| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Miller (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Berman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) SF - John Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bannister (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Harold Miller inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:46 | Drake | William Bannister pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:42 | Drake | John Barth is hacked by Harold Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Miller, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:33 | Drake | John Barth blows the dunk | 44-32 |
| 19:31 | Drake | John Barth tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Micheal Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), James Varley (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Harold Miller, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Marlin Jacobs (PF) John Lewis, John Barth, William Bannister | |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | James Varley is hacked by Michael Borunda - foul #3 on Michael Borunda, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Michael Borunda | |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-32 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Micheal Lambert snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Frank Weingarten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), Samuel Berman (C) Michael Atkison, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Sturgeon (C) Micheal Lambert | |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski tips it home | 48-32 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Frank Weingarten is called for the reach on Samuel Berman - foul #3 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Timothy Ernest, James Varley, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Frank Weingarten, Carroll Pascoe, Marlin Jacobs, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Micheal Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Harold Miller (SF) Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Miller (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucio Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bannister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Micheal Lambert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kyle Lawless - foul #3 on Kyle Lawless, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Samuel Berman (C) Tommie Delucia, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Michael Borunda (SG) John Lewis, Lucio Russo | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Micheal Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Micheal Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Richard Knox steals the ball from Eric Bartkowski | 50-37 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Richard Knox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Harold Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:45 | Drake | The short jumper by Micheal Lambert is denied by Eric Bartkowski | 50-37 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Michael Borunda steals it from Eric Bartkowski | 50-37 |
| 14:38 | Drake | William Bannister's pass is intercepted by Augustus Bienkowski in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Borunda - foul #4 on Michael Borunda, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (C) Tommie Delucia, Harold Miller, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), Marlin Jacobs (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Michael Borunda, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs scores on a runner near the basket set up by John Barth | 52-39 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Richard Knox loses the ball out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Timothy Ernest, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Eric Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF) Richard Knox, John Barth | |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison is fouled in the backcourt by Carroll Pascoe - foul #2 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carroll Pascoe - foul #3 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) Marlin Jacobs, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:57 | Drake | William Bannister misses the easy dunk attempt | 52-39 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Frank Weingarten is called for the reach on James Varley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Miller (SF), Samuel Berman (C) Michael Atkison, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Lucio Russo (SG) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten | |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is hacked by Micheal Lambert - foul #2 on Micheal Lambert, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (SG), Eric Bartkowski (PF) James Varley, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) Carroll Pascoe | |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:24 | Drake | William Bannister is wide open and slams it home set up by Richard Knox | 54-41 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Harold Miller gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Harold Miller misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:44 | Drake | John Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Timothy Ernest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Miller (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Bartkowski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Berman (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucio Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barth (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bannister (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Lambert (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Drake | John Barth is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Timothy Ernest, Harold Miller, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Marlin Jacobs (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Richard Knox, John Barth, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-41 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Gavinski | 54-41 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:11 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Lewis | 54-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:18 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe's pass is intercepted by Dexter Sellers | 54-43 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski travels in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Samuel Berman (C) Dexter Sellers, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Carroll Pascoe, Marlin Jacobs, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 10:02 | Drake | Micheal Lambert buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Richard Knox | 54-45 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest tips it home | 56-45 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Marlin Jacobs (PF) William Bannister | |
| 09:21 | Drake | Richard Knox loses the dribble to Michael Atkison | 56-45 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 09:05 | Drake | John Barth grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Harold Miller (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Timothy Ernest, Michael Atkison, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), William Bannister (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Lucio Russo, Marlin Jacobs, Micheal Lambert | |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 56-45 |
| 08:40 | Drake | John Barth gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:34 | Drake | John Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 08:32 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kyle Lawless | 56-45 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | James Varley is hacked by Richard Knox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Knox, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF) Tommie Delucia, Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF) Richard Knox, John Barth | |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | James Varley makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | James Varley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Bannister | 57-45 |
| 08:13 | Drake | William Bannister banks in the wide open layup set up by John Lewis | 57-47 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski's pass is intercepted by John Lewis | 57-47 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Jeff Renn swats the short shot by William Bannister | 57-47 |
