| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Northrup (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kong Chu (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Maul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Mosley inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bradley Fessenden | 47-40 |
| 19:49 | Illinois State | Kong Chu is hacked by Dennis Northrup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Northrup, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (SG) Dennis Northrup | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:32 | Illinois State | Evan Brush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Kong Chu scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Michael Mosley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Samuel Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 18:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to Samuel Washington | 47-43 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 18:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Samuel Washington | 50-43 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Samuel Washington double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), John Edwards (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Chester Petersen (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Harold Griffin, Bradley Zomberg, Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Roy France (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Kong Chu, Evan Brush, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery, David Maul | |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Roy France tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Jason Richardson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Scott in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 17:08 | Drake | John Edwards misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Richardson - foul #3 on Jason Richardson, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Wyatt Jones (PF) David Williams, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), Frank Warner (C) Jason Richardson, Bill Smith | |
| 17:08 | Drake | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:08 | Drake | John Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Frank Warner gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Roy France can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 16:45 | Drake | John Edwards gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 16:43 | Drake | John Edwards is hacked by Evan Brush in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Brush, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Samuel Washington (C) John Edwards, Jeffrey Scott, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF) Johnny Neubauer, Roy France, Brian Durham | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Michael Mosley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Zomberg | 54-45 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Evan Brush tips it in | 54-47 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Zomberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mosley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wyatt Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Washington (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kong Chu (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Evan Brush (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Jeffery (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Warner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Kong Chu | 54-50 |
| 15:37 | Drake | Harold Griffin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Evan Brush - foul #3 on Evan Brush, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), David Williams (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Bradley Zomberg, Michael Mosley, Wyatt Jones, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Kong Chu, Evan Brush, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:37 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Dennis Northrup can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Chester Petersen snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Chester Petersen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harold Griffin | 58-50 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Dennis Northrup picks off the pass by Brian Durham | 58-50 |
| 14:06 | Drake | Harold Griffin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Northrup | 60-50 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-50 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 13:47 | Drake | David Williams is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 60-50 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Bill Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Brian Durham steals it from Chester Petersen | 60-53 |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Bradley Fessenden steals it from Jason Richardson | 60-53 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), John Edwards (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, David Williams, Bradley Fessenden, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Roy France (SF), Frank Warner (PF), David Maul (C) Maximo Mancini, Jason Richardson, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| 12:37 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Neubauer - foul #3 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | David Maul gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Michael Simmons steps in front of the Evan Brush pass in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Michael Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 61-53 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Roy France can't tip it in | 61-53 |
| 11:58 | Drake | John Edwards gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Zomberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jeffrey Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wyatt Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Johnny Neubauer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Evan Brush (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy France (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Warner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Maul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradley Zomberg | 64-53 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Roy France is fouled in the backcourt by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Samuel Washington (C) John Edwards, Jeffrey Scott, Wyatt Jones, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF) Johnny Neubauer, Evan Brush, Roy France, Frank Warner | |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Durham | 64-55 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Northrup | 66-55 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg is fouled in the backcourt by Maximo Mancini - foul #4 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF) Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), Roy France (SF) Maximo Mancini, Brian Durham | |
| 10:30 | Drake | Wyatt Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jeffery - foul #3 on Michael Jeffery, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Wyatt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Wyatt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Evan Brush, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG) Evan Brush | |
| 10:07 | Drake | Dennis Northrup is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Scott | 71-58 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Roy France is hacked by Jeffrey Scott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #3 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), John Edwards (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Bradley Zomberg, Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott, Wyatt Jones, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF), Frank Warner (C) Roy France, David Maul | |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Michael Mosley grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Charles Robinson steals the ball from Michael Mosley | 71-58 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits the finger roll set up by Charles Robinson | 71-60 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Michael Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Michael Simmons hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 73-60 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 08:08 | Drake | John Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Griffin | 76-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Michael Mosley takes the ball from Johnny Neubauer in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:51 | Drake | Michael Simmons misses the easy layup | 76-60 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kong Chu | 76-60 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-60 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Harold Griffin, John Edwards, Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Roy France (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Northrup (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wyatt Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Petersen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy France (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Wyatt Jones takes the ball from Roy France | 76-60 |
