| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Lewis inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Glenn Forshee buries a jumper in the paint | 34-28 |
| 19:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Glenn Forshee comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Porter - foul #2 on Thomas Porter, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | David Mathis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Glenn Forshee pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Richard Boykin steals the ball from Richard Lee | 36-28 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | David Mathis connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Michael Lewis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-31 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin's pass is intercepted by Peter Beyer | 36-31 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Glenn Forshee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Peter Beyer - foul #3 on Peter Beyer, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Richard Lee, Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Glenn Forshee hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donnell Kirberger | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses short on a jumper from the left block | 38-34 |
| 15:30 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Baisley | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG) Donnell Kirberger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens (C) Thomas Porter | |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | David Mathis is fouled on the floor by Robert Baisley - foul #3 on Robert Baisley, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | David Mathis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the runner from close range | 38-34 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marcus Stevens | 38-34 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Arthur Johnson steals the ball from Glenn Forshee | 38-34 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Brian Lloyd snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Glenn Forshee's layup is rejected by Marcus Stevens | 38-34 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Glenn Forshee buries a floater near the basket set up by Robert Baisley and he's fouled by Arthur Johnson - foul #4 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG), Peter Beyer (C) Brian Lloyd, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Thomas Porter (C) Jack Adcox, Marcus Stevens | |
| 12:25 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Michael Lewis is hacked by Paul Roder - foul #2 on Paul Roder, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Erving (fresh) SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Drake | The short jumper by Peter Beyer is denied by Arthur Johnson | 40-34 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | David Mathis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Peter Beyer dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Millard | 42-36 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | David Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Thomas Erving, Donnell Kirberger, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF) David Mathis, Richard Boykin | |
| 09:48 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses long on an open shot in the paint | 42-36 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 09:10 | Drake | Brian Lloyd drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 45-36 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | John Sprague is denied on a layup by Robert Baisley | 45-36 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Porter | 45-36 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Millard - foul #4 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) Paul Roder, John Sprague, Thomas Porter | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jack Adcox | 45-38 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Peter Beyer blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Marcus Stevens (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Mathis | 45-42 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Glenn Forshee lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Lee | 47-42 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | David Mathis buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Johnson | 47-45 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 50-45 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Richard Lee, Michael Lewis, Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Andrew Risher (SG), Thomas Porter (C) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Marcus Stevens | |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Robert Baisley pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Brian Lloyd is called for the reach on Andrew Risher - foul #1 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG), Elmer Naugle (PF) Brian Lloyd, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF) Richard Boykin | |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Kenneth Millard during a doubleteam - foul #5 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG) Kenneth Millard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Elmer Naugle steals it from Arthur Johnson | 50-46 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Robert Baisley grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger drills a shot from the left wing set up by Richard Lee | 52-46 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Thomas Erving, Donnell Kirberger, Elmer Naugle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), David Mathis (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Paul Roder, Andrew Risher, John Sprague | |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses long on a floater from close range | 52-48 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Glenn Forshee hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | David Mathis scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Adcox | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Forshee | 57-50 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the fadeaway near the basket | 57-52 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (C) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Michael Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is hacked by Peter Beyer - foul #4 on Peter Beyer, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Peter Beyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Lloyd | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glenn Forshee - foul #3 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:50 | Drake | Richard Boykin is called for the reach on Peter Beyer - foul #2 on Richard Boykin, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Drake | David Mathis is called for the reach on Glenn Forshee - foul #2 on David Mathis, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Brian Lloyd steals the ball from Thomas Porter | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | David Mathis is called for the reach on Brian Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Mathis, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 66-57 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger is hacked by Jack Adcox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Adcox, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter's pass is intercepted by Peter Beyer | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Lewis runs out the clock | 68-57 |