| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (fresh) SG - Michael Wason (fresh) SF - Charles Crosby (fresh) PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) C - Marcus Grise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Pair (fresh) SG - Jonathan Schwulst (fresh) SF - Harold Peachey (fresh) PF - Stacey Franks (fresh) C - John McLean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair hits a wide open jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Michael Wason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Crosby | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Peachey | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Samuel Chism is called for the reach on Shawn Pair - foul #1 on Samuel Chism, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | John McLean can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Charles Crosby pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Charles Crosby can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Peachey - foul #1 on Harold Peachey, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Charles Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Charles Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Harold Peachey makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Pair | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Charles Crosby misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stacey Franks | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shawn Pair, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), William Simpson (SG), Jeffrey Odom (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Samuel Chism, Michael Wason, Charles Crosby, Lloyd Rollins, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski (PG), Bruce Lusby (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Tyler Moya (PF), Thomas Wallin (C) Shawn Pair, Jonathan Schwulst, Harold Peachey, Stacey Franks, John McLean | |
| 17:33 | Drake | William Simpson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Odom | 8-4 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:03 | Drake | Michael Howard is hacked by Ivan Tomaszewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Tomaszewski, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Drake | William Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moya | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Simpson - foul #1 on William Simpson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Michael Wason (SG), Charles Crosby (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Greg Ralph (C) Clifton Landberg, William Simpson, Jeffrey Odom, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair (PG), Bobby Roy (SG), Stacey Franks (PF), John McLean (C) Ivan Tomaszewski, Bruce Lusby, Tyler Moya, Thomas Wallin | |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Stacey Franks swats the layup by Lloyd Rollins | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stacey Franks | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Long Beach State | John McLean tips it home | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Paul Carrier takes the ball from Michael Wason in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bobby Roy | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Wason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Crosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fairly fresh) C - Greg Ralph (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Pair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Carrier (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Stacey Franks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John McLean (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wason | 10-12 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Greg Ralph steals the ball from Bobby Roy in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 15:20 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 10-12 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses the tip | 10-12 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stacey Franks | 10-12 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Samuel Chism snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Michael Wason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Greg Ralph snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Greg Ralph is open but misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stacey Franks | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | Greg Ralph is called for the reach on Shawn Pair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Ralph, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), William Simpson (SG), Jeffrey Odom (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Samuel Chism, Michael Wason, Charles Crosby, Lloyd Rollins, Greg Ralph | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski (PG), Jonathan Schwulst (SG), Harold Peachey (SF), Tyler Moya (PF), Thomas Wallin (C) Shawn Pair, Bobby Roy, Paul Carrier, Stacey Franks, John McLean | |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Jeffrey Odom pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | Drake | William Simpson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Marcus Grise hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Long Beach State | Clifton Landberg picks off the pass by Jonathan Schwulst in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:38 | Drake | William Simpson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifton Landberg | 15-12 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Harold Peachey | 15-14 |
| 13:22 | Drake | William Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 13:20 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moya | 15-14 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin connects on the floater in the paint set up by Ivan Tomaszewski | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | Drake | Jeffrey Odom misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 15-16 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst is hacked by William Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Simpson, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Michael Wason (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Clifton Landberg, William Simpson, Jeffrey Odom, Ramiro Aguilar, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair (PG), Bruce Lusby (SG), Todd Lighty (SF), Stacey Franks (PF), John McLean (C) Ivan Tomaszewski, Jonathan Schwulst, Harold Peachey, Tyler Moya, Thomas Wallin | |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Rollins - foul #1 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Samuel Chism is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Pair - foul #2 on Shawn Pair, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst (SG) Shawn Pair | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Roy Watt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-18 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Michael Howard snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Roy Watt misses the floater from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (tiring) SG - Michael Wason (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Watt (fairly fresh) PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Bruce Lusby (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Schwulst (tiring) SF - Todd Lighty (fairly fresh) PF - Stacey Franks (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John McLean (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Chism and he's fouled by Stacey Franks - foul #1 on Stacey Franks, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Crosby (SF), Marcus Grise (C) Roy Watt, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski (PG), Harold Peachey (SF), Tyler Moya (C) Bruce Lusby, Todd Lighty, John McLean | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Harold Peachey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 11:16 | Drake | Charles Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Harold Peachey is fouled on the floor by Charles Crosby - foul #1 on Charles Crosby, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Samuel Chism, Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby (PG), Thomas Wallin (C) Ivan Tomaszewski, Stacey Franks | |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Harold Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Harold Peachey misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Crosby | 18-19 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Charles Crosby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Peachey - foul #2 on Harold Peachey, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy (SF) Harold Peachey | |
| 10:50 | Drake | Charles Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Charles Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst loses the dribble to Michael Wason in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Clifton Landberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Wason | 22-19 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:15 | Drake | Clifton Landberg buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ramiro Aguilar | 24-19 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Bruce Lusby | 24-21 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Charles Crosby lays it in on a great pass from Clifton Landberg | 26-21 |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Jeffrey Odom (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Clifton Landberg, Charles Crosby, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski (PG), Paul Carrier (SF), Stacey Franks (PF), John McLean (C) Jonathan Schwulst, Bobby Roy, Tyler Moya, Thomas Wallin | |
