| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Paul Greer (fresh) 14 pts. SG - George Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Torrance (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Bartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana State | John Torrance inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Indiana State | Paul Greer is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Weldon - foul #1 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:33 | Indiana State | Paul Greer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Donald Baccus hits the finger roll set up by Carl Kilgore | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | Indiana State | George Paulson is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Greer | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Michael Howard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Carl Kilgore pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:20 | Drake | Michael Howard loses the dribble to John Torrance | 36-37 |
| 18:16 | Indiana State | William Bartley dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Torrance | 36-39 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Joseph Weldon is hacked by Don Ordonez - foul #3 on Don Ordonez, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 17:34 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez clanks a shot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 17:32 | Indiana State | William Bartley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:30 | Indiana State | Don Ordonez is hacked by Jay Litchford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Litchford, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 17:10 | Indiana State | William Bartley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Greer | 36-42 |
| 16:48 | Drake | William Bartley steps in front of the Ronald Ewald pass | 36-42 |
| 16:25 | Indiana State | William Bartley makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Paulson | 36-45 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar loses the dribble to George Paulson | 36-45 |
| 15:59 | Indiana State | Paul Greer slams it home on a nice dish by George Paulson | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Guadalupe Perez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Watt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Paul Greer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Paulson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Torrance (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Bartley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Ordonez (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Jay Litchford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 15:36 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 14:52 | Indiana State | Paul Greer misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 14:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ramiro Aguilar | 38-47 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Guadalupe Perez | 40-47 |
| 14:23 | Indiana State | John Torrance is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket | 40-49 |
| 14:17 | Drake | John Torrance steps in front of the Ronald Ewald pass | 40-49 |
| 14:13 | Indiana State | Paul Greer banks in the layup on a great pass from John Torrance | 40-51 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by George Paulson - foul #2 on George Paulson, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jay Litchford, Guadalupe Perez, Roy Watt, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Bruce Miller (SG), Robert Homer (SF), Vincent Guertin (PF), Sean Denault (C) George Paulson, John Torrance, William Bartley, Don Ordonez | |
| 14:03 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:43 | Indiana State | Bruce Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 13:42 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:22 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-51 |
| 13:21 | Indiana State | Paul Greer pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:01 | Indiana State | Paul Greer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:53 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Michael Howard can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 12:51 | Indiana State | Robert Homer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:23 | Indiana State | Robert Homer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Homer, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Indiana State | George Paulson (SG) Paul Greer | |
| 12:08 | Drake | Donald Baccus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Torrance (SF), William Bartley (PF) Robert Homer, Vincent Guertin | |
| 12:06 | Indiana State | Ron Blume takes the ball from Bruce Miller in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Donald Baccus banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ron Blume | 45-51 |
| 11:49 | Indiana State | John Torrance is fouled on the floor by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Robert Homer (SG) George Paulson | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jared Brown (fresh) SG - Ron Blume (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Bruce Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Torrance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Bartley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Denault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Indiana State | Michael Howard takes the ball from Robert Homer | 45-51 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Bartley - foul #2 on William Bartley, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG) Jared Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:55 | Indiana State | Sean Denault is hacked by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG) Ron Blume | |
| Subs | Indiana State | George Paulson (SG), Vincent Guertin (PF), Don Ordonez (C) John Torrance, William Bartley, Sean Denault | |
| 10:34 | Indiana State | George Paulson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG) Carl Kilgore | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 10:34 | Indiana State | George Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:34 | Indiana State | George Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Donald Baccus connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Vincent Guertin - foul #2 on Vincent Guertin, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG) Jared Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 10:29 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:29 | Indiana State | Don Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:00 | Indiana State | Joseph Weldon steps in front of the Robert Homer pass | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-52 |
| 09:44 | Indiana State | Robert Homer grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 09:42 | Indiana State | Donald Baccus steals the ball from Don Ordonez in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Jay Litchford knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:34 | Indiana State | Jay Litchford steps in front of the George Paulson pass in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 09:32 | Drake | Jay Litchford banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | Indiana State | Robert Homer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Paulson | 53-54 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Don Ordonez swats the short shot by Michael Howard | 53-54 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Michael Howard tips it in | 55-54 |
