| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mario Anderson (fresh) SG - James Daughtery (fresh) SF - Michael Mayberry (fresh) PF - Arturo Hernandez (fresh) C - Al Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Morris Clement (fresh) C - Kevin Marrufo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Kevin Marrufo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Drake | Raymond Inge hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Marrufo and he's hacked by James Daughtery - foul #1 on James Daughtery, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Raymond Inge misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Al Banks snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Colorado | Al Banks hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Arturo Hernandez takes the ball from Morris Clement | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | Al Banks scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arturo Hernandez | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Raymond Inge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Drake | Norris Tavares hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Al Banks is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Daughtery | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Drake | Norris Tavares makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Al Banks is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Kidwell (PG), William Roberts (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Charles Wilson (PF), James Hutchison (C) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Michael Jones, Morris Clement, Kevin Marrufo | |
| 17:14 | Drake | William Roberts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | Warren Kidwell is called for the reach on Mario Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Kidwell, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Lamarr (SF) Michael Mayberry | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Al Banks scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Daughtery and the foul's on Warren Kidwell - foul #2 on Warren Kidwell, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Brown (C) Arturo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Drake | John Youngblood (PG) Warren Kidwell | |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Al Banks makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Charles Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Youngblood | 7-11 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | James Daughtery's pass is intercepted by James Hutchison in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Rickey Mathews is fouled on the floor by William Lamarr - foul #1 on William Lamarr, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Delatte (PG), John Motley (SG), Kenneth Couch (PF) Mario Anderson, James Daughtery, Al Banks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:21 | Drake | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | John Motley pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:10 | Colorado | Richard Brown misses the easy layup | 7-11 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Rickey Mathews snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 16:03 | Drake | The refs have stopped play. Charles Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 7-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez (PF) Kenneth Couch | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Samuel Schaefer (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Morris Clement (PF), Kevin Marrufo (C) John Youngblood, William Roberts, Rickey Mathews, Charles Wilson, James Hutchison | |
| 15:42 | Drake | Michael Jones scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Delatte (fresh) SG - John Motley (fresh) SF - William Lamarr (fairly fresh) PF - Arturo Hernandez (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Schaefer (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Clement (fresh) C - Kevin Marrufo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | John Motley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-14 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Kevin Marrufo grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Norris Tavares buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-16 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | Mark Delatte buries a 3 from the right corner set up by John Motley | 10-16 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Norris Tavares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mario Anderson (PG), James Daughtery (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF), Al Banks (PF) Mark Delatte, John Motley, William Lamarr, Arturo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Drake | John Youngblood (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF) Norris Tavares, Samuel Schaefer, Michael Jones | |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Al Banks comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 10-16 |
| 14:19 | Drake | Raymond Inge grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 14:04 | Drake | The jump hook by Kevin Marrufo is blocked by Michael Mayberry | 10-16 |
| 14:03 | Colorado | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Mario Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Marrufo - foul #1 on Kevin Marrufo, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hutchison (C) Kevin Marrufo | |
| 13:43 | Colorado | John Youngblood takes the ball from Richard Brown | 10-16 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Morris Clement scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rickey Mathews | 10-18 |
| 13:12 | Colorado | James Daughtery misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Morris Clement - foul #1 on Morris Clement, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Lamarr (SF), Kenneth Couch (PF) Michael Mayberry, Al Banks | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), William Roberts (SG), Michael Jones (SF) John Youngblood, Raymond Inge, James Hutchison | |
| 13:12 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:12 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 12:49 | Colorado | Mario Anderson gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Couch | 15-18 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Mario Anderson | 15-18 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | James Daughtery scores on a 3 from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:41 | Drake | Michael Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Morris Clement grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mario Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - James Daughtery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lamarr (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Couch (fairly fresh) C - Richard Brown (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 2 pts. C - Rickey Mathews (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Drake | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 11:30 | Colorado | Mario Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:12 | Colorado | James Daughtery misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 11:10 | Colorado | Kenneth Couch snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | Kenneth Couch misses long on a shot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 10:51 | Colorado | Mario Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | James Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | James Daughtery pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Mario Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Delatte (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF), Arturo Hernandez (PF), Al Banks (C) James Daughtery, William Lamarr, Kenneth Couch, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | John Youngblood (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), James Hutchison (PF), Kevin Marrufo (C) Norris Tavares, William Roberts, Michael Jones, Morris Clement | |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Mario Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Mario Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:10 | Drake | James Hutchison snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:56 | Drake | James Hutchison misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-18 |
| 09:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Mayberry | 19-18 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | Al Banks connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 21-18 |
| 09:35 | Drake | John Youngblood can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 09:33 | Colorado | Al Banks pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Mark Delatte misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 09:19 | Drake | John Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:04 | Drake | Raymond Inge is fouled on the floor by Mario Anderson - foul #1 on Mario Anderson, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Motley (SG) Mario Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Jones (SF) Rickey Mathews | |
| 08:53 | Drake | John Youngblood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:52 | Drake | John Youngblood gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:36 | Drake | James Hutchison hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Al Banks - foul #1 on Al Banks, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Schaefer (PG) John Youngblood | |
| 08:36 | Drake | James Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Drake | James Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Motley | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Colorado | Mark Delatte is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Delatte, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Morris Clement (PF) James Hutchison | |
| 08:20 | Drake | Kevin Marrufo hits a fadeaway from the right block | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Mark Delatte is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Kevin Marrufo loses the dribble to Al Banks | 24-21 |
| 07:29 | Colorado | Al Banks misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Morris Clement - foul #2 on Morris Clement, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mario Anderson (PG), James Daughtery (SG) Mark Delatte, Michael Mayberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Rickey Mathews (PF) Raymond Inge, Morris Clement | |
| 07:29 | Colorado | Al Banks makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:29 | Colorado | Al Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mario Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Daughtery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Motley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arturo Hernandez (fairly fresh) C - Al Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Samuel Schaefer (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (tired) 3 pts. PF - Rickey Mathews (tiring) C - Kevin Marrufo (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mario Anderson - foul #2 on Mario Anderson, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Mayberry (SF) Mario Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hutchison (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 07:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Al Banks pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:19 | Colorado | James Daughtery is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Marrufo - foul #2 on Kevin Marrufo, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG), Michael Jones (SF) Samuel Schaefer, Kevin Marrufo | |
| 07:19 | Colorado | James Daughtery misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:19 | Drake | Rickey Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Michael Jones travels with the ball | 26-22 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | James Daughtery is hacked by Raymond Inge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Inge, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Michael Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 06:49 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:45 | Colorado | Rickey Mathews steps in front of the Michael Mayberry pass in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Norris Tavares works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 06:21 | Colorado | James Daughtery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 06:20 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to James Daughtery | 28-24 |
| 06:02 | Colorado | James Daughtery misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 06:00 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Al Banks can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Rickey Mathews pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:36 | Drake | Norris Tavares's floater is knocked away by Al Banks | 28-24 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Arturo Hernandez | 28-24 |
| 05:28 | Colorado | Al Banks is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mario Anderson (PG), Mark Delatte (SG), William Lamarr (SF), Richard Brown (C) James Daughtery, John Motley, Michael Mayberry, Arturo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Drake | John Youngblood (PG), Samuel Schaefer (SG), William Roberts (SF) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Michael Jones | |
| 05:28 | Colorado | Al Banks misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Rickey Mathews gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:05 | Drake | James Hutchison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:04 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 28-24 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Samuel Schaefer steals it from Richard Brown in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 04:48 | Drake | William Roberts is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Couch (PF) Al Banks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:27 | Colorado | John Youngblood steals the ball from Richard Brown | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | Drake | William Roberts lays it in on a great pass from John Youngblood | 28-26 |
| 04:03 | Colorado | Mario Anderson is open and scores on a floater near the basket set up by Kenneth Couch | 30-26 |
| 03:46 | Drake | William Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Daughtery (SG), John Motley (SF) Mark Delatte, William Lamarr | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Warren Kidwell (SG), Morris Clement (PF), Kevin Marrufo (C) John Youngblood, Samuel Schaefer, Rickey Mathews, James Hutchison | |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Mario Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Kidwell - foul #3 on Warren Kidwell, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG) Warren Kidwell | |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Mario Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Mario Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Kevin Marrufo snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Raymond Inge is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Inge, team foul #12 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Jones (SF) William Roberts | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mario Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Daughtery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Motley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Couch (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Inge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jones (tired) 3 pts. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kevin Marrufo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | John Motley misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #13 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez (PF) Kenneth Couch | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | John Motley makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:05 | Colorado | John Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Morris Clement clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Mario Anderson | 35-26 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Norris Tavares shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:02 | Colorado | James Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Anderson | 35-26 |
| 01:48 | Colorado | James Daughtery is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Anderson | 37-26 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Morris Clement misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-26 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | James Daughtery gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Norris Tavares steals the ball from James Daughtery in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Norris Tavares blows the layup | 37-26 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 01:07 | Colorado | James Daughtery buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Anderson | 40-26 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Mario Anderson steps in front of the Kevin Marrufo pass | 40-26 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | John Motley misses the dunk but he's fouled by Norris Tavares - foul #1 on Norris Tavares, team foul #14 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Delatte (PG), William Lamarr (SF), Kenneth Couch (PF), Al Banks (C) Mario Anderson, James Daughtery, Arturo Hernandez, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | John Youngblood (PG), Samuel Schaefer (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Michael Jones | |
| 00:43 | Colorado | John Motley makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | John Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Morris Clement knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rickey Mathews and the foul's on Al Banks - foul #2 on Al Banks, team foul #7 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mario Anderson (PG), Michael Mayberry (SF) John Motley, Kenneth Couch | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Morris Clement misses the free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Mayberry | 42-28 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | William Lamarr is hacked by Morris Clement in the backcourt - foul #3 on Morris Clement, team foul #15 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SF) Morris Clement | |
| 00:26 | Colorado | William Lamarr makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | William Lamarr misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kevin Marrufo | 43-28 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Mario Anderson is called for the reach on John Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Anderson, team foul #8 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Daughtery (SG) Mario Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:21 | Drake | John Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:21 | Drake | John Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | James Daughtery can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | James Daughtery can't tip it in | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kevin Marrufo | 43-30 |