| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ray McKane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Short (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Tenorio (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Jonathan Burkhart picks off the pass by Adam Hollis | 31-36 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Michael Short travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is open but misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Ray McKane loses the dribble to Luke Hughes | 33-36 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Laverne Lando can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Michael Short snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:37 | Drake | David Tenorio knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Guidry | 33-38 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Laverne Lando slams it home on a nice dish by Eugene Baker | 35-38 |
| 18:18 | Drake | George Guidry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Burkhart | 35-41 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by George Guidry in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Guidry, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Turner (SG), Louis Harris (SF), Stephen Sample (PF), Jeffrey Long (C) George Guidry, Michael Short, Jonathan Burkhart, David Tenorio | |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Eugene Baker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 35-41 |
| 17:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Long | 35-41 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Stephen Sample travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Maynard Coleman (SG) Ray McKane | |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is hacked by Michael Turner - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan lays it in uncontested set up by Larry Stokes | 37-41 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Louis Harris makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Maynard Coleman | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal is called for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (C) Kenneth Neal, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Drake | George Guidry (SG), Michael Short (SF), Jonathan Burkhart (PF), David Tenorio (C) Michael Turner, Louis Harris, Stephen Sample, Jeffrey Long | |
| 16:18 | Drake | George Guidry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 16:16 | Drake | Michael Short can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Laverne Lando grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Maynard Coleman steals the ball from Larry Stokes in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 16:11 | Drake | Jonathan Burkhart lays it in on a nice dish by Maynard Coleman | 37-46 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Laverne Lando hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-46 |
| 15:47 | Drake | David Tenorio grabs the board | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Maynard Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Short (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Tenorio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Drake | Eugene Baker is called for the reach on Michael Short - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray McKane (PG), Stephen Sample (SG), Louis Harris (SF) Maynard Coleman, George Guidry, Michael Short | |
| 15:08 | Drake | Stephen Sample's layup is rejected by Marijan Zupan | 37-46 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Ray McKane steals it from Kenneth Neal in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Jonathan Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marijan Zupan | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Ray McKane is called for the reach on Kenneth Neal - foul #1 on Ray McKane, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (PF), Adam Hollis (C) Laverne Lando, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Turner (SG), Jeffrey Long (C) Stephen Sample, David Tenorio | |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 14:14 | Drake | Ray McKane snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Ray McKane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Jeffrey Long pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Louis Harris buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Burkhart | 37-48 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Alicea | 40-48 |
| 12:49 | Drake | Jeffrey Long is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Laverne Lando (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, Kenneth Neal, Christopher Alicea, Arthur Cox, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Drake | Maynard Coleman (PG), George Guidry (SG), Michael Short (SF), Stephen Sample (PF), Frank Brinkman (C) Ray McKane, Michael Turner, Louis Harris, Jonathan Burkhart, Jeffrey Long | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Maynard Coleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Guidry | 40-50 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Larry Stokes throws it down | 42-50 |
| 11:40 | Drake | George Guidry hits a runner from the baseline | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Maynard Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Guidry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Short (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stephen Sample (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Brinkman (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Laverne Lando can't finish the layup | 42-52 |
| 11:20 | Drake | The rebound goes to Frank Brinkman | 42-52 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Larry Stokes steals the ball from George Guidry | 42-52 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the finger roll | 44-52 |
| 10:46 | Drake | George Guidry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:45 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Brinkman | 44-52 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Stephen Sample misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:25 | Drake | George Guidry grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Frank Brinkman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Stephen Sample snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Frank Brinkman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Stephen Sample snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Stephen Sample comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Frank Brinkman gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Maynard Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Arthur Cox (PF), Adam Hollis (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Laverne Lando, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray McKane (PG), Michael Turner (SG), Louis Harris (SF), Jonathan Burkhart (PF), David Tenorio (C) Maynard Coleman, George Guidry, Michael Short, Stephen Sample, Frank Brinkman | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Adam Hollis drills a jump hook from the right block | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | Drake | David Tenorio misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Harris - foul #2 on Louis Harris, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:25 | Drake | David Tenorio drills a floater in the paint set up by Louis Harris and he's fouled by Harvey Treiber - foul #1 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| 08:25 | Drake | David Tenorio makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Jonathan Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 07:45 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to David Tenorio | 50-55 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Michael Turner loses the dribble to Harvey Treiber | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Arthur Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ray McKane (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Tenorio (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 07:21 | Drake | The rebound goes to Louis Harris | 50-55 |
