| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Rodney Mikesell (fresh) SG - Larry Creighton (fresh) SF - Kevin Sturgeon (fresh) PF - Joseph Worth (fresh) C - Ronald Kroeker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) SF - Joseph Stallcup (fresh) PF - Raymond Prince (fresh) C - Clarence Culler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Clarence Culler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Clarence Culler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Bradley | Joseph Worth gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Bradley | Kevin Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Clarence Culler pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker clanks a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Larry Creighton gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Bradley | Larry Creighton makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Rodney Mikesell takes the ball from Roy Roemer | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Raymond Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Clarence Culler misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Larry Creighton snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Bradley | Kevin Sturgeon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Stallcup is blocked by Joseph Worth | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Bradley | Kevin Sturgeon misses the open dunk | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Bradley | Raymond Prince blocks the short jumper by Joseph Worth | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Clarence Culler snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Roy Roemer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Bradley | Lester Noble (PG), Oscar Blaisdell (SG), Clyde Lew (SF), Steven Houston (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Rodney Mikesell, Larry Creighton, Kevin Sturgeon, Joseph Worth, Ronald Kroeker | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Huey Peery (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince, Clarence Culler | |
| 16:17 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison scores on a driving attempt from close range | 4-2 |
| 16:07 | Drake | David Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Houston - foul #1 on Steven Houston, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:07 | Drake | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Drake | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Bradley | Lester Noble is hacked by Raymond Herron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Herron, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Lester Noble (fresh) SG - Oscar Blaisdell (fresh) SF - Clyde Lew (fresh) PF - Steven Houston (fresh) C - Thomas Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Huey Peery (fresh) SF - Travis Kearns (fresh) PF - David Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Herron (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Drake | Thomas Harrison blocks the short jumper by Raymond Herron | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | Bradley | Lester Noble gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:36 | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 4-4 |
| 15:35 | Drake | David Carter grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Huey Peery misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Clyde Lew | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | Bradley | 3 seconds is called on Steven Houston | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell (PG), Larry Creighton (SG), Kevin Sturgeon (SF), Joseph Worth (PF), Ronald Kroeker (C) Lester Noble, Oscar Blaisdell, Clyde Lew, Steven Houston, Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Samuel Vath (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF), Clarence Culler (C) James Wilson, Huey Peery, Travis Kearns, David Carter, Raymond Herron | |
| 14:45 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup's floater is knocked away by Ronald Kroeker | 4-4 |
| 14:43 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:25 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker misses badly on a shot from the left block | 4-4 |
| 14:24 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker tips it in | 6-4 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Samuel Vath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 13:54 | Bradley | Larry Creighton is fouled on the floor by Samuel Vath - foul #1 on Samuel Vath, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Lester Noble (SG), Thomas Harrison (C) Larry Creighton, Ronald Kroeker | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF) Mark Pope, Samuel Vath, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince | |
| 13:28 | Bradley | Joseph Worth hits the finger roll set up by Lester Noble and he's fouled by Travis Kearns - foul #1 on Travis Kearns, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Clyde Lew (SF) Kevin Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:28 | Bradley | Joseph Worth misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:28 | Drake | Clarence Culler grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Roy Roemer double dribbles | 8-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell (SG), Steven Houston (PF), Ronald Kroeker (C) Rodney Mikesell, Joseph Worth, Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), James Wilson (SG), Huey Peery (SF), Raymond Prince (PF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Travis Kearns, David Carter, Clarence Culler | |
| 12:46 | Bradley | Clyde Lew hits a runner in the paint set up by Oscar Blaisdell | 10-4 |
| 12:24 | Drake | James Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Huey Peery | 10-7 |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Herron - foul #2 on Raymond Herron, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Creighton (PG), Kevin Sturgeon (SF) Lester Noble, Clyde Lew | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (SG), David Carter (C) Mark Pope, Raymond Herron | |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:50 | Drake | Samuel Vath connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Huey Peery | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Creighton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Blaisdell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sturgeon (fresh) PF - Steven Houston (fresh) C - Ronald Kroeker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Vath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Huey Peery (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Prince (tiring) C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Kroeker | 15-9 |
| 11:24 | Drake | David Carter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kroeker - foul #1 on Ronald Kroeker, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell (PG), Joseph Worth (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Oscar Blaisdell, Steven Houston, Ronald Kroeker | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), Clarence Culler (C) James Wilson, Samuel Vath, Huey Peery, Raymond Prince | |
| 11:07 | Drake | Clarence Culler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clarence Culler, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| 10:50 | Bradley | Kevin Sturgeon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Drake | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Clarence Culler grabs the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 10:18 | Drake | Clarence Culler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 10:16 | Bradley | Joseph Worth snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 09:57 | Bradley | Hugh Hochstetler steals it from Larry Creighton | 15-9 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Clarence Culler scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Hugh Hochstetler | 15-11 |
| 09:22 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Travis Kearns - foul #2 on Travis Kearns, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Lester Noble (SG), Clyde Lew (SF), Steven Houston (PF), Ronald Kroeker (C) Larry Creighton, Kevin Sturgeon, Joseph Worth, Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Samuel Vath (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Travis Kearns, David Carter | |
| 09:22 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 09:07 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clyde Lew | 21-11 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Clarence Culler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 21-11 |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell is called for traveling | 21-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell (SG), Joseph Worth (PF) Rodney Mikesell, Steven Houston | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Huey Peery (PF) James Wilson, Raymond Prince | |