| 07:21 | Drake | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 76-60 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Richardson | 76-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Brian Durham pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | David Williams is called for the reach on Roy France - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Bradley Zomberg (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Samuel Washington (C) David Williams, Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott, Wyatt Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), David Maul (C) Jason Richardson, Roy France, Bill Smith | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | David Maul misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harold Griffin - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #5 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Fessenden (PF) Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Harold Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bradley Zomberg | 79-65 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Maximo Mancini | 79-68 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Evan Brush steps in front of the Harold Griffin pass in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Brian Durham banks in the layup on a great pass from Evan Brush | 79-70 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Harold Griffin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mosley | 81-70 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Evan Brush comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 81-70 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Harold Griffin grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), John Edwards (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Harold Griffin, Bradley Zomberg, Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (PG), Roy France (SF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Charles Robinson, David Maul | |
| 05:30 | Drake | Wyatt Jones makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-70 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Frank Warner misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 84-70 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Michael Simmons gets the rebound | 84-70 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Drake | Dennis Northrup is hacked by Evan Brush - foul #5 on Evan Brush, team foul #8 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Chester Petersen (C) David Williams, John Edwards, Wyatt Jones, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Jason Richardson, Evan Brush, Brian Durham, Frank Warner | |
| 04:54 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 04:54 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 86-70 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Roy France is open and lays it up and in set up by Maximo Mancini | 86-72 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Jeffery - foul #4 on Michael Jeffery, team foul #9 | 86-72 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Michael Mosley (SF), Samuel Washington (C) Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF) Roy France | |
| 04:17 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 88-72 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Michael Mosley pulls down the rebound | 88-72 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 88-72 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Bill Smith pulls down the rebound | 88-72 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (tiring) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Zomberg (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mosley (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bradley Fessenden (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Washington (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kong Chu (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jeffery (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 88-72 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson tips it home | 88-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Harold Griffin is hacked by Maximo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #5 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #10 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), John Edwards (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Bradley Zomberg, Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Brian Durham (PF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Kong Chu, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Harold Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Frank Warner gets the rebound | 89-74 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 89-74 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 89-74 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Warner | 89-76 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Wyatt Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 89-76 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Harold Griffin tips it back up and in | 91-76 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-76 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), Bradley Zomberg (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Chester Petersen (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, John Edwards, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF), David Maul (C) Charles Robinson, Brian Durham | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Roy France is hacked by Jeffrey Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #6 | 91-76 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer is hacked by Jeffrey Scott - foul #3 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #7 | 91-76 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Frank Warner, David Maul | |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer misses the 1st free throw | 91-76 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Chester Petersen gets the rebound | 91-76 |
| 02:10 | Drake | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 91-76 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Brian Durham comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 91-76 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Wyatt Jones grabs the board | 91-76 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Chester Petersen misses long on an open floater from the right side | 91-76 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Roy France snags the defensive board | 91-76 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Roy France misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Scott - foul #4 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #8 | 91-76 |
| Subs | Drake | John Edwards (SG), Michael Simmons (C) David Williams, Wyatt Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG) Jason Richardson | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Roy France makes the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Roy France misses the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Michael Simmons gets the rebound | 91-77 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg is fouled in the backcourt by Kong Chu - foul #2 on Kong Chu, team foul #11 | 91-77 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg makes the 1st free throw | 92-77 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg makes the 2nd free throw | 93-77 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Chester Petersen - foul #2 on Chester Petersen, team foul #9 | 93-77 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 1st free throw | 93-78 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 93-79 |
| 01:05 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg's pass is intercepted by Kong Chu in the backcourt | 93-79 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Kong Chu lays it in | 93-81 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Bill Smith picks off the pass by Bradley Zomberg in the backcourt | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Brian Durham hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kong Chu | 93-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Drake | Chester Petersen is hacked by Johnny Neubauer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #12 | 93-83 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 94-83 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Chester Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 94-83 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 94-83 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Scott is called for the reach on Roy France in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #10 | 94-83 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG) Jeffrey Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Roy France misses the 1st free throw | 94-83 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Roy France makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Chester Petersen is hacked by Johnny Neubauer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #13 | 94-84 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (SG) Johnny Neubauer | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Chester Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Roy France clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 95-84 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Bill Smith tips it home | 95-86 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Kong Chu is called for the reach on Bradley Zomberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kong Chu, team foul #14 | 95-86 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Michael Mosley (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF) David Williams, John Edwards, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Jason Richardson, Roy France, Bill Smith | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses the 1st free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses the 2nd free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery snags the defensive board | 95-86 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 95-86 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 95-86 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden gets the rebound | 95-86 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Kong Chu is called for the reach on Bradley Fessenden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kong Chu, team foul #15 | 95-86 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG) Bradley Zomberg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 96-86 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 97-86 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Dennis Northrup steals it from Brian Durham in the backcourt | 97-86 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Harold Griffin runs out the clock | 97-86 |