| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Taylor Musgrave (fresh) SG - Louis Adams (fresh) SF - Israel Kirkland (fresh) PF - Michael James (fresh) C - John Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - Kent Young (fresh) C - John Wray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | John Long wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Winthrop | Louis Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Winthrop | John Long can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Drake | John Wilson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | John Wray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Winthrop | Michael James pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland hits a driving attempt in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Michael James swats the layup by John Wray | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Winthrop | Louis Adams snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Winthrop | John Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Adams | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Winthrop | Louis Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wray | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Warren Crawford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Winthrop | Michael James grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo (PG), Patrick Parker (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Karl Paulson (PF), Victor Rioux (C) Taylor Musgrave, Louis Adams, Israel Kirkland, Michael James, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Ray Pham (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Robert Locklin, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| 17:45 | Drake | Charles Hesse misses the floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Ray Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Karl Paulson denies the turnaround by Steven Luker | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Charles Hesse snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Steven Luker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Winthrop | Richard Jones misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 16:57 | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:41 | Winthrop | Victor Rioux misses short on a runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Ray Pham pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Escobedo - foul #1 on Daniel Escobedo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland (SF), Michael James (PF) Karl Paulson, Victor Rioux | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Steven Luker, Ray Pham, Charles Hesse | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:16 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Locklin - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (PG), Louis Adams (SG), John Long (C) Daniel Escobedo, Patrick Parker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Warren Crawford (SG) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson | |
| 16:16 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wray | 3-2 |
| 16:10 | Drake | Israel Kirkland steals it from Kent Young | 3-2 |
| 16:07 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland can't finish the layup | 3-2 |
| 16:05 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wray | 3-2 |
| 15:58 | Drake | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 15:57 | Winthrop | Louis Adams gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Murray Wilkerson (fresh) SG - Louis Adams (fresh) SF - Israel Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - Kent Young (fresh) C - John Wray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Winthrop | Warren Crawford is called for the reach on John Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Crawford, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 15:46 | Winthrop | John Long is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 15:26 | Drake | A charge is called on Warren Crawford - foul #2 on Warren Crawford, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Victor Rioux (C) Murray Wilkerson, Israel Kirkland, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Charles Hesse (C) Warren Crawford, Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| 15:23 | Winthrop | Louis Adams's pass is intercepted by Steven Luker in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Kent Young misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo (SG), Frederick Lovelace (C) Louis Adams, Michael James | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (PG) John Wilson | |
| 15:12 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Kent Young misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:12 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hesse | 6-3 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Kent Young clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Victor Rioux - foul #1 on Victor Rioux, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Karl Paulson (PF) Frederick Lovelace | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG) Stanley Stamm | |
| 14:54 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:52 | Winthrop | Jim Shaver steps in front of the Victor Rioux pass in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Billy Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Jim Shaver | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | Winthrop | Richard Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Taylor Musgrave | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Kent Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Winthrop | Jim Shaver steals it from Karl Paulson | 8-7 |
| 13:42 | Drake | Steven Luker connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Wilson and he's fouled by Victor Rioux - foul #2 on Victor Rioux, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Patrick Parker (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Michael James (PF), John Long (C) Taylor Musgrave, Daniel Escobedo, Richard Jones, Karl Paulson, Victor Rioux | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Ray Pham (PF), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| 13:42 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Winthrop | John Long pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Winthrop | Patrick Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | Drake | John Wray gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:16 | Drake | John Wilson is hacked by Patrick Parker - foul #1 on Patrick Parker, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (SG), Robert Locklin (SF) Billy Wilson, Steven Luker | |
| 12:57 | Drake | John Wray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Robert Locklin tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 12:36 | Winthrop | Michael James can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 8-11 |
| 12:35 | Winthrop | John Long tips it in | 10-11 |
| 12:21 | Drake | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Parker - foul #2 on Patrick Parker, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (PG), Daniel Escobedo (SG), Frederick Lovelace (C) Patrick Parker, Louis Adams, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) John Wilson, Stanley Stamm, Ray Pham | |
| 12:08 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski is hacked by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | Winthrop | Michael James makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Murray Wilkerson | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Murray Wilkerson (fresh) SG - Daniel Escobedo (fresh) SF - Israel Kirkland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Lovelace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:28 | Winthrop | Frederick Lovelace grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Winthrop | Michael James knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Escobedo | 14-13 |
| 10:58 | Drake | John Wray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Karl Paulson (PF), John Long (C) Murray Wilkerson, Daniel Escobedo, Israel Kirkland, Michael James, Frederick Lovelace | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Stanley Stamm (SG), Ray Pham (SF), Kent Young (PF) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| 10:51 | Winthrop | John Wilson is called for the reach on Taylor Musgrave in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Richard Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Michael James (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:21 | Drake | Charles Hesse drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Pham and he's hacked by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland (SF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:21 | Drake | Charles Hesse makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:56 | Winthrop | Louis Adams scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Taylor Musgrave | 17-16 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Stanley Stamm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | Drake | John Wilson misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 09:44 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hesse | 17-16 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Ray Pham knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Wilson | 17-18 |
