| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Matheny (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tracy Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Seeley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eusebio Rossi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Robert Jones is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 27-38 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Seeley | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 19:03 | Drake | David Matheny is fouled in the backcourt by Timmy Mayfield - foul #3 on Timmy Mayfield, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) David Matheny, Matthew Brown, Robert Smith, Tracy Noble, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (PG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Keith Cordero (PF), James Doty (C) Timmy Mayfield, Eusebio Rossi, William Parsons, Robert Jones | |
| 18:49 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses the easy layup | 29-40 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Ron Bates grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Jesse Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Payne and he's fouled by Ron Bates - foul #1 on Ron Bates, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Wayne Porter gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Gary Payne is called for the reach on Ron Bates - foul #3 on Gary Payne, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Tracy Noble (PF) Wayne Porter, Ron Bates, Bernardo Yazzie, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Payne, Samuel Hultgren, Keith Cordero, James Doty | |
| 17:45 | Drake | Tracy Noble drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Javier Garcia | 31-42 |
| 17:32 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Javier Garcia tips it back up and in | 33-45 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Matthew Brown steals it from Kevin Dallas in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Javier Garcia can't finish the layup | 33-45 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 33-45 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Robert Jones connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Dallas | 33-47 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Matthew Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Oscar Seeley (C) Javier Garcia, Robert Smith, Kenneth Troche | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Cordero (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), William Parsons (PF) Kevin Dallas, Adam Johnson, Stanley Wicker | |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | William Parsons knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Hultgren and he's hacked by Tracy Noble - foul #1 on Tracy Noble, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | William Parsons makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Ron Bates drills a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Robert Jones is denied by Tracy Noble | 36-50 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie grabs the board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Matheny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernardo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Noble (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Seeley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Keith Cordero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eusebio Rossi (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Drake | David Matheny is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Jesse Ellis (C) David Matheny, Ron Bates, Tracy Noble, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Gary Payne (SF), James Doty (C) Keith Cordero, Eusebio Rossi, Robert Jones | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:29 | Drake | Wayne Porter grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | William Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | James Doty lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by William Parsons | 36-52 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Matthew Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Doty | 36-52 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Tracy Noble (PF), Jim Folsom (C) Wayne Porter, Bernardo Yazzie, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Keith Cordero (C) Samuel Hultgren, Gary Payne, William Parsons, James Doty | |
| 14:10 | Drake | Robert Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Folsom | 39-52 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Cordero | 39-55 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Jim Folsom is hacked by Keith Cordero - foul #2 on Keith Cordero, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG), Kenneth Troche (SF), Javier Garcia (PF) Matthew Brown, Robert Smith, Tracy Noble | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Robert Jones (C) Adam Johnson, Kevin Dallas, Stanley Wicker | |
| 13:37 | Drake | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Troche - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Oscar Seeley (C) Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Parsons (PF) Keith Cordero | |
| 13:22 | Drake | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Ron Bates - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Tracy Noble (PF) David Matheny | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SG) Samuel Hultgren | |
| 13:02 | Drake | Gary Payne picks off the pass by Oscar Seeley | 39-55 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Gary Payne is fouled on the floor by Ron Bates - foul #2 on Ron Bates, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Javier Garcia, Ron Bates | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Keith Cordero (PF) Timmy Mayfield, Eusebio Rossi, William Parsons | |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Keith Cordero | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:11 | Drake | Matthew Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Samuel Hultgren - foul #3 on Samuel Hultgren, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Jesse Ellis (C) Kenneth Troche, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Adam Johnson (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF) Gary Payne, Samuel Hultgren, Robert Jones | |
| 12:11 | Drake | Matthew Brown misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Dallas | 41-59 |
| 11:46 | Drake | David Matheny is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Matheny, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Jim Folsom (C) David Matheny, Matthew Brown, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi (SF) Kevin Dallas | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Wayne Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernardo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Noble (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Eusebio Rossi (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Wicker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Cordero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Eusebio Rossi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bernardo Yazzie - foul #3 on Bernardo Yazzie, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG) Tracy Noble | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Parsons (PF) Stanley Wicker | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Jim Folsom grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 11:23 | Drake | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | William Parsons snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eusebio Rossi and the foul's on Jim Folsom - foul #1 on Jim Folsom, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Kenneth Troche (SF), Javier Garcia (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) Wayne Porter, Ron Bates, Robert Smith, Bernardo Yazzie, Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF) Timmy Mayfield, Adam Johnson, Eusebio Rossi | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Gary Payne gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Gary Payne steals the ball from Kenneth Troche in the backcourt | 41-66 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Matthew Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:27 | Drake | David Matheny is hacked by Gary Payne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Payne, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Tracy Noble (PF), Oscar Seeley (C) Matthew Brown, Kenneth Troche, Javier Garcia, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), James Doty (C) Gary Payne, Kevin Dallas, William Parsons, Keith Cordero | |
| 09:27 | Drake | David Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 09:27 | Drake | David Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG) David Matheny | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Oscar Seeley misses the lay-in | 43-66 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker snags the defensive board | 43-66 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-66 |
