| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Zang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the wide open shot in the paint set up by Jimmy Dodson | 30-40 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Robert Reece buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Aliff | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | John Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bert Warren and the foul's on Fred Conley - foul #1 on Fred Conley, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (SF) Shawn Dorsey | |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | John Wood connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Bert Warren and he's fouled by Barry Able - foul #1 on Barry Able, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG) Fred Conley, Robert Reece | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Devon Buss grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Devon Buss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 17:54 | Drake | James Dantzler grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Barry Able clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | James Dantzler takes the ball from John Wood in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Barry Able misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Devon Buss tips it in | 35-44 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) John Cooper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (PF) John Wood | |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Richard Zang knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 37-46 |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the shot from the right block | 37-46 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Roberts | 37-46 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Richard Stamper - foul #3 on Richard Stamper, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF) James Dantzler, Henry Hans, Richard Stamper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), Stephen Lee (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling, Shawn Dorsey, James Roberts | |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Richard Zang snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Zang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Robert Reece misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert tips it home | 39-48 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hurlbert in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Jeffrey Heaney is called for the reach on Fred Conley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG) Larry McMurdo | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Barry Able hits a jump hook from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Fred Conley steals the ball from Paul Adams | 41-48 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Fred Conley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SF) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:02 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Barry Able snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:29 | Drake | Barry Able lays it in on a great pass from Robert Reece | 45-48 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Lee | 45-50 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Robert Reece scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Conley | 48-50 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Able - foul #2 on Barry Able, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, John Cooper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), John Wood (PF), Shawn Dorsey (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Stephen Lee, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled on the floor by Richard Zang - foul #1 on Richard Zang, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Aliff - foul #3 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:12 | Drake | Richard Stamper slams it home on a great pass from James Dantzler | 50-52 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled in the backcourt by James Dantzler - foul #3 on James Dantzler, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (C) Paul Adams | |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Shawn Dorsey swats the layup by Thomas Hurlbert | 50-54 |
| 12:49 | Drake | Richard Zang tips it but misses | 50-54 |
| 12:47 | Drake | James Dantzler tips it home | 52-54 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 52-54 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Richard Stamper grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 12:22 | Drake | James Dantzler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | John Wood is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 52-54 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Richard Zang gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Zang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Leroy Gilchrist steals it from Lawrence Aliff | 52-54 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey is hacked by Richard Zang - foul #2 on Richard Zang, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) James Dantzler, Thomas Hurlbert, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Stephen Lee (PF), James Roberts (C) Theodore Havens, Leroy Gilchrist, John Wood, Laurence Starling | |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 11:09 | Drake | John Cooper travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Shawn Dorsey | |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | James Roberts blows the layup but he's hacked by Devon Buss - foul #1 on Devon Buss, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Barry Able snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Robert Reece buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Cooper | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Zang (C) Barry Able | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Devon Buss grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Devon Buss misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Robert Reece hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Paul Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Devon Buss pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Robert Reece is hacked by Bert Warren - foul #1 on Bert Warren, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, John Cooper, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), John Wood (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Stephen Lee | |
| 09:19 | Drake | Henry Hans is called for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (C) Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 08:47 | Drake | James Dantzler is hacked by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #3 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (SF) Richard Stamper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (SF), James Roberts (C) Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 08:35 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Hans - foul #2 on Henry Hans, team foul #12 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Zang (C) Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG) John Wood | |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Able | 57-58 |
| 08:18 | Drake | James Dantzler knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Henry Hans is called for the reach on Larry McMurdo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Hans, team foul #13 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG) Henry Hans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Wood (PF) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Richard Zang hits the finger roll | 61-60 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | James Dantzler steals the ball from James Roberts in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dantzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barry Able (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Zang (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Laurence Starling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Drake | James Dantzler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fred Conley | 64-60 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | John Wood misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 64-60 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry McMurdo | 64-60 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | John Wood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Theodore Havens | 64-62 |
| 06:52 | Drake | James Dantzler is hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Devon Buss (C) James Dantzler, Thomas Hurlbert, Barry Able, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Stephen Lee (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, Larry McMurdo, Laurence Starling, John Wood, James Roberts | |
| 06:33 | Drake | Devon Buss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is open and buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Dorsey | 64-64 |
| 06:06 | Drake | John Cooper can't throw it down | 64-64 |
| 06:05 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Devon Buss | 64-64 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Fred Conley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Cooper | 66-64 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey connects on the jump hook from close range | 66-66 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Fred Conley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Lee - foul #2 on Stephen Lee, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Richard Zang (C) Robert Reece, John Cooper, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Shawn Dorsey, Stephen Lee | |
| 05:18 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Lawrence Aliff swats the layup by Jimmy Dodson | 68-66 |
| 04:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Richard Zang | 68-66 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Paul Adams steals it from Henry Hans | 68-66 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Aliff - foul #4 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Barry Able (PF) Fred Conley, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Richard Zang grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:10 | Drake | James Dantzler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leroy Gilchrist - foul #4 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Devon Buss (PF) Henry Hans, Richard Stamper, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Laurence Starling (C) Theodore Havens, Leroy Gilchrist, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 04:10 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:10 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | John Wood lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Bert Warren | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Devon Buss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Able (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #4 on Paul Adams, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) John Wood | |
| 03:50 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Adams | 69-72 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Barry Able hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 69-72 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | James Dantzler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Heaney - foul #4 on James Dantzler, team foul #15 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, Devon Buss, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Stephen Lee (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 02:40 | Drake | John Cooper connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Reece | 71-72 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Devon Buss (C) Thomas Hurlbert, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Stephen Lee | |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Robert Reece is called for the reach on Bert Warren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Reece, team foul #16 | 71-72 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:21 | Drake | John Cooper misses the easy layup | 71-74 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Paul Adams lays it in uncontested set up by Jimmy Dodson | 71-76 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (PF) John Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:33 | Drake | Barry Able misses the 3 from straight away | 71-76 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-76 |
| 01:14 | Drake | Richard Stamper grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 01:14 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Robert Reece misses long on a floater in the lane | 71-76 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney connects on the open turnaround near the basket set up by Bert Warren | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Drake | Robert Reece loses the ball out of bounds | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | John Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reece - foul #3 on Robert Reece, team foul #17 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-80 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Conley - foul #2 on Fred Conley, team foul #18 | 71-80 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Richard Stamper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-82 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist runs out the clock | 71-82 |