| 09:13 | Winthrop | Louis Adams misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Louis Adams picks off the pass by Charles Hesse | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ray Pham - foul #1 on Ray Pham, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (PG), Daniel Escobedo (SG), Frederick Lovelace (C) Taylor Musgrave, Louis Adams, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), John Wray (C) John Wilson, Stanley Stamm, Ray Pham, Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| 08:41 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:41 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Lovelace - foul #1 on Frederick Lovelace, team foul #10 | 19-18 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:26 | Winthrop | Billy Wilson picks off the pass by Murray Wilkerson in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 08:14 | Drake | John Wray buries a 3 from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:12 | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 08:01 | Drake | Jim Shaver's fadeaway is rejected by Karl Paulson | 19-22 |
| 08:00 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:51 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #1 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF) Robert Locklin | |
| 07:51 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:51 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:43 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Murray Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Daniel Escobedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Kirkland (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Karl Paulson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Frederick Lovelace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Wray - foul #1 on John Wray, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (PG), Kent Young (PF) Jim Shaver, John Wray | |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Kent Young gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Kent Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson is fouled on the floor by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #2 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave (PG), Louis Adams (SG), John Long (C) Murray Wilkerson, Daniel Escobedo, Frederick Lovelace | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Kent Young buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Wray | 24-24 |
| 06:49 | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Robert Locklin (SF) Billy Wilson, Steven Luker | |
| 06:35 | Drake | Robert Locklin is fouled on the floor by Israel Kirkland - foul #1 on Israel Kirkland, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Ray Pham (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) John Wilson, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| 06:35 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:33 | Winthrop | Robert Locklin picks off the pass by Louis Adams in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Israel Kirkland is called for the reach on Stanley Stamm - foul #2 on Israel Kirkland, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Michael James (PF) Israel Kirkland | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:28 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:28 | Winthrop | John Long snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:21 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Ray Pham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Ray Pham misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 05:44 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 05:32 | Winthrop | Warren Crawford is called for the reach on Michael James - foul #3 on Warren Crawford, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo (PG), Frederick Lovelace (C) Taylor Musgrave, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Kent Young (PF) Stanley Stamm, Warren Crawford, Robert Locklin, Ray Pham | |
| 05:32 | Winthrop | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Winthrop | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Drake | Kent Young snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Steven Luker blows the layup but the foul's on Frederick Lovelace - foul #2 on Frederick Lovelace, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (PG), John Long (C) Louis Adams, Frederick Lovelace | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:13 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:58 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lino Pavlikowski | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Steven Luker loses the dribble to John Long | 25-27 |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 04:12 | Winthrop | John Long gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:06 | Winthrop | John Long is hacked by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #3 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Taylor Musgrave (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Victor Rioux (PF) Murray Wilkerson, Daniel Escobedo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Stanley Stamm (SF), Ray Pham (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Jim Shaver, Steven Luker, Kent Young, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 04:06 | Winthrop | John Long misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:06 | Winthrop | John Long makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Karl Paulson is called for the reach on Billy Wilson - foul #1 on Karl Paulson, team foul #14 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Patrick Parker (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Frederick Lovelace (C) Taylor Musgrave, Karl Paulson, John Long | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | Winthrop | Frederick Lovelace grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:41 | Winthrop | Richard Jones misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Pham - foul #2 on Ray Pham, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), John Wray (C) Billy Wilson, Charles Hesse | |
| 03:41 | Winthrop | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:41 | Winthrop | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Patrick Parker (fresh) SG - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Rioux (fresh) C - Frederick Lovelace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Stamm (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Stanley Stamm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 03:20 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Victor Rioux | 27-28 |
| 03:08 | Winthrop | Louis Adams knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Frederick Lovelace | 29-28 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Stanley Stamm buries a 3 from straight away and he's hacked by Louis Adams - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #15 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo (PG), Michael James (PF) Louis Adams, Victor Rioux | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Kent Young (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Robert Locklin, Ray Pham, John Wray | |
| 02:45 | Drake | Stanley Stamm makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Billy Wilson steals the ball from Daniel Escobedo in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Stanley Stamm hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Wilson | 29-34 |
| 02:16 | Winthrop | Michael James connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 31-34 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Billy Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 01:49 | Winthrop | Richard Jones comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 31-37 |
| 01:48 | Winthrop | Patrick Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:31 | Winthrop | Michael James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jim Shaver - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #12 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (PG), Israel Kirkland (SF), John Long (C) Patrick Parker, Richard Jones, Frederick Lovelace | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Steven Luker (SF), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Stanley Stamm, Charles Hesse | |
| 01:31 | Winthrop | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:31 | Winthrop | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Kent Young gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:27 | Drake | Billy Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 01:25 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:23 | Winthrop | Kent Young steals it from Daniel Escobedo in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Kent Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 01:07 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Daniel Escobedo | 32-37 |
| 00:48 | Winthrop | John Wray swats the short shot by Israel Kirkland | 32-37 |
| 00:47 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:38 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Israel Kirkland | 34-37 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:32 | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Daniel Escobedo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | John Long hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 00:03 | Drake | John Wray hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-39 |