgren | |
| 17:20 | Drake | Vincent Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Daniel Dixon tips it in | 38-33 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks is hacked by Daniel Dixon - foul #2 on Daniel Dixon, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Frank Littell drills a jump hook near the basket | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Lester Brooks is called for the reach on Tommy Garst - foul #3 on Lester Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (PG), Charles Parker (PF) Tommy Garst, Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (SG), Ralph Evans (SF) Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Vincent Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-35 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach connects on the shot from the left block set up by Frank Littell | 38-37 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Charles Parker hits the finger roll set up by Vincent Jones | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Glover (fairly fresh) SG - Vincent Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jake White (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Parker (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Brawner (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Weaver (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kovach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Nagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Frank Littell's floater is tipped away by Bobby Brawner | 40-37 |
| 15:29 | Drake | Vincent Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Vincent Jones loses the dribble to Kevin Kovach in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Jake White takes the ball from Ralph Evans | 40-37 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Jake White misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 15:08 | Drake | Jake White tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Eric Nagle | 40-37 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Brawner - foul #2 on Bobby Brawner, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommy Garst (PG), Garth Cervantez (SF), Larry Basso (PF), Charles Link (C) David Glover, Jake White, Charles Parker, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Pierce (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), William Lofgren (PF) Frank Littell, David Weaver, Ralph Evans, Kevin Kovach | |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Charles Link pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Garth Cervantez comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Xiaoping Chu - foul #2 on Xiaoping Chu, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii (PF) Eric Nagle | |
| 14:27 | Drake | Garth Cervantez makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Garth Cervantez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Jones - foul #2 on Vincent Jones, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (SG) Vincent Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Tommy Garst misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Garth Cervantez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks is hacked by David Glover in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Glover, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Jones (SG), Daniel Dixon (SF), Charles Parker (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) David Glover, Garth Cervantez, Larry Basso, Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Kevin Kovach (PF), Lynn Levell (C) Richard Pierce, Anthony Fujii, William Lofgren | |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach hits the finger roll set up by Lester Brooks | 42-45 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Bobby Brawner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Link (C) Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG) Lester Brooks | |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Daniel Dixon is called for the reach on Sean Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Dixon, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Sean Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Charles Link pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (SG) Vincent Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (SG), Eric Nagle (C) Frank Littell, Lynn Levell | |
| 11:49 | Drake | Daniel Dixon scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Link | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommy Garst (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Glover (tiring) SF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Parker (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Link (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Weaver (fresh) SF - Xiaoping Chu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kovach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Nagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Kovach | 44-47 |
| 11:12 | Drake | Charles Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Sean Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Charles Link knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 46-50 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Link - foul #3 on Charles Link, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Basso (PG), Vincent Jones (SG), Garth Cervantez (SF), Jake White (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) Tommy Garst, David Glover, Daniel Dixon, Charles Parker, Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Anthony Fujii (PF) Sean Smith, David Weaver, Xiaoping Chu, Kevin Kovach | |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:58 | Drake | Vincent Jones buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Garth Cervantez | 48-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Garth Cervantez picks off the pass by Richard Pierce in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Garth Cervantez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce misses the easy dunk attempt | 48-51 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Littell | 48-54 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Vincent Jones clanks a shot from the right block | 48-54 |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle loses the dribble to Larry Basso | 48-54 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Frank Littell steps in front of the Vincent Jones pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Jake White pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Garth Cervantez's pass is intercepted by Lester Brooks in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 48-54 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Jake White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Basso (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Jones (very tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garth Cervantez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jake White (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Brawner (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Fujii (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Nagle (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Garth Cervantez lays it up and in | 50-54 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Frank Littell drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Larry Basso - foul #3 on Larry Basso, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommy Garst (PG), David Glover (SG), Charles Parker (PF), Charles Link (C) Larry Basso, Vincent Jones, Jake White, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (SG), Ralph Evans (SF), Lynn Levell (PF), William Lofgren (C) Lester Brooks, Richard Pierce, Anthony Fujii, Eric Nagle | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Frank Littell makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:21 | Drake | Tommy Garst is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Littell - foul #1 on Frank Littell, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Tommy Garst knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Charles Link pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:27 | Drake | William Lofgren picks off the pass by Tommy Garst | 53-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Frank Littell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 53-57 |
