| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) SG - Benny Madore (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fresh) C - Robert Humiston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Charles Wakeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Kyle | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Humiston - foul #1 on Robert Humiston, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | Oklahoma State | The jump hook by Paul Browder is blocked by Charles Wakeland | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Joseph Shockley pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Robert Landry evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 18:03 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-0 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Robert Landry's pass is intercepted by Paul Browder | 8-0 |
| 17:38 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack is hacked by Harold Kyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Kyle, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Robert Davis (C) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:03 | Drake | Robert Landry is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 8-0 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Byron Morgan (PF) Robert Landry, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 16:45 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-0 |
| 16:44 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston grabs the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:23 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF) Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG), Fred Ellison (SG) Ernest Price, Benny Madore | |
| 16:23 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:23 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the fadeaway from the left block | 8-2 |
| 15:53 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SG - Fred Ellison (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fairly fresh) C - Robert Humiston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Oklahoma State | Byron Morgan is called for the reach on Fred Ellison - foul #1 on Byron Morgan, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore (SG), William Deyoung (PF), John Gavin (C) Martin Noack, Paul Browder, Robert Humiston | |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Gavin | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | Drake | William Deyoung is called for the reach on Harold Kyle - foul #1 on William Deyoung, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG) Harold Kyle | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG) Benny Madore | |
| 14:52 | Drake | Russel Stern misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 14:29 | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF) Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder (PF) William Deyoung | |
| 14:06 | Drake | Paul Flowers knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 13:47 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Price and he's hacked by Elmer Hartsell - foul #1 on Elmer Hartsell, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Robert Davis (C) Paul Flowers, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore (SG), Martin Noack (SF) Ernest Price, Fred Ellison | |
| 13:47 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:47 | Drake | The rebound goes to Byron Morgan | 12-7 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Harold Kyle clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Benny Madore - foul #1 on Benny Madore, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Russel Stern (PF) Robert Landry, Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Robert Humiston (C) Alden Maestas, John Gavin | |
| 13:21 | Drake | Harold Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:09 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Price and he's fouled by Russel Stern - foul #1 on Russel Stern, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF) Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 13:09 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Russel Stern gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:40 | Drake | Robert Humiston blocks the short jumper by Russel Stern | 13-9 |
| 12:38 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 12:36 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Byron Morgan (C) George Turpen, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (SG) Benny Madore | |
| 12:10 | Drake | Robert Landry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 12:08 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:47 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston misses short on a runner in the lane | 13-9 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Joseph Shockley grabs the board | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Kyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Byron Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Ellison (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Humiston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Drake | Joseph Shockley banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 15-9 |
| 11:37 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Charles Wakeland (C) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG), Benny Madore (SG), William Deyoung (PF), John Gavin (C) Ernest Price, Martin Noack, Paul Browder, Robert Humiston | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 15-9 |
| 11:16 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Fred Ellison | 15-9 |
| 11:14 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas is hacked by Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| 11:09 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benny Madore | 15-12 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Robert Landry lays it in | 17-12 |
| 10:32 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:07 | Drake | John Gavin denies the turnaround by Elmer Hartsell | 17-12 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the tip | 17-12 |
| 10:05 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:48 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Gavin | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Paul Flowers buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 09:10 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Ellison | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Benny Madore - foul #2 on Benny Madore, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Martin Noack (SF), Paul Browder (PF), Robert Humiston (C) Alden Maestas, Benny Madore, William Deyoung, John Gavin | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Paul Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:46 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 08:44 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack is hacked by Russel Stern in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russel Stern, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Byron Morgan (PF) Paul Flowers, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 08:44 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 21-17 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses the lay-in | 21-17 |
| 08:21 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:08 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison blows the wide open layup | 21-17 |
| 08:06 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston tips it home | 21-19 |
| 07:38 | Drake | Harold Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (SG) Fred Ellison | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Morgan (tiring) C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alden Maestas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Humiston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Browder | 21-22 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Harold Kyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Harold Kyle, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung (C) Robert Humiston | |
| 06:48 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Martin Noack | 21-24 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 06:27 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack is hacked by Joseph Shockley - foul #1 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG) Shaun Elder | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore (SG) Alden Maestas | |
| 06:08 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Paul Browder picks off the pass by Byron Morgan | 21-24 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Gavin (C) Paul Browder | |
| 05:25 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Charles Wakeland tips it in | 23-24 |
| 05:20 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Flowers - foul #1 on Paul Flowers, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Robert Davis (C) Paul Flowers, Byron Morgan, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston (PF) William Deyoung | |
| 05:20 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:20 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:03 | Drake | George Turpen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 05:01 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Hartsell - foul #2 on Elmer Hartsell, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Byron Morgan (PF) George Turpen, Harold Kyle, Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG) Ernest Price | |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Robert Landry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 04:38 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 04:18 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Byron Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Alden Maestas steals it from Robert Landry in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 04:02 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 04:01 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Shaun Elder, Joseph Shockley, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (SF), Paul Browder (PF) Martin Noack, Robert Humiston | |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Charles Wakeland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 03:27 | Drake | Robert Landry tips it in | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alden Maestas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benny Madore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Browder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gavin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Wakeland - foul #1 on Charles Wakeland, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), William Deyoung (C) Alden Maestas, John Gavin | |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 02:35 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:24 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Price | 25-33 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Price - foul #1 on Ernest Price, team foul #5 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF) Harold Kyle, Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston (C) Benny Madore | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:08 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Turpen - foul #1 on George Turpen, team foul #13 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Robert Davis (C) George Turpen, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG), Martin Noack (SF) Ernest Price, William Deyoung | |
| 01:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 01:33 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:12 | Oklahoma State | Paul Flowers picks off the pass by Alden Maestas | 26-35 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Robert Landry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 00:43 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Alden Maestas | 26-37 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Joseph Shockley double dribbles | 26-37 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Charles Wakeland (C) Robert Landry, Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Benny Madore (SG), William Deyoung (C) Alden Maestas, Fred Ellison, Robert Humiston | |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wakeland - foul #2 on Charles Wakeland, team foul #14 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG) Shaun Elder | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Wakeland | 26-37 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harold Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 26-37 |