| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Zang (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Press (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Richard Stamper inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Drake | Richard Stamper connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reece - foul #2 on Robert Reece, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Aliff | 35-27 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Richard Zang knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Press | 37-30 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Louis Harvey is called for the reach on Robert Reece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| 18:40 | Drake | Roger Kincade steals the ball from Thomas Hurlbert | 37-30 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Kopf | 37-33 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | Drake | John Cooper's pass is intercepted by Joseph Mance | 37-33 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Mance | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert loses the dribble to Steven Kopf | 37-35 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, Thomas Hurlbert, John Cooper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), David Press (PF), Lei Wang (C) Steven Kopf, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 17:09 | Drake | Robert Reece scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Conley | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Press | 39-38 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Robert Reece scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Fred Conley | 41-38 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang's pass is intercepted by Robert Reece in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Fred Conley misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 41-38 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Conley steps in front of the Louis Jackson pass in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Fred Conley can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Richard Zang tips it in | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Zang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Press (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 15:43 | Drake | Robert Reece pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:22 | Drake | Fred Conley clanks a fadeaway from close range | 43-38 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson connects on the runner from close range | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Drake | David Press blocks the jumper by Robert Reece | 43-40 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Louis Jackson is blocked by Lawrence Aliff | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses short on a floater near the basket | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Robert Reece hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Press gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade loses the dribble to Robert Reece in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Robert Reece lays it in | 45-43 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Press can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 13:22 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Roger Kincade is called for the reach on Fred Conley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Kincade, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Roger Kincade, Louis Jackson, John Smith, David Press, Lei Wang | |
| 13:06 | Drake | Chris Schumacher is called for the reach on Thomas Hurlbert - foul #2 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Steven Kopf blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Dantzler | 45-43 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the floater from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 12:49 | Drake | Devon Buss pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Devon Buss knocks in the runner from the right block | 47-43 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Mance | 47-46 |
| 11:51 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Devon Buss gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Barry Able (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Devon Buss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kopf (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lester Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Drake | John Cooper scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Dantzler | 49-46 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), James Meador (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Henry Hans knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dantzler | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 10:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Devon Buss | 52-46 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Henry Hans can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF) Louis Jackson, Ronald Oaks | |
| 10:34 | Drake | Barry Able misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF) James Dantzler, John Cooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) James Meador | |
| 10:34 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Barry Able misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 3rd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 54-46 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is open and buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 54-48 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Barry Able is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), James Dantzler (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Barry Able, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), James Meador (C) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Aliff | 54-48 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Oaks - foul #3 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, Thomas Hurlbert, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), David Press (PF) John Smith, James Meador | |
| 09:09 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Press | 55-48 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lawrence Aliff | 55-48 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Richard Stamper clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Conley takes the ball from Louis Jackson in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Fred Conley is hacked by Louis Harvey - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Devon Buss (PF), Barry Able (C) James Dantzler, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (PG), Joseph Mance (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks | |
| 07:53 | Drake | Barry Able can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Press pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Kopf | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Devon Buss (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Able (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Jackson (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mance (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Press (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Robert Reece's pass is intercepted by Joseph Mance in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance hits the finger roll | 55-52 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Louis Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Reece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG) Fred Conley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (C) Louis Jackson, Joseph Mance, Chris Schumacher | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Press pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:30 | Drake | John Cooper gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Devon Buss's fadeaway is rejected by David Press | 56-52 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Devon Buss pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:01 | Drake | James Meador denies the turnaround by John Cooper | 56-52 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), James Dantzler (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, Robert Reece, John Cooper, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF) Steven Kopf, David Press | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:46 | Drake | The short jumper by Richard Zang is denied by James Meador | 56-54 |
| 06:45 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:26 | Drake | James Dantzler makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Conley | 58-54 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown tips it in | 58-56 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Devon Buss clanks a floater from the right side | 58-56 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Conley - foul #3 on Fred Conley, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Barry Able (C) Fred Conley, Thomas Hurlbert, Devon Buss, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), David Press (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Joseph Mance, John Smith, James Meador | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:31 | Drake | James Dantzler is hacked by Louis Harvey - foul #5 on Louis Harvey, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Louis Harvey, David Press | |
| 05:31 | Drake | James Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:31 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Lawrence Aliff - foul #2 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG) James Dantzler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SF) Lester Brown | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Richard Stamper is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Richard Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Richard Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Oaks | 61-64 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Robert Reece is hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Richard Stamper, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), David Press (PF) Louis Jackson, Ronald Oaks | |
| 04:44 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Reece steals it from Joseph Mance | 63-64 |
| 04:29 | Drake | John Cooper banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Reece | 65-64 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reece - foul #3 on Robert Reece, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), James Dantzler (SG) Henry Hans, Robert Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF) Joseph Mance | |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf banks in the layup | 65-66 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Fred Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Devon Buss (PF) John Cooper, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade is fouled on the floor by Devon Buss - foul #1 on Devon Buss, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (C) Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) Lester Brown | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 65-66 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador tips it home | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Dantzler (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Devon Buss (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Able (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (very tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kopf (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Smith (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Press (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Meador (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Barry Able hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert tips it home | 67-68 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Thomas Hurlbert, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Lester Brown (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Roger Kincade, John Smith, David Press, James Meador | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Mance | 67-71 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Devon Buss (PF) Fred Conley, Richard Stamper, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 02:47 | Drake | James Dantzler is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-71 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang drills a floater from the right block set up by Ronald Oaks | 70-73 |
| 02:06 | Drake | James Dantzler hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Reece | 73-73 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is hacked by James Dantzler in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dantzler, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Barry Able (C) James Dantzler, Robert Reece, John Cooper, Devon Buss, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), John Smith (SF), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Fred Conley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Henry Hans, Thomas Hurlbert, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) James Meador | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Press scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Kincade | 73-78 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Chris Schumacher steals the ball from Fred Conley | 73-78 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Conley steals the ball from Roger Kincade | 73-78 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Richard Stamper lays it in set up by Fred Conley | 75-78 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-78 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade travels in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 00:50 | Drake | David Press swats the shot by Richard Stamper | 75-78 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade clanks a jump hook in the paint | 75-78 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith snags the offensive board | 75-78 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (PG), Lester Brown (SG) Roger Kincade, Joseph Mance | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Zang - foul #2 on Richard Zang, team foul #8 | 75-78 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Joseph Mance (SG) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown | |
| 00:12 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 3rd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Reece is called for the reach on Roger Kincade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Reece, team foul #9 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), Lester Brown (SF) Joseph Mance, John Smith | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the offensive board | 77-81 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-81 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Stamper - foul #3 on Richard Stamper, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) Roger Kincade | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-81 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Steven Kopf picks off the pass by Fred Conley in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is hacked by Fred Conley - foul #4 on Fred Conley, team foul #11 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), James Meador (C) Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Robert Reece misses long on a fullcourt shot | 77-83 |