| 06:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Parker | 53-57 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Garth Cervantez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Dixon (SF) Garth Cervantez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Kevin Kovach (PF) Frank Littell, Sean Smith, Ralph Evans, William Lofgren | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dixon - foul #4 on Daniel Dixon, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Jake White (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) Charles Parker, Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:59 | Drake | Bobby Brawner grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Tommy Garst misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Bobby Brawner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Jake White loses the dribble to David Weaver | 53-57 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | David Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Brawner - foul #3 on Bobby Brawner, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Basso (SF) Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | David Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | David Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:18 | Drake | The short jumper by Larry Basso is denied by Kevin Kovach | 53-58 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Weaver | 53-60 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Jones (SG), Daniel Dixon (SF), Charles Parker (PF), Charles Link (C) Tommy Garst, Larry Basso, Jake White, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), William Lofgren (C) David Weaver, Lynn Levell | |
| 04:36 | Drake | Charles Link banks in the layup | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Sean Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lester Brooks | 55-63 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Charles Link hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Brooks - foul #4 on Lester Brooks, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommy Garst (PG), Larry Basso (SG), Garth Cervantez (SF) David Glover, Vincent Jones, Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Ralph Evans (SF), Eric Nagle (C) Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu, William Lofgren | |
| 04:00 | Drake | Charles Link makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Charles Link makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach clanks a floater from the right block | 57-63 |
| 03:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Parker | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommy Garst (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Basso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garth Cervantez (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Parker (tired) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Link (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Evans (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kovach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Nagle (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Drake | Charles Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Kovach - foul #2 on Kevin Kovach, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Bobby Brawner (C) Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (PG), Richard Pierce (SG), Lynn Levell (C) Frank Littell, Sean Smith, Eric Nagle | |
| 03:23 | Drake | Charles Parker misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Tommy Garst is called for the reach on David Weaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Garst, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Jake White (PF) Charles Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu (SF) Ralph Evans | |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | David Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | David Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:10 | Drake | Larry Basso misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Lynn Levell grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Larry Basso is called for the reach on Richard Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Basso, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (SG) Garth Cervantez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Lynn Levell swats the layup by Larry Basso | 58-65 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jake White - foul #1 on Jake White, team foul #13 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Jones (SG), Daniel Dixon (SF) Tommy Garst, Larry Basso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Anthony Fujii (C) Richard Pierce, David Weaver, Lynn Levell | |
| 02:31 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Drake | Daniel Dixon hits a shot in the paint | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks is hacked by Vincent Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Jones, team foul #14 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Parker (PF), Charles Link (C) Jake White, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Ralph Evans (SF), William Lofgren (C) Frank Littell, Xiaoping Chu, Kevin Kovach | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charles Link misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-69 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Pierce (SF) Ralph Evans | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce buries a runner from close range | 60-71 |
| 01:35 | Drake | David Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Basso (SG), Jake White (PF) Vincent Jones, Charles Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lynn Levell (PF) Lester Brooks | |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 01:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Link | 60-71 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Larry Basso scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jake White | 62-71 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommy Garst (PG), Vincent Jones (SG), Garth Cervantez (SF), Charles Parker (PF), Bobby Brawner (C) David Glover, Larry Basso, Daniel Dixon, Jake White, Charles Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Kevin Kovach (PF), Eric Nagle (C) Richard Pierce, Sean Smith, Anthony Fujii, Lynn Levell, William Lofgren | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Frank Littell is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Jones - foul #4 on Vincent Jones, team foul #15 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lynn Levell (C) Eric Nagle | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Frank Littell makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Frank Littell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Drake | Frank Littell steals the ball from Tommy Garst | 62-73 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Frank Littell dunks the ball | 62-75 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Tommy Garst misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 00:43 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Garth Cervantez | 62-75 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Tommy Garst knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Vincent Jones | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Frank Littell is hacked by Tommy Garst in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Garst, team foul #16 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Drake | David Glover (PG), Larry Basso (SG), Daniel Dixon (SF), Jake White (PF), Charles Link (C) Tommy Garst, Vincent Jones, Garth Cervantez, Charles Parker, Bobby Brawner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Anthony Fujii (C) Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu, Kevin Kovach | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Frank Littell makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Frank Littell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Richard Pierce takes the ball from Larry Basso | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Frank Littell runs out the clock | 64-77 |