| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Antonio Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elliot Louis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Gray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustine Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Steven Gray inbounds the ball | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Sucharzewski - foul #1 on James Sucharzewski, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:41 | Drake | James Sucharzewski gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Patrick Reid is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Reid, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Bradley Romain steps in front of the Elliot Louis pass in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Delacruz | 40-26 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Patrick Reid clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-26 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis gets the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Perras (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Zlatko Broski (SF), Glenn Davis (PF), Carlos Halter (C) Antonio Delacruz, Elliot Louis, Steven Gray, Nicholas Richardson, Augustine Conti | |
| 17:36 | Drake | Craig Corcoran hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Okon Ahmed | 43-26 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins loses the ball out of bounds | 43-26 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Zlatko Broski steals it from William Smith in the backcourt | 43-26 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-28 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz (PG), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Robert Perras, Zlatko Broski, Glenn Davis | |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti is hacked by Ben Madden - foul #1 on Ben Madden, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Okon Ahmed, William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elliot Louis (SG), Steven Gray (SF) Harvey Hudkins, Carlos Halter | |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Antonio Delacruz | 43-31 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Shannon Smith is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Steven Gray misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson can't tip it in | 46-31 |
| 15:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Sucharzewski | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Reid (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Devin Opstein (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Antonio Delacruz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elliot Louis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Augustine Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Drake | Shannon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Elliot Louis - foul #1 on Elliot Louis, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Okon Ahmed (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Perras (PG), Zlatko Broski (SF), Glenn Davis (PF) Antonio Delacruz, Steven Gray, Nicholas Richardson | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Joseph Trexler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Corcoran | 49-31 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Robert Perras hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliot Louis | 49-33 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Robert Perras steps in front of the Bradley Romain pass in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis drills a driving attempt in the paint | 49-35 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Matthew Summers drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Bradley Romain and he's hacked by Robert Perras - foul #2 on Robert Perras, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF) Bradley Romain, Joseph Trexler, Okon Ahmed, Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Carlos Halter (C) Robert Perras, Elliot Louis, Zlatko Broski, Glenn Davis, Augustine Conti | |
| 14:24 | Drake | Matthew Summers makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Matthew Summers picks off the pass by Steven Gray in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | William Smith takes the ball from Harvey Hudkins in the backcourt | 55-35 |
| 13:59 | Drake | William Smith throws it down | 57-35 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-35 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the board | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:25 | Drake | William Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-35 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Devin Opstein (C) William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Ben Madden, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Perras (PG), Glenn Davis (C) Antonio Delacruz, Carlos Halter | |
| 13:04 | Drake | Shannon Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-35 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis misses long on a floater from close range | 60-35 |
| 12:49 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Sucharzewski | 60-35 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Bradley Romain makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sucharzewski | 63-35 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-35 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Patrick Reid pulls down the rebound | 63-35 |
| 11:40 | Drake | James Sucharzewski can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Richardson - foul #2 on Nicholas Richardson, team foul #3 | 63-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz (PG), Elliot Louis (SG), Zlatko Broski (SF), Carlos Halter (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Robert Perras, Harvey Hudkins, Steven Gray, Nicholas Richardson, Glenn Davis | |
| 11:40 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:40 | Drake | James Sucharzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Sucharzewski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Antonio Delacruz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elliot Louis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Broski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Halter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-35 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Craig Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 64-35 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Augustine Conti is called for the reach on Craig Corcoran - foul #2 on Augustine Conti, team foul #4 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Ben Madden (C) James Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:36 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Smith | 66-35 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | William Smith picks off the pass by Zlatko Broski | 66-35 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Okon Ahmed buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Corcoran | 68-35 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Carlos Halter | 68-37 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Craig Corcoran can't finish the layup | 68-37 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-37 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-40 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Okon Ahmed is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-40 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Okon Ahmed, William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Perras (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Glenn Davis (C) Antonio Delacruz, Elliot Louis, Zlatko Broski, Carlos Halter, Augustine Conti | |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-40 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Steven Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Steven Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 68-40 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Matthew Summers pulls down the rebound | 68-40 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Patrick Reid makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Sucharzewski | 71-40 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson blows the wide open layup | 71-40 |
| 07:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Trexler | 71-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Perras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hudkins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Drake | Joseph Trexler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Joseph Trexler, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski (SF), Carlos Halter (C) Steven Gray, Nicholas Richardson | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Hudkins | 71-42 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-42 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis gets the rebound | 71-42 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Davis | 71-45 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Okon Ahmed is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Broski - foul #1 on Zlatko Broski, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Ben Madden (C) William Smith, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:04 | Drake | Ben Madden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Perras | 74-47 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Ben Madden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-47 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SG) Calvin Gladstone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis buries a floater from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Harvey Hudkins steals the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter hits a jumper from the left side set up by Zlatko Broski and he's fouled by Ben Madden - foul #2 on Ben Madden, team foul #4 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Joseph Trexler, William Smith, Okon Ahmed, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Antonio Delacruz (PG), Elliot Louis (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF) Robert Perras, Harvey Hudkins, Zlatko Broski, Glenn Davis | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter makes the free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Patrick Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), Joseph Trexler (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Perras (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Zlatko Broski (SF), Glenn Davis (PF) Antonio Delacruz, Elliot Louis, Steven Gray, Nicholas Richardson | |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-52 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Okon Ahmed grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Okon Ahmed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-52 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter grabs the board | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-52 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Robert Perras misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-52 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Craig Corcoran grabs the board | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Trexler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Gladstone (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Craig Corcoran (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Perras (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Hudkins (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Zlatko Broski (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Davis (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Halter (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Ben Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-52 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Devin Opstein (C) Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Gray (SF) Zlatko Broski | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins's pass is intercepted by Joseph Trexler in the backcourt | 74-52 |
| 03:00 | Drake | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Perras - foul #3 on Robert Perras, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Okon Ahmed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF) Joseph Trexler, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-52 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 01:48 | Drake | William Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Corcoran | 77-52 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Ben Madden (C) Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski (SF) Steven Gray | |
| 01:26 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-52 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Ben Madden tips it but misses | 77-52 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Zlatko Broski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Robert Perras hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Craig Corcoran drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Gladstone and he's fouled by Glenn Davis - foul #1 on Glenn Davis, team foul #7 | 79-55 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Craig Corcoran makes the free throw | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter is alone and drills a jumper in the paint | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Carlos Halter is called for the reach on Ben Madden - foul #1 on Carlos Halter, team foul #8 | 80-57 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Corcoran - foul #1 on Craig Corcoran, team foul #5 | 82-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Okon Ahmed runs out the clock | 82-59 |