| 07:40 | Drake | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Renn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Lawless (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucio Russo (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Bannister (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Sturgeon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-47 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Carroll Pascoe steals it from Dan Gavinski in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 07:01 | Drake | William Bannister misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | James Varley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 06:26 | Drake | William Bannister misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jeff Renn - foul #2 on Jeff Renn, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG), Harold Miller (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Samuel Berman (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), Frank Weingarten (SF), Marlin Jacobs (C) John Lewis, Lucio Russo, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 06:26 | Drake | William Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:26 | Drake | William Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Bannister - foul #1 on William Bannister, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Micheal Lambert (C) William Bannister | |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Harold Miller is called for the reach on Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Miller, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Frank Weingarten clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 05:45 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Lambert | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:35 | Drake | Harold Miller is called for the reach on Michael Borunda - foul #4 on Harold Miller, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (C) Tommie Delucia, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Barth (SF) Frank Weingarten | |
| 05:19 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Barth | 62-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Samuel Berman (C) Timothy Ernest, Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:54 | Drake | Michael Borunda is denied on a layup by Michael Atkison | 62-51 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 04:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Micheal Lambert | 62-51 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Knox | 62-53 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia's pass is intercepted by Michael Borunda | 62-53 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Michael Borunda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (SG), Harold Miller (SF) Augustus Bienkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Richard Knox, John Barth, Micheal Lambert | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 03:57 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:49 | Drake | John Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Frank Weingarten snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Timothy Ernest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Miller (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Eric Bartkowski (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Atkison (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Borunda (tiring) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Weingarten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Marlin Jacobs (tired) 4 pts. C - Carl Sturgeon (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Drake | Frank Weingarten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Samuel Berman (C) Tommie Delucia, Timothy Ernest, Harold Miller, Eric Bartkowski, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Michael Borunda, Marlin Jacobs, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn is whistled for a carry | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Borunda (SG) Frank Weingarten | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:22 | Drake | William Bannister buries a jump hook near the basket | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | James Varley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Harold Miller (SF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Drake | Marlin Jacobs (PF) William Bannister | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs can't throw it down but he's fouled by Harold Miller - foul #5 on Harold Miller, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Michael Atkison (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Samuel Berman (C) James Varley, Harold Miller, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:58 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 01:40 | Drake | John Barth pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bannister (PF) Marlin Jacobs | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | Drake | The jump hook by Micheal Lambert is blocked by Samuel Berman | 62-57 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Eric Bartkowski | 62-57 |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 01:19 | Drake | William Bannister is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Bannister, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski travels with the ball | 62-57 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:49 | Drake | John Barth misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski is hacked by Michael Borunda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Borunda, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (SG), Jeff Renn (SF) Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Michael Borunda | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Drake | Tommie Delucia is called for the reach on Richard Knox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommie Delucia, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF) Timothy Ernest, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:43 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Richard Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Richard Knox is called for the reach on Tommie Delucia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Knox, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (SG), Jeff Renn (SF) Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Richard Knox | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Tommie Delucia is called for the reach on John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommie Delucia, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF) Timothy Ernest, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:39 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:39 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is hacked by John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (SG), Jeff Renn (SF) Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:35 | Drake | John Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | William Bannister is called for the reach on Timothy Ernest - foul #3 on William Bannister, team foul #14 | 67-61 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | John Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is fouled in the backcourt by John Lewis - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #15 | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Frank Weingarten drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Frank Weingarten is called for the reach on Jeff Renn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #16 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (SG) Frank Weingarten | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is fouled on the floor by Lucio Russo - foul #3 on Lucio Russo, team foul #17 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Atkison (SF) Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Lucio Russo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ernest - foul #3 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Timothy Ernest | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Lucio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Lucio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is hacked by Lucio Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lucio Russo, team foul #18 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG) Tommie Delucia | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Micheal Lambert | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | Drake | John Lewis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is fouled on the floor by Micheal Lambert - foul #3 on Micheal Lambert, team foul #19 | 72-68 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Lewis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-68 |