| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) C - James Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | William Williams inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | William Williams misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 39-38 |
| 19:36 | Drake | James Curtis gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Cory Suszynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Rauch (C) Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Cory Suszynski, Bobby Walters | |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Paul Rose grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Wilfred Carlino picks off the pass by Ivan Wnukowski in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (SF) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose, James Curtis | |
| 18:10 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Corcoran | 39-40 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Eric Miles is hacked by Troy Reaves - foul #1 on Troy Reaves, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Stanley Davis, Robert Schroeder, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), James Carreno (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Clyde Murray, Mitchell Singleton, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 17:32 | Drake | James Curtis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cory Suszynski | 39-42 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Bobby Walters scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Cory Suszynski | 39-44 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | James Thomson is fouled on the floor by Cory Suszynski - foul #2 on Cory Suszynski, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG) Raymond Bishop | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG) Cory Suszynski | |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilfred Carlino | 41-44 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Wilfred Carlino takes the ball from James Carreno in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino throws it down | 43-44 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Wilfred Carlino picks off the pass by Bobby Walters | 43-44 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino hits the finger roll | 45-44 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Wilfred Carlino is called for the reach on Darrell Morley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilfred Carlino, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (PF) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Paul Rose (SF) Darrell Morley, James Carreno | |
| 16:12 | Drake | Bobby Walters is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Cramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Signorelli (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Drake | Bobby Walters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | William Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:34 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Paul Rose is fouled in the backcourt by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Eric Miles, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 15:23 | Drake | Cory Suszynski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 45-47 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli can't connect on a jumper from close range | 45-47 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Cory Suszynski gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Paul Rose is fouled on the floor by Michael Chee - foul #4 on Michael Chee, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), William Williams (SF), John Rauch (PF) Wilfred Carlino, Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Drake | Mitchell Singleton (PF), James Curtis (C) Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 14:48 | Drake | Cory Suszynski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Stanley Davis | 45-47 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | James Thomson tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Suszynski | 47-50 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 47-50 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Rudolph - foul #3 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Troy Reaves (PF) James Thomson, William Williams, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Bobby Walters connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 49-53 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder's pass is intercepted by Darrell Morley | 49-53 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Bobby Walters lays it in on a nice dish by Darrell Morley | 49-55 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Wilfred Carlino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), James Thomson (SG), Milton Cramer (SF) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), James Carreno (SF), Mitchell Singleton (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Thomson | 52-55 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Jones - foul #4 on Andrew Jones, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Rauch (C) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Darrell Morley | |
| 12:33 | Drake | Eric Miles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Bishop - foul #1 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SF) Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF), James Curtis (C) James Carreno, Bobby Walters | |
| 12:33 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 12:14 | Drake | James Curtis pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Paul Rose hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Cory Suszynski | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thomson (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Cramer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rauch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Eric Miles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Rose (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Singleton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | John Rauch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 11:37 | Drake | Paul Rose gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 11:20 | Drake | James Curtis misses short on an open floater from close range | 52-59 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Paul Rose snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-59 |
| 10:57 | Drake | James Curtis snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 10:42 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | William Williams buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Bishop | 55-59 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Troy Reaves (PF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Raymond Bishop, James Thomson, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), James Carreno (SF), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Eric Miles, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| 10:12 | Drake | James Carreno misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Troy Reaves | 55-59 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | William Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Bobby Walters (PF) James Carreno | |
| 09:55 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is whistled for a carry | 55-59 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Williams | 58-59 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Clyde Murray hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 58-59 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Bobby Walters - foul #3 on Bobby Walters, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Milton Cramer (SF) Wilfred Carlino, William Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG), James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Schroeder | 61-59 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Robert Schroeder picks off the pass by James Carreno | 61-59 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder misses the easy layup | 61-59 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:20 | Drake | James Carreno is open but misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 08:19 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to James Carreno | 61-59 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is hacked by Stanley Davis - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF), John Rauch (C) Robert Schroeder, Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF) James Carreno | |
| 08:10 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | James Thomson is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Morley - foul #2 on Darrell Morley, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Mitchell Singleton (PF) Bobby Walters | |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Rudolph is called for the reach on Wilfred Carlino - foul #4 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Thomas Rudolph | |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | John Rauch travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (SF), Andrew Jones (C) William Williams, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), James Carreno (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Paul Rose | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - James Thomson (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Signorelli (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrell Morley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Chee | 61-59 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Michael Chee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it home | 63-59 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton's layup is rejected by Michael Chee | 63-59 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 05:53 | Drake | James Curtis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino is hacked by James Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Curtis, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), Troy Reaves (PF) James Thomson, Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Darrell Morley, James Carreno, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Clyde Murray gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses short on an open shot from close range | 66-61 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Eric Miles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 05:13 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Rose | 66-61 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Eric Miles is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Corcoran | 66-64 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), William Williams (SG), John Rauch (PF) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Bobby Walters (PF) Eric Miles, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 04:43 | Drake | Clyde Murray is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jones - foul #5 on Andrew Jones, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (PF) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG) Cory Suszynski | |
| 04:43 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | John Rauch gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Michael Chee double dribbles | 66-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Curtis (C) Clyde Murray | |
| 04:32 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph loses the dribble to William Williams in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Michael Chee lays it in on a nice dish by William Williams | 68-64 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Rauch | 68-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Davis and he's hacked by Bobby Walters - foul #4 on Bobby Walters, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Milton Cramer takes the ball from James Curtis | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Chee (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Milton Cramer (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rauch (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cory Suszynski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Rose (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Curtis (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | John Rauch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-64 |
| 03:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bobby Walters | 71-64 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Paul Rose hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 71-64 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | John Rauch snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer's dunk attempt is rejected by James Curtis | 71-64 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:25 | Drake | James Curtis misses the easy open layup | 71-64 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Paul Rose tips it home | 71-66 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Troy Reaves (PF) Raymond Bishop, Michael Chee, Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Eric Miles (SF), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder is open and buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Davis | 73-66 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Troy Reaves steals the ball from Oscar Corcoran | 73-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Williams | 76-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:40 | Drake | William Williams is called for the reach on Eric Miles in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF) Robert Schroeder, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Mitchell Singleton (PF) Darrell Morley | |
| 01:40 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) Stanley Davis, William Williams, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Eric Miles, Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Mitchell Singleton, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Michael Chee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli hits the follow up shot | 78-68 |
| 01:05 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Paul Rose tips it but misses | 78-68 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | James Thomson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino is fouled on the floor by James Curtis - foul #2 on James Curtis, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton grabs the board | 78-68 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Clyde Murray makes the floater from the right block set up by Ivan Wnukowski and the foul's on William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) Robert Schroeder, William Williams, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Mitchell Singleton, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Clyde Murray makes the free throw | 78-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | James Thomson is hacked by Cory Suszynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cory Suszynski, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF) Clyde Murray | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:50 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | James Thomson is fouled on the floor by Cory Suszynski - foul #4 on Cory Suszynski, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Paul Rose is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Rudolph | 82-73 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | James Thomson is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Suszynski - foul #5 on Cory Suszynski, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Cory Suszynski | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Reaves | 83-73 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli scores on a jumper in the paint | 85-73 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 85-73 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Michael Chee grabs the defensive rebound | 85-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Michael Chee runs out the clock | 85-73 |