| 07:17 | Drake | Michael Turner is hacked by Adam Hollis - foul #3 on Adam Hollis, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Patrick Gast (SF), Laverne Lando (PF) Harvey Treiber, Kenneth Neal, Christopher Alicea, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Drake | Gilbert Williams (PG), George Guidry (SG), Michael Short (SF), Jeffrey Long (C) Ray McKane, Michael Turner, Louis Harris, David Tenorio | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Laverne Lando is called for the reach on Jonathan Burkhart - foul #2 on Laverne Lando, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Adam Hollis is called for the reach on Jonathan Burkhart - foul #4 on Adam Hollis, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Michael Short evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Laverne Lando grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Laverne Lando scores on a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Jonathan Burkhart - foul #3 on Jonathan Burkhart, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF) Luke Hughes, Patrick Gast | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray McKane (PG), Stephen Sample (PF) Gilbert Williams, Jonathan Burkhart | |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Stephen Sample misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Larry Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Drake | Maynard Coleman (SG), Louis Harris (SF), David Tenorio (C) George Guidry, Michael Short, Jeffrey Long | |
| 05:23 | Drake | Maynard Coleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Larry Stokes grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Maynard Coleman steals it from Christopher Alicea | 53-55 |
| 04:52 | Drake | David Tenorio misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Louis Harris picks off the pass by Christopher Alicea in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Stephen Sample's pass is intercepted by Laverne Lando | 53-55 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Laverne Lando jams it on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 55-55 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Stephen Sample hits a runner in the paint set up by Maynard Coleman and he's fouled by Larry Stokes - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Patrick Gast (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Kenneth Neal, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Turner (PG), Michael Short (SF), Jonathan Burkhart (PF), Jeffrey Long (C) Ray McKane, Maynard Coleman, Louis Harris, David Tenorio | |
| 03:59 | Drake | Stephen Sample makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Laverne Lando clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Laverne Lando hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Gast (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Sample (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Michael Short's pass is intercepted by Patrick Gast | 57-58 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Patrick Gast loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (C) Laverne Lando | |
| Subs | Drake | George Guidry (SG) Stephen Sample | |
| 03:14 | Drake | Jonathan Burkhart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Patrick Gast is hacked by Jonathan Burkhart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Burkhart, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Patrick Gast | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | George Guidry steals the ball from Arthur Cox | 57-61 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray McKane (PG), Louis Harris (SF), David Tenorio (C) Michael Turner, Michael Short, Jeffrey Long | |
| 02:38 | Drake | Ray McKane connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Tenorio | 57-64 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Laverne Lando (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, Arthur Cox, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Sample (SF) Louis Harris | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Jonathan Burkhart steals the ball from Eugene Baker | 57-64 |
| 02:02 | Drake | George Guidry misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #3 on Eugene Baker, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Short (SF) Stephen Sample | |
| 02:02 | Drake | George Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:02 | Drake | George Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Laverne Lando | 59-65 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Luke Hughes picks off the pass by Jonathan Burkhart | 59-65 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Eugene Baker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 61-65 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Ray McKane clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 01:02 | Drake | David Tenorio gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Luke Hughes is called for the reach on Ray McKane - foul #2 on Luke Hughes, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Ray McKane misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by George Guidry - foul #3 on George Guidry, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:55 | Drake | David Tenorio grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Drake | David Tenorio hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Short | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Luke Hughes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Michael Short is hacked by Luke Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luke Hughes, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Michael Short makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Michael Short makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Luke Hughes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Ray McKane gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Larry Stokes is called for the reach on Ray McKane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Sample (PF) Jonathan Burkhart | |
| 00:14 | Drake | Ray McKane makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Ray McKane misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Luke Hughes connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Luke Hughes is called for the reach on Michael Short in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luke Hughes, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Burkhart (PF) Stephen Sample | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Michael Short makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Michael Short makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-72 |