| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) SF - John Barth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bannister (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Scot Bowman inbounds the ball | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Montana | Noel Dotson drills a shot from the right side | 33-50 |
| 19:19 | Drake | William Bannister clanks a turnaround from the left block | 33-50 |
| 19:17 | Montana | Rich Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 18:58 | Drake | William Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Richard Knox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Micheal Lambert tips it in | 35-50 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Howard Boone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Noel Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Micheal Lambert pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Scot Bowman is called for the reach on Micheal Lambert - foul #3 on Scot Bowman, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Michael Borunda, John Barth, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (PG), Paul Nelson (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Howard Boone, Noel Dotson, James Harris, Rich Gilliam | |
| 17:27 | Drake | Dana Traynor steals the ball from Richard Knox | 35-50 |
| 17:24 | Montana | Paul Nelson throws it down set up by Dana Traynor | 35-52 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-52 |
| 17:10 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Marlin Jacobs | 35-52 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs blows the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Speece - foul #2 on Anthony Speece, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 16:51 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Stafford | 36-52 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Dana Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Paul Nelson | |
| 16:28 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 16:26 | Montana | Ronald Stafford grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 16:07 | Montana | Dana Traynor connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 36-54 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Richard Knox misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 16:00 | Montana | Ronald Stafford gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Weingarten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Montana | Ronald Stafford connects on the jumper from the baseline | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe blows the dunk but he's hacked by Scot Bowman - foul #4 on Scot Bowman, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), John Barth (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Richard Knox, Frank Weingarten, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG), Noel Dotson (SF), James Harris (PF), Rich Gilliam (C) Dana Traynor, Scot Bowman, Ronald Stafford, Anthony Speece | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Micheal Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 15:28 | Drake | The short jumper by John Barth is denied by Rich Gilliam | 37-56 |
| 15:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Harris | 37-56 |
| 15:21 | Montana | Howard Boone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 15:02 | Drake | John Lewis is hacked by Howard Boone - foul #1 on Howard Boone, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF) Carroll Pascoe | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:46 | Drake | John Barth's fadeaway is rejected by Rich Gilliam | 37-56 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Rich Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 14:24 | Montana | Howard Boone is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Nelson | 37-59 |
| 14:10 | Drake | John Barth scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Borunda | 39-59 |
| 13:58 | Montana | Noel Dotson scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Nelson | 39-61 |
| 13:36 | Drake | James Harris is called for the reach on Michael Borunda - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Marlin Jacobs (C) John Lewis, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (PG), Ronald Stafford (PF) Howard Boone, Paul Nelson | |
| 13:22 | Drake | Lucio Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Michael Borunda | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:06 | Montana | Dana Traynor hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Harris | 39-64 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Frank Weingarten can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 12:53 | Drake | William Bannister grabs the offensive board | 39-64 |
| 12:43 | Drake | William Bannister hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Lucio Russo | 41-64 |
| 12:41 | Montana | William Bannister takes the ball from Ronald Stafford in the backcourt | 41-64 |
| 12:35 | Drake | The jump hook by William Bannister is blocked by Ronald Stafford | 41-64 |
| 12:33 | Montana | Noel Dotson snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 12:19 | Montana | James Harris is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Barth - foul #1 on John Barth, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Borunda (SG), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Frank Weingarten, William Bannister, Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG), Anthony Speece (C) Noel Dotson, Rich Gilliam | |
| 12:19 | Montana | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 12:19 | Montana | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 12:04 | Drake | John Barth drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Borunda and he's fouled by James Harris - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG) Lucio Russo | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Scot Bowman (SF) Dana Traynor, James Harris | |
| 12:04 | Drake | John Barth makes the free throw | 44-66 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Howard Boone is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Boone, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF) John Barth | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Lambert (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 44-66 |
| 11:41 | Drake | Micheal Lambert hits the follow up shot | 46-66 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Howard Boone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 11:16 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses the tip | 46-66 |
| 11:14 | Montana | Scot Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 10:49 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Richard Knox misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 10:28 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 10:24 | Montana | Scot Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-66 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), Frank Weingarten (SF), William Bannister (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Richard Knox, Michael Borunda, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (PG), Noel Dotson (SG), James Harris (PF), Rich Gilliam (C) Howard Boone, Paul Nelson, Ronald Stafford, Anthony Speece | |
| 10:19 | Drake | John Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lucio Russo | 49-66 |
| 10:16 | Montana | John Lewis is called for the reach on Dana Traynor in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:00 | Montana | Marlin Jacobs is called for the reach on Rich Gilliam - foul #1 on Marlin Jacobs, team foul #3 | 49-66 |
| 09:39 | Montana | Dana Traynor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-66 |
| 09:21 | Drake | John Barth lays it up and in and the foul's on Scot Bowman - foul #5 on Scot Bowman, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Scot Bowman | |
| 09:21 | Drake | John Barth misses the free throw | 51-66 |
