| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Morris Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Poole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Day (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sabol (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McPartland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Donald Sabol inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Morris Clement takes the ball from William Day | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Floyd Poole connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Morris Clement | 37-28 |
| 19:30 | Colorado State | Raymond Inge picks off the pass by Donald Sabol in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 19:15 | Drake | Donald Sabol takes the ball from Norris Tavares | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | Colorado State | William Day lays it in on a great pass from Donald Sabol | 37-30 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Norris Tavares can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Floyd Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Robert McPartland is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Robert McPartland, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Charles Wilson (C) Raymond Inge, Michael Jones, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vincent Hammers (SG), Dustin Toney (SF), Charles Richter (PF), Lenny Hoppe (C) John Meyers, Donald Sabol, Chris Watson, Robert McPartland | |
| 18:25 | Drake | William Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Norris Tavares | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | Colorado State | Dustin Toney misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Norris Tavares knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 17:48 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:46 | Drake | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:28 | Drake | Rickey Mathews clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 42-30 |
| 17:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Charles Richter | 42-30 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Dustin Toney connects on the shot from close range | 42-32 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Dustin Toney blocks the short jumper by Rickey Mathews | 42-32 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Charles Richter pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:50 | Colorado State | A charge is called on Dustin Toney - foul #1 on Dustin Toney, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Floyd Poole (C) Norris Tavares, William Roberts, Rickey Mathews, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Brown (PG), John Meyers (SG), Donald Sabol (SF), Chris Watson (PF), Robert McPartland (C) William Day, Vincent Hammers, Dustin Toney, Charles Richter, Lenny Hoppe | |
| 16:24 | Drake | Donald Sabol steals the ball from Raymond Inge | 42-32 |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Robert McPartland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Brown | 42-34 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Michael Jones hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Poole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sabol (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McPartland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Colorado State | Robert McPartland is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), Rickey Mathews (PF) Glenn Lane, Raymond Inge, Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marty Joyner (PG), Randall Foster (SG), Dustin Toney (SF) James Brown, John Meyers, Donald Sabol | |
| 15:19 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 48-34 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Randall Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Joyner | 48-37 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Michael Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Chris Watson gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | Randall Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Charles Wilson (SF) Norris Tavares, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Day (PG), Vincent Hammers (SG), Charles Richter (PF), Lenny Hoppe (C) Marty Joyner, Randall Foster, Chris Watson, Robert McPartland | |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe drills a turnaround from the right block | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Charles Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Glenn Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Rickey Mathews is fouled on the floor by Charles Richter - foul #1 on Charles Richter, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), William Roberts (SF), Morris Clement (PF) Glenn Lane, Qing-nan Tang, Rickey Mathews, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Meyers (SG), James Brown (SF) Vincent Hammers, Dustin Toney | |
| 13:28 | Drake | Morris Clement misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Rickey Mathews (C) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Sabol (SF), Robert McPartland (C) James Brown, Charles Richter | |
| 13:28 | Drake | Morris Clement makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:28 | Drake | Morris Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:28 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:07 | Colorado State | Morris Clement is called for the reach on Donald Sabol - foul #3 on Morris Clement, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Chris Watson (PF) Lenny Hoppe | |
| 12:52 | Colorado State | Chris Watson banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Raymond Inge gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Morris Clement knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Norris Tavares | 51-41 |
| 12:07 | Colorado State | William Roberts takes the ball from John Meyers in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 12:00 | Drake | Morris Clement clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Day - foul #3 on William Day, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Charles Wilson (C) Norris Tavares, William Roberts, Rickey Mathews | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vincent Hammers (PG), James Brown (SG), Dustin Toney (SF), Charles Richter (C) William Day, John Meyers, Donald Sabol, Robert McPartland | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Morris Clement makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:00 | Drake | Morris Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | Charles Richter grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | Dustin Toney hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Inge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vincent Hammers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Toney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chris Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Glenn Lane makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Inge | 55-43 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | Vincent Hammers is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Inge - foul #1 on Raymond Inge, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Floyd Poole (C) Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe (C) Chris Watson | |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Charles Richter is called for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert McPartland (C) Charles Richter | |
| 11:01 | Drake | Glenn Lane's pass is intercepted by Robert McPartland | 55-43 |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | James Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 55-43 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Raymond Inge hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Poole | 57-43 |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Hammers | 57-45 |
