| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SF - John Durazo (fresh) PF - Dwayne Wilfong (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeffrey McCoy (fresh) SG - Paul Dodson (fresh) SF - Claude Collins (fresh) PF - Donald Parisien (fresh) C - Larry Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dwayne Wilfong - foul #1 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong lays it in uncontested | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Dikembe Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong is hacked by Paul Dodson - foul #1 on Paul Dodson, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses short on an open driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Donald Parisien - foul #1 on Donald Parisien, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:54 | Oklahoma | Roberto Costa blocks the jumper by Jeffrey McCoy | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien hits the follow up shot | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Drake | John Durazo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alex Tryninewski | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Oklahoma | Dikembe Orji steals the ball from Larry Walker | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Dikembe Orji hits the finger roll | 8-3 |
| 16:57 | Oklahoma | Dikembe Orji is called for the reach on Paul Dodson - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William Darnell (PG), Edward Sanders (SG), Walter Doiron (SF), John Raymond (PF) Jeffrey McCoy, Paul Dodson, Claude Collins, Donald Parisien | |
| 16:45 | Oklahoma | John Raymond misses the shot from the left block | 8-3 |
| 16:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dwayne Wilfong | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Drake | John Durazo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Darnell - foul #1 on William Darnell, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Drake | John Durazo misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Drake | John Durazo misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Darnell - foul #2 on William Darnell, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy (PG) William Darnell | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Raymond buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 10-5 |
| 15:45 | Drake | John Durazo is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dwayne Wilfong | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Durazo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeffrey McCoy (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Doiron (fresh) PF - John Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Walker (tiring) | |
| 15:28 | Oklahoma | Edward Sanders hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dwayne Wilfong - foul #2 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (PF) Dwayne Wilfong | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Paul Dodson (PG), Nathaniel Cross (SF), Robert Hayes (C) Jeffrey McCoy, Walter Doiron, Larry Walker | |
| 15:28 | Oklahoma | Edward Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:28 | Oklahoma | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:04 | Drake | John Durazo is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Giovanni Moretti | 15-6 |
| 14:53 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes connects on the turnaround in the lane | 15-8 |
| 14:30 | Drake | John Durazo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 14:29 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Nathaniel Cross - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cross, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Roberto Costa (C) Giovanni Moretti, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy (PG), Walter Doiron (SG), Claude Collins (SF), Donald Parisien (PF) Paul Dodson, Edward Sanders, Nathaniel Cross, John Raymond | |
| 14:03 | Drake | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-8 |
| 13:50 | Drake | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:46 | Drake | John Durazo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:45 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:40 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 13:38 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 13:12 | Drake | John Durazo makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 18-10 |
| 12:51 | Oklahoma | Walter Doiron connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Hayes | 18-12 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 12:21 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeffrey McCoy | 18-12 |
| 12:10 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-12 |
| 12:09 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien misses the tip | 18-12 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Claude Collins takes the ball from Dikembe Orji in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 11:49 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes jams it set up by Donald Parisien | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Durazo (tired) 10 pts. PF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) C - Roberto Costa (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeffrey McCoy (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Doiron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Parisien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Drake | John Durazo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:25 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:06 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-14 |
| 11:04 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins can't tip it in | 18-14 |
| 11:02 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dikembe Orji | 18-14 |
| 10:47 | Drake | John Durazo buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 20-14 |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Christopher Knight (PF), Dwayne Wilfong (C) Alex Tryninewski, Rolf Zuwkowski, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Paul Dodson (PG), Edward Sanders (SG), Nathaniel Cross (SF), Larry Walker (C) Jeffrey McCoy, Walter Doiron, Claude Collins, Donald Parisien | |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Drake | John Durazo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Raymond (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| 10:07 | Oklahoma | John Raymond clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| 10:07 | Oklahoma | John Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | Oklahoma | John Raymond misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Dikembe Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Nathaniel Cross is called for the reach on Christopher Knight - foul #2 on Nathaniel Cross, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Claude Collins (SF) Nathaniel Cross | |
| 09:13 | Drake | John Durazo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Giovanni Moretti | 23-16 |
| 08:56 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Paul Dodson | 23-18 |
| 08:34 | Drake | 3 seconds is called on Giovanni Moretti | 23-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG), Leon Reid (C) Giovanni Moretti, Christopher Knight | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy (PG), Brad Nygaard (PF) Edward Sanders, John Raymond | |
| 08:22 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Leon Reid is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McCoy - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCoy, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Leon Reid misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:54 | Oklahoma | Dwayne Wilfong steps in front of the Larry Walker pass | 23-18 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Dikembe Orji travels in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins's layup is rejected by Dwayne Wilfong | 23-18 |
