| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | James Lipton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Luis Grove picks off the pass by Walter Hall | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo is hacked by Luis Grove - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Hall | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Drake | James Lipton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 5-8 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Hall | 7-8 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is intercepted by Christopher Carter | 7-8 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | Walter Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 17:12 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Drake | James Lipton knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Walter Hall - foul #1 on Walter Hall, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 16:53 | Drake | James Lipton makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Drake | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Alan Luke knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Lipton | 7-14 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Robert Moore connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Park (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Kenneth Losey loses the dribble to Robert Moore | 9-14 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 11-14 |
| 15:00 | Drake | William Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski | 11-17 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 13-17 |
| 14:37 | Drake | James Lipton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| 14:11 | Drake | The jump hook by James Flowers is blocked by Marvin Sawyer | 13-17 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Chad Stier clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 13-17 |
| 13:58 | Drake | James Flowers snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-19 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Westerfield swats the short shot by Walter Hall | 13-19 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Luis Grove tips it but misses | 15-19 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it home | 17-19 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Walter Hall steals the ball from James Flowers | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Luis Grove steals the ball from Walter Hall | 17-19 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Luis Grove clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Harvey Cessna buries a jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is fouled on the floor by Luis Grove - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Chad Stier, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Caceres and he's fouled by James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bennie Melton - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Gregory Watson, Alan Luke | |
| 09:44 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 22-23 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it in | 22-25 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | James Flowers steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 22-25 |
| 08:23 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is hacked by James Lipton - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF) James Lipton, James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it home | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Drake | Harvey Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF) Paul Caceres, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG), James Flowers (SF) Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Mike Tolman (PF) Chad Stier, Doyle Hartley | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (PF) James Flowers | |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (PF) Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), James Flowers (SF), Alan Luke (PF) Harvey Cessna, Gregory Watson, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 06:19 | Drake | Doyle Hartley swats the dunk try by James Flowers | 26-25 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Hall | 28-25 |
| 05:53 | Drake | James Flowers can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marvin Sawyer | 28-25 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronnie Park (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Doyle Hartley, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, Alan Luke | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 30-28 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Gregory Watson | |
| 04:41 | Drake | Harvey Cessna scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Dwayne Jaramillo | 32-31 |
| 04:18 | Drake | James Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF) Daniel Nixon | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers | |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 04:02 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Drake | Gregory Watson's pass is intercepted by Paul Caceres | 32-31 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley lays it in set up by Paul Caceres | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) PF - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Drake | William Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Jaramillo | 34-31 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Kenneth Losey is called for the reach on Ronnie Park - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Doyle Hartley, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Walter Hall - foul #2 on Walter Hall, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Ronnie Park | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 02:33 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:10 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 01:27 | Drake | Luis Grove misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bennie Melton | 36-33 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), William Smith (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Alan Luke | |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:20 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 01:14 | Drake | James Flowers misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| 01:14 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:14 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Carter | 36-34 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 00:27 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Luis Grove tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer clanks a turnaround from the right block | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Luis Grove misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-36 |