| 09:45 | Drake | Charles Wilson is hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Morris Clement (PF) Glenn Lane, Raymond Inge, Michael Jones, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Day (PG), Randall Foster (SG), Donald Sabol (SF), Chris Watson (PF), Charles Richter (C) Vincent Hammers, James Brown, Dustin Toney, Lenny Hoppe, Robert McPartland | |
| 09:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares is fouled on the floor by Chris Watson - foul #3 on Chris Watson, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SF) Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Meyers (SG) Randall Foster | |
| 09:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 09:21 | Drake | Norris Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Chris Watson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-45 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Norris Tavares snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Rickey Mathews comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-45 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | William Day misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 59-45 |
| 08:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Morris Clement | 59-45 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Roberts | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Chris Watson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Morris Clement - foul #4 on Morris Clement, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Jones (SF), Floyd Poole (C) Qing-nan Tang, Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randall Foster (SG), Robert McPartland (C) John Meyers, Charles Richter | |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Chris Watson misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Chris Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:05 | Drake | Norris Tavares travels in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Randall Foster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Donald Sabol tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | William Day can't tip it in | 62-46 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Rickey Mathews grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Inge (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Rickey Mathews (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Poole (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Day (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randall Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Sabol (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Watson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert McPartland (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Drake | Randall Foster steals the ball from Norris Tavares | 62-46 |
| 07:20 | Colorado State | Randall Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Chris Watson hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 06:59 | Drake | The short jumper by Raymond Inge is denied by Donald Sabol | 62-48 |
| 06:58 | Colorado State | Robert McPartland grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Norris Tavares takes the ball from William Day in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Michael Jones can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert McPartland - foul #2 on Robert McPartland, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), William Roberts (SG), Morris Clement (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Rickey Mathews, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marty Joyner (PG), James Brown (SG), Dustin Toney (SF), Lenny Hoppe (PF), Charles Richter (C) William Day, Randall Foster, Donald Sabol, Chris Watson, Robert McPartland | |
| 06:34 | Drake | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Richter - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Rickey Mathews (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Meyers (SG) Marty Joyner | |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Charles Richter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Rickey Mathews snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 05:42 | Drake | William Roberts drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rickey Mathews | 66-48 |
| 05:28 | Colorado State | Dustin Toney misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 05:26 | Drake | Morris Clement snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Rickey Mathews buries a floater from the right block | 68-48 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | John Meyers scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 68-50 |
| 04:37 | Drake | William Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Lenny Hoppe | 68-50 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | James Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 68-50 |
| 04:29 | Colorado State | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Charles Richter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 04:01 | Drake | William Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Qing-nan Tang (SG) Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vincent Hammers (PG), Randall Foster (SG) James Brown, John Meyers | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Randall Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Charles Richter tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Drake | Rickey Mathews comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Qing-nan Tang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rickey Mathews (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vincent Hammers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Toney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Richter (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lenny Hoppe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Rickey Mathews connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Lane | 71-52 |
| 02:50 | Colorado State | Charles Richter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Richter, team foul #9 | 71-52 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Glenn Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Glenn Lane gets the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 01:51 | Drake | William Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-52 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Charles Richter grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | Qing-nan Tang is called for the reach on Randall Foster - foul #1 on Qing-nan Tang, team foul #6 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Brown (SG) Randall Foster | |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe misses badly on a shot from the left side | 71-52 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Vincent Hammers grabs the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | Charles Richter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Rickey Mathews - foul #1 on Rickey Mathews, team foul #7 | 71-52 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | Charles Richter makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | Charles Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Rickey Mathews pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | Lenny Hoppe snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Dustin Toney is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Richter | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang can't connect on a runner from the left block | 71-55 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Charles Richter pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Qing-nan Tang is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Qing-nan Tang, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Glenn Lane runs out the clock | 71-57 |