| 08:34 | Indiana State | Robert Homer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Jay Litchford, Joseph Weldon, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Paul Greer (PG), John Torrance (SF), William Bartley (PF), Sean Denault (C) Bruce Miller, Robert Homer, Vincent Guertin, Don Ordonez | |
| 08:17 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Watt (SF) Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 07:51 | Indiana State | William Bartley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Paul Greer (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Paulson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Torrance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Bartley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Denault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Roy Watt gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the shot from the right wing set up by Roy Watt | 57-54 |
| 07:24 | Indiana State | George Paulson is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Watt - foul #2 on Roy Watt, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 07:07 | Indiana State | John Torrance connects on the shot in the paint set up by Paul Greer and the foul's on Donald Baccus - foul #1 on Donald Baccus, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Ron Blume (SG) Carl Kilgore, Guadalupe Perez | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 07:07 | Indiana State | John Torrance makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-57 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Ron Blume snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Bartley - foul #3 on William Bartley, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Bruce Miller (SG) George Paulson | |
| 06:38 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:38 | Indiana State | William Bartley grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 06:12 | Indiana State | John Torrance misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 58-57 |
| 06:10 | Indiana State | Sean Denault tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Jared Brown snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Donald Baccus is fouled on the floor by Paul Greer - foul #2 on Paul Greer, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Jay Litchford (SG), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Jared Brown, Ron Blume, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Don Ordonez (C) Sean Denault | |
| 06:04 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:04 | Indiana State | Don Ordonez snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:47 | Indiana State | Don Ordonez is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Don Ordonez, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG), Roy Watt (SF) Jay Litchford, Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 05:26 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Don Ordonez - foul #5 on Don Ordonez, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | George Paulson (SG), Robert Homer (SF), Vincent Guertin (PF), John Klar (C) Bruce Miller, John Torrance, William Bartley, Don Ordonez | |
| 05:26 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:26 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Indiana State | John Klar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SF) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins hits a runner from close range | 62-57 |
| 04:53 | Indiana State | Paul Greer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Joseph Weldon grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez is hacked by George Paulson - foul #3 on George Paulson, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 04:46 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Indiana State | Vincent Guertin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:21 | Indiana State | Paul Greer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-57 |
| 04:20 | Indiana State | John Klar misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 04:19 | Indiana State | Robert Homer tips it back up and in | 63-59 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Jay Litchford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-59 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins tips it home | 65-59 |
| 03:37 | Indiana State | Robert Homer connects on the runner from the right block set up by Paul Greer | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Guadalupe Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Weldon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Paul Greer (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Paulson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Homer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Guertin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Klar (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:20 | Indiana State | John Klar pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:20 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Guadalupe Perez, Joseph Weldon, Lloyd Rollins, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Bruce Miller (SG), John Torrance (SF), William Bartley (PF), Sean Denault (C) George Paulson, Robert Homer, Vincent Guertin, John Klar | |
| 03:16 | Indiana State | Bruce Miller is hacked by Jay Litchford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Litchford, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 03:16 | Indiana State | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:16 | Indiana State | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Drake | Michael Howard knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Litchford | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | Indiana State | Paul Greer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Roy Watt snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG) Jay Litchford | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Drake | Sean Denault steps in front of the Ramiro Aguilar pass | 67-63 |
| 02:25 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana State | George Paulson (SG) Bruce Miller | |
| 02:04 | Indiana State | John Torrance loses the ball out of bounds | 67-63 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Roy Watt makes the driving attempt from close range | 69-63 |
| 01:32 | Indiana State | John Torrance hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Ramiro Aguilar, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 01:03 | Drake | John Torrance steps in front of the Michael Howard pass | 69-66 |
| 00:59 | Indiana State | George Paulson lays it in set up by John Torrance | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins blows the dunk | 69-68 |
| 00:38 | Indiana State | William Bartley gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Indiana State | William Bartley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Michael Howard is hacked by Paul Greer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Greer, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Indiana State | John Torrance misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Weldon | 71-68 |