| 09:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Harris | 51-66 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Howard Boone misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 08:59 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to James Harris | 51-66 |
| 08:42 | Montana | Rich Gilliam connects on the open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Howard Boone | 51-68 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Dana Traynor steps in front of the Marlin Jacobs pass | 51-68 |
| 08:14 | Montana | Rich Gilliam loses the dribble to John Barth | 51-68 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Rich Gilliam blocks the short jumper by John Barth | 51-68 |
| 08:08 | Montana | Howard Boone grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 08:05 | Montana | William Bannister steals the ball from Noel Dotson in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Rich Gilliam - foul #2 on Rich Gilliam, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Lucio Russo, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, William Bannister | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF) Dana Traynor, James Harris | |
| 07:57 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:55 | Montana | Paul Nelson travels in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Lambert (C) Marlin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Michael Borunda is fouled on the floor by Rich Gilliam - foul #3 on Rich Gilliam, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Michael Borunda makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Michael Borunda misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Rich Gilliam snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 07:20 | Montana | Rich Gilliam's floater is tipped away by Micheal Lambert | 54-68 |
| 07:19 | Montana | Noel Dotson tips it in | 54-70 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon is whistled for a carry | 54-70 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Rich Gilliam | |
| 06:57 | Montana | Howard Boone clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-70 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Paul Nelson tips it but misses | 54-70 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Howard Boone tips it back up and in | 54-72 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Ronald Stafford denies the turnaround by Carl Sturgeon | 54-72 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon gets the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Micheal Lambert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-72 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Anthony Speece gets the rebound | 54-72 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Anthony Speece hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 54-72 |
| 06:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Borunda | 54-72 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Paul Nelson picks off the pass by Carroll Pascoe | 54-72 |
| 05:55 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Noel Dotson | 54-74 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Micheal Lambert blows the dunk | 54-74 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Micheal Lambert snags the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Richard Knox is hacked by Paul Nelson - foul #1 on Paul Nelson, team foul #11 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (SG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Michael Borunda, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Micheal Lambert | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (PG), James Harris (SF), Rich Gilliam (C) Howard Boone, Paul Nelson, Anthony Speece | |
| 05:28 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 56-74 |
| 05:06 | Montana | James Harris grabs the offensive board | 56-74 |
| 04:52 | Montana | John Barth is called for the reach on James Harris - foul #2 on John Barth, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SF) Richard Knox, John Barth | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Noel Dotson | |
| 04:31 | Montana | James Harris lays it in set up by Rich Gilliam | 56-76 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Dana Traynor pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Howard Boone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-76 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Lucio Russo gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lucio Russo | 58-76 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lucio Russo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Weingarten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bannister (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marlin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Traynor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Stafford (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rich Gilliam (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Montana | Ronald Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Lucio Russo, William Bannister | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG) Howard Boone | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Frank Weingarten can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-76 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs tips it home | 60-76 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Noel Dotson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Sturgeon - foul #1 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #5 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG) Ronald Stafford | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Noel Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:57 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Rich Gilliam | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Montana | James Harris makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Nelson | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:17 | Drake | Rich Gilliam swats the dunk try by Carroll Pascoe | 60-79 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Rich Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 60-79 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Dana Traynor is hacked by Frank Weingarten - foul #1 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #6 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Ronald Stafford (PF) Paul Nelson, Dana Traynor | |
| 01:35 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Noel Dotson | 60-81 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs hits the finger roll set up by John Lewis | 62-81 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Rich Gilliam knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Stafford and the foul's on Carl Sturgeon - foul #2 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #7 | 62-83 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the free throw | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Drake | John Lewis is hacked by Howard Boone - foul #3 on Howard Boone, team foul #12 | 62-84 |
| 00:45 | Drake | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:45 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Montana | Noel Dotson is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #8 | 63-84 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Noel Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs snags the defensive board | 63-85 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Noel Dotson steals the ball from Carroll Pascoe | 63-85 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits the finger roll | 63-87 |
| 00:26 | Drake | John Lewis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-87 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Ronald Stafford grabs the board | 63-87 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Howard Boone runs out the clock | 63-87 |