| 08:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Tracy Noble | 43-66 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Samuel Hultgren steals the ball from Robert Smith | 43-66 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Hultgren | 43-68 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Oscar Seeley misses the easy open layup | 43-68 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | James Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-68 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Kenneth Troche (SF), Jim Folsom (C) Wayne Porter, Bernardo Yazzie, Robert Smith, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Robert Jones (C) Samuel Hultgren, Eusebio Rossi, James Doty | |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ron Bates - foul #3 on Ron Bates, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (PG) David Matheny | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (PG), William Parsons (PF) Timmy Mayfield, Stanley Wicker | |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Jim Folsom grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Javier Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Noble (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gary Payne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Dallas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Parsons (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Tracy Noble misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-69 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | William Parsons hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Payne | 43-71 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Javier Garcia drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jim Folsom | 45-71 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Tracy Noble takes the ball from William Parsons in the backcourt | 45-71 |
| 06:39 | Drake | Ron Bates makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Troche | 48-71 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Ron Bates picks off the pass by Adam Johnson in the backcourt | 48-71 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Jim Folsom's floater is tipped away by William Parsons | 48-71 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Gary Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Garcia - foul #2 on Javier Garcia, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Bernardo Yazzie (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) Javier Garcia, Ron Bates, Kenneth Troche, Tracy Noble, Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF) Adam Johnson, Kevin Dallas, William Parsons | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Gary Payne makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Gary Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 06:00 | Drake | David Matheny misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 48-73 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Wicker, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Kenneth Troche (PF) David Matheny, Matthew Brown, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), James Doty (C) Samuel Hultgren, Eusebio Rossi, Robert Jones | |
| 05:42 | Drake | Jesse Ellis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-73 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-73 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Kenneth Troche pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 05:19 | Drake | Wayne Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-73 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Oscar Seeley (C) Wayne Porter, Ron Bates, Kenneth Troche, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Keith Cordero (PF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Payne, Adam Johnson, Kevin Dallas, Stanley Wicker, James Doty | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on David Matheny - foul #4 on David Matheny, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Kenneth Troche (SF), Javier Garcia (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) David Matheny, Matthew Brown, Robert Smith, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), James Doty (C) Samuel Hultgren, Eusebio Rossi, Robert Jones | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield makes the free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie double dribbles | 51-76 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG) Timmy Mayfield | |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Jesse Ellis makes the turnaround in the paint | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero slams it home | 53-81 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Wayne Porter (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Bernardo Yazzie (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Troche (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Javier Garcia (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jesse Ellis (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gary Payne (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Adam Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Dallas (tired) 3 pts. PF - Keith Cordero (tiring) 11 pts. C - James Doty (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Drake | James Doty denies the turnaround by Bernardo Yazzie | 53-81 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Javier Garcia misses the tip | 53-81 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie tips it but misses | 53-81 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Doty | 53-81 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 53-81 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie grabs the board | 53-81 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Kenneth Troche hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Gary Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 53-81 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernardo Yazzie - foul #4 on Bernardo Yazzie, team foul #11 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG), Jim Folsom (C) Javier Garcia, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker (PF) James Doty | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-82 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Kenneth Troche knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Jim Folsom | 55-83 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-83 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Gary Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-83 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker lays it in and he's fouled by Kenneth Troche - foul #3 on Kenneth Troche, team foul #12 | 55-85 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Ellis (C) Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker misses the free throw | 55-85 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Jesse Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-85 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie is hacked by Keith Cordero in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Cordero, team foul #9 | 55-85 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Doty (C) Stanley Wicker | |
| 01:23 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 55-85 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | James Doty gets the rebound | 55-85 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Wayne Porter is called for the reach on Gary Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Porter, team foul #13 | 55-85 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Gary Payne makes the 1st free throw | 55-86 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Gary Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-87 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Ron Bates is hacked by Adam Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Johnson, team foul #10 | 55-87 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Ron Bates makes the 1st free throw | 56-87 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Ron Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 56-87 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | James Doty snags the defensive board | 56-87 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Keith Cordero is denied by Jesse Ellis | 56-87 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas grabs the offensive rebound | 56-87 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Jesse Ellis steals the ball from Adam Johnson | 56-87 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-87 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Gary Payne grabs the board | 56-87 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Gary Payne runs out the clock | 56-87 |