| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Phillips (fresh) SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - John McMeel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Marquette | Michael Rommel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Drake | Christopher Phillips is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Antonio Pippin | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Ernesto Morales steals the ball from Christopher Phillips in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Justin Alexander steals it from Andrei Pijanowski | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Antonio Pippin is called for the reach on Luis Grove - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Justin Alexander blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Rommel - foul #1 on Michael Rommel, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Justin Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Justin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Justin Alexander - foul #1 on Justin Alexander, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Christopher Phillips knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Luis Grove is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), Michael Corn (SG), William Bernstein (SF), John Sluder (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) Christopher Phillips, Justin Alexander, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 16:58 | Marquette | William Bernstein blocks the short jumper by Roy Gay | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Shilin Xia can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Joseph Page tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | Drake | William Bernstein comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Page - foul #1 on Joseph Page, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | Drake | William Bernstein makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Drake | William Bernstein makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Shilin Xia misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Roy Gay can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Drake | Roberto Gallo grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Joseph Page denies the turnaround by Andre Klein | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Roy Gay gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Joseph Page (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Andre Klein (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Corn (fairly fresh) SF - William Bernstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sluder (fresh) C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Roy Gay clanks a shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Drake | John Sluder snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Michael Corn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Drake | John Sluder misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | John Sluder steals the ball from Joseph Page | 8-6 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Joseph Page denies the turnaround by Michael Corn | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Joseph Page grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Richard Berry (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), James Flowers (SF), Mark Wolfsberger (PF), John McMeel (C) Andre Klein, Michael Corn, William Bernstein, John Sluder, Roberto Gallo | |
| 14:04 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger is fouled on the floor by Richard Berry - foul #1 on Richard Berry, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Christopher Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 13:49 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Christopher Phillips is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin buries a fadeaway from close range | 10-6 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Christopher Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Berry (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF) Mark Wolfsberger | |
| 12:57 | Drake | Christopher Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Christopher Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Phillips - foul #1 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Justin Alexander misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-8 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Justin Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - John McMeel (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Drake | Luis Grove drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Justin Alexander | 14-10 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is open and lays it up and in set up by Antonio Pippin and he's fouled by John McMeel - foul #1 on John McMeel, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), Mark Wolfsberger (SF) Christopher Phillips, James Flowers | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 11:13 | Drake | John McMeel pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger misses the turnaround from the right block | 17-10 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Shilin Xia pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is fouled on the floor by Justin Alexander - foul #2 on Justin Alexander, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Michael Corn (SG), James Flowers (SF), John Sluder (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) Andre Klein, Justin Alexander, Mark Wolfsberger, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Douglas Howard is fouled on the floor by Michael Corn - foul #1 on Michael Corn, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Roy Gay drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Arthur Garmon | 19-10 |
| 10:03 | Drake | John Sluder makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Flowers out of a doubleteam | 19-12 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | James Flowers is called for the reach on Roy Gay - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Richard Berry (PF), Joseph Page (C) Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG) Michael Corn | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Phillips - foul #2 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | Andre Klein (PG), Mark Wolfsberger (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Christopher Phillips, James Flowers, John Sluder, Roberto Gallo | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Berry | 19-12 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by William Bernstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bernstein, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Arthur Garmon, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SG) William Bernstein | |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Andre Klein is whistled for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Mark Wolfsberger | |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the runner from close range | 19-12 |
| 08:21 | Drake | John McMeel grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:04 | Drake | Andre Klein comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Michael Corn pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Donald Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Michael Corn - foul #2 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Andrei Pijanowski, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Drake | John Sluder (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Andre Klein (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Corn (fairly fresh) SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) PF - John Sluder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Drake | Andre Klein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Shilin Xia gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Roy Gay is fouled in the backcourt by John Sluder - foul #1 on John Sluder, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (SG) Michael Corn | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 07:29 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Roberto Gallo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Sluder | 19-15 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is fouled in the backcourt by William Bernstein - foul #2 on William Bernstein, team foul #10 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Berry (PF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SG), Mark Wolfsberger (SF) William Bernstein, James Flowers | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:05 | Drake | John Sluder pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Arthur Garmon steals the ball from Mark Wolfsberger | 20-15 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Garmon | 22-15 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger travels with the ball | 22-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Arthur Garmon, Ernesto Morales, Richard Berry, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Mark Wolfsberger, John Sluder, Roberto Gallo | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Howard | 25-15 |
| 05:38 | Drake | James Flowers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Page - foul #2 on Joseph Page, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), Richard Berry (C) Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:38 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:38 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin can't finish the uncontested layup | 25-16 |
| 05:14 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 04:56 | Drake | James Flowers travels with the ball | 25-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Douglas Howard, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger (SF), John Sluder (C) James Flowers, John McMeel | |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Andre Klein is called for the reach on Arthur Garmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Klein, team foul #11 | 25-16 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Luis Grove misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-16 |
| 04:27 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Michael Corn is called for the reach on Ernesto Morales - foul #2 on Michael Corn, team foul #12 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Antonio Pippin, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Drake | Justin Alexander (SG), James Flowers (SF), Roberto Gallo (C) Michael Corn, Mark Wolfsberger, Luis Grove | |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:06 | Drake | John Sluder gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 03:56 | Drake | James Flowers scores on a shot from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Garmon | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Andre Klein (tired) SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sluder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Drake | James Flowers evades the doubleteam and hits a shot near the basket | 30-20 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Roy Gay is hacked by Andre Klein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andre Klein, team foul #13 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Arthur Garmon, Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Phillips (PG), William Bernstein (SF), John McMeel (C) Andre Klein, James Flowers, John Sluder | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Joseph Page takes the ball from Justin Alexander | 31-20 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Douglas Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 02:47 | Drake | John McMeel gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Christopher Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Christopher Phillips is called for the reach on Donald Fitzpatrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #14 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Christopher Phillips, Roberto Gallo | |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Alexander | 33-23 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Justin Alexander is called for the reach on Douglas Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Alexander, team foul #15 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Corn (SG) Justin Alexander | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Mark Wolfsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-23 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Joseph Page grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Pippin | 35-23 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 37-23 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Michael Corn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Joseph Page grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Douglas Howard is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Page | 40-23 |
| 00:26 | Drake | John McMeel's layup is rejected by Antonio Pippin | 40-23 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin blows the layup | 40-23 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Pippin | 40-23 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The clock runs out | 40-23 |