| 09:33 | Drake | Marcus Grise is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Carrier - foul #1 on Paul Carrier, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Greg Ralph (PF) Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:33 | Drake | Marcus Grise makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Marcus Grise misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | John McLean grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | John McLean grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Lusby | 27-21 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks is called for a backcourt violation | 27-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Michael Wason, Jeffrey Odom, Greg Ralph | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst (SG), Todd Lighty (SF) Bruce Lusby, Paul Carrier | |
| 08:22 | Drake | Marcus Grise is fouled on the floor by Stacey Franks - foul #2 on Stacey Franks, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya (PF) Stacey Franks | |
| 08:22 | Drake | Marcus Grise makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Marcus Grise makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-21 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Clifton Landberg gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Watt | 31-21 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Crosby (SG), Jeffrey Odom (SF), Michael Howard (C) Clifton Landberg, Roy Watt, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy (PG), Thomas Wallin (PF) Ivan Tomaszewski, John McLean | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Roy | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Charles Crosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Odom (fresh) PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Schwulst (tired) SF - Todd Lighty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wallin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyler Moya (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Drake | Samuel Chism is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Moya - foul #1 on Tyler Moya, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Samuel Chism makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Samuel Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya scores on a jumper from the left block | 33-25 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Crosby | 35-25 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Odom - foul #1 on Jeffrey Odom, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), Michael Wason (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Greg Ralph (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Samuel Chism, Charles Crosby, Jeffrey Odom, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby (PG), Ivan Tomaszewski (SG), John McLean (C) Bobby Roy, Jonathan Schwulst, Tyler Moya | |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Greg Ralph grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Roy Watt is fouled on the floor by Todd Lighty - foul #1 on Todd Lighty, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier (SF) Todd Lighty | |
| 06:20 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Roy Watt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby tips it but misses | 36-26 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | John McLean buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Tomaszewski | 36-28 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Bruce Lusby picks off the pass by Marcus Grise in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Greg Ralph - foul #2 on Greg Ralph, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Charles Crosby (SG), Jeffrey Odom (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Clifton Landberg, Michael Wason, Roy Watt, Greg Ralph, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya (C) John McLean | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Wallin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Charles Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John McLean (C) Thomas Wallin | |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Carrier misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Charles Crosby hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy (PG), Jonathan Schwulst (SG) Bruce Lusby, Ivan Tomaszewski | |
| 04:54 | Drake | Paul Carrier steps in front of the Samuel Chism pass in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | John McLean makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Jeffrey Odom is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Samuel Chism | 38-30 |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Odom in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Charles Crosby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Odom | 40-30 |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), Michael Wason (SG), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Samuel Chism, Jeffrey Odom, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Todd Lighty (SF), Thomas Wallin (PF) Paul Carrier, John McLean | |
| 04:15 | Drake | Clifton Landberg is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Charles Crosby tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy is hacked by Clifton Landberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Landberg, team foul #10 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby (SG) Jonathan Schwulst | |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Watt (SF) Charles Crosby | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:55 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Landberg | 42-31 |
| 03:37 | Long Beach State | Marcus Grise denies the turnaround by Thomas Wallin | 42-31 |
| 03:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Clifton Landberg | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Clifton Landberg (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Wason (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Watt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Grise (tired) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Bruce Lusby (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Roy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Lighty (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wallin (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Moya (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Drake | Roy Watt is hacked by Todd Lighty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Lighty, team foul #11 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Drake | William Simpson (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Michael Wason, Lloyd Rollins, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair (PG), Harold Peachey (SF), Stacey Franks (PF), John McLean (C) Bobby Roy, Todd Lighty, Thomas Wallin, Tyler Moya | |
| 03:34 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Harold Peachey | 44-33 |
| 03:07 | Drake | William Simpson is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 44-33 |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Pair | 44-36 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Michael Howard knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 46-36 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Clifton Landberg loses the dribble to Shawn Pair in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Bruce Lusby can't throw it down | 46-36 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Roy Watt is hacked by Harold Peachey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Peachey, team foul #12 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Odom (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Greg Ralph (C) Clifton Landberg, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Thomas Wallin (C) Bruce Lusby, Harold Peachey, John McLean | |
| 02:22 | Drake | Roy Watt misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Greg Ralph grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 01:53 | Drake | William Simpson makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Odom | 49-36 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Odom - foul #2 on Jeffrey Odom, team foul #11 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Marcus Grise (C) Roy Watt, Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Ivan Tomaszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 01:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to Greg Ralph | 49-37 |
| 01:34 | Drake | William Simpson is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Ralph | 51-37 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Odom - foul #3 on Jeffrey Odom, team foul #12 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Crosby (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Jeffrey Odom, Greg Ralph | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst (SG), Bobby Roy (SF), Tyler Moya (C) Ivan Tomaszewski, Paul Carrier, Thomas Wallin | |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Charles Crosby gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 00:54 | Drake | William Simpson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Crosby | 54-38 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Samuel Chism is called for the reach on Jonathan Schwulst in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Chism, team foul #13 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-38 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Schwulst misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | Tyler Moya is denied on a layup by Michael Howard | 54-39 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Stacey Franks tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Jonathan Schwulst takes the ball from Lloyd Rollins in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Shawn Pair knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Roy | 54-43 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Samuel Chism hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Bobby Roy grabs the board | 54-43 |