| 07:51 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup is called for traveling | 21-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler (SG), David Carter (C) Samuel Vath, Clarence Culler | |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Lester Noble is hacked by Mark Pope in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Pope, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Lester Noble makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Lester Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Lester Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Blaisdell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Lew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kroeker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Mark Pope (fresh) SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stallcup (fairly fresh) PF - Huey Peery (fresh) C - David Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup buries a jumper near the basket | 23-13 |
| 06:58 | Bradley | Lester Noble is denied on a layup by Huey Peery | 23-13 |
| 06:56 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Joseph Worth misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-13 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lester Noble - foul #1 on Lester Noble, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell (PG), Larry Creighton (SG), Kevin Sturgeon (SF), Steven Houston (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Lester Noble, Oscar Blaisdell, Clyde Lew, Joseph Worth, Ronald Kroeker | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Raymond Prince (PF), Clarence Culler (C) Mark Pope, Huey Peery, David Carter | |
| 06:19 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Hochstetler - foul #1 on Hugh Hochstetler, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (SG) Hugh Hochstetler | |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Clarence Culler | 24-14 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Roy Roemer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-14 |
| 05:46 | Bradley | Steven Houston grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 05:41 | Bradley | Larry Creighton loses the dribble to Joseph Stallcup | 24-14 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Roy Roemer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-14 |
| 05:20 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Roemer | 24-14 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Roy Roemer is fouled on the floor by Rodney Mikesell - foul #1 on Rodney Mikesell, team foul #4 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Worth (PF) Steven Houston | |
| Subs | Drake | Huey Peery (SF) Joseph Stallcup | |
| 04:45 | Drake | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Roy Roemer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Clarence Culler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roy Roemer | 24-17 |
| 04:22 | Bradley | Larry Creighton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Elias Sickels (SG), Oscar Blaisdell (SF), Ronald Kroeker (C) Larry Creighton, Kevin Sturgeon, Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Samuel Vath (SG), David Carter (C) Roy Roemer, James Wilson, Clarence Culler | |
| 04:16 | Drake | David Carter is hacked by Rodney Mikesell - foul #2 on Rodney Mikesell, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Creighton (PG) Rodney Mikesell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:53 | Drake | Raymond Prince misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-17 |
| 03:51 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:49 | Bradley | Mark Pope is called for the reach on Larry Creighton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Pope, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Lester Noble (SG), Clyde Lew (SF) Elias Sickels, Oscar Blaisdell | |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), Raymond Herron (C) Samuel Vath, Raymond Prince, David Carter | |
| 03:49 | Bradley | Larry Creighton makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 03:49 | Bradley | Larry Creighton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Creighton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lester Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Lew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Worth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kroeker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Mark Pope (fresh) SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kearns (fresh) PF - Huey Peery (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Herron (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Huey Peery makes the shot from close range set up by Hugh Hochstetler | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker is fouled on the floor by Raymond Herron - foul #3 on Raymond Herron, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell (SG), Kevin Sturgeon (SF), Steven Houston (PF) Larry Creighton, Clyde Lew, Joseph Worth | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Prince (PF), David Carter (C) Huey Peery, Raymond Herron | |
| 03:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Drake | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:46 | Drake | David Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Mikesell (PG), Thomas Harrison (C) Lester Noble, Ronald Kroeker | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Clarence Culler (C) Mark Pope, Hugh Hochstetler, Raymond Prince | |
| 02:38 | Bradley | Kevin Sturgeon hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by Rodney Mikesell | 28-19 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Kevin Sturgeon blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Wilson | 28-19 |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Steven Houston gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 02:18 | Bradley | James Wilson picks off the pass by Rodney Mikesell in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 02:16 | Drake | James Wilson can't finish the layup | 28-19 |
| 02:15 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Culler | 28-19 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Clarence Culler is whistled for traveling | 28-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Elias Sickels (SG), Clyde Lew (SF), Joseph Worth (PF) Oscar Blaisdell, Kevin Sturgeon, Steven Houston | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF) James Wilson, Travis Kearns, David Carter | |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Clyde Lew is hacked by Raymond Prince - foul #1 on Raymond Prince, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Lester Noble (SG) Elias Sickels | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG) Roy Roemer, Samuel Vath | |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Clyde Lew misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Clyde Lew misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 01:23 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Harrison | 30-19 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Joseph Worth takes the ball from Raymond Prince | 30-19 |
| 00:51 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clarence Culler - foul #2 on Clarence Culler, team foul #12 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Creighton (PG), Kevin Sturgeon (SF) Rodney Mikesell, Clyde Lew | |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Huey Peery (PF), David Carter (C) Mark Pope, Raymond Prince, Clarence Culler | |
| 00:51 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 00:51 | Bradley | Thomas Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilson and the foul's on Kevin Sturgeon - foul #1 on Kevin Sturgeon, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker (C) Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup misses the free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Ronald Kroeker snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Hugh Hochstetler is called for the reach on Lester Noble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Hochstetler, team foul #13 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Drake | Travis Kearns (SF) Joseph Stallcup | |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Lester Noble makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Lester Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ronald Kroeker - foul #2 on Ronald Kroeker, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Oscar Blaisdell (SG), Steven Houston (PF) Lester Noble, Joseph Worth | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG) James Wilson | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:04 | Bradley | Larry Creighton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Houston | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Roy Roemer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-23 |