| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Donald Chrisman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Beck (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Sharer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dante Waller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grady Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | John Sharer inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 19:43 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Forrest Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Forrest Severson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Jerome | 39-34 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Ronald Murrin grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Mike Simmons's pass is intercepted by John Sharer | 39-34 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Dante Waller | 41-34 |
| 17:47 | Drake | John Sharer blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Thompson | 41-34 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Ronald Murrin tips it in | 41-36 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | John Sharer can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 41-36 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Mike Simmons pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Mike Simmons lays it in | 41-38 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Darrell Beck and he's fouled by Leonard Jerome - foul #3 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Nicholas Wink (SF), Keith Patnode (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Darrell Beck, John Sharer, Dante Waller, Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Max Parker (SG), Dale Scott (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, Leonard Jerome, David Thompson, Ronald Murrin, Mike Simmons | |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Donald Chrisman takes the ball from Dale Scott in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Max Parker picks off the pass by Jimmy Griswold | 44-38 |
| 16:29 | Drake | John Reiter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG) Donald Chrisman | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-38 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Dale Scott gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Max Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is fouled on the floor by Dale Scott - foul #1 on Dale Scott, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), David Thompson (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) John Reiter, Dale Scott, Stephen Ford | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Patnode (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Max Parker (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Spell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Patnode - foul #1 on Keith Patnode, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Dante Waller (PF), James Franceski (C) Harold Blevins, Nicholas Wink, Keith Patnode, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Drake | Leonard Jerome (SG), Stephen Ford (C) Max Parker, Frank Spell | |
| 15:06 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darrell Beck | 48-40 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Stephen Ford is hacked by Dante Waller - foul #1 on Dante Waller, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), John Sharer (SF), Grady Edwards (C) Dane Ham, Darrell Beck, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Scott (SF) David Thompson | |
| 13:56 | Drake | Stephen Ford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Forrest Severson tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Stephen Ford hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Ford - foul #1 on Stephen Ford, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Keith Patnode (PF) Odis Webb, Dante Waller | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), Frank Spell (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Forrest Severson, Ronald Murrin, Stephen Ford | |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Mike Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), David Thompson (SF) Leonard Jerome, Dale Scott | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins can't finish the layup | 50-42 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Max Parker gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | Drake | David Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | John Sharer can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 12:47 | Drake | John Reiter grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 12:40 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | John Sharer grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Donald Chrisman | 52-42 |
| 12:02 | Drake | John Sharer is called for the reach on Max Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sharer, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Darrell Beck (SG), Nicholas Wink (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Donald Chrisman, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Keith Patnode, Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Leonard Jerome (SG), Dale Scott (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) John Reiter, Max Parker, David Thompson, Frank Spell | |
| 11:49 | Drake | Ronald Murrin jams it | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Beck (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dante Waller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck knocks in the floater from close range set up by Dane Ham | 54-44 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Ronald Murrin travels with the ball | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Ford (C) Mike Simmons | |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck's pass is intercepted by Forrest Severson | 54-44 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Jimmy Griswold blocks the short jumper by Stephen Ford | 54-44 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Dante Waller is fouled on the floor by Ronald Murrin - foul #2 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Frank Spell (C) Dale Scott, Stephen Ford | |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Dane Ham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-44 |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Dane Ham buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Forrest Severson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Thompson | 57-47 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Dante Waller scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is whistled for traveling | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), Keith Patnode (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Dane Ham, Darrell Beck, Nicholas Wink, Dante Waller, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Max Parker (SG), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, Leonard Jerome, Frank Spell | |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Donald Chrisman | 62-47 |
| 09:11 | Drake | David Thompson loses the dribble to Donald Chrisman in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | John Reiter steps in front of the Grady Edwards pass | 62-47 |
| 08:41 | Drake | David Thompson buries a floater from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Harold Blevins | 64-49 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Ronald Murrin's pass is intercepted by Keith Patnode | 64-49 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 64-49 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Ronald Murrin snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Donald Chrisman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sharer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Patnode (fresh) 3 pts. C - Grady Edwards (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Parker (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Drake | David Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Ronald Murrin steals it from Donald Chrisman | 64-49 |
| 06:56 | Drake | David Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Reiter | 64-52 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Stephen Ford gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Ronald Murrin drills a floater in the paint set up by John Reiter | 64-54 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Darrell Beck (SG), Nicholas Wink (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Donald Chrisman, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Keith Patnode, Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Leonard Jerome (SG), Dale Scott (SF), Frank Spell (PF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Max Parker, David Thompson, Ronald Murrin, Stephen Ford | |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Dane Ham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Frank Spell pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Forrest Severson's pass is intercepted by Darrell Beck in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dante Waller | 67-54 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Dane Ham is called for the reach on Forrest Severson - foul #2 on Dane Ham, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG) Dane Ham | |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Dale Scott, Frank Spell | |
| 04:48 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Jerome | 67-57 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Dante Waller buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Chrisman | 70-57 |
| 04:35 | Drake | David Thompson is whistled for a carry | 70-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (SF) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Dante Waller scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Sharer | 73-57 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Jimmy Griswold steps in front of the Mike Simmons pass in the backcourt | 73-57 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 73-57 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Leonard Jerome grabs the board | 73-57 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Donald Chrisman is called for the reach on Forrest Severson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Chrisman, team foul #5 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Keith Patnode (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Darrell Beck, Dante Waller, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Spell (C) Mike Simmons | |
| 03:41 | Drake | Keith Patnode takes the ball from Ronald Murrin | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Donald Chrisman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sharer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Keith Patnode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Grady Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Jerome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Spell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins's pass is intercepted by Ronald Murrin | 73-57 |
| 03:17 | Drake | David Thompson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 73-57 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 73-57 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the board | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:44 | Drake | Leonard Jerome scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Forrest Severson | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Blevins | 75-59 |
| 01:53 | Drake | Leonard Jerome knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Murrin and he's fouled by Harold Blevins - foul #1 on Harold Blevins, team foul #6 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (SG), Dante Waller (PF) Harold Blevins, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Frank Spell | |
| 01:53 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck is hacked by Leonard Jerome in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #5 | 75-61 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck is hacked by Leonard Jerome - foul #5 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #6 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG) Leonard Jerome | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Ronald Murrin is called for the reach on Dante Waller - foul #3 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #7 | 75-61 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Dante Waller makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Dante Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Forrest Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-61 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Dante Waller grabs the board | 77-61 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the jumper from the right side | 77-61 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Ronald Murrin grabs the board | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Forrest Severson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thompson | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | David Thompson is called for the reach on John Sharer in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 77-63 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | John Sharer misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Max Parker snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:23 | Drake | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dante Waller - foul #2 on Dante Waller, team foul #7 | 77-63 |
| 00:23 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:23 | Drake | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman runs out the clock | 77-65 |