| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) PF - Frank Love (fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Rodney Lynch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Frank Love hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Michael Stamper hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Frank Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Michael Stamper is called for the reach on Larry Hartung in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | John Hayden is called for the reach on Frank Love - foul #1 on John Hayden, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Love | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Michael Stamper is hacked by Frank Love - foul #1 on Frank Love, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| 17:22 | Drake | David Cox is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:03 | Drake | Rodney Lynch hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Forshee | 8-4 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Michael Stamper steals the ball from Larry Hartung in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Michael Stamper blows the layup | 8-4 |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Frank Love snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Barry Ellison (SG), David Mathis (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) Larry Hartung, Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin, Frank Love | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 16:08 | Drake | Michael Stamper's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Johnson | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Michael Lewis tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Rodney Lynch gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Albert Odom (fresh) SG - Barry Ellison (fresh) SF - David Mathis (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Michael Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gregg Richards | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Albert Odom | 11-9 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Barry Ellison - foul #1 on Barry Ellison, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Love (PF) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| 15:14 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Cox - foul #1 on David Cox, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Jack Adcox (SG) Albert Odom, Barry Ellison | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Kenneth Millard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | Drake | John Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Dikembe Banda hits a turnaround in the paint | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 13:37 | Drake | David Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), James Griffith (PF), Arthur Johnson (C) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Frank Love, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes, David Cox, John Hayden, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | James Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (SG) Larry Hartung | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:19 | Drake | Albert Odom steps in front of the Michael Stamper pass in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Gregg Richards gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Michael Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Love (PF) James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Albert Odom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Gregg Richards drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 16-13 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Albert Odom is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stamper - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Jack Adcox (SG), David Mathis (SF) Albert Odom, Barry Ellison, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) SF - David Cox (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:39 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:21 | Drake | Timothy Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Frank Love grabs the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:49 | Drake | David Cox pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Jack Adcox - foul #1 on Jack Adcox, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF), Thomas Porter (PF), James Griffith (C) David Mathis, Frank Love, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Gregg Richards (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Kenneth Millard, David Cox, Rodney Lynch | |
| 10:27 | Drake | Timothy Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 16-19 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG) Larry Hartung | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SG) Timothy Hughes | |
| 10:12 | Drake | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Gregg Richards snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:41 | Drake | John Hayden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Albert Odom is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), David Mathis (SF) Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Odom | 18-22 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Forshee | 18-25 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung is whistled for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (SG), Frank Love (PF), Arthur Johnson (C) Albert Odom, Thomas Porter, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Donnell Kirberger, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Dikembe Banda | |
| 08:10 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Larry Hartung, David Mathis | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Glenn Forshee connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Ellison (fresh) SG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) PF - Frank Love (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Cox (fresh) PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 18-27 |
| 07:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 18-27 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Timothy Hughes scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Cox | 18-29 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is hacked by Rodney Lynch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Lynch, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:25 | Drake | John Hayden pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 07:05 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by John Hayden is blocked by Barry Ellison | 18-29 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | Frank Love connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Arthur Johnson | 20-29 |
| 06:32 | Drake | John Hayden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Cox and the foul's on Barry Ellison - foul #2 on Barry Ellison, team foul #4 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Albert Odom (SG), David Mathis (SF) Barry Ellison, Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Gregg Richards (SF) Kenneth Millard, David Cox | |
| 06:32 | Drake | John Hayden makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 05:28 | Drake | John Hayden clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-32 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Michael Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Michael Lewis is hacked by Larry Hartung - foul #1 on Larry Hartung, team foul #5 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Porter (PF), James Griffith (C) Frank Love, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Timothy Hughes, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 04:50 | Drake | Dikembe Banda knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Donnell Kirberger | 20-34 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Albert Odom can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF) Larry Hartung | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Albert Odom makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Albert Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:45 | Drake | Glenn Forshee pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Michael Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-34 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Porter | 24-34 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Albert Odom takes the ball from Dikembe Banda | 24-34 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | David Mathis blows the layup | 24-34 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Albert Odom (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) C - James Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Donnell Kirberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cox (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Mathis | 26-34 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Dikembe Banda is fouled on the floor by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Jack Adcox (SG), John Sprague (SF), Frank Love (PF), Arthur Johnson (C) Albert Odom, David Mathis, Richard Boykin, Thomas Porter, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Kenneth Millard (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Donnell Kirberger, Michael Lewis, David Cox, Glenn Forshee, Dikembe Banda | |
| 02:47 | Drake | Michael Stamper knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 26-37 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Stamper - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Michael Stamper | |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Rodney Lynch comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Rodney Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:13 | Drake | John Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Kenneth Millard connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gregg Richards | 28-40 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Gregg Richards blocks the short jumper by Arthur Johnson | 28-40 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 28-40 |
| 01:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 28-40 |
| 01:07 | Drake | John Hayden misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Frank Love misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-40 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Love - foul #2 on Frank Love, team foul #8 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Barry Ellison (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Thomas Porter (PF), James Griffith (C) Larry Hartung, Jack Adcox, John Sprague, Frank Love, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, Timothy Hughes, John Hayden | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Lewis | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Barry Ellison misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-44 |