| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Starks (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford inbounds the ball | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois State | Michael Stamper steals the ball from Doug Hanford in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 19:48 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 19:47 | Drake | John Hayden tips it back up and in | 56-35 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford can't finish the layup | 56-35 |
| 19:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Hayden | 56-35 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Fernando Soto is called for the reach on Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fernando Soto, team foul #1 | 56-35 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Dikembe Banda knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Stamper | 58-35 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Harry Starks connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Fernando Soto and he's hacked by John Hayden - foul #1 on John Hayden, team foul #1 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (C) Gregg Richards, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Brian Lemire, Doug Hanford, Joe Nicely | |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Harry Starks makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Michael Stamper connects on the jumper from the left side set up by David Cox | 60-38 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Banda (C) John Hayden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (C) Harry Starks | |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 18:22 | Drake | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:59 | Drake | Michael Lewis can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 17:57 | Drake | David Cox tips it in | 62-39 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Edward Palmore and he's fouled by Glenn Forshee - foul #1 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #3 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, David Cox, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (SG), Harry Starks (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Larry Sims, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the free throw | 62-41 |
| 17:48 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-41 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a jumper near the basket | 62-41 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Timothy Hughes gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Brian Lemire picks off the pass by Gregg Richards in the backcourt | 62-41 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Glenn Forshee (C) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Andrew Stafford (SG), Doug Hanford (SF) Ronald Styron, Brian Lemire, Sam Moore | |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Michael Stamper buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Forshee | 65-42 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto is hacked by Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Harry Starks buries a jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Stafford | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) PF - John Hayden (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Starks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Nicely (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Drake | Michael Stamper is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Lewis | 67-44 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Harry Starks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-44 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Donnell Kirberger, John Hayden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Andrew Stafford, Doug Hanford, Joe Nicely | |
| 15:11 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Lemire - foul #2 on Brian Lemire, team foul #2 | 67-44 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Glenn Forshee is called for the reach on Brian Lemire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #6 | 68-44 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Harry Starks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Lemire | 68-46 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Michael Stamper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry Starks - foul #3 on Harry Starks, team foul #3 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, David Cox, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Doug Hanford (SF) Larry Sims, Douglas Etienne | |
| 14:42 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Harry Starks misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 70-46 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG) Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Nicely (C) Harry Starks | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-46 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits the follow up shot | 72-46 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely banks in the layup | 72-48 |
| 13:00 | Drake | John Hayden misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Edward Palmore - foul #3 on Edward Palmore, team foul #4 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SG), David Cox (SF) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Andrew Stafford (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Harry Starks (PF) Fernando Soto, Brian Lemire, Doug Hanford, Edward Palmore | |
| 13:00 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 13:00 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Michael Stamper is called for the reach on Larry Sims in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #7 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 12:57 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 74-48 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Joe Nicely steps in front of the Glenn Forshee pass | 74-48 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Larry Sims is hacked by Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #8 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SG) Donnell Kirberger | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SF) Joe Nicely | |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Larry Sims makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Larry Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Doug Hanford is called for the reach on David Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Doug Hanford, team foul #5 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:03 | Drake | Larry Sims steps in front of the Gregg Richards pass | 74-50 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-50 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Harry Starks tips it but misses | 74-50 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford tips it back up and in | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Lynch (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doug Hanford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Starks (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Drake | Rodney Lynch is hacked by Harry Starks - foul #4 on Harry Starks, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Edward Palmore (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Larry Sims, Andrew Stafford, Doug Hanford, Harry Starks, Douglas Etienne | |
| 11:10 | Drake | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-52 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses long on a shot from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Dikembe Banda is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 76-52 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Millard - foul #2 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #9 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Kenneth Millard, Michael Lewis, David Cox, John Hayden, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore, Edward Palmore | |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Timothy Hughes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-54 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Fernando Soto | 76-54 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the turnaround from close range set up by Doug Hanford | 76-56 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Brian Lemire is called for the reach on Donnell Kirberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Lemire, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Sam Moore (C) Fernando Soto, Joe Nicely | |
| 09:26 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Larry Sims | 76-58 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Gregg Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF) Donnell Kirberger, Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Palmore (PF) Sam Moore | |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford is hacked by John Hayden - foul #2 on John Hayden, team foul #10 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Banda (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Nicely (C) Douglas Etienne | |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-58 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 08:07 | Drake | John Hayden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely grabs the board | 76-59 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 07:57 | Drake | David Cox snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Harry Starks (PF) Larry Sims, Doug Hanford, Edward Palmore | |
| 07:35 | Drake | Rodney Lynch travels with the ball | 76-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) David Cox, John Hayden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (C) Joe Nicely | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Lynch (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Starks (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Etienne | 76-62 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Harry Starks - foul #5 on Harry Starks, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SG) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Edward Palmore (PF), Sam Moore (C) Ronald Styron, Andrew Stafford, Harry Starks | |
| 07:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-62 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Gregg Richards gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Michael Stamper connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnell Kirberger | 80-62 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 80-62 |
| 06:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Stamper | 80-62 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Rodney Lynch hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-62 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Lemire | 80-64 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Etienne - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #9 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Joe Nicely (C) Fernando Soto, Brian Lemire, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| 05:03 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Nicely | 80-64 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the 3 from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Larry Sims tips it home | 80-66 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Timothy Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 80-66 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Donnell Kirberger steps in front of the Ronald Styron pass in the backcourt | 80-66 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Timothy Hughes is called for traveling | 80-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) Donnell Kirberger, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF) Ronald Styron, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Kenneth Millard steps in front of the Doug Hanford pass | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Drake | Larry Sims steals it from John Hayden | 80-66 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Larry Sims hits the finger roll | 80-68 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Hayden (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Doug Hanford (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Etienne (tired) 2 pts. C - Joe Nicely (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Drake | David Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-68 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne grabs the board | 80-68 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 80-68 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 80-68 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Larry Sims takes the ball from Michael Lewis in the backcourt | 80-68 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 80-68 |
| 02:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 80-68 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Fernando Soto - foul #3 on Fernando Soto, team foul #10 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Kenneth Millard, David Cox, John Hayden, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Edward Palmore (PF) Fernando Soto, Larry Sims, Doug Hanford, Douglas Etienne | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Michael Lewis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Forshee | 84-68 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Lemire | 84-71 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Timothy Hughes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 84-71 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely grabs the defensive rebound | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely jams it | 84-73 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-73 |
| 00:57 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Joe Nicely is called for the reach on Rodney Lynch - foul #1 on Joe Nicely, team foul #11 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), John Hayden (PF) Timothy Hughes, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (C) Brian Lemire, Andrew Stafford, Joe Nicely | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Rodney Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Rodney Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 86-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne is fouled on the floor by Gregg Richards - foul #3 on Gregg Richards, team foul #11 | 86-73 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the 1st free throw | 86-73 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Michael Lewis is hacked by Ronald Styron - foul #1 on Ronald Styron, team foul #12 | 86-74 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 87-74 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 87-74 |
| 00:28 | Drake | John Hayden snags the offensive board | 87-74 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Stamper runs out the clock | 87-74 |