| 07:38 | Drake | Larry Hollen snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dikembe Orji (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) SF - John Durazo (tired) 15 pts. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeffrey McCoy (tiring) SG - Paul Dodson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claude Collins (tiring) PF - Brad Nygaard (fresh) C - Larry Walker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Drake | John Durazo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 07:20 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Larry Walker | 23-18 |
| 07:13 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Giovanni Moretti (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Sanders (SG), Walter Doiron (SF), John Raymond (PF) Paul Dodson, Claude Collins, Brad Nygaard | |
| 07:13 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:13 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong is hacked by Larry Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Walker, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien (PF) Larry Walker | |
| 07:09 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:09 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma | John Raymond is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Raymond, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Knight (PF) Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 06:41 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong is fouled on the floor by John Raymond - foul #2 on John Raymond, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Larry Walker (C) John Raymond | |
| 06:41 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:38 | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy's pass is intercepted by Giovanni Moretti in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Larry Hollen blows the layup | 25-20 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Larry Hollen tips it home | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey McCoy and the foul's on Christopher Knight - foul #1 on Christopher Knight, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Drake | James Parkhill (SG) Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Paul Dodson (PG), Brad Nygaard (C) Jeffrey McCoy, Larry Walker | |
| 06:29 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Giovanni Moretti loses the dribble to Walter Doiron in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 06:07 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard makes the jump hook in the lane | 27-25 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Giovanni Moretti is fouled on the floor by Paul Dodson - foul #2 on Paul Dodson, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG) James Parkhill, Christopher Knight | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy (PG), Claude Collins (SF) Paul Dodson, Walter Doiron | |
| 05:44 | Drake | Giovanni Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Giovanni Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Wilfong - foul #3 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Giovanni Moretti | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:30 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Jeffrey McCoy is called for the reach on Alex Tryninewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCoy, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Doiron (SF), Larry Walker (C) Jeffrey McCoy, Brad Nygaard | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma | Donald Parisien grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 05:21 | Oklahoma | Walter Doiron is fouled on the floor by John Durazo - foul #1 on John Durazo, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 05:21 | Oklahoma | Walter Doiron misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Leon Reid gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:56 | Drake | John Durazo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Leon Reid tips it in | 30-25 |
| 04:44 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker loses the dribble to Dwayne Wilfong | 30-25 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Dikembe Orji can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Sanders - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG), Rolf Zuwkowski (PF) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 04:38 | Drake | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:17 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Claude Collins and the foul's on Dikembe Orji - foul #4 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Drake | James Parkhill (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Hayes (PF) Donald Parisien | |
| 04:17 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:53 | Drake | John Durazo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 03:52 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 03:37 | Oklahoma | Larry Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 03:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dwayne Wilfong | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Parkhill (fresh) SF - John Durazo (very tired) 15 pts. PF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) C - Dwayne Wilfong (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Claude Collins (tired) 1 ast. SG - Edward Sanders (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Doiron (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Walker (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | John Durazo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong lays it up and in | 34-27 |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Roberto Costa (C) Larry Hollen, James Parkhill, Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William Darnell (PG), Paul Dodson (SG), Nathaniel Cross (SF), John Raymond (PF), Brad Nygaard (C) Claude Collins, Edward Sanders, Walter Doiron, Robert Hayes, Larry Walker | |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma | John Raymond banks in the layup set up by William Darnell | 34-29 |
| 02:11 | Drake | John Durazo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 02:09 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:58 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-29 |
| 01:58 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:58 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Brad Nygaard pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:13 | Oklahoma | John Raymond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathaniel Cross | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Drake | John Durazo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathaniel Cross - foul #3 on Nathaniel Cross, team foul #14 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeffrey McCoy (PG), Claude Collins (SF), Donald Parisien (PF) William Darnell, Nathaniel Cross, Brad Nygaard | |
| 00:47 | Drake | John Durazo misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Drake | John Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:37 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Raymond | 35-35 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Jeffrey McCoy steps in front of the John Durazo pass | 35-35 |
| 00:01 | Oklahoma | John Raymond misses the turnaround from close range | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Claude Collins gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |