| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sealey (fresh) C - Dennis Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Isaacson (fresh) PF - James Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Burgess (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:58 | Nebraska | Richard Linehan is called for the reach on James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Linehan, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG) Richard Linehan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terry Spencer (SG) James Jackson | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | James Evans lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Isaacson | 29-32 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Luis Westrick is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG), Rolland Hearns (C) Terry Spencer, Raymond Burgess | |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan travels in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Luis Westrick clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:59 | Drake | David Sealey snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:48 | Drake | David Sealey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:46 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Danny Isaacson | 29-32 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Rolland Hearns is hacked by Dennis Fox - foul #2 on Dennis Fox, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terry Spencer (SG), Steve Cowart (SF), Raymond Burgess (C) Brian Sullivan, Danny Isaacson, Rolland Hearns | |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Gregory Bryant - foul #2 on Gregory Bryant, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Gregory Bryant, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:18 | Nebraska | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Stone (SF), Marc Duncan (PF) Luis Westrick, David Sealey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (SF), Rolland Hearns (C) Steve Cowart, Raymond Burgess | |
| 18:08 | Drake | James Jackson picks off the pass by Marc Duncan | 29-34 |
| 17:50 | Nebraska | James Evans misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 29-34 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Harvey Rainey snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Marc Duncan travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan (SG), Steve Cowart (SF), Raymond Burgess (C) Terry Spencer, Danny Isaacson, Rolland Hearns | |
| 17:30 | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan makes the shot from the right block set up by Steve Cowart | 29-36 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Harvey Rainey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), David Sealey (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Harvey Rainey, Jonathan Stone, Marc Duncan, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (PG), Terry Spencer (SG) James Jackson, Steve Cowart | |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson tips it in | 29-38 |
| 16:32 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 16:30 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:24 | Nebraska | Luis Westrick steps in front of the Danny Isaacson pass in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Luis Westrick connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hal Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sealey (fresh) C - Dennis Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Danny Isaacson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Terry Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess's floater is knocked away by Luis Westrick | 31-38 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 15:04 | Drake | Luis Westrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), Jonathan Stone (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, Gregory Bryant, David Sealey, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG), Steve Cowart (SG), Eric Brown (SF), Rolland Hearns (C) Danny Isaacson, Terry Spencer, Brian Sullivan, Raymond Burgess | |
| 14:43 | Nebraska | James Jackson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Brown | 31-40 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Eric Brown blocks the jumper by Richard Linehan | 31-40 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Harvey Rainey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Marc Duncan connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Linehan and he's hacked by Steve Cowart - foul #1 on Steve Cowart, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan (SG) Steve Cowart | |
| 14:10 | Drake | Marc Duncan makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | James Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Rainey - foul #2 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Eric Brown is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Kevin Burgher gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Harvey Rainey misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Drake | David John (SF), David Sealey (PF), William Saunders (C) Jonathan Stone, Marc Duncan, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terry Spencer (SG), Steve Cowart (SF) Brian Sullivan, Eric Brown | |
| 13:30 | Drake | Harvey Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Harvey Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:30 | Nebraska | James Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:07 | Nebraska | James Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (SG) Harvey Rainey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (SF), Raymond Burgess (C) Steve Cowart, Rolland Hearns | |
| 12:50 | Drake | Luis Westrick blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 12:48 | Drake | David Sealey pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:27 | Drake | James Evans swats the layup by William Saunders | 35-40 |
| 12:25 | Nebraska | James Evans grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | Nebraska | James Jackson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:47 | Drake | Luis Westrick makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David John | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Luis Westrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David John (fairly fresh) PF - David Sealey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Saunders (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Terry Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Isaacson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Evans (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 11:33 | Drake | David John pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Richard Linehan is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (PG), Jonathan Stone (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Kevin Burgher (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Richard Linehan, Luis Westrick, David John, David Sealey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan (SG), Steve Cowart (SF), Rolland Hearns (C) Terry Spencer, Danny Isaacson, Raymond Burgess | |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Jackson | 37-46 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | James Jackson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Dennis Fox gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Gregory Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 10:07 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Hal Bradshaw | 39-46 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Dennis Fox makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Hal Bradshaw | 41-46 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | Rolland Hearns misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Steve Cowart grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Rolland Hearns double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF) Hal Bradshaw, Jonathan Stone, Gregory Bryant, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (PG), Terry Spencer (SG), Raymond Burgess (C) James Jackson, Brian Sullivan, Rolland Hearns | |
| 08:54 | Drake | David John scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Westrick | 43-46 |
| 08:43 | Nebraska | Steve Cowart is hacked by David John - foul #1 on David John, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | William Saunders (C) Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer is hacked by Harvey Rainey - foul #3 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF) David John, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG), Brian Sullivan (SG) Terry Spencer, Steve Cowart | |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Luis Westrick is fouled on the floor by Raymond Burgess - foul #2 on Raymond Burgess, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Marc Duncan (PF) David Sealey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terry Spencer (SG), Eric Brown (SF) James Jackson, Brian Sullivan | |
| 07:49 | Drake | Richard Linehan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Evans - foul #3 on James Evans, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (SF) Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG) Danny Isaacson | |
| 07:49 | Drake | Richard Linehan misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Richard Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Rainey - foul #4 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (PG) James Jackson | |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Harvey Rainey gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hal Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luis Westrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Danny Isaacson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Terry Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Evans (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Burgess (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Luis Westrick misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-50 |
| 07:25 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-50 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Luis Westrick snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 06:45 | Drake | Luis Westrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | Harvey Rainey is called for the reach on Terry Spencer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Stone (SG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Harvey Rainey, Hal Bradshaw, Marc Duncan, Luis Westrick | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG), Rolland Hearns (C) Danny Isaacson, Raymond Burgess | |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | Terry Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Kevin Burgher grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Jonathan Stone misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Spencer - foul #2 on Terry Spencer, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan (SG) Terry Spencer | |
| 06:20 | Drake | Jonathan Stone makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Jonathan Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:52 | Nebraska | Eric Brown can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Kevin Burgher snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Kevin Burgher comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Evans - foul #4 on James Evans, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Dennis Fox (C) Richard Linehan, David John, David Sealey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steve Cowart (PF), Raymond Burgess (C) James Evans, Rolland Hearns | |
| 05:35 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:16 | Nebraska | James Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Gregory Bryant pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Kevin Burgher is hacked by Steve Cowart - foul #2 on Steve Cowart, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG) Jonathan Stone | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Isaacson (PG), James Evans (PF), Rolland Hearns (C) James Jackson, Steve Cowart, Raymond Burgess | |
| 05:01 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | Kevin Burgher swats the short shot by Eric Brown | 49-51 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Eric Brown snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Rolland Hearns misses the driving attempt in the paint | 49-51 |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Rolland Hearns snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Eric Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Danny Isaacson | 49-54 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Luis Westrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska | Eric Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hal Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Burgher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Danny Isaacson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Brian Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Eric Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Evans (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rolland Hearns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Kevin Burgher denies the turnaround by James Evans | 49-54 |
| 03:33 | Drake | Kevin Burgher pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Kevin Burgher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Bryant and he's hacked by James Evans - foul #5 on James Evans, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Jonathan Stone (SG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, Gregory Bryant, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Jackson (PG), Terry Spencer (SG), Steve Cowart (PF), Raymond Burgess (C) Danny Isaacson, Brian Sullivan, James Evans, Rolland Hearns | |
| 03:08 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Eric Brown's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by David John | 52-54 |
| 02:43 | Nebraska | Steve Cowart can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 02:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kevin Burgher | 52-54 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | William Saunders (C) Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:20 | Drake | Jonathan Stone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Linehan | 54-54 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess connects on the jumper from the left block | 54-56 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Dennis Fox (C) Jonathan Stone, David John, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Sullivan (SG) Terry Spencer | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Richard Linehan's pass is intercepted by James Jackson | 54-56 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Eric Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Dennis Fox snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Raymond Burgess denies the turnaround by Richard Linehan | 54-56 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | Steve Cowart snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | Eric Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | David Sealey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Cowart - foul #3 on Steve Cowart, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:39 | Drake | David Sealey makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:39 | Drake | David Sealey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Raymond Burgess grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Gregory Bryant denies the turnaround by Eric Brown | 55-58 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Steve Cowart tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Sealey | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Luis Westrick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | James Jackson gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Richard Linehan is called for the reach on James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Linehan, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marvin Howell (PF) Steve Cowart | |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:01 | Drake | David Sealey grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